Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-20

the United States Land Office show g that Arizona has the greatest acreage
 If unsurveyed land of any state in the union. there being in round numbers t5.000.O00 acres.
 Damasio Acevedo. one of the men implicated in the murder of Charles Loebs near Tucson was sentenced Fri day to serve not less than S60 days and not more than S65 days in the state penitentiary in Florence. on the charge Of conspiracy in the crime of rObbers of Charles LOebs.
 Thursday afternoon Private Fisher of the machine gun company and Pri
 vate Leacocks of Company B, S5th In fantry, deserted from the army camp
 taking with them service pistols and about 100 rounds of ammunition each It is said that enc of the men was in the guardhouse with the other act ing as guard when the "frame-up" oc cured. followed by the deseTtion.
 Six months leave of absence has been granted William . Bryan, IT, from his work as United States assist ant district attorney at Tucson on ac count of impaired health. Col. J. H Martin has been appointed to take ur Ar. Brycn's work. Col. Martin re ceived his title as a commanding Ol- ficer of the Arizona militia. He was formerly clerk of the United States district court under Judge W. H. Barnes.
 George J. Stoneman. chairman oi the Democratic state committee in the last election. is back ;n Washington ready to pick the second federal judge ship when the plum is ripe A biil creating this position Is pending Tn ecnsress and Ashurst has promised that it will be passed at this session. Stonemsn expects to receive the ap- p0inment as soon as the president signs the bill
 Albert Franklin. chief justice of the supreme court has been Iaboring under the impression that he was 70 get the job and will probably be a very 6isap- pointed man if Stoneman lands. Frank lin thought he had the support of the politicians of the state but they are pretty well lined up for Stoneman and the guess is that the Democratic state chairman will land the job.
 Because Jack Houston. member of the Miami town couacil. built himself a new house about six feet outside the town limits, he's lost his public office. Today the Miami council. acting on a resolution presented by L. R. Sadler removed Houston, because the law says a member Of the town governing body mast live within the incorporate limits of the town. In Houston's place they named W. c. Sweeney. Houston protested vigorously and announced he would take the case to the courts. He says he moved his family into his new home only temporarily and intended to build another home for them within the town limits.
 A recall petition providing for the custing of Councilman c. 3. Fades and Mayor Gordon on the grounds that they had failed to fulfill certain pre- election promises was presented to the council. but action was delayed.
 All ballots and records that figured in Arizona's sensational gOvernorship 0cntest cpse will soon be destroyed. This is the final act in one of the most costly and lengthy legaI battles ever fought out in the courts of this sta. .o,
 For months these documents and records have been carefully guarded by deputy sheriffs of the county. Not only were ballot boxes tightly sealed and locked but they were put in room at the court house, ordinarily used for jury deliberations. which vss slsc do1hie locked.
 Just how the thousaRds of ta'.o.s and records will be destroyed has not yet heeu defin't iy dsterm' 'nei. but t-e work will be carried out under ihe 5 -ec'ian of JuiSc R C. Ss1ni01d. hef-rc vhcm the case had its incoQt;cn.
 County Csficiais cf Greca,ee. NvmC and CcooDino counties have reQuese @ hat the ballots frrm shosa ooCnties. 's well as precinct registers and other voting paraphena,ia be returned Court attendants vii comply with ihe requests.
 work Is nov going forward in sor.- ing the Grcerice. Yuma end Cocoaiao counties ballots fr-m tho mss. As som as this vois is completed tte re nsining ballots will he dcstro- ej.
 On saturday. Tucson will begin tO sat prime beef fattene3 for the uarket. right here at home in the finest plant In the southwest sgd the equal of eny Kansas City prime beef ever shipped in here
 General '. r. Nanring hps sold % -he Union MarSet so9 stee-s fgt.cRsS l. the Scotch fers,s where ho has afe-ted tse f'nes st fec ing plrut iu southwest The7e fs actsi1g ike it ir Atiz n7 or Ceiif r15,
 an Cf tha feed -v~e-t the cotton eed cs'C- used ia isctoRinc the steers ars raised oD tAe Scotch farms. the ,ii iia't9. oO-n nii'o ma 're and siisss.
 Tho steers win bEing better than lo' Cu the average. Scr-e og ttem 're the isrcest steers ever seen in this oait Cf the country.
 General Manning is fstteninc about Nh steers at tho Scotch saru1S He has