Mohave County miner., 1909-05-08

by k. S. Clark, passed through King
 man last Monday evening on theil
 way to San Francisco, where they ar
 gued the Storm case before the Cir
 cult Court of Appeals, to which tri
 bunal Storm appealed his case from
 the Supreme Court of Arizona. This is the famous case arising out of the robbery of the county treasure box of Yavapai county few years ago, Storm, the treasurer, alleging that he was held up and robbed, but for which crime Storm himself was convicted and sentensed to the pen. The Su- preme Court of Arizona affirmed the judgment of the lower court and from this Storm appealed to the Circuit Court. The matter was taken under advisement by the court. Mr.. Clark returned to Kingman last evening and is looking after legal matters today. The board of supervisors have begun condemnation proceedings to close the north end of Fourth street, upon which site the new county buildings are to be erected. The old courthouse and jail now stand in this street, but the old boards never thought it worth while to obtain the right to the ground. Now the people owning prop erty back of this street are asking that the street be opened up and the board are called upon to protect the county property by proceedings in court. No better place could be found for the county buildings than the pre- sent site and the interests of the couu- ty demand that the street be closed that the new courthouse and jail grounds be not limited to the four lots owned by the county.
 The Colorado river continues to raise and it is expected that the crest of the flood will reach Needles early in June. So far no damage has been done to Needles, but if the flood reach- es the stage predicted by old timers there is grave danger to the town. The washing away of the lands of the lower part of the town would really cut off the only chance the town has to spread and grow, all the high part of the village being against the sand hills and concrete mesas.
 The board of supervisors met in Kingman last Wednesday, a full board being present, and let contract to the Pauley Jail company for new jail for Mohave county, the price to be little less than lO,000$. The build ing is to be of reinforced concrete, steel cells and automatic closing de- vices. The front elevation of the building is very handsome and the structure will be an ornament to that part of the town.
 It is understood that the new power plant people will put in water sys- tenn for Kingman that will meet all demand for years to come. The canyons to the north and west of Kingman will give big flows of water through wells and underground drifts, which can be brought to the surface by electric pumps. Storage reservoirs can be built into the hills overlooking the town and big pressure for fire and other purposes can be had.
 Arrangements are being made for the proper observance of Memorial Day. Rev. T. R. Ragsdale has inter- ested himself in the movement and already the people have expressed themselves in favor of an appropriate memorial service. The gathering will be at Elks Hall on the afternoon of May 30.
 George R. Gooding, Santa Fe agent at Kingman, has taken a sixty day layotf, and will take much needed rest. Mr. Gooding has been agent for this company at Kingman the past fifteen years and is considered by the people of the county one of the most capable men in the service of the Santa Fe.
 A. G. Pollock and B. B. de Creve- ceour, special agents of the Indian de- partment, have been in Kingman all the week attending to work in their department. Mr. de Creveceuor is from Banning, Cal, and Mr. Pollock has headnnarterS at Alhnnuernue