The Benson signal., 1916-05-20

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| cheese factory at Chandler.
There are fifty-two names on the
register at the county Jail at Tomb
stone.
Globe is to have new Catholic
church costing between $4,000 and
| $4,000.
A movement is on foot by business
men to arrange fLr oiling the streets
Of Miami.
Gilbert is to vote on proposition
to issue $4,000 bonds to enlarge its
school building.
The historic old stage coach, Modoc
| is to be placed in the museum OF the
| State University
A strike of the miners at Gold
Road was settled before it had as
sumed large proportions ,]
Arizona Commercial April produc-
ton amounted to 100000 pounds, an
increase of $4,000 pounds.
| AS a result of the Labor Forward
movement, 525 men were Initiated
| into the Miami Miners Union.
The Spanish-American war veterans
at Douglas are arranging for the
proper observance of Memorial Day
The University of Arizona won the
first southwestern field and track
meet at Tucson. The University OF
New Mexico took second honors.
| AS an indication of the condition OF
Courtland camp it may be stated that
the ore shipments for the month o.
April totaled eighty tons per day.
Governor Hunt refused, to honor
| requisition papers asking for the re-
turn of John Dignan, of Tucson, to
San Francisco, where he is wanted
on a technical charge of forgery.
A new company is being formed
to operate the old Brookshire prop
erty adjoining the Equator and Green
| Monster properties in the vicinity OF
the Copper Chief mine in the Jerome
district.
Jack Wickstrom well known Glee-
son miner was seriously injured in a
cave-in while working in a drift in
the mines. One of his legs and sew
eral ribs were broken, and it ls
/ feared he was injured internally.
Six delegates and six alternates to
/ the Republican convention in Chicago
were selected at the meeting Of the
| Arizona Republican convention in
| Tucson. The delegation is unin-
structed. Resolutions were adopted
condemn:ng the national administra-
| tons foreign, policy, calling for ade-
quate preparedness of naval and land
forces, favoring the Susan B. An
thony amendment, and attacking Gov
ernor Hunt for his reckless disre-
| gard of the laws of the state"
The Republican State Convention
elected the following delegates and
alternates to the Chicago convention
June z: (1) Edward Kent, delegate,
F. r. Stewart, alternate, MaricOpa;
| (2) c. A. Overlook, delegate, John Ma
son Ross, alternate, Cochise; 60 J. B.
Wright, delegate, Bracey Curtis, al
ternate, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma;
(4) Leroy Anderson, delegate, G. o.
Nolan, alternate, Yavapai and Pinal;
(5) Phi. Prudential, delegate, F. M.
Pool, alternate, Gila, Graham and
Greenlee; CO. F. S. Breen, delegate,
Charles Granger, alternate, Mohave,
! Coconino, Navajo and Apache.
The gross production of the Tom
Reed mine at Oatman last year
Gmounted to approximately $700,000.
Nine indictments were returned by
the federal grand jury at Tucson. OF
the indicted men arraigned seven
pleaded guilty.
r. w. Kramer of Tucson was
chosen State Deputy of the Knights
o. Columbus of Arizona at the clos
ing session of the ninth State Coun-
Gil of the order at Tucson, and Pres.
colt was chosen as the next place of
meeting. Resolutions passed advo-
cate having the federal government
acquire catholic h ,stori"al ruins" in
the state so that they may be de-
ClarGQ udLlOudl L~OuuNOulS.
With the Copper Queen smelter
production for the month of April az
100000 pounds of copper and Calu-
met and Arizona production Tor the
ame period in the neighborhood of
100000, with Shattuck producing at
a rate of oTer 100000 pounds an
nuaily, with the Higgins producing
daily and with several other excellent
eases in the Tarren District, Bisbes
ont nues tC ep in the lead as
great copper producing center.
Dewey Ca~der com tilted suicide
tear his r'cth RS ran-h the north
end of Pittman Valley near Flagstaff
v shooting mself through the heaf
18th a rifle
Ore conta n'no gold ~alues to tn
mount of &c r ten was encounter
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