Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-05
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS

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Many applications have been made
for loans OF state money on Arizona
! land.
Sinking is almost over, at least for
time, at the Calumet & Jerome The
shaft is down nearly 600 feet.
VIII Rhodes, colored dishwasher
AZ Yuma cafe, shot and killed his
wife, Della Rhodes, at their home
Eufrimio Are, employed in the
Tennessee mine at Chloride, died from
| injuries sustained in a cavein at the
mine.
At depth of ninety feet a splendid
| flow of extra good water was encoun-
tered at the new well just bored for
| Supervisor J. S. Gatlin on lots in Pat
agonia.
| Deputy Supervisor r. j. Silkirk of
the Forestry Department left Tucson
to take up his new work as deputy
supervisor of the Coconino forest at
| Flagstaff.
One hundred and seventy-one men
from Arizona Joined the regular army
from April until June 80, according
to a report received from the War De-
partment
A campaign is being started for the
\ addition of new members for the Flag
staff Home Guard to fill the places
vacated by the boys who have gone
TO the front.
The law library and signs of Viii
| liam B. Cleary, an attorney formerly
/ stopping in Bisbee, were shipped pre-
paid to his present address, which is
Columbus, y. NJ.
A. F. Graves OF Chloride passed
to join the First Arizona. He has been
engaged in mining and mill work in
| the vicinity of Chloride.
! General progress of a satisfactory
nature, is reported from all branches
of Tom Reed activity. The mill is
| treating practically 300 tons of ore
day with very high extraction.
On account of the continued trouble
at the White City near Fort Huachu-
ca, all of the places We're closed by or
| der of Sheriff Wheeler and the resi-
dents thereof given notice to move.
During the month OF June the mines
| of Yavapai county produced about
| 13.0OO0oO pounds of copper of an esti-
mated total value of $4,000 900 based
upon an average price of 80 cents per
pound.
| Undoubtedly the best bit of mining
news from the Mayer section for a
long time is the announcement by the
Arizona Binghamton Copper Company
of the finding of ore in four places
on the G00-foot level
Powhatan S. Wren, a pioneer of
Arizona, and until recently superin-
tendent of the Arizona Pioneers
Home at Prescott, was found dead in
his room at the Pioneers Home by
Superintendent ]. F. Mahoney.
That true Cor untrue) love never did
run smooth was again proven on the
"Drummer's Special" about twelve
miles east of Douglas when Mrs. w.
d. Patterson shot Charles Irby five
times with an automatic pistol.
Harry Welch, secretary of the Pho
nix Chamber of Commerce. has been
appointed by Governor Campbell to
represent Arizona at the International
Farm Congress and Soil Products Elk
hibition TO be held at Peoria, Ill, in
September.
Much interest has been excited in
all parts of the state by the announce
ment that the State Bureau of Mines
is to conduct an intensive course in
first aid training on August 6, and s
at the University of Arizona campus
in Tucson.
Back salary cannot be collected by
county officials in office at the time
the last back salary law was passed
by the late Legislature, according tc
a decision rendered by Judge Lyman
sitting in the Yavapai County Su
perior Court.
Mrs. Bertha Bouer-Striker. Co
chise county girl. who was born in
Tombstone and spent the early par,
of her life in Bisbee. but who at pres
ent is a resident of Phoenix, has writ
| Ten Sldtt dHNHem enSitltu loNe
You, Arizona"
| Two boxes OF dynamite caps and
over 100 pounds of rifle ammunition
were found in the room of one of the
IW.W's in a hotel in Upper Lowell
BIZ the proprietor of the establish
ment. Sheriff Wheeler was apprised
Of the discovery and confiscated the
explosives.
The Department of Agriculture fore
cast the 1917 cotton crop at IL ,6S3, DOC
bales, which is more than the yield
in 1916 and 1915. The condition oil
the crop on July l was 70.3%. The
acreage is 34.6O0,00O. Arizona's acre
age, $4,000, was listed for the first
time, against 1900 last year.
Arizona's draft apportionment as an
nounced by Col Fred s. Breen, is as
follows: Maricopa. 3s7; Apache, AZ;
Cocrise, Cos Coconino, IS; ella, 564
Graham, SC; Greenlee. 344; Mohave
81; Navajo, IS: Pima, 2s5; Pinal. 312
Santa Cruz, 10; Yavapai, 39s, and
Yuma, SO.
Arizona has responded nobly to tbs
call of the Red Cross for financial ait
in the recent 800, ZOO, 900 campaign.