Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

Globe.
 Arizona has state library Of over 100000 volumes
 Hay is worth s2O a ton in Phoenix and scarce at that price.
 The charges against seven Ajo strik. CTS were dismissed at Tucson
 Jerome's proposed sewer system will cost in the n"iahborhood Of $5O,uo1.
 Receipts at the Chandler postofIice increased loo per cent the past year.
 The new bridge over the Gila river al Wilkclman is now open 10 traffic.
 About sl5O worth of goods were talk en by burglars from a Bisboe hard ware store.
 Thos. Campbell, governoT-elect was given his certificate of election by the secretary of state.
 Bufford and J. J. Ward were arrest. ed al Tucson charged with attempting to shoot M C. Turney.
 Al Omaha. eleven men were found guilty in the sale of phantom wild horses in COconino county.
 Harry Kendall was arrested on sus picion Of having killed John and NeI son Simpson a Crooks Canyon.
 Fire destroyed the camp of Wagner Leek and FcssIer. who are developing the southern group Of mines near Pat agonia
 A new postofiice has been es,ab ljsh"d at Mascot, Cochise county, and Mrs. Lilly A. C. Hauser appointed postmistress.
 Christmas reyelers celebrated in down east" style in the Warren dis. tricr, about six inches of snow falling Christmas eve.
 CatJlem"n of southern Arizona are enthusiastic over the cowboy stunts pulled off al the Nogalos celebration on New Years day. The shaft Of the Goldroad Bonanza a Goldroad broke into two feet of ore al a depth Of 600 feet Assays show values Of s29 per ton in gold The Supreme Court rules that the operation of the parimutuel betting machine does not constitute an Oifense under tine Arizona statutes.
 B. T. Clements. 79 years old, first cousin of Mark Twain. and his com. ad" '0 -'aamboa'ing on nh" Mi-sis- sippi. died at a Tucgcn hospital.
 The drift recently started on the I5n-.oot level O. the Gold Back al Chlo- ride is now in nine feet and a three foot vein oi ore aSsaying from $I13G tC SI@.55 has been encountered. Magma Extension is the latest min iLg company To be organized in the Iione,r district now famous through th" rich ore strike mad" a couple of months ago near Superior.
 The current Shatruck dividend calls for the disbursement Of the usual S427.51o, which will bring total dis. . lursemen-s per share or this issue up . Jo $I4.5o. or a total of S5.p75.VgO for the &5o,00p shares.
 4 number of agricultural and live stock associations will hold their meetings at Tucson in connection with the Farmers and Housekeepcrs' short course scheduled al the University of Arizona. Jan. SIS
 While romping beside the Arizona Eastern railroad tracks at Globe. Doy- mCino Sleeper. q little Indian girl. Was instantly killed and her body horribly mangled when she was sucked be ueath the flying wheels of a passing freight train.
 Sinking of a shaft on the old O'Fal- iCn silver mine. eleven miles from Kingman. has been begun by A. NJ. Clapp and associates. Ore recently taken from the workings of the old mine ran as high as SGO ounces of sil- .er 10 a ton.
 Figures compiled by mining men in dicate that this years production of metal from the mines of the Chloride section will total more than s12,OOO,- GOO. Of this sum s1O 100000 is credited to the Tennessee and about s2,Oo0.O0O tc the Golconda.
 Announcement of the organization Of the Jerome-St. Louis Copper Mining Company. formed for the purpose of developing the Sullivan Burke group O. claims between the Jerome Port land. Green Monster and Iron King was made at Jerome.
 The biggest leasing project reported in the Chloride district within the past few weeks eliminated when papers were signed by which Messrs Copley and Williams and Jack Degman will operate on five claims in the Elkhart Mines COmpany's holdings. Representative Hayden has intro duced a bill in Congress to relieve the owners of mining claims who have been mustered into the service of the United States as officers or enlisted men of the organized militia or Ma tional Guard from performing assess ment work during the term of such service.
 Six carloads of contractors machin. cry including blows. fresnos, scrapers etc, arrived in Chandler for Shattuck and Nimo, who are said 10 have the contract for putting the 10000 acreG south of Chandler into cotton.