Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-03-31
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS

Construction of the Douglas cavalry
cantonment has been temporarily
held up.
John J. Birdno. receiver of the Unit
ed States Land Office. died at his
home in Phoenix
Salt River Valley Water Users AS
sOciation will spend 81 100000 on dam
and reservoir on Verde river.
Water polo is TO be organized at the
Douglas Y. NJ. c. A. by the officers
and men Of the 30sth cavalry.
Yeggmen blew the safe in the depot
Of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix
railroad at Hot Springs Junction.
Over 10000 sheep are being fed in
the Salt River valley. and as many
more are grazing on the nearby hills.
The Boy Scouts of Globe will i'm
mediately begin work on the large
war garden on the Pringle ranch at
Wheatfields.
Many trainmen in Globe and Miami
have answered the call of the nation
for volunteer railroad workers to
serve overseas.
No Jerome hero who has gone to
war is better remembered than Lieu
tenant John L. Sullivan. Two service
flags are displayed in his honor.
Capt. Neil Bailey is about to be sent
to France to continue his work with
the United States traffic officials in
charge of foreign transportation.
The Western Union into Ajo is to
have a practically new line. The old
line was found to be too far from the
railroad track, some of the poles be-
ing two miles away.
A criminal complaint was filed in
Yuma against H. Morgan, a business
man of Yuma and Gadsden. charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretenses and fraud.
Two Douglas boys were wounded in
action in France. They we're Domin-
eek Negri, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Negri. and Arthur Tobins Degamach,
brother Of Mrs. Francis Robinson.
Thousands OF dollars are reported
being kept in Jerome by the new gov
eminent regulation prohibiting the re-
mittance Of more than $50 a month to
any one person In any foreign country
except England. France and Italy.
Plans prepared by the successful
architect in a contest to be conducted
by the commission Of state institutions
will be adopted for the construction of
the addition to the state capitol build.
| ing.
That arrangements have been prac-
tically completed for taking care of the
| total cost Of the new Prescott-Jerome
short-line highway was Announced at
the last meeting Of the Chamber of
Commerce of Prescott.
The renewed advance of cotton adds
interest to the fact that Arizona 10
now a producer of that desirable pa'
terial. The Arizona cotton crop, est.
mated as worth 100000 is Of large
benefit in the prosecusion Of the war.
FL. X. Mcbride, formerly secretary
| to the commission Of state institutions,
has accepted the appointment as as
sistant attorney general. filling the Of
flee made vacant by L. T. Whitney,
who recently was appointed on the
/ commission Of state institutions.
Every school child in Arizona must
be vaccinated within a reasonable
length Of time or he able to show a
satisfactory scar from previous vac
cination, according to an order made
public by the State Board Of Health, Of
which DR.. W. o. Sweek. director oil
public health. is chairman.
Oatman is considerably excited osei
the recent gold strikes near that place
| Within twenty-four hours gold in pay
ing quantities was struck in the Ton
Reed. United Eastern and Gold Ore
mines. This find ASSAYS from $40 tC
$500 per ton A new strike was also
reported in the old Comstock mine al
Virginia City.
II is understood that an agreement
has been reached between the man
agement Of the Consolidated Arizona
Smelling company and the stockhold
ers on all the vital points at issue
The output Of copper this year is ex
pected to reach 2.750.O00 pounds 8
month. Profits for the current quarter
are estimated over $425.000.
When the cross cut from the 81
foot level Of the Aztec in the Bali
Eagle claim of the Tom Reed Com
pany at Oatman, revealed q vein s.
feet wide carrying some values clea
across and $3.50 in gold for over 81
feet. possibilities were, opened up IA
SURPRISING anything in gold mining il
the country. Careful sampline
checked by mill returns. justify q to
tai average value Of about $50 pc
ton for the entire length of the drift
over 125 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. H. Thompson o
Douglas have received word that thei
son, B. G. Thompson, formerly Of Bis
bee. has embarked for foreign service
The bones Of q white man who ha,
been shot through the hack of tn
head were found on . mountain tol
near Hot Springs Junction by a sheer
herder
The famous old Flux mine. the pror
srty Of Col. r. n. Richardson. At PAT
aeouia, has been bonded to Fredericl
/ So,bers, representing . group Of Biz
be -spitalists