Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-30

Mrs. Mary H. Lusk has been ap-
 pointde postmaster at Chiricahua in
 place of Ora L. Ashurst, brother Of
 Senator Ashurst, who refused the of
 flee.
 The following postoffices in Cochise county have been discontinued: San
 Bernardino, mail now sent to Doug las; Overton. mail now sent to Ft
 Huachuca.
 A pOstoffice has been established at Mirimonte, and Rebecca Loftgreen ap- pointed as postmistress. Mirimonte is a station on the E. P. & s. w. between Whetstone and Mescal. There are a number of farmers located in that To- cality.
 J. L. Hudson was in Wilcox from the Chiricahuas Tuesday and says they have had fine rains in his local ity. The cattle are looking well. More rains are expected as intensely warm weather is being experienced.
 Vinton Hays writes to his parents at Wilcox that he is still with the Pittsburg and stationed somewhere on the eastern South American coast. He likes his life on the sea and in Uncle Sam's service.
 The tungsten property near Fort Huachuca, formerly operated under bond and lease from Albert Steinfeld by 0. T. Smith, has been taken over by A. J. Clark, L. F. Porter and C. D. Kislingbury of Los Angeles. who plan the erection of a 150 ton concentrator on the property.
 It is reported that Charlie Ditmars of Wilcox, who is at Ellington Field near Houston, Texas. is making good as an aviator. He has been in the air a number of times and has won praises from his superior officers.
 Mrs. D. A. Adams of Texas can yon, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Bennett of Benson, returned recent ly from Fl Paso where they have been for several weeks. Both of them were operated upon for appendicitis Both are improving rapidly.
 While irrigating near Wilcox the other day Edwin McDaniels was bit ten by a rattler. He was immediate ly brought to town where he received aid and the bite was pro- as not serious.
 The state game warden staid over for few hours at Wilcox on his way to the Graham mountains He says that the elk which have been distribut- ed in the northern part of the state and in the Graham mountains are dc- ing well, and he looks for them to in- crease in numbers rapidly within the next few years.
 The Red Cross board of managers at Douglas held a meeting yesterday and appointed Mrs Joseph Calisher chairman of the committee on civilian relief in place of Dr. L. J. Futile, who is unable to look after the duties of the chairmanship properly on account of other work. He will. however, re- main as a member of the committee and perform whatever professional work that may be required.
 John Houston McMillan, c. Charley George Z Rogers, and Ava Barnes of Douglas, yesterday signed Dn" with Dr. F. l.. Meadows of the Douglas Drug company. special enroll ing agent for the United States Ship ping board. as an applicant for train ing in the merchant marine. If accept ed by the shipping board these young ren will be exempted from the draft, and will take a special course as an apprentice on a training ship before joining a merchant vessel as sailors. ~
 Peace appears to have descended at last over the Baca float grant, in the Santa Cruz valley, north of No gales. A considerable number of the settlers have accepted the judgment of the courts and have made arrange ments for the purchase of their hold ! ngs both the successful litigants. 1 On the south half of the grant. ad- ! judged to D. C. T. Davis. jr., and c. c. ! Watts. 1900 acres of land will be con -racted at once to tenants under the supervision of A. J. Davidson, a skill l sd farmer of that locality. The own ers have reserved a block of 47,000 ! lcres for grazing.
 When w J. Reay, past exalted ruler l )f Douglas lodge No 955 of the B. P. l Q. E., leaves next Monday for Atlantic ! Sity to attend the grand lodge of the l Elks he will take with him a beautiful |. service flag of the local lodge. The 1 lag was made by the wife and mother l )f A. B. MuTchisOn and it contains six l .y-seven blue stars on a white field l The men its stars represent are from | | membership of 800. This flag will | be borne in the parade of the Elks in ! Atlantic City. and the letters telling where it came from are large enougk for all Onlookers to read. The parade l will be more than six miles in length | and it is expected that every lodge in l he United States will have a service | lag in the line of march. The grand 1 odge will go into session on Monday. July s.
 Brig. Gen. DeRosey C. Cabell, com the Arizona district, inform | ed John A. Boyle, secretary of the ! chamber of commerce, this morning | hat in place of the review of troops ,