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Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
COUNTY ENGINEER WRIGHT GIVES ACCOUNTING
 OF MONEY EXPENDED IN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

streets being gutted by every rain.
 Other expenditures in outlaying districts have been in proportion to the relative amount of business done, and traffic on the roads.
 I have been urged and advocated, and been supported in the expendi- lures of bond funds in permanent con- struction on our main highways.
 Plans are under way for building a road through Secret Pass to connect the Frisco district on one road and facilitate the mining development of these districts. Various other work will be done in the other districts in due time.
 I have recently returned from a reconnaissance trip north of the Colo rado river, during which I covered several hundred miles with pack out fit, trying to find a feasible route for a north and south road through the county.
 More than one-third of our county lies north of the river, embracing thousands of acres of rich farming land, timber and rich mining districts. Anyone who has seen the large fields of corn, wheat, oats, rye and barley, etc., now grown by our few settlers there, and yielding from 20 to 40 bush els of grain per acre, will realize that we have latent undeveloped resources there greater than any other part of the county. For that reason have advocated the building of road to connect the two sections of the county, and encourage settlement, provide a market, and develop this district.
 In the administration of all road work the following policy has been consistently followed as near as pos sible: "No road work done or expense incurred without prior authorization. '' All work inspected before payment is made for same. Taxpayers and citi- zens given preference, and only com petent and able men, and serviceable teams employed. Holding that our main highways should first be com pleted, no road funds expended in building roads to non-producing mines despite the insistent and numerous de mands for same, which, if conceded would have bankrupted the road | funds.
 The certified records of this office are open at any time for investigation and verifcation of the above data and information.
 Copies of this statement are mailed to every newspaper in the county tC be published at their option.
 J. B. WRIGHT,
 County Engineer.
 Vincit Omnia Veritas.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
MT. J. B. Wright, County Engineer,
 Kingman, Arizona.

County Engineer,
 Kingman, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:-Your letter of the 16th inst. relative to the Kingman-0atman road was duly forwarded to me by MT. Goodwin, division engineer. You may inform your board of supervisors that have taken up the construction of a portion of this road with the board of control and am authorized to state that at least S15,OOO.OO will be apportioned out of the 25 per cent fund for the year 1916-17 for work on this road. This money will be avail able July 1. Mohave county's portion of the state road fund of thisg year is in round numbers S7,OOO.OO. You will have next year a similar amount, so with the s15,OOO.OO from the 25 per cent fund and your two years portion of the 75 per cent fund will give us S29 100000. About $2,OOO.OO should bG retained for maintenance work neX' year, leaving S27,OOO.OO for state road work in your county. If it is agree able to yourself and the board of su- pervisors we will undertake the con struction of this road from the top of Goldroad hill east toward Kingman, constructing as far as our funds will permit.
 MT. Goodman's outfit is now in Navajo county, where he has about 60 days work to be done. As soon as this is completed we can begin work on the Goldroad hill. In the meantime Mir. Goodman will make the necessary survey and location. It is probable that our road funds (Mohave county S7,OOO.OO) will become exhausted be- fore July 1, and in that event l would like to have it understood with your board of supervisors that they will ad- vance from the proceeds of your bond issue sufficient sum to carry us until July 1, with the understanding that said sum will be repaid on that date.
 Hoping that this arrangement will be agreeable to you, remain
 Yours very truly,
 (Signed) LAMAR COBB,
 State Engineer.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
Kingman, Ariz., Dec. Is, 1915. Hon. Lamar Cobb, State Engineer,
 Phoenix, Arizona.

Hon. Lamar Cobb,
 State Engineer,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Subsequent to our con versation at Phoenix relative to the proposed new road over Goldroad hill Mir. Goodman was here on the 7th and we went over the preliminary lines I had run, which lines were on ar 8 per cent grade east side, and maxi mum of per cent on west side ot mountain. MT. Goodman has seen the great amount of traffic over the pres ent road, and from the fact that we have been compelled to spend over S4,, OOO.OO in maintenance of about fou1 miles of road, in addition to about S3,- SOO.00 more in reconstruction and new turnouts this year, and that the pres ent road is almost impossible to main tain in good condition under present or normal traffic by reason of the excessive grades, am sure that MT Goodman will agree with me that a new road should be built as soon as possible.
 Since Mir. Goodman was here have made another preliminary survey, and found that by making a cut of 16 feet at the top of the hill, per cent grade line can be secured on the east side of the mountain nearest Kingman which grade can be built without ex- cessive costs. I enclose copy of my report of same to the honorable board of supervisors of Mohave county.
 The best grade possible on the west side is per cent with a maximum of g per cent for 1000 feet.
 At the meeting of the board on the 18th, was instructed to write you and ask for the cooperation in the loca- tion and construction of these roads Pending your action, was further in, structed to proceed with the location subject of course to such changes and suggestions as your office might deem advisable.
 MT. J. A. Parker, who was form erly connected with your office is witt me, and will be in charge of location
 The great activity in the county has of course caused great demands or our road funds, and we will be very grateful for any assistance from the the state, and from your office 1T helping us to assure the future vel, fare of our county by taking advant-
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
S125,271.92

The expenditures for the Goldroad district, which includes Oatman and vicinity, are as follows:
 S32,OOO.OO or 1OO9o of state funds.
 s44,912.OO or 4S96 of county road funds.
 Total-$76,912.S4 or 60 8-1O96 of to- tai road funds expended.
 The state fund of $32,OO0.OO in- cluded in the above, was expended un- der state supervision on the east side of Goldroad hill. This amount is all of Mohave county's portion of state road funds for two years plus $15,- OOO.OO from the state road fund gen. eral Cor 259o fund).
 Reference is hereby made to the two following letters, correspondence between Mir. Lamar Cobb, state engi- neer, and myself.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09

As Oatman was without a railroad, and almost entirely dependent upon this road for supplies, every effort has been made to keep the old road open to traffic, and to complete the new road. The new road is now practically completed over the hill, and has proven to be the most difficult piece of road building in Arizona.
 Expenditures for the Sandy district are S18,237.7O or 1912 per cent of all county road funds expended. As this district was without railroad, and entirely dependent upon the one road from Kingman, for marketing and supplies, this road was improved for 40 miles (from Kingman to Cane Springs). All bond funds being ex- pended on permanent work, reducing the former excessive grades of 20 to 25 per cent to a maximum of 8 per cent.
 Plans are under way for resuming work on this district as soon as pos sible.
 Expenditures on the Old Trails Ma tional Highway through the county are SIS, ,788.51 or 14% per cent of all coun- ty road funds expended. It has been improved from Kingman to Truxton, and will be completed to the east line of the county within the next two months.
 Expenditures on the Chloride dis trict are $3,9O5.15 or 1-6 per cent of all county road funds expended. This relatively small expenditure was pri- marily justified by reason of the fact that Chloride has a railroad as a SUD- ply route, and that up to a few months ago very little business was done in Chloride, and traffic over the road was light. Chloride is now a brisk mining center, and as soon as necessary work was completed in other sections two forces were started to work on a new, well graded road, on the best route that could be selected. This road will be completed within the next three months at an approximate cost of S2OOOO.OO.
 Expenditures on Kingman district are S6,219.42 or 61a per cent of total county road funds expended. The greater portion of this expense was incurred in the grading of Fourth and Front streets, the oil for Front street being purchased by the property own CTS adjoining, and private subscrip- tions.'
 Two years ago Kingman streets were in 6 worse condition than our county loaGs. The most work done has been ;he construction of a system of drainage ditches to prevent the
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
BIRTHDAY PARTY

In honor of the first anniversary of the birth of her daughter, Rose Marion, Mrs. Ray D. Harris entertain ed yesterday afternoon at her resi- dence on Beale street a small circle of little folks. Those present included Louise Hoffman, John and Bernard Wright and Mary and Billie Stewart as well as Mesdames S. D. Stewart and J. B. Wright.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
GHIGAGOANS WIN WAY
 INTO FINAL ROUND
 OF GOLF TOURNAMENT

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. S.-The na- tional amateur golf championship of 1916 is a prize assured for the west for another season at least, as Charles Evans, jr., and Robert A. Gardner, both of Chicago, won their way into the final round of the titular tourna- ment on the course of the Merion Cricket club today and will meet for the championship over the same sward tomorrow. Gardner came through to the final by defeating Jesse Guilford, the Massachusetts champion, to 4, while Evans eliminated D. Clark Cork ran of Baltimore, 3 and 2.
 In this meeting of Gardner and Evans another chapter will be written in American golf history, for it will be the first time that a defending amateur champion has ever faced the amateur open title holder of the same season.
 Chick Evans, one of the three anna teurs of recent years to hold the open honors, has the opportunity to cap ture two national championship in the same early, but in Gardner he will meet a worthy adversary.
 As a result one of the best exhibi- tions of amateur play of recent years is expected tomorrow for neither finalist was over-golfed in winning his way into the finals. The afternoon rounds were played in a gale of wind, thunder, lighting and heavy rain, which drenched spectators, officials and the four competitors in the semi final round. Of the two, Evans had the harder battle in eliminating his opponent for Corkran stuck doggedly to his task and was never ready to concede the victory of the open cham pion until the latter made his final thrilling putt of more than 60 feet on the thirty-fourth green.
 This play, the climax of the match between Evans and the Baltimore en- trant, was the golfing gem of the con test. Evans overplayed the green on his second shot, landing on the very  rim of the bowl while Corkran was but six feet from the pin with his third. It appeared almost certainty that the whole would go to the Balti- more player and the match decided on the last two holes. Evans putted and the ball rolled swiftly yet surely to within three inches of the cup while the gallery gasped and then applauded as CorBran ran over and shook hands with his successful rival.
 Gardner has shown wonderful abili- ty to get out of trouble during the past two days play and this, added to the way the "balls were rolling fo1 him" as one expert put it, have made him practically invincible. His putting has been one of the features of the tournament.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
ADVERTISED LETTERS

The following letters. remain un- claimed at the Kingman postoficei September 8, 1915;
 D. T. Holt, J. H. Hopkins, Geo. Hoyt, Henry Heavrin, Mess Jones, John Freeman Jones, Joe Jilek, Lea Kelly, Marvin Jackson, Kate Myers, J. Moroney, Ed S. Luther CD, J. H. Butterworth, c. L. Hobbie, Burt Hay erly.
 CHARLES METCALF,
 Postmaster.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
NEW PARTNERSHIP

B. Olander who has been identified with business at Eureka, California for S4 years has purchased a half in. terest in the Popular Price Taller Shop from Richard Cross. They have a new and up-to-date cleaning ma chine. and will install other modern machinery as soon as possible. Theil advertisement appears elsewhere ir these columns.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09

Charles Archibald is in from tn Blackberry mine for a few days.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
this is your newspaper make most of it

its worth just what you make it. tits the family friend; the family habit it serves you best through it's advertising col umns. There it directs you to the most relia- ble stores with which to deal It tells you the best goods to purchase, the purest foods to eat, the most serviceabe goods to buy and where to buy them.
 read the advertisements in the Daily Miner every day, closely and constantly and get the greatest good from YOUR PAPER.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
JUDGE STILWELL MAKES
 ADDRESS TO ELECTORS

Judge William H. Stilwell, candidate for the Republican nomination for United States senator spoke at the Elks Theatre last night. His remarks were heard by a good sized assem- blaze.
 Judge Stilwell based his claims for the support of the Republicans on his service as a territorial judge and in the subsequent practice of law as a private citizen.
 W. H. Vancise and wife are in town from Golconda.
 Ray Van Marter came in from the Sandy Wednesday to spend a day or so in town.
 Charles Archibald is in from the Blackberry mine for a few days.
 A. M. Murphy and Jim Shea ar rived yesterday from a trip to the southern end of the state. They made a couple of mining deals on their journey and are going to start work on the properties at once.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09

age of the unusual situation now be- fore us. Awaiting your reply and advices, l am with best wishes,
 Yours very truly,
 (Signed) J. B. WRIGHT,
 County Engineer.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-09
vincit Omnia Veritas.

Thomas Brobant has almost entirely recovered from the effects of a broken leg, which he suffered two or three months ago. He is expected to re- turn here from Los Angeles next Sun day. He was discharged from the hos pital in that city some time ago and since that time has been recovering rapidly. His many friends here will be pleased to see him back here.
 George Fancher came in from the Sandy Windmill ranch last evening and attended the dance.
 Attorney L. L. Wallace has return ed from Los Angeles where he went on a mining deal.
 R. w. Bollenberg, Heinz representa- tive, is in Kingman for a few days.
 A. H. Otis of Tucson is registered at local hotel.
 G. D. Page came in from oatman yesterday.
 W. L. Kayser came down from Blackberry last evening.
 Robert J. Harlan and wife left yes terday for visit to the Grand Canyon and other points in the eastern part of the state. MT. Harlan is the local representative of the Standard Oil Company.
 E. A. Shaw and wife paid visit to Oatman yesterday.
 Gus Holmes, Sr., of Salt Lake City, and Dwight Holmes and T. H. Fitz- gerald of Los Angeles are guests at the Commercial Hotel. Mir. Holmes is at the head of the syndicate that con- trol the Midnight, Keystone and North Georgia mines, as well as other properties in this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
SEVENTEEN MORE DEAD IN N. Y. EPIDEMIC; NEW
 CASES TODAY ARE l62

New York, July 12.-Despite the worst heat wave of the season, the ep- idemic of infantile paralysis took turn for the better today. During the "A hours preceding 10 o'clock this only F deaths from the dis ease were reported in the five bor- oughs of New York city. There were 162 new cases.
 Mayor Mitchell and representative physicians of the .clty,s including the advisory board of the health depart ment, held a conference to-day to as- certain whether any further steps could be taken to check the epidemic of infantile paralysis. N
 The meeting was called as the re- suit of an increase yesterday of 100 per cent. in the number of cases re- ported. This conference brought into consultation the most experienced medical talent in the city, comprising practitioners of wide experience in chi1- dren's diseases and epidemics, together with outside experts. The mayor will transmit to his department chiefs any orders that may be recommended by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
LIQUOR DEALERS
 BEGIN FIGHT ON
 GROCER LICENSE
County Commissioners Ex- pect Soon to Have Ruling
 From Supreme Court.

The first step in the campaign the organized liquor dealers will make to prevent the granting of what is known as the grocers license, was taken to- day when the Norwalk Liquor Deal ers' association filed a remonstrance against James Butler. Inc. The Butler interests want wholesale license for a Norwalk grocery.
 The dealers have been discussing the question for some time and are pre- pared to take the fight to the supreme court if necessary They say it is an injustice for them to be forced to pay $750 for a license when a grocer can get a wholesale licer-- for $3S3. At torney Leo Davis of Norwalk will file another remonstrance against the But Ter application in few days on behalf of prominent taxpayers.
 The county commissioners say the case presents a difficult problem for them Since the statutes were revised the section relating to grocer's licenses has not been very clear. There is really no such thing as grocer's li- cense but to those grocers who had licenses in former years 1t has been the custom to grant a wholesale li- cense. If the dealers take up the fight throughout the state, as they say they will do, the commissioners will soon have supreme court ruling to aid tfar1 in making decisions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
SAYS THOMPSON WAS MURDERED,
 NOT 4 SUICIDE
Father Insists That Coroner Look Into Shooting of.
 Young Husband.

Acting on the theory that 19 year old Charles E.. Thompson may have bten murdered at his home in Strat- ford, Coroner Phelan has ordered the ttate police to investigate the circum- stances of the young mans death. E.. lC. Thompson, father of the boy, visit cd the c0roner's office today and de- nfed it was a case of suicide. He said there was no reason why the boy 'sl1ould have taken his life. He be- lieved it was murder and asked the Authorities to try and clear up the mystery. State Policeman Rowe Wheeler has already made ono report to the coroner but the latter said it would not be good policy to divulge its contents at this time.
 Medical Examiner Cogsweil of 6frAfford who visited the Thompson home, made report in which he found death was due to suicide. He Gatd he found young Thompson on the ted.
 The young man in this case was a Epephew of William H. Thompson, who VII fatally injured when carriage he was driving struck a trolley car in EaSt Bridgeport last week. Coroner EGe1an has found that William H. xhompson,s death vas accidental,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
FIND CORPSE OF
 GLOBE TROTTER , IN ASH CREEK
Youth of. 16 Sought to Edu- cate Himself By Travel
 Victim of Cramps.

Recovered through the efforts of David Goldstein. who had been srap- bling for it since 10 o'clock last night. the body of Ture Vberg. ae years old. Fwho was drowned last evening at Ash Creek when seized with cramps. was recovered at 4:3o o'clock this morn ing and is at the morgue of Rourke & Boucher where 1t was taken at the behest of the Fairfield authorities and is now awaiting claim by relatives in Brooklyn. The boy came here from Sweden month ago and was in bathing with. three. companions.
 In company with Charles Ressiing. IS, of Kenwood avenue, Grasmere. and Henry and Anton Osman, 1s and IF years respectively. who boarded with Viberg at the home of August Erickson at IT Grasmere avenue. Vii berg was in bathing in the creek a short distance above the bridge at Fairfield avenue. Viberg dove from the spring board at the west bank and was swimming in the water when he cried that he had cramps.
 The three others tried to assist him, but viberg bent double land sank Rossiing got boat and the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
HEALTH OFFICERS HINTS FOR AIDING
 IN EPIDEMIC FIGHT

Health Officer B. A. Mcclellan made the following requests today of the people of Bridgeport, for cooperation in checking the spread of anterior pohomyelit1s, or infan- tile paralysis, as it Is known:
 That every person in Bridgeport act as a relief committee.
 That all help by reporting all out-of- town children not holding health department certificates to the board at once.
 That all aid in cleaning streets, houses and yards.
 That all windows and doors be he screened at once.
 That children be kept from par- taes, picnics and outings.
 That no child be permitted to play with others known to be in any way i'll.
 That everybody in the city aid in keeping out the paralysis from Nov York.
 That parents remain cool and avoid spreading fear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
SHIP
 HITS MINE OFF
 FRENCH COAST

London. July 12.IThe American Gold Shell, with a cargo of oil. struck a mine on Monday night and was badly damaged. She was kept afioat until she entered the mouth of the ,Gironde. where she is being lightered.
 The Golden Shell struck the mine at point 20 miles west of the island of Cordouan, off the mouth of the Giron- de. . The forward part of the hull was partly wrecked
 The Gold Shell, Captain Hayes, sailed from New Orleans June 20 and Newport News June 25 for Bordeaux. She is a tank steamer of 5000 tons gross, built this year and owned, by c. H. Ruh1, of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
LACK OF HOMES KEEPS
 4.OOO MEN AWAY FROM
 LOCAL MUNlTlON PLANT

The only reason that the great mu- nitions plants erected here by the Remington Arms-U. M. c. Go. are not giving employment to 4.000 more workmen today is that there is no place to put the men if the company could hire them.
 ''It is impossible to keep an or ganized force of workmen if the workers and their families have no suitable place to live. Daily, expert workers are quitting their employ ment here because living cohditions to which they have been eagerly look ing have failed to materialize! Liv- ing in furnished rooms is not the standard of existence to which these expert workers have been accustom- ed, and, as they are skilled, they have no trouble in obtaining em- ployment in other cities where they
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

get more opportunity for comfortable living.
 That the Bridgeport banks are not giving as much cooperation to the housing problem as they could is the assertion of men high in the counsels Of the big manufacturers They're not making loans for building opera tions as generously as they could if they were disposed to cooperate in the housing problem, declare the manufacturers.
 The conditions are improving, but not nearly as fast as they could with the much needed cooperation. The sooner the housing becomes adequate, the sooner. will the prosperity be ex- tended. for the influx of workers will continue by the thousands until the big new plants are operated to their full capacity.