Tombstone epitaph., 1918-01-06
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS

State Examiner Aaron H. Powers Is
at work examining the books Of ella
county's officials.
The new form OF personal property
tax receipts was mailed by the State
Tax Commission to the various coun-
ty assessors.
]. B. Grant, the carpenter who was
shot few days ago by some children
in Millville. is recovering at ST. Mary's
hospital in Tucson.
The Nogales Electric Light, Ice and
Water Company has asked for permis-
sion to issue bonds to take up indebt
edness of about 100000.
Bob Schroeder. formerly Of Tucson.
died at Camp Funston, according to
a message received from Mrs. Dale of
Murray. KY. an aunt Of Schroeders.
r. J. Canavan. who was tried be-
fore Judge Sawtelle at Globe, for hav-
ing opium in his possession, Illegally.
was fined $500 or ninety days in Jail.
Al Globe Pat Hoolihan was fined
sloo. or thirty days in the Gila county
Jail by Judge Sawtelle Of the United
States District Court for introducing
liquor into this state.
Balboa Martinez, a workman in a
mine at Christmas. was instantly
killed when he sustained a broken
neck as the result of falling from a
raise in the mine.
The Supreme Court handed down
lis decision in the gubernatorial cen
test of Hunt VS.. Campbell. declaring
the state OF Arizona
A force of more than fifty men and
a large number of teams are al work
on the Oatman-Kingman highway,
near Little Meadows, where improve
ments are TO be made.
The Casa Grande valley now has
the reputation OF being the home OF
the Pima cotton which the people o.
that section of Arizona claim to be
the winner OF the worlds cotton prize
With the appointment of chair
man in every county in Arizona TO di-
rect the work OF every bank in the
state TO sell war savings certificates
and stamps the Thrift campaign is on
in Arizona.
Mrs Robert Rae has completed her
report of the result of the ;wo-day
drive conducted il Douglas in beha!:
Of the war work fund of the Y. W. c.
A. The total collections for the cam.
paign are $i.477.11.
BY unanimous vote the Globe city
council accepted the report of the
utility commission providing for the
installation of twenty-five arc lights
and seventy-five latest improved. nj
trogen filled, 100 candle power mazda
lamps.
The University OF Arizona is not
likely TO have its new 5000 reflect
Ing telescope during the period of the
war. though the money is on hand
through private donation. The fac
tory at which the telescope was 70
have been made now is occupied Who'll
ly with war work.
The appeal of SO many OF the high
government officials for men to con
tinue their engineering training led tc
the donation shortly after the begin
to the University Of Arizona for stu
dents Of engineers, each scholarship
amounting to $3.50.
John Wellington, the man who muir
dered Noal C. johnson between Doug
las and Bisbee and then put up a des
perate fight against three policemen
/ when arrested in Phoenix, was a:
meek as a lamb when he alightet
from the Southwestern train at Fair
banks with Sheriff Harry Wheeler.
In November the state selected 123.
900 acres Of land in Arizona.
Gin All Quong. a prominent ant
wealthy Chinamap Of Globe, was sen
fenced to pay a fine Of $1,000 and Il
serve thirty days in the ella count,
jail. by Judge Sawtelle in the Unitet
States District Court. Quong wa.
found guilty OF introducing whisky OF
an Indian reservation.
The State Museum at the Univefs
ity of Arizona is rapidly growing int,
an institution that Is attracting hun
dreds Of visitors each week. Througl
expeditions into the field of prehis
toric Arizona, excellent collections II
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