The Benson signal., 1918-03-30
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS


Once more the lid has been clamped
down on Jerome.
The contract for sanitary sewer
system for Jerome has been let.
Construction of the Douglas cavalry
cantonment has been temporarily
held up.
John ]. Birdno, receiver of the Unit
ed States Land Office. died at his
home in Phoenix
Salt River Valley Water Users AS
sociation will spend $1,O0O,O0O on dam
and reservoir on Verde river.
Water polo is to be organized at the
Douglas Y. M. c. A. by the officers
and men of the 3OSth cavalry.
Yeggmen blew the safe in the depot
of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix
railroad at Hot Springs Junction.
Over 100000 sheep are being fed in
the Salt River valley, and as many
more are grazing on the nearby hills.
The Boy Scouts of Globe will i'm
mediately begin work on the large
Wheatfields.
Many trainmen in Globe and Miami
have answered the call of the nation
for volunteer railroad workers to
serve overseas.
No Jerome hero who has gone to
war is better remembered than Lieu
tenant John L. Sullivan. Two service
flags are displayed in his honor
Capt. Neil Bailey is about to be sent
to France to continue his work with
the United States traffic officials in
charge of foreign transportation.
The Western Union into Ajo is to
have a practically new line. The old
line was found to be too far from the
railroad track, some of the poles be-
ing two miles away
A criminal complaint was filed in
Yuma against H. Morgan, business
man of Yuma and Gadsden, charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretenses and fraud.
Two Douglas boys were wounded in
action in France. They were Domin-
eek Negri, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Negri, and Arthur Tobins Degamach,
brother of Mrs. Francis Robinson.
Thousands of dollars are reported
being kept in Jerome by the new gov
ernment regulation prohibiting the re-
mittance of more than $40 month to
any one person in any foreign country
except England, France and Italy.
Plans prepared by the successful
architect in contest to be conducted
by the commission of state institutions
will be adopted for the construction of
the addition to the state capitol build
ing.
That arrangements have been prac-
tically completed for taking care of the
total cost of the new Prescott-Jerome
short-line highway was announced at
the last meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce of Prescott.
The renewed advance of cotton adds
interest to the fact that Arizona is
now a producer of that desirable ma
terial. The Arizona cotton crop, esti-
mated as worth $8,000,00O, is of large
benefit in the prosecusion of the war.
F. J. K. Mcbride, formerly secretary
to the commission of state institutions,
has accepted the appointment as as
sistant attorney general, filling the Of
flee made vacant by l.. T. Whitney,
who recently was appointed on the
commission of state institutions.
Every school child in Arizona must
be vaccinated within a reasonable
length of time or be able to show a
satisfactory scar from a previous vac
cination, according to an order made
public by the State Board of Health, Of
which DR.. w. o. Sweek, director of
public health, is chairman.
Oatman is considerably excited over
the recent gold strikes near that place.
Within twenty-four hours gold in pay
ing quantities was struck in the Tom
Reed, United Eastern and Gold Ore
mines. This find assays from $40 to
$400 per ton. A new strike was also
reported in the old Comstock mine at
Virginia City.
1t is understood that an agreement
has been reached between the man
agement of the Consolidated Arizona
Smelling company and the stockhold-
ers on all the vital points at issue.
The output of copper this year is ex-
pected to reach 2,750,0OO pounds a
month. Profits for the current quarter
are estimated over $425,OO0.
When the cross cut from the 525
foot level of the Aztec in the Bald
Eagle claim of the Tom Reed Com
pany at Oatman, revealed a vein 81
feet wide carrying some values clear
hcross and $26.50 in gold for over 80
feet, possibilities were opened up far
SURPRISING anything in gold mining in
the country. Careful sampling,
checked by mill returns, justify to-
tai average value of about $50 per
+0o for tho oOfiro 1on 9th 0f tho drift