Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-15
State and County Nevs Briefs
change of seed between counties of the


state.
Winslow Mail: Mrs. Frederick
Weage, wife of the deputy United
States marshal. and Mrs. AL Williams,
wife of the manager of the Ford no
tel, who in this home town of Phoe-
nix are popular society ladies'. de-
mure and sweet, passed through Wins
low Monday in charge of four Mexican
women who have been sentenced TO
federal prison at Canyon City, Col.
About SIS, 900 damage has been done
10 the town of Cottonwood. in the
Verde valley by a fire that started in
the rear of flimsy frame structure.
The loss included five large business
buildings. An insurance adjuster has
Cancelled all insurance that was In
force in the town, save upon con
crete building, and this embargo will
remain in force until better buildings
are erected or a fire fighting system is
installed.
Attorney General Wiley Jones has
promised County Attorney Kirk Moore
at Tucson that he will render an opin-
ion on the legality of selling medi-
cines with a pronounced alcoholic in
gredient in order that the practice
regulating such sale may be uniform
in all counties of the state. Mir.
Moore will visit Mr.. Jones at the cap
ital shortly and take with him for the
attorney generals official inspection
several varieties of tonics that are
and have been obtainable in the local
drug market.
A jury in United States district
court rendered what is believed TO be
far-reaching decision today when It
decided in favor of the Old Dominion
Mining and Smelling company in the
case of Frank Allen. miner. suing for
5000 for injuries received while in
the Old Dominion's employ. Allen
alleged he contracted tuberculosis
while employed in the mine and claim
ed the disease was the result of dust
and poisonous gases in the mine; that
the company did not ventilate its prop
erty properly and that sprinkling de-
vices were not provided as the state
law requires.
The administration OF S. L. Clark.
who has been general secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian association at
Tucson for several months has pro
crossed far enough 10 be judged pro-
nounced success in the opinion OF as
sociation members. The basis OF such
Judgment is both the enhanced pleas
ure to frequenters and the increased
use. From being place whose privi'
leges were utilized by few members,
the building now carries large vol
ume of social life. Mr.. Clark has de-
voted considerable attention to this
phase of the Y. NJ. c. A, believing II
to be one of the institutions most I'M
portant functions.
An investigation OF the fish supply
at Roosevelt lake is being made by
State Game Warden Joe V. Prochaska,
who arrived here tonight The work.
according to Prochaska, is being con
Quoted at the suggestion OF Food Ad-
ministrator Riordan. who believes the
lake may furnish a solution TO the
problems confronting Arizona as re
suit of the governments demand for
meatless days. Prochaska has sta
toned two men at the lake and they
are fishing at various points. lie
warned Arizona that the herd of elk
in the White mountains has become so
large that shortage of winter feed
is threatened. This. he said. may re-
suit in damage To farm lands at the
foot of mountains where elk now are