Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-02

at Clifton.
A 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 We're announced
Eighty men have enlisted in the
First Arizona regiment since July st
Louis Houzet. a Frenchman. aged
about 80 years, was found dead in
Douglas
The Coronado mine Of the Arizona
Copper Company was gutted BY fire
Loss $4,000.
Blackleg has caused more losses
among cattle in Arizona than any 9th
CT one disease
FIfty-tWo Arizona men are 10 be
trained at the officers training camp
at Leon Springs. Tex.
a tax rate OF 55la cents OIL each
800 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 spondlng time a year ago.
The peach crop in Yuma valley this
year is really marvellous. both as to
yield ana the lusciousncss and size
oi the fruit
The Masous At WILCOX expect 10
have soon a grand ceremonial deIica-
ton OF their new temple, which is al.
most completed
The bridge across the Verde river
az jerome I'D. BE- started il October
and it is thought hat il w.!! b. com
p!eted by January.
Clyde Wheeler and man named
Slim" Spencer we're arrested in Dem
ing Oh the CAare- Of bugs!-Eizing d
leweIry store II Douglas
Eleven men, deporteI from Bisbce
on July ,-t.. returned 70 the Warren
district and were arrested on warrants
charging them with yasIancy.
Sheriff Newman of Snowflake re
turned from Alamorgo!o. y. NJ. bring
Ing bach J W McGONus, alias " a.
Watts, on charge OF bigaMy
james ;. Douglas. president OF the
United Verde company ~ J Jerome. VII!
leave Tor France shortly 70 serve The
American Red Cross in an executive
capacity.
\ drove OF I5o horse, passed through
Wilcox en- route 10 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 Ias-
cot copper property at Mascot, in
creased shipments OF ore are going
TO The smeitoIs.
Tie hoard Of regents ot the Uni
ve.sary OF Arizona appointed Miss Eia-
z-l Zimmerman as Pima county wom-
an agent 20 take charge Of the food
conservation movement,
Jerome is looking forward 20 the
biggest boom in her history Business
houses and mining men are pr-par-
ins and planning for the boom days
raar al! feel sure are Oh the way.
According 10 statement made by
Superintendent L NJ Rabb. OF the
Tom Reed. the new mill al that prop
erty is treating considerably more
than 2jo tons daily, the average for
July being 247.
Kenneth II 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 as fixed by the State
Board OF Equalization is s631.526.-
Cl9.6s. a net increase of slI.290. .03S
over the figures originally compiled by
counties. The increase over 1916 to-
tails more than $500 ,000 900.
Arrivals al Prescott from Mayer re.
ported that Celora NJ 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 a great strike of mOlybdenite ore
in the property of the Hamme com
pany. So far 80 tons of per cent
GRE 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
in course of construction at the Rico
Cons property in the Cerbats. is now
completed TO within one hundred feet
from the mine, and arrangements are
being made to transfer the new cleo
| trio hoist from Kingman to the mine
| entrance.
Both sides in the controversy be
tween alleged !. W. W. Members and
the Citizens Loyalty League OF Bis
bee. which on July 18th deported more
than 200 strikers and sympathizers,
were severely taken to task at Phoe-