The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS

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A public school protective league
has been organized in Phoenix
1t is understood that the I. w. w.
has started on another membership
campaign in the Globe district.
c. E. Lopez of Benson, shipped a
carload of watermelons to Camp Cody,
N. M, raised at Pomerene, and of fine
quality.
A sergeant of a colored cavalry out
fit floored German alien in Tucson
when the prisoner tried to take the
sergeant's gun.
A large warehouse for supplies for
all of the state institutions is to be
erected at Phoenix by the Commits
sion Of State Institutions.
Samuel Schafer, deserter from the
Canadian forces, was arrested at
Sonora and taken to Nogales. He will
be returned to Canada for trial.
Word was received at Bisbee from
Washington that President Wilson
had sent the name of Postmaster l..
r. Bailey to the Senate for confirma-
ton.
Miguel Grijalva, the convict who
killed fellow prisoner, Frank
Spence, has been sent to the Arizona
insane asylum, having been adjudged
insane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustin Cavaletto of
Tucson have been notified by the War
Department that their son, Amadeo
Cayaletto, is missing in action in
France.
President G. J. Roskruge, of the
Tucson Rifle club, who also~is secre-
tary of the Arizona Rifle association,
has been getting up team of six
teen men for the great rifle competi-
stions at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Two Americans were killed, twenty
nine wounded, and more than 500
American troops were engaged for
one and one-half hours on the border
at Nogales during a skirmish between
American troops and Mexicans.
Robert L. Morton and w. F. Bur-
lison, arrested at Cottonwood charged
with distributing seditious literature
and obstruction of the sale of Lib
erty Bonds, are to have an early trial.
They are out of Jail, on $4,000 bonds.
Word was received at Bisbee that
Edward G.. Wade, who has been in
charge of recruiting in the southwest
for the army Y. M. C. A. has been
ordered to New York City, from which
place he will be sent for "Y" service
overseas.
Business men in Tucson are join
ing with commercial organizations in
other parts of the state in protest over
the order of the State Council of De-
tense demanding that cost prices be
marked on all articles displayed for
sale.
c. H. Young, Jr., of Boston, Mass,
who with his brothers were engaged
In mining at CORTLAND and who still
own the Great Western property
GERS Training Camp at Fort Ogle.
thorpe, Ca, and has been commits
stoned a second lieutenant in the
'ield artillery.
Two new appointments to the Board
of Regents of the University of Ari-
roma were announced by Gov George
w. p. Hunt The new members are
Mrs. Marshall of Tucson, to succeed
Rudolph Rasmussen, whose term
has expired, and J. N. Chapman Of
WinsloW, to succeed DR.. NJ V. Whit
more, also retired at the expiration
of his term. Both of the appointees
IRE Republicans.
According to word received in
Tombstone, Leo C'Red") Barclay, who
went to Camp Funston from Tomb
atone, is now sergeant in one Of
The companies at that camp.
Deputy State Game Warden Charles
A. Seaman, of Stafford, has charge of
the herd of elk which were placed in
Mt Graham preserve last March. At
: that time there were tWenty-three elk
in the herd, seven have since died,
leaving sixteen, which are reported TO
be in fine condition. The elk feed
around Cottonwood wash and Ash
creek. Deputy Seaman will take one
COW elk to the Arizona State Fair
next November for exhibition.
At last the toll of battle has been
paid by Greenlee. One of the boys
who went to the front to fight for
the safety of mankind against the
brutality of the Hunnish hordes, has
given his life in humanity's cause.
The wars casualty list has reached
our own homes. The first of Green
lees's sons to succumb to the terrible
war god is Willie Lee McCulloch, son
of Mr.. and Mrs j. G. McCulloch OF
Duncan. News of his death was re-
ceived by his parents, and the same
day the sad tidings reached Clifton.
Judge Pattee of the Supreme Court
gave judgment for the plaintiff in tho
sum of $4,000 in the case of Oliver
B. Dawson against the Mines Metal
Extraction Company, a mining and
smelling company in which Mrs.