The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-26
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Mrs. Ellen NJ Dial has been reap
pointed postmaster for Stafford
Hon. Carl Hayden has been commits
stoned a major in the U. S. army.
Arrangements have been completed
for the erection of $4,000 Y. M. G.
A. building at Nogales
Ward Wheeion Young of Phoenix
has been cited for the decoration con-
ferred by France for bravery.
Rev. George c. Golden, former pas
tor of the Episcopal church in Nogales,
is q chaplain at Fort Whipple.
John Scarber, colored porter in a
Phoenix garage, bought $1,100 worth
of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds.
L. N. Godfrey, who shot a young
Mexican at Yeager canon was re-
leased upon giving $4,000 bail bond.
William E. Craig, who was terribly
injured in the Inspiration mine on
Sept. 10, died at the neutrality-suspicious.
hospital
According to word received in Bis
bee the Light fair was postponed ow-
ing to the prevalence of influenza in
the county
The Yavapai County Bar Associa-
ton has gone on record as being OPP
posed to wobblyism and all that ap-
pertains thereto
At Prescott, George White, charged
10 Il hnI6 To
Superior Court, with bail bond fixed
at $4,000.
David Robert Jeffrey of Bisbee and
Thomas Wilcox of Phoenix were COM
missioned as second lieutenants at
Camp Pike, Ark.
The prompt action taken by the au-
thorities to prevent the spread OF
Spanish influenza in Jerome appears
to have been effective.
in six counts with obstructing the
who made many friends by his ring
prowess in the Miami-Globe district
last winter, is reported to have been
killed in action in France.
The high wage scale in the Warren
district, $6.10 per day for miners and
$685. for muckers, which has been in
effect since Aug. 1, is particularly en-
phasized by a comparison with the
Michigan scale.
John o. Dunbar, editor of a weekly
Magazine, was arrested at Phoenix on
an indictment returned by the federal
grand jury, in which he is charged
in six counts with Obstructing the
Fourth Liberty Loan. Dunbar was re-
leased in bail of $4,000
M. B. King, arrested at Magdalena,
N. M, for the murder of two youths,
confessed killing Arthur Bean and
Paul McCurray in the White noun
tains on the night of Sept. %. He
says he killed the boys in self defense
following a quarrel wherein Bean
threatened to shoot him full of holes?
After the killing, King says, he made
cup of coffee, dumped the bodies
into the river, hitched up his burros
and drove away.
The following officers were elected
by the K. p. at Miami: Grand Chancel-
Tor, J. o. Mullen, Tempe; Grand
Vice Chancellor, j. A. Gilbert,
Jerome; Grand Prelate, j. R.
Coulter, Pearce; Grand Master
at Arms, w. B. Nash, Hayden;
Grand Inner Guard, ]. Knox Kent, Mi
ami; Grand Outer Guard, c. w. Cisney,
Phoenix; Grand K of r. and S., John
D. Lopez, Mesa; Grand M of E., L. D.
Redfield, Benson.
Actual construction of the mine res
cue building by the GlobeMiami First
Aid Mine Rescue Association, has
been commenced
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las, of the Grand Domain of Arizona,
and the Grand Temple of Pythian Sis
ers, closed their sessions, having been
required on account of health condi-
lions to finish their work in one day.
Patriotism was the keynote of the
meetings, and the Grand Temple dedi-
Gated a beautiful service flag in honor
of Sons in service of their country The
Grand Lodge now holds more than ST.
200 in Liberty Bonds and the subor-
dinate lodges hold more than $4,000
Following is a list of the officers
elected by the Pythian Sisters at the
Miami meeting: Grand Chief. Sister
Drake Hayden; Grand Senior, Sister
Gillespie, Stafford; Grand Junior, Sis
ter Summers, Prescott; Grand Man
ager, Sister Thompson, Jerome; Grand
Keeper of Records and Correspond
ence, Sister Allison, Globe; Grand
Master of Finance, Sister Sackman,
Phoenix; Grand Protector, Sister Bate,
Prescott; Grand Guard, Sister Stew
art, Mesa; Grand Press Correspondent,
Sister Mouer, Tempe.
Some drastic rules and regulations
governing hotels, restaurants, board
ing houses and drink places have re-
Gently been promulgated by the State
Board of Health. One of the require
ments is that all dishes and ''eating
tools" be washed in scalding hot wa
ter
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