The border vidette., 1917-10-13
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

The Sisters hOSpltal at PnOe- nix, was totally destroyed by
 fire yesterday afternoon. All of | the inmates were removed in safety. The loss is estimated at
 between fifty and sixty thousand
 dollars, partially covered by in- Surance. The hos pital will be
 at once rebuilt on a larger and finer scale.-Tempe News.
 A. G. Whaley, a pioneer Ariz- ona miner and Indian fighter,
 aged S3 years, died at the Home l for Arizona Pioneers, this city, September 26, 1917. He took l part in the campaign in which Gen onimo was captured, first coming to Prescott in 1869 and later locating in Cochise county, | where for time, he was engag- ed in the cattle business colt Courier.
 newspaper reporter who was employed in Tucson for short
 while, has been having pacifist
 adventures in the Golden State.
 Press dispatches state that he
 was arrested at a pacifist meet ing in Los Angeles, on Monday,
 and Thursday night, in company with others, he was escorted out of South Pasadena by the home
 guards when a pacifst meeting
 was raided.
 President Wilson has deter
 mined, in the event of any diff
 lyf f<,lx f0i
 settlement between the striking
 miners and the owners of the
 copper mines in Arizona, that
 the United States government,
 will take over and operate the
 mines. This statement was made by John Murray, delegate sent
 to Washington by the Arizona
 State Federation of Labor, who has just arrived in Globe.
 Should Harry c. Wheeler,
 sheriff of Cochise county, sue
 ceed in being admitted to the
 army of the United States, it will mean the last of the Wheeler family has gone into service. Yesterday Harry Wheeler re- ceived a letter from his younger
 brother, William, that he would shortly sail for France as first lieutenant in the 165th Infantry,
 Forty Second Division, United
 States army.-Prospector.
 Food Administrator Hoover is
 sending out number of live
 wire agents to awaken xthe na-
 ton to the necessity for food conservation, that the war may
 be won. The second represent ative to come to Arizona is c.
 w. Crist, just from similar work in California. MT. Crist, at the
 state capitol, has brought fresh
 energy to the staff of the State Administrato tor T. A. Riordan, by
 presentation of data of startling sort, showing that far more than
 powder, bullets and men will be needed from America.
 MT. l.. A. Boedecker, a cattle
 man of the Turner neighbor- hood, who was in town Monday, says that if the road was put in good shape for travel between
 the St. David bridge and the B. P. & $. w. road crossing, dis tance of about seven miles, many of the farmers and Stockmen of his locality would use this west side route to come to Benson to
 do their trading. The present road is not such as to encourage
 travel by auto or other vehicle.
 This road improved would also
 be a great convenience to Elgin
 and Sonoita people in coming to
 Benson Benson Signal.
 The many friends of Sid Simp-
 son will be glad to hear that he will be out in a few days and
 that his wounds will not leave
 any serious defects. The shot in the face was made by a small bore gun and no very bad scar will be left. Sid is one of" the gamest men in the country and a little thing like this last shoot ing scrape will not deter him from going after the bad ones when he gets into action again.
 While he is a determined and fearless officer he never shoots till he has to. MT. Simpson has
 been a peace officer and cattle inspector in Southern Arizona
 for many years and he has never been tried and found wanting. Y II l (Nr% %fAd