Tombstone epitaph., 1917-02-04


 soma Cattle Growers Association at Globe.
 Santa Cruz county has already ap- propriated $6.500 for a road from Ca nile to Elgin.
 A contract has been awarded for the construction of new and larger quar- ters for Flagstaff's postoffice. The Southern Pacific has again taken up the project of securing a line through the Box canon of the Gila, Christmas to San Carlos. Two cases of whisky were de- stroyed in Cochise county under orders from Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler. which had been captured as contraband. The high price of silver is interest ing Tucson men to some extent and there is possibility that some new silver properties will be opened up in the near future.
 Arizona will have a game reserve covering the entire area of the Crook national forest. in Graham county, if bill introduced in the state Senate becomes a law
 Arizona schools are given high praise in the preliminary report on the Arizona school system made un- der the director of the United States | commissioner of education. Because of the small Carranza force in northern and eastern Sonora, Amer ican mining men operating in those sections of the state are apprehensive of raids by Villa bandits from Chihua- hua.
 An additional wing. parallel to the present capitol building. and forty | feet longer than the existing struc- ture will be erected in the rear of the state house. If bill introduced in the state Senate becomes a law.
 Advices from Washington are that the Prescott National forest, which in cludes most of the Verde district, has been allotted s6.255 for maintenance and improvements during the fiscal year beginning July l. 1917
 Hammers are changing and saws humming at the famous Indian Hot | Springs health and recreation resort | on the line of the Arizona Eastern railroad. sixty miles east of Globe, since it was purchased by Henry Hill.
 The strike. which has been on the past two month at Ajo. when me | chanics and carpenters walked out of the New Cornelia's works here, was | closed when over a thousand workers who had lain idle during the trouble returned to work.
 A party of Navajo chiefs dressed in full regalia has left for Washington D. C., where they have an appoint ment to see the Big Chief Woodrow Wilson on some important business which concerns the welfare of their tribe and people.
 After breaking into the c. A. Rob inson store in Peoria. leading the safe on a depot truck and removing it full ly a block from the shop where cash in the sum of s355 and a rare collec- | ton of 300 coins were secured as loot, two men succeeded in making a clean getaway.
 The University of Ariona has re- gently received notification from the secretary of the interior, Franklin K. Lane, that President Wilson has au- thorized the setting aside of 800 acres of the Coronado National Forest for use by the University of Arizona as a military camp and tactics station.
 Following a terrific battle, Labon Luera of Ash Fork killed 8 huge mountain lion with a small hatchet Announcement that General Funs- ton has ordered a military road through the Fort Huachuca reserva- tion was followed with the announce ment that the citizens of Santa Cruz county intend to push vigorously their demands for state highway from the Pima county line to Sonoita.
 The Legislature entered upon it's third week today with as much enthu- siasm as if it had a governor to in- sure and regulate it's pay days. The session opened with hope that the courts decision in the CampbellHunt mandamus proceedings would be handed down and the long doubt end ed. But still the court was silent
 Efforts are being made by officers of the Arizona National guard to pro cure the presence of ali members who have not thus far reported for duty While such delinquents are subject to court martial. dishonorable discharge and a penitentiary term, under a ruL ing in a test case recently. 1t Is under stood that anyone reporting volun- tarily will be leniently dealt with.
 An interline contract has been signed between the Santa Fe railroad and the Apache Trail Stage Company. giving Santa Fe patrons the advant- age of buying through tickets from points on the railroad to Globe, Mi ami and Roosevelt.
 A resolution denouncing the setting aside of 3.l00.000 acres in Pima. Pinal and Maricopa counties for the Papa go Indians and recommending the abolishment or reduction of this res