Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-17
ARIZONA STATE NEWS

western Newspapsr tnion News SerNice Mesa is to have a cotton gin. Douglas is to have a cantonment.
 Bisbee owners discredit rumors of . mine strike.
 Peter Corpestein was nominated for mayor of Phoenix. Berard Halle has been appointed postmaster at Lukachukai.
 Petitions are being signed to incor- porate the town of Miami.
 The postoffice at Golconda has been discontinued. Mail to Chloride.
 Hannah Riley of Clifton has been granted a pension of SIP a month.
 The postoffice at Canon Diablo has been discontinued. Mail at Leupp. A pension has been granted Forest Fleming of Bisbee at $6 per month.
 The safe of fuel company at Tue son was blown and about $50 taken. A new vein of rich ore has been dis covered in the Tom Reed mine at Oat- man.
 A pension has been granted to Thomas w. Nevett of Phoenix at $24 a month.
 The name O; the postoffice at Fair view, Graham county. has been chang ed to Glentar.
 The postoffice at Golden, Palisades, Pinal county. has been discor.'nued. Mall to Casa Grande. L. E. Cromwell, a Miami miner, was crushed to death between two cars at | the Inspiration mine. Frederick B. Porter has been ap- ' pointed rural letter carrier at McNeal | and Albert J. Wolf at Phoenix.
 John Spirey of Tucson was locked i up in the city jail on the charge of imprisoning two women in his home for eight hours. Globe has been selected as the state rendezvous of the I. w w. and daily 1 meetings are being held there and in Miami
 Donald E.. Stone, who left Tucson over a year ago to enter military serv- ice in France, was injured in an areo- plane accident
 The cavalrymen who have become popular with Globe Miami residents are succeeded by the boys of the Thir- i ty-fifth infantry
 Gila county's first quota for tho ma contingent of Gila Monsters started for Fort Riley to enter the medical corps.
 The first of the smeher projects in Tucson neared specialization when the Pima Shelter and Refining Con- pany was formally incorporated for 1 $l,0O0,0O0.
 The schools of Arizona gradually are coming into a degree of participation ! in the war. Patriotism and patriotic service are being taught in every school room
 Charles Moore received returns on his broom corn crop. He got $500 a ton for the broom straw. f. O. b. Blythe and says there is market for all that can be raised
 Arizonas quota of sss men of the 250. 900 required by the government for shipbuilding work undoubtedly has been filled. as far as the number reg istered is concerned.
 United Verde Extensions report for last year shows last balance for div idends was $S.256.117. against $6,93S,- 900 in 1916: surplus $6,576.Il7 against $5.SSS, 900 the previous year.
 Two shipments of gold bullion left Kingman a few days ago. the first from the United Eastern weighing 4s6 pounds, valued at $9O, 900, and the sec ond from the Tom Reed, valued at l $50. 1000.
 Miss. Harriet Jean Oliver was act ing secretary of state while Governor Hunt and Secretary Sidney P Osborn were at Camp Kearny, Cal, reviewing the Fortieth division in camp there.
 The Cactus Queen Copper Company. operating the old Tappan mines. on Bill Williams Fork, in the Rawhide coun- try. has cut the ore body on the 200 level. which shows 15O feet in width of pay ore.
 | With an army drum corps playing and hundreds of well wishers sur rounding them the last five of Santa Cruz county's first draft increment left for Tucson to entrain for Fort Riley. Kan.
 Chino Copper Company report for the December 31 quarter shows net profits of S2.2s2, ,1e7, equal to s262 a share on Ss9. .SS0 shares of stock, 8 par, compared with S3.s4 earned in the same quarter Of 1916
 January showed the largest produc ton for the United Eastern Mining Company since milling operations were started a year ago During the month S,1OO tons of ore were treated, averaging $22.S5 per ton. or $ls5.000. Extraction was 96.S2 per cent.
 The United States government has called another of the professors of the University of Arizona in war service. Dr. Paul H. N. P. Brinton, professor of chemistry. has left the University of Arizona for Washington to engage in chemical research work for the gov ernment.