The Benson signal., 1917-09-01
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.
Oct. 1S-2O-Fifth Northern Arizona
Fair at Prescott


at Clifton.
bumper crop of beans is being
raised near Snowflake.
A. w. Bromley has been appointed
postmaster at Humboldt.
Plans for the opening of burro
market in Tucson were announced.
Eighty men have enlisted in the
First Arizona regiment since July 1st.
Louis Houzet, a Frenchman, aged
about IS years, was found dead in
Douglas.
The Coronado mine of the Arizona
Copper Company was gutted by fire.
Loss $125,OOO.
Blackleg has caused more losses
among cattle in Arizona than any 9TH
er one disease.
Fifty-two Arizona men are to be
trained at the officers training camp
at Leon Springs, Tex.
A tax rate of 53A cents on each
$100 of assessed valuation was fixed
by the State Tax Commission.
Cotton in the Yuma valley is re-
ported heavier and in better condition
than at corresponding time year ago.
The peach crop in Yuma valley this
year is really marvellous, both as to
yield and the lusciousness and size
OF the fruit
The Masons at Wilcox expect to
have soon a grand ceremonial dedica-
tion Of their new temple, which is al
most completed
The bridge across the Verde river
at Jerome will be started in October
and it is thought that it will be COM
pleted by January.
Clyde Wheeler and man named
Slim Spencer were arrested in Dem
ing on the cnarge of burglarizing a
jaWelry store in Douglas.
Eleven men, deported from Bisbee
on July 12th returned to the Warren
district and were arrested on warrants
charging them with vagrancy.
Sheriff Newman of Snowflake re-
turned from Alamorgodo, N. M, bring
ing back ]. w. McGowns, alias w. A.
Watts, on a charge of bigamy
James S. Douglas, president of the
United Verde company at Jerome, will
leave for France shortly to serve the
American Red Cross in an executive
capacity.
A drove of $50 horses passed through
Wilcox en- route to purchasing
point for war purposes. Cowboy
ponies are in demand for cavalry use
in France.
Since the American Smelling and
Refining Company took over the Mas
cot copper property at Mascot, in
creased shipments of ore are going
to the smelters.
The board of regents VI the Uni
versary of Arizona appointed Miss Ha-
Eel Zimmerman as Pima county WOm-
an agent to take charge of the food
conservation movement.
Jerome is looking forward to the
biggest boom in her history. Business
houses and mining men are prepar-
ing and planning for the boom days
that all feel sure are on the way.
According to a statement made by
Superintendent E. M. Rabb, of the
Tom Reed, the new mill at that prop
erty is treating considerably more
than ESQ tons daily, the average for
July being 247.
Kenneth H. Kellens, 10, the young
soldier who was killed when the
transport Saratoga was rammed by an
incoming American steamer, July 10th,
at an Atlantic port, spent three
months in Douglas.
The total valuation of all properties
in the state az fixed by the State
Board of Equalization is $697,526,-
61968, a net Increase of 11,290,038
over the figures originally compiled by
counties. The increase over 1916 to-
tails more than 100000.
Arrivals at Prescott from Mayer re-.
ported that Celora M. Stoddard had
been for several days at Copper noun
tain Investigating conditions at the
holdings which his father acquired
over 80 years ago, and he had an
nounced that early operations had
been decided upon.
A report from the Hamme camp,
lying between the Leviathan mines
and Copperville, gives the information
of great strike of molybdenite ore
in the property of the Hamme COM
papy. So far. 40 tons of per cent
ore has been taken out and there ap-
pears to be plenty more.
The checking up work of the pre-
liminary survey Of the proposed Snow
flake & White Mountain railroad is
about completed. Those in a position
to know state that grading and bridge
building will be started by Oct 1st,
and that the construction of this road
will be rushed to completion.
The new wagon road which has been
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