The Benson signal., 1915-08-07
LITTLE ARIZONA ITEMS.
important Happenings Occurring Over
the State Mentioned Briefly.

Salt River valley cantaloupes are
bringing top prices this year.
Machinery has been ordered for
power-equipped broom factory for
Chandler.
| A cave-in on the 135-foot level of the
Ruth mine crushed to death John
Carlson, an old miner.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Elfrida, with Marie. H.
Leitsch as postmistress.
Mesa cantaloupe growers have hid
/ a favorable season, and the large crop
has been marketed at good prices.
A privat letter received in Miami
reports that United States Senator
Mark Smith is seriously i'll at his old
home in Kentucky.
Jose Barreras, resident of Miami,
was accidentally shot through the
right arm and lung by a fourteen-year-
old boy named Gonzales.
More than usual interest attaches
to the meeting of the Southwestern
Mine Safety Association which will
| be held in Bisbee Sept. 6-7.
| Manager Van Hook of the Texas
Company is authority for the state
| ment that that corporation is doubling
the storage capacity of it's oil plant at
Miami.
Harry Andrews, aged 13, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Andrews of Douglas,
who was injured by being dragged by
a runaway horse, died at the Calumet
hospital.
| At the Old Dominion smelter at
Globe last month the copper produc-
tion averaged about fifty tons day
and four furnaces were in operation
the entire month.
On charges of violating the prohi-
bitory law, Diego Valencia and L. B.
Atkinson, proprietors of soft drink
saloon in Tucson, we're bound over to
the Superior Court.
Accidental discharge of 20 rifle
at Douglas resulted in Ivan, the g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hay
more, lodging bullet in his right leg
just above the knee.
1 There was quite number of the
Mesa Commercial Club boosters at the
dinner given in Phoenix to discuss
ways and means to secure a main line
railroad through the valley.
The committee in charge of the
Payson fair, the big annual event in
the northern part of Gila county, have
completed their program which will
take place in Payson Aug. II and 49,.
Hoping to expedite the capture of
the slayers of Kirk Cronemeyer, who
was murdered in Yavapai county,
Governor Hunt has issued a proclama-
ton offering reward for his arrest
and conviction.
All beverages containing alcohol, no
matter in what proportion, will be re-
fused for shipment into Arizona by
all railroads entering that state, it
was announced at San Francisco by
the Southern Pacific Company
George H. Overacher, a pioneer of
Arizona and an old time Indian fight
er, died at the Cochise county hospital,
where he had been since an accident
! two weeks ago, when he was thrown
from hay wagon, alighting on his
head.
Determination of the state tax levy
and the consequent collection of taxes
may be held up pending decision in
the appropriation bill matter. This
became known when it was announced
there would be no decision of the
question until September.
Tombstone, around which hangs a
history typical of the early days in the
west, is again taking on industrial
activity and all because of the efforts
being made by the Bunker Hill Min
ing Company to bring that district
back to the ranks of producers. The
company has been operating the mill
for the past month.
Harry H. Dudley 3S, of Prescott,
lay in terrible agony near the Denver
& Rio Grande tracks eight miles
north of Pueblo, Colo, for twenty
four hours, after falling off the blind
baggage of train His back was in
jured, his collarbone and three ribs
were broken and his neck was twisted
in such a manner that he couldn t
shout for help. He had fallen into a
clump of weeds, which obscured his
body from the view of passing train
men.
Vacating his own court order made
earlier on June 29, Superior Judge Nc
Allister of the Superior Court granted
an appeal to the State Supreme Court
in the cases of four Mexicans SEN
fenced to be hanged at the Florence
penitentiary. An appeal previously
had been taken in the case of the
fifth condemned Mexican. Judge Nc
Allister reopened the cases after it
was shown that his previous decision