The Benson signal., 1916-11-25


ers for the general election.
Several bales of cotton were sold
recently at Tempe for AZ cents per
pound.
The annual meeting of the Arizona
Postmasters' Association was held at
Tucson.
Aqua 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 $4,000 on deposit in Los
Angeles banks.
E. l.. Cord of Phoenix won the
Phoenix-Douglas automobile race, COW
ering the 273-mile course In hours
and 13 minutes.
The enrolment for the first short
course for miners at the university
has been very gratifying to the au
thorities of the university.
An examination for clerk will be
held at the postoffice in Jerome Dec.
the date of the examination.
Contracts that will assure 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-
centrator of the Arizona Copper Com
pany at Clifton suspended because of
strike following the suspension of
Mexican for sleeping on duty.
Plans for the construction Of
model town on the hogback, partly on
United Verde Extension ground and
partly on Dundee-Arizona property,
Jerome district, are well 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-
MED by Jerome Green Monster Off
cials.
Frank and Warren Allison, who
have been developing copper prop
erty in the Coyotes, Bisbee district,
are also working on a new gold prop
erty at Gold Camp in the Baboquivari
mountains.
Joe Nora, an Austrian about 80
years old, was killed at Jerome when
the gasoline speeder, on the Verde
Tunnel & Smelter railroad got beyond
his control Nora either jumped or
was hurled to his death.
Mrs. Annie M. Doan, wife of Judge
Fletcher M. Doan, formerly a justice
of the Arizona Supreme Court, died
suddenly at Douglas, aged SO. She
was prominent in women'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-
tion for 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. 1t 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 $1,000 damage to cattle
owners in the Skull valley district of
Yavapai county, was killed by J. r.
Patterson, a hunter, after a battle in
which two dogs were badly wounded
and Patterson himself had a narrow
escape.
Mining activity in the Old Hat dis
trict of the Catalinas, together with
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 oldtimers are back ION 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 undeveloped properties in
the Globe district was made by the
management of the Miami Consolidat-
ed Mines Company Nearly $4,000 in
cash was paid to the nineteen pros
pectors who originally located the
1000 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
tracing attention in Jerome, particu
larly among mining men who know
what significance just such formations
had for the United Verde Extension.
Over one hundred and fifty mem
bers Of the Knights of Columbus
l. 80 ;1I