Tombstone epitaph., 1918-04-14
STATE AND
COUNTY NEWS

to the wholesome tune Of 16 of in
an exhibition game The Cubs are
on their way to the east.
Mr.. T. NJ. Ferguson has taken
the place Of Mr.. Spillam as Wells
Fargo agent at Bowie, and has ar
rived with Mrs. Ferguson and es-
tablished themselves at housekeep-
ing.
Stephens who last week killed Robt
Miller, has been arrested and charg-
ed jointly with his son with the crime
of murder. The father is free on
$4,000 and the son is out on $4,000
Joseph Stephens, father of Bud
bond.
Western Union Telegraph company
has answered the Florence protest
which alleged that inadequate wire
service was maintained at the PinaT
county seat Western Union main
tains that the business in Ray is not
adequate to support better quarters.
After taking the testimony offered
| by five new witnesses, the coroner's
jury which is investigating the death
of Robert Miller in Prescott. killed
on Tuesday afternoon by Bud Steph-
ems. has adjourned until Monday at
ternoon at which time several more
witnesses will be examined, each of
whom. it is believed. can shed some
interesting. is not important. light
on the case
Superior in company with practi-
cally every other town in the state.
resorted to "1s49" devices to raise
their sale of thrift stamps. The
Superior people determined how far
behind they were and put on a real
stunt" night. The results are
said to have been ercellent. Tue
son is only town. practically speak
ing which has not taken decisive
steps toward raising its quota in this
manner.
Now that it is apparent that Ari-
iona as a whole is getting into the
stride and that the war savings COM
paign from now on is bound to bear
fruit. State Director Harry Tritle has
issued statement. the first purpose
of which is to announce that this.
state has passed he 100000 mark, and
the second, that of urging, not only
the formation of more war saving So
cieties, but of carrying on general
thrift educational work in the school
and of spreading the thrift propa-
ganda broadcast.
That L. E. Brown. who was killed
on Thursday evening in a car con-
tanning ten. cases of whiskey, in the
city of Phoenix. died Of gunshot
wounds inflicted by the hand Of Con-
stable Haze Burch in self-defense and
in the discharge of his duty as an
officer of the law. and that the kill
ing was justifable homicide. was the
verdict of the coroner's jury in JUS
tice Wheelers court Friday afternoon
on the death of Brown.
Acting in sympathy with over l0c
persons of his personal acquaintance
Harry l.. Schedd. of Phoenix, has
in court to test the state law making
it compulsory for school children to
be vaccinated. Shedd said he had
been threatened with arrest by DR..
W. o. Sweek. head Of the state
board of health, unless he had his
boy vaceinated.
Raymond Tenley, of the Wilcox
community, has been appointed Sec
ond lieutenant in the University Of
Arizona military organization. Mr..
Tenley has risen from the ranks
during. the present school year He
started out the first Of the year as a
corporal and shortly after Christmas
he was promoted to the position OF
top sergeant. Now he Is a Junior
at the institution. He gave 1t out
last week at the university that he in
tended to join the aviation CORPS as
soon as school was out in the spring.
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