Tombstone epitaph., 1916-11-26

MaiNn 9-f-Annnal NOnStntlOn ATT
 zona Cattle Growers Association al
 Globe
 Jan. .Is-2i-Conyention of Arizona Fed
 eration of womens Clubs at Globe.
 The w. c. T. U. at Chandler Is planning a club house.
 Arizona had Sl.S3l registered vot CTS for the general election.
 Several bales of cotton were sold recently al Tempe for 42 cents per pound.
 The annual meeting of the Arizona Postmasters' Association was held at Tucson.
 Agua Prieta officials deny that plans are afloat in that place or any where else in Sonora to reopen sa- looms.
 George w Hull, the Verde pioneer who died in Prescott about two weeks ago. left ssl0.000 on deposit in Los Angeles banks.
 E. L. Cord of Phoenix won the PhoeniN-Douglas automobile race. GOV ering the 273-mile course in hours and l3 minutes.
 The enrolment for the first short course for miners at the university has been very gratifying 10 the au- thorities of the university.
 An examination for clerk will be held at the postoffice in Jerome Dec. g. The age limit is IS to i5 years on the date Of the examination.
 Contracts that will assure a 250-ton custom mill of an adequate ore supply are being signed at Chloride between mine owners and group Of Chicago capitalists
 Operations of the mines and con centrGtor of the Arizona Copper Com pany at Clifton suspended because of strike following the suspension Of a Mexican for sleeping on duty.
 Plans for the construction of . model town on the hogback, partly on partly on Dundee-Arizona property. Jerome district, are we'll under way.
 Reports that the negotiations of the Green Monster Company for control of the Copper Chief mine had been satisfactorily concluded are flatly de- nied by Jerome Green Monster off cials
 Frank and Warren Allison, who have been developing copper prop erty in the Coyotes. Bsbee district. are also working on new gold prop erty at Gold Camp in the Baboquiyari mountains.
 Joe Nora. an Austrian about 30 years old. was killed at Jerome when the gasoline speeder on the Verde Tunnel & Shelter railroad got beyond his control Nora either jumped or was hurled to his death.
 Mrs. Annie M Doan. wife of Judge Fletcher NJ Doan. formerly a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. died suddenly at Douglas, aged e. She was prominent in &omen's club af- fairs in the Southwest Her husband and three sons survive.
 John Erickson is a fugitive from justice and Mrs Erickson is being held by Bisbee officers for examina- ton fer insanity as a result of further investigation into the death of Alma Erickson. the step daughter of John Erickson, who passed away at the Copper Queen hospital. Dr. E. B. Walker was arrested on the strength of statement made by the dying girl at the hospital. It would appear that evidence has been secured which may clear the doctor and which throws the entire blame upon Erickson. The warrant against Erickson, now in the hands of officers, charges rape A huge mountain lion which has caused over $I.O00 damage to cattle owners in the Skull valley district of Yavapai county. was killed by J. R. Patterson, hunter. after a battle in which two dogs were badly wounded and Patterson himself had . narrow escape.
 Mining activity in the old Hat dis trict of the Catalinas. together with l the proposal of the Daily Arizona Con solidated Copper Company to build an auto highway from Oracle to Mount ] Lennon. has caused unusual activity among prospectors of that district Numerous old-timers are back "on the job" with good hopes of realizing from their claims.
 The biggest cash payment that has been made in one day by any com pany to prospectors since interest was revived in unGeveloped properties in the Globe district was made by the management of the Miami Consolidat- ed Mines Company. Nearly ss0. 1000 in cash was paid to the nineteen pros pectors who originally located the 1900 acres of highly mineralized ground that is now in sole possession | of the Miami Consolidated
 Samples of iron-stained quartz and schist, which are brought in almost daily from the Jerome Daisy, are at tracting attention in Jerome. particu lariy among mining men who know what significance just such formations had for the United Verde Extension Over one hundred and fifty mem .