Arizona republican., 1917-04-17

CATTLE SOLD-The Southwestern Live Stock Exchange has sold w. o. Neasa and Sons, 46 head of high grade Holstein dairy cattle, to be placed on their ranch east of Phoenix. One hum dred and seventeen head of HOlsteins also went to Mir. Dalton of the Glen dale State bank Several car loads of steers have been shipped to Kansas City lately by the same company.
 SEEKS NEW TElAL-srancisc0 Porras. convicted in tEe Grecnlee Su perior court on d bootlegging charge has appealed to the supreme court for rev trial Porras was con victed February E, l917, and sen tenced to serve l5 months in jail and pay fine of S209. Motion for a new trial was immediately filed ty the defendants attorney, which was de- nied bv the superior court. so an appeal has been taken.
 NORTHERN AVENUE DENIED 1 The eastern extension of Northern avenue was denied by the board of supervisors yesterday passing it's re- fusal of the road petition on ths ground that only few would profit by a large expenditure to the county. The board approved a no fence peti- tion covering the Germania track. Mo- tary bonds of Margaret OSulliNan, c. G. Steele and Ben L. Rudderow were approved.
 NEW DEPUTY TREASURER R. L. Weedon. for the past five years connected with Wells Fargo and com pany has accepted the position of deputy county treasurer made vacant by the resignation of Harry Hegle. Mir Weedon has been connected with various express companies for the past ten years this being the first political position he has ever held. He is staanch democrat MT Hegle resigned because of i'll health.
 HEARING POSTPONED-The hear ing. scheduled to be held by the cor pcration commission members al Kingmar April 21, in the matter of the petition of Mrs. NJ. C. Carrow fo. certificate of necessity and cOnven- fence to construct a water system at Kingman. has been postponed by the commission until Monday. April p. This action was taken to save the commissioners two trips to that town within a period Of three days. A hearing in the matter of mining company petition to increase it's capi- talization ana sell additional stock ' will pe held Apri! 23 at I<ineman.
 TAX COMMISSION BUSY-Mem
 bers of the Arizona state tax commis
 sion are in the midst of an exceed
 ingly busy period. The work in which they are now engaged includes the re- view of work of the county assessors i of the states. Commissioners Zandel and Howe returned yesterday after noon after an absence of more than a 1 week and will leave this morning fos ] new fields of activity. MT. Zander will i visit Florence, Ray. Globe and Superior 1 within the next few days while Mir 1 Howe will divide his time in Yuma. Ajc and Silver Belt.
 LAND DEPARTMENT SUSTAINED In sustaining the demurrer of the de- fendant in the case of T. H. Caldwell 1 ct al versus the state land department | Judge Lyman ruled yesterday that the defendant had the rj~ht to exercise its own judgment in leasing public lands l The plaintiffs brought mandamus pro-
 ceedings to compel the state to issue l them patents to the, land claiming 8
 prior right over the highest bidder 1T
 view of the fact that they were the
 first occupants, although offering nc bid. The case for the state was
 handled by Assistant Attorney Genera
 F. Vim. Kramer.