The Winslow mail., 1913-07-05
LITTLE ARIZONA ITEMS.
important Happenings Occurring over
the State Mentioned Briefly.

tnumO IN the machinery of a wind
mill.
1t is reported at Tombstone that
Superior Judge Fred Sutter will re-
sign.
The factory of the Arizona Port
land Cement Company is now turning
out 200 barrels of cement each day.
Mr. and Mrs Homer Sine had the
misfortune to have their home at
Phoenix completely destroyed by fire.
The state land commission recent
ly filed on 125,O0O acres. Most of the
land lies in Pinal county, but some is
in Gila.
The body of Mexican, slain by his
partner near Wilcox, was recovered
according to advices received from
Tombstone.
The agitation for bond issue of
100000 for the purpose of building
system of good roads in Yuma county
is bearing fruit.
The finance committee sold about
$4,000 worth of Southern Arizona Fair
Association stock at Tucson during the
first days canvass.
Winslow is attaining Importance as
a gypsum shipping point Thirty cars
of lump gypsum are shipped to Los
Angeles each week.
Lionel Hamburg, of Bisbee, was
bitten by a. dog supposedly suffering
from rabies, and was taken to Ell Paso
to receive the Pasteur treatment.
The Tom Reed Gold Mines Com
pany has paid it's 35th dividend of six
per cent on the par value of issued
stock amounting to about $55,000.
That at least 10000 cattle were
shipped out Of the Salt River valley
during the winter and spring is the
conservative estimate of A. G. Nc
Queen of Phoenix.
A referendum petition, seeking to
delay the enforcement of the amend
ment to the three-cent fare law by
the Legislature at it's last session, is
being circulated in Tucson
News reached Tucson that one Pete
Baca, Familiarity known as "Dago
Pete" a Mexican cowman living at
Copper Creek, was shot and instant
ly killed by a Mexican cowboy.
Antonio Escalante, aged about
thirty-five, was arrested at Tucson and
placed under bond of $1,000 on the
charge of criminal assault, his alleged
victim being Maria Matas, age twelve.
A. M Cameron was killed by Leon
ard White, of Sayer. The tragedy is
believed to be the outcome of trouble
over certain land holdings along the
Hassayampa river where both re-
side.
From burns and steam inhaled when
a. boiler exploded, Mrs Robert Beadle
and Mrs. Ben F. Cable, of Bisbee, are
dead, and Lamoura Howard, held re-
sponisble for the accident, was terri
bly, burned.
Approval was given the petitions
prepared for the recall of Superior
Judge J. G. Phillips and Rolla G. Stan
ford was unanimously endorsed for the
office, at a meeting of the Phoenix
Trades council
At the request Of the supervisors of
Cochise county, State Engineer La
mar Cobb will shortly put between
fifty and seventy-five convicts to work
on the state highway between Bisbee
and Tombstone.
According to newspaper advices re-
ceived at Tombstone, Frank O'Brien,
former probate judge of Cochise coun-
ty, has been appointed superintendent
of the public markets in Los Angeles
by Mayor Alexander.
A large cattle deal was consum-
mated at Prescott, when George A.
Carter, of Williamson valley, and E.
w. Rankin, of Brawley, bought the
Fain, Heath & Co. cattle and ranch
on the East Verde, for 100000
Four convicts escaped from the
camp at Temple, one was recaptured.
Custodian Keen of the state house
at Phoenix received from the national
government three field pieces known
in official parlance as "eight pound
ers,'' which are to be used in orna-
menting the state house grounds.
The prolonged fight of the farmers
of the upper ella valley to protect
their lands from destruction Ly the
tailings carried in suspension by the
ella river from the concentrating
work of the Arizona Copper Company
at Clifton terminated when the Su-
preme Court of the United States
rendered decision in favor of the
farmers.
The Colored Methodist church con-
ference OF the Ell Paso-Pacific mission
held at Tucson was very successful
session. The conference will meet
next year at Roswell Mrs J. r. Rec
tor was elected president of the FL
Paso-Pacific mission district confer
ence, while Alex Williams of Douglas
and Professor Cicero C. Simmons of