The Benson signal., 1918-11-30
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Dec. 2-9-State Fair at Phoenix.

Der totaled only $500.
A distinct betterment in the influ-
enza situation is reported.
Tombstone won the county seat
removal contest by 600 majority.
Forty inches of good gold ore was
reported opened at depth of 325 feet
in the Fortune mine, on Big Bug
creek.
Both the Hopi and the Adamana Oil
Companies are making good progress
in their drilling operations in the Hol-
brook field.
Patagonia is now coming into its
own as far as mines is concerned.
The R mill is handling 200 tons a
day, and is keeping the teams busy
hauling.
An aerial landing and launching ap-
pliance, so designed as to be easily
attachable to all seagoing vessels, has
been invented by Frank Stefren or
Phoenix.
New Cornelia has declared an ini-
tial dividend of 25 cents per share,
payable November Is to stock of rec
ord November g. This dividend calls
for the distribution of $450,O0O.
While engaged in an attempt to
quell disturbance among crowd OF
Mexicans in Morenci, Deputy Sher,
ifs w. V. McCarty and Lem Spaw
were wounded, both being shot in the
legs.
Development work at the Denmark
IONA mine in the Warren district is
continuing very favorably, particular.
ly on the 1000 level where some good
pockets of high grade ore have beer
opened.
The operations of the Consolidated
Arizona Smelling Company for the
month of October resulted in main.
tanning approximately the same out
put as for several months past, 1900
900 pounds of copper.
The fourth State Legislature of Ari'
IONA will be more than two-thirds
Democratic. The, party roll will
stand: In the Senate, IA Democrats
and Republicans; in the House, ~
Democrats and Republicans.
Although very little publicity has
been given of late to the operations
of the Porphyry Copper Company OF
Globe, the development Of it's prop
erty has progressed steadily and the
results have been highly encouraging
During the month of October there
were shipped through Douglas port OF
entry from Sonora 454 cars of ores
and concentrates, the value of which
| according to estimates made by the
Mexican officials, was $2,875,50O Mex
lean gold.
Sensational strikes in the Magnate
Copper Company's mine in Pima coun
ty, have been reported. In drifting or
the 85-foot level of the No. magnate
shaft, at a point of 1877 feet in the
drift, an ore body sixty feet thick has
been opened up.
Shipments of ore from the Maintor
body of the Jerome Verde continue tc
average higher in value than the com
pany expected when it resumed pro
duction. The total October shipments
were SAL tons which averaged 9.4 pei
cent copper, "a ounces of silver anc
O9 ounces gold to the ton.
No news could have been more wei
come in the Warren district than thai
carried under a New York date line
to the effect that after a conference
between representatives of the United
| States government, producers and re
finers of copper, the sterilization Of
! the industry by maintenance Of the
present price of clipper and the same
wages, as we'll as the same rate Of
production, had been decided upon.
According to recent compilations
Arizona had something over 1906
men with the colors.
Lieutenant Frank Luke of Phoenix
who is unofficially credited with
bringing down nine German airplanes
and eleven German balloons, mostly ir
the fighting around st. Mihiel, is al
example of patriotism of some Ameri
can sons of German parents. Luke's
father is native of German. The
young man is a graduate of the Phoe'
nix High school of the class of 1917
He received his training in aviation at
San Diego, Cal, and Austin, Texas
He has been in France only since
May of this year
With the great joy that came tc
Flagstaff with the news of the decla'
alton of peace, there comes a sorrow
that fills the hearts of the whole peo-
pie of that section. Raphael Carlos,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Carlos, was
killed in action during one of the last
battles before the surrender. Corp
oral Mark T. Moore gave all he had
in helping to write the most moment
Gus pages in the worlds history. He
was another feorless son of the west
and the second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. T. Moore to give his all for his
country's sake.
Alleging that he was permanently
injured in an accident at the defend
ent's property in June, 1918, Peter M
Dumont of Jerome has filed suit