Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-12
SHORT STATE ITEMS
FROM VARIOUS PLACES


FROM VARIOUS PLACES /
PRESCOTT. Ariz. An entirely new
telephone system. costing approx
mately $4,000 will be installed i'm
the near future by the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany II plans filed with the city coun-
Gil are approved The company.
which already owns and operates the
Prescott system, viii install five miles
of cables and three miles Of new in
sulated outside wiring New poles
will be erected in the alleys. and
those on the streets removed so 'far
as possible. II is stated that the new
system will add fifty per cent to the
efficiency Of the present outfit
PRESCOTT. Ariz.-The second
skeleton Of a Toltec to be found on
the premises of Leroy Anderson.
local attorney, has just been lifted
from its long resting place into the
light Of day The skeleton is that Of
a man. small in stature. but with an
abnormally large skull Not one bone
was missing Il Is believed that the
skeleton Of a Toltec woman. un-
earthed on the same spot several
months ago was that of the helpmate
Of the man just found The bones i'm
both instances were coper.stained,
and Of a greenish hue.
MAYER, Ariz-That the Copper
Queen Gold Mining Company is pre-
pairing to resume operations is be
lieved because Of the building of a
new wagon road to the main work
ings on the Aqua Fria river near hero
Development work was suspended
some months ago. but recently it has
been announced that a reduction plant
viii be erected Paris, Texas CAPT.
.talists are behind the property.
PHOENIX. Ariz.-Arizona sports.
men are preparing to join forces with
stockmen in campaign against pred.
atory animals, and withina few weeks.
it is stated definite steps will be
taken toward the formation Of a state
game protective association. The
new organization win be modelled az
ter the New Mexico Game Protection
association which has branches ia
four cities of that state
The annual loss TO livestock own
era from "varmints" is estimated at
S15OOO,OO0 The average lobo wolf
it is said, destroys $1,000 worth OF
beef in a year, while mountain lions.
coyotes and other animals add to the
damage. Sportsmen, moreover. are
interested in the fight against preda-
tory animals because of the largo
amount of game devoured by these an
finals. Venison. mountain lambs. tuI.
keys, fawns. ducklings. grouse. quail
all are subject 10 the ravages Of pre-
datory animals In one corner Of the
| ella National forest alone. forest Of
ficers report, seven deer were recent.
ly killed by lions A similar condi-
ton prevails in other portions Of the
state
TUCSON. Ariz-Tha Harry Hall
who was found dead a week ago on
the NOgales line Of the Southern Pa
cific was robbed and murdered is The
theory officials are now working on
TO explain his sudden death. Halls
body was struck by a train, while he
was lying on the track. and ii was
first believed that he had gone "a
sleep on the track Later investiaa
tions disclosed the fact that when he
left home he had over 5000 in cash
but when the body was found his
/ purse was entirely empty Hall kept
diary of his walking trip from Cal
/ iOrnia an dino mention Is made of
/ hunger or attempt TO obtain food, il
. is now believed that he met with foul
play. A liberal reward has been of
fered by his brother for any informa.
ton as to the way in which Hall was
killed
/ NOGALES, iz-Fifty-four cases
Of contraband shrapnel will be sold
at public auction here December IA
bv United States Marshal Joe Dillon
The ammunition. which was seized
here several months ago, was in
. course Of ahinment by Villa agents in
Chihuahua through TT Paso TO No
. gales. The consignment was listed
as beans. and the shrapnel ESCAPED
. detection until the car arrived at No
Tales Then it was found that the
beans were but a covering for the
ammunition.
TUCSON Ariz.-R o. Naylor, 4
resident Of this city has been arrested
because Of a threat to kill Dr. Jesse
. Simpson Naylor. who is said to have
been acting queerly lately. viii be ex
amined as to his sanity He is be
ing held in the county jail pending
the furnishing Of $3.50 bond