The Benson signal., 1917-09-29

nov: 1l-Ai-ArlzOna state Fair at
Tucson-made flour has been reduced
81 per barrel.
Mohave county raised $6,545.37 for
the Red Cross.
The Globe-Miami district mines are
now all at work.
The Phoenix fire department will
have new automobile.
That strike reported from the Je-
rome Portland is authentic.
A cloudburst at Jerome damaged
hardware store about $4,000.
There was a Jail break in Mesa and
two Mexicans made their escape.
The w. M. Randolph residence in
Tombstone was destroyed by fire.
The government report shows that
all Arizona crops are heavier this year
than last.
Conconino county will have good
potato crop this year from upward of
1000 acres planted.
Over 500 persons witnessed the
Hopi snake dance at the Indian reser-
walton north of Flagstaff.
The catalog and premium list for
the state fair, Nov. 12-17, is ready for
delivery to all interested.
H. A. Morgan of Wilcox has been
appointed a member of the Navy
League of the United States.
Eleanor, infant daughter of Ike
Johnson of Globe, was scalded to
death in tub of boiling water.
Con P. Cronin has been designated
by the War Department as director of
the American Library Association.
Dan Jones was elected president of
Jerome local No. 70, International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work
ers at special election.
Constable Bob Roe was shot and Sc
riously wounded at Chloride by Ramon
Baca, alleged bootlegger, whom he
was attempting to arrest.
Mrs. Dolores Ocha was arrested at
Phoenix on charge of shooting Mrs.
F. Alvarez, while the latter was sleep
ing at her quarters at Scottsdale.
Lawrence Leyden and Harry B. For
ry, both of Bisbee, were brought from
Kansas City and delivered at the
county Jail on a charge of evading the
draft.
According to statement given out
by Secretary of State Sidney Osborn,
there were 1871 automobile licenses
issued in the state up to the first of
September
The farmers under the Benson canal
are preparing to cultivate several hun
dred acres more of wheat in order to
do their share to increase the wheat
production in Arizona.
Thomas Bradley, the Douglas SOL
dier, who was tried in the Superior
Court for the killing of Sergeant
Brown was found guilty of man
slaughter by the jury.
Another step towards the goal has
been taken in the filing of the sur
vey for the right of way for the Tue
son, Phoenix & Tidewater railroad in
the United States land office.
Tucson Elks and Cactus Lodge No.
"a, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, gave farewells to mark the
departure of the second contingent of
draft men for training camps.
The case of the state vs.. Charles
Thornburg, charged with introducing
intoxicating liquor. and who was cap
tured with two women near Apache,
was dismissed in the Superior Court
at Bisbee because of insufficient evil
dence.
That there will be building boom
in Kingman within the next few
months is the belief of contractors and
dealers in construction materials.
The State Corporation Commission
has consented to the issue of $1,000,-
900 in bonds for the financing of the
Apache Railroad Company, which is
preparing to build seventy-one miles
Black Mesa forest and to a large de-
posit of bituminous coal.
Two hundred thousand dollars for
the building of roads in the state, will
be the net result of the sale of $685.
100000 feet of western yellow pine To-
Gated on the Sitgreaves National For
est in eastern Arizona. Application
for the purchase of 235,0OO,OOO feet
has been approved by the forest SER
vice.
Trusting that the flag he was pre-
senting to the men of the First Ari-
zona Infantry at Naco would forever
remain undefiled by alien hands and
would go ever forward and never back
ward, Governor Campbell entrusted to
hands of men of the Fighting First"
the first state emblem ever possessed
by the regiment.
The I. w. W. agitation in Bisbee