Mohave County miner., 1913-03-08
Elks Preparing for Big
 Class Initiation.

CIaSS In!tldtiON'
 The local lodge of Elks is preparing for the initiation of big class some time after the first of April. At the meeting last night twenty-nine candi- dates were reported to be on the walt ing list and this will be added to be- fore the initiatory evening. The fol- lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Exalted ruler, F.. $. Shaw; leading knight. Sumner H. Beecher; loyal knight, c. w. Lynch: featuring knight, Judge Carl G, Krook: tyler, J. P. Gideon; J. s. Withers. treasurer; [. M. George, trustee; three years. A. D. Coolidge. J. H Rosen- berg, retiring exalted ruler, was elected epresentative to the grand lodge and w. E. Moroney was elected alternate.
 The lodge room is almost completed and it is the intention of the lodge to make it one of the most inviting lodge rooms in the state. The clubrooms are also fast approaching completion am. the place will be ready for oc- cupancy by the first of April
 The lower end of the Kingman Can yon road has been completed and is said to be one of the best pieces of road in. the county. Road Overseer Russell has done a fine job of road work on this section of road that is to become part of the big highway. It is expected that later the upper part of the canyon will be surveyed and a high line road grade established.
 Shearing of sheep is now under way at Hack berry, where many thousands of sheep are being held. Many of the sheepmen now here believe it to be part of wisdom to delay sheering until the weather becomes more settled. There will be at least l5,0O0 head of sheep sheared in the county this year, and it will be we'll into June before the flocks are driven to the higher attitudes, as it is the belief of the sheep-owners that grazing wilt be much better here than at any other point in the north during the spring and early summer months.
 Ray Wheelock, assistant secretary of the Mohave County Good Roads As sociation, has made number of ex- cellent maps showing the route of the good roads across the state, as we'll as designing the new button that is to become the official emblem of the organization. He has written many hundreds of letters during the past month, as well as systematizing the work of the associations. The people of the county owe him vote of thanks for the good work he has done, also. in the matter of advertising the Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Needles route.
 The results of the recent Subscrip- tion circulated among the people of Kingman is growing in importance, more and more people sending in their quota of the total amount. The people of Kingman know a good thing and are awake to the importance of getting to work on all roads leading to the mining camps north, south, east and west of the town. TO get the best results from tic mines good roads will have to be built, and it is up to the people to start the work. The Board of Supervisors are each and all heart and soul in the good work, and now that the entire body of taxpayers is with them their burden of respons- bility is lghtened. It is now up to the people to get results from the recent authorized issue of bonds, and when this issue is well spent the people will be willing to go further in the matter of providing means for future good road work.
 George Wilkinson, young engi. neer, who has been with c. w. Miller in his contracting business the past several years was instantly killed by the explosion of a missed hole, at the Miller camp near Keenbrook, Cali fornia. The young man was in charge of the operations at that camp and had