The Benson signal., 1918-03-16
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS


postmaster at Lukachukai.
Petitions are being signed to incor-
porate the town of Miami.
The postoffice at Golconda has been
discontinued. Mail to Chloride.
Hannah Riley of Clifton has been
granted pension of $12 a month.
The postoffice at Canon Diablo has
been discontinued. Mail at Leupp.
A pension has been granted Forest
Fleming of Bisbee at Sc per month.
The safe of fuel company at Tue
son was blown and about $50 taken.
A new vein of rich ore has been, dis
covered in the Tom Reed mine at Oat-
man.
A pension has been granted to
Thomas w. Nevett of Phoenix at $24
a month.
The name OF the postoffice at Fair
view, Graham county, has been chang
ed to Glenbar.
The postoffice at Golden, Palisades,
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Mail to Casa Grande.
l.. E. Cromwell, Miami miner, was
crushed to death between two cars at
the Inspiration mine.
Frederick B. Porter has been ap-
pointed rural letter carrier at McNeal
and Albert ]. Wolf at Phoenix.
T0h mi Of TI1n
up in the city jail on the charge of
imprisoning two women in his home
for eight hours.
Globe has been selected as the state
rendezvous of the l. w. w., and daily
meetings are being held there and in
Miami.
Donald E. Stone, who left Tucson
over year ago to enter military serv-
ice in France, was injured in an areo-
plane accident.
The cavalrymen who have become
popular with Globe-Miami residents
are succeeded by the boys of the Thir-
ty-fifth infantry.
Gila county's first quota for the ma
tional army was completed when a
contingent of Gila Monsters started for
Fort Riley to enter the medical corps.
The first of the smelter projects in
Tucson neared capitalization when
the Pima Smelter and Refining Com
pany was formally incorporated for
$1,000,000.
The schools of Arizona gradually are
coming into degree of participation
in the war. Patriotism and patriotic
service are being taught in every
school room.
Charles Moore received returns on
his broom corn crop. He got $500
ton for the broom straw, f. o. b. Blythe
and says there is market for all
that can be raised.
Arizona's quota of 888 men Of the
250,00O required by the government
for shipbuilding work undoubtedly has
been filled, as far as the number reg
istered is concerned.
United Verde Extensions report for
last year shows last balance for div
idends was $8,256,117, against $685.
900 in 1916; surplus $6,576,117 against
$5,88S,000 the previous year.
Two shipments of gold bullion left
Kingman few days ago, the first
from the United Eastern weighing 1856
pounds, valued at $4,000, and the Sec
ond from the Tom Reed, valued at
$4,000.
Miss Harriet Jean Oliver was act
ing secretary of state while Governor
Hunt and Secretary Sidney p Osborn
were at Camp Kearny, Cal, reviewing
the Fortieth division in camp there.
The Cactus Queen Copper Company,
operating the old Tappan mines, on Bill
Williams Fork, in the Rawhide coun-
try, has cut the ore body on the 200
level, which shows $50 feet in width
of pay ore.
With an army drum corps playing
and hundreds of we'll wishers sur
rounding them the last five of Santa
Cruz county's first draft increment
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Riley, Kan.
Chino Copper Company report for
the December 81 quarter shows net
profits of $2,282,167, equal to $262 a
share on S69,9SO shares of stock, IS
par, compared with 1884 earned in
the same quarter of 1916.
January showed the largest produc-
tion for the United Eastern Mining
Company since milling operations
were started a year ago. During the
month 8,1O0 tons of ore were treated,
averaging $2285 per ton, or $185,O0O.
Extraction was 9682 per cent.
The United States government has
called another of the professors Of the
University of Arizona in war service.
DR.. Paul H. M. P. Brinton, professor
of chemistry, has left the University