The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

GLOBE.
Santa Cruz county has already ap-
propriated $500 for road from Ca
mile 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 G. 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
a 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 a bill introduced in the
state Senate becomes law.
Advices from Washington are that
the Prescott National forest, which in
cludes most of the Verde district, has
been allotted $6,255 for maintenance
and improvements during the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 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 1855 and rare collec-
ton of 300 coins were secured as loot,
two men succeeded in making clean
getaway.
The University of Arizona has re-
Gently received notification from the
secretary of the interior, Franklin K.
Lane, that President Wilson has au-
thorized the setting aside of 500 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 a huge
mountain lion with small hatchet..
Announcement that General Funs.
ton has ordered 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 a 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 governor to in
sure and regulate it's pay days. The
session opened with "a hope that the
courts decision in the Campbell-Hnnt
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 all members who
have not thus far reported for duty.
While such de1inquents are subject to
court martial, dishonorable discharge
and penitentiary term, under ruI-
ing in test case recently, it 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,