The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
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COMING EVENTS.
March 15-16-Cattle Growers ASSocia-
tion meeting at Wilcox.


Between 100000 and 100000 in
United Verde Extension dividends
were turned loose in Jerome.
The Cochise-Graham Cattle Grow
ers Association will meet at Wilcox
March Is and 16.
War bread is improving the general
health Of Jerome and reducing the de-
mand for pills, according to G. R. Ros-
tine.
Fifteen thousand motor vehicle Ii
censes were issued at the office of the
secretary of state during the month of
January.
Another "war fund drive for the
Red Cross is coming in March or April.
The Verde District Chapter is already
making preparations.
DR.. o. w. Sweek, state health Off
Ger, after investigating the smallpox
epidemic in the Warren district, or
dered a strict quarantine on Bisbee.
Jerome and Clarkdale will have their
their promised new telephone systems
by July 1 if the Mountain States COM
pany is able to carry out it's present
plans.
Reports from Nogales state that the
movement of the midwinter crop OF
fresh tomatoes from the Los MOchls
country, in the state of Sinaloa, has
commenced.
The Arizona State Council of De-
tense urges that at least the rudiments
of military training be acquired by all
Arizona men who are likely to be
called to the colors.
At the state reform school at Fort
Grant many improvements are under
way, directed by Superintendent
Moody There are now 80 boys and 20
girls in the institution.
Tom Hamilton stated that he had
conveyed his millsite at Dos Cabezas
now have machinery on the ground
and will erect 5O-ton mill upon it.
Provost Marshal Crowder has given
orders to the exemption boards that
all men who have taken to themselves
wife after the 18th of May, 1917, will
be called into the service. if found fit
Two drill rigs are already set up in
Chino valley and one is operating.
Two are on the sidetrack at Valley sta
tion, awaiting unloading. One is en-
route from Oklahoma. This means
that the Chino valley oil field is to be
tested thoroughly.
While standing on motor car re-
pairing chute on the 1000 level of
the Junction mine, at Bisbee, man by
the name of Gillaspy was electrocuted
when his head in some manner came
into contact with the trolley wire car
rying 210 volts of electricity.
Wild turkey hunters of Arizona will
learn with pleasure of the receipt by
the state game wardens office of six
pure bred southeastern wild turkeys,
one male and five females from which
pure bred strain of wild turkeys will
game preserves of the state.
Arizona quota of war saving stamps
is $5,629,742. This amount is divided
among the fourteen counties, accord
ing to population. 1t is estimated by
Harry R. Tritle, state manager, that
every person in Arizona in order to
meet the quota on per capita basis
should buy $40 worth of stamps.
Four men were killed at the Iron
Cap mine, near Globe, by the prema-
ture discharge of dynamite being used
in blasting operations. The three vic
tins are Thomas O'Neil, Frank Pan
click and R. R. Perez.
The demand for war minerals in
creases and the recent demand is one
which Arizona can fill easily, a de-
mand for micacious hematite to be
used as paint material. There are
many deposits of hematite in this
state, free from grit and of sufficient
purity to make good paint material,
and the State Bureau of Mines will put
prospective shippers Of such hematite
ores in touch with the purchasers.
When four cars, including the OBJ
servation car, of the Southern Pacific
train No. 1O2, eastbound, were
derailed, Mrs. George st. Lacy and
Mrs. Emma Frankel of Yuma, H.
M. Allen of Ajo, and w. J. Mallanry
of Los Angeles, injured, near Gila
Bend, the flagman of the train, who
had been rolled about in the observa-
tion car and badly bruised, crawled
out of the observation car, lighted his
lanterns, and hobbled off down the
track to flag the next train, freight,
due in fifteen minutes.
Military and civilians joined in a
man hunting expedition when soldiers
and deputy sheriffs to the number of
several hundred took up pursuit of the
three bandits who fatally wounded