The Benson signal., 1915-11-13
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS
vestern Newspaper Union News Service

Jan. 1O-12-Anhual- Convention Ari-
zona Cattle Growers Association at
Prescott.
Work has been started on the coun-
ty bridge near Douglas.
Bandits robbed the San Simon Val
ley bank at San Simon of $400.
J. G. Keating is preparing to build
a brick business block in Florence.
An auto fire truck will be added to
the equipment of the Miami depart
ment.
The Arizona Power Company is to
build another big electric plant along
Fossil creek
Yuma county has voted it's 100000
for good roads and has good start on
their construction.
The return water pump house at the
Inspiration mine at Miami is rapidly
nearing completion.
There is considerable mining activ-
ity in the Dripping Springs section OF
the Globe district.
The next grand lodge meeting of
the K. of P.s will be held at Phoenix
during the state fair.
Harry Huff, a former resident and
official of Miami, was accidentally
killed by a wagon passing over him.
C. C. Sanders of Patagonia has taken
over the Andes group Of claims from
Col r. R. Richardson en- lease and
bond and has started to work.
The relief committee of the strik-
ing miners in the Clifton-M etcalf-Mo-
renci district are caring Tor about 900
people.
John McDerwin Crapo, known for
the last 80 years as John McDerwin,
died at his home in Ki1gman after a
long illness.
Bishop Kimball arrived in Globe
from the Gila valley for the purpose
of holding a ward conference at the
Latter Day Saints church at Globe.
The ore exhibit made by Mohave
county at the Northern Arizona Fair
showed that her riches are not con-
fined to gold, nor to the vicinity of
Oatman.
The Arizona anti-alien law was de-
clared unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. The
decision affirms that OF the Circuit
Court.
Word that 10000 acres of land on
which Moqui scrip had been filed, and
had been held up, has passed to patent
and the official papers are now at
Phoenix.
A recent examination at Oatman by
experienced engineers demonstrated
the fact that the surface shows values
from $30,OO0,OO0 to $35.000,00O in rich
territory.
In the Union Pass section Henry E.
Lang and Mike Coleman have been
doing considerable work on the Blue
Jay and other claims of their group,
and have been getting splendid re-
suits.
Work has been started on the one
story and basement building which is
being added to the rear of the high
school to provide new quarters for
the industrial department of the Doug
las schools.
'The Bradshaws are regenerated
which fact is attested by the activity
going on, the excellent condition Of
the county and the heavy production
that has started" was the statement
made by Eli S. Perkins of Crown
King.
Overwhelmed by the fumes of an
exploding lamp, c. B. Woods, postmas-
ter of Phoenix, died, and his body was
partially consumed in the ruins of his
country house on the Elack Canon
road, near the grand canal
Issued as Bulletin No. 8, Mineral
Technology Series No. L, by the Ari-
zona State Bureau of Mines, is a
pamphlet which will be of interest to
those interested in mining in the state
of Arizona. 1t is entitled DIRECTORY
Of Arizona Minerals and lists all of
the minerals that are found within the
state that are of commercial value,
giving the country, district and in
some cases the mines in which they
are located.
An investigation has been begun at
Phoenix to determine the exact cause
of the death of Postmaster Wood
whose body was found in the ruins of
his home. A special says: Grave
charges have been preferred against
G. B. Woods, postmaster of Phoenix
and formerly secretary of the State
fair commission. Federal investiga-
tors have been in Phoenix several
days on the matter. Woods is charged
with conduct unbecomirg a gentleman
toward lady"
T. Tarbell and George Mckenzie,
union leaders in the strike district,
were held in Jail in default of bail. 1t
was alleged that Tarbell and McKen-
zie, who have been in charge of the
Morenci union books, enta cred a meet