Williams news., 1919-08-22

Bradner of Phoenix, first district, and Ray Bernard Leach of Tucson, second district
 Paul H. Roberts of the grazing de- partment of the forest service has just returned from a tour over the Datil forest in Socorro county, New Mexico, and reports the range conditions fine, with plenty of grass for summer and good prospects for plenty of winter feed.
 Little Nat Roberts, son of Mrs. En- ma Roberts of Lovington, was bitten by a rattle snake while playing in the yard near the house. Medical aid was secured within a short time after the child was bitten but it was too late to save his life and he died in the af- ternoon of the same day.
 During the month of June 13,25O quarts of poisoned grain were distrib- uted over 42, Al acres of Arizona ranges and ranches by the Biological Survey, Agricultural Extension Serv- ice, and livestock forces engaged CO., operatively in the big state drive against noxious rodent pests.
 l.. 1nman, a government trapper in New Mexico, while riding homeward with cub bear in his arms, was over taken by an electric storm. A bolt struck young Bruin, killing him in stantly. The horse was knocked to its knees and Inman was slightly stunned but otherwise escaped injury.
 A terrific thunderstorm visited the town of Central recently and turned all the streams into rivers in a few minutes. During the storm lightning struck a large cottonwood tree near the house of Lieutenant Meadow and sent limbs and parts of the tree through the roof into the room where the family were sitting. The roof of the house was badly damaged but the members of the family escaped unin- jured.
 W. S. Hopewell, 72 years old, pio- neer mining man and stockgrower of Colorado and New Mexico, is dead at Albuquerque. He came to Colorado and established a freighting business at Leadville in 1874, and later moved to New Mexico, where he was the own CT of large cattle ranch interests. He was the prime mover in building the
 
 In other development activities in this state over a period of forty years.
 Work on the installation of the new fire line system at Jerome, Ariz., the contract for which was let to J. D. Newcomb, will not begin for at least two weeks, according to information received by City Clerk A. E. Weidman. The delay is occasioned by shipments of material which can not arrive be fore that time. In the neighbOrhOod of $25,0OO worth of pipe will be re- quired for the system under the plans prepared by Tom Mcleod, consulting engineer.
 Controversy existing at Phoenix over whether Charles H. Harris or Walter S. Ingalls is adjutant general of the state of Arizona has led the War De- partment to send official mail from the bureau of militia affairs direct to the governor, who will be at liberty to turn such correspondence over to whatever agent he desires for the transaction of official business, it was learned. Harris was appointed to the office some years ago and has re- fused to relinquish it. Ingalls, was ap- pointed adjutant general about six weeks ago. Litigation to determine which shall have the office is pending
 In the first six months of the cur rent year the Arizona Commercial Mining Company produced approxi- mately 3,5OO,OOO pounds of copper. This by no means represents what the company could have done had metal 1oC favorable, for in unison with the rest of the copper producers Arizona Com mercia1 has been operating at about 60 per cent of capacity.
 Rapidly completing their program for the Labor Day observance at Al buquerque, N. M., on Sept. l, repre- sentatives of the Central Labor Union announced the signing of contracts for a premier boxing battle in the national guard armory between Carl Macke of Denver and Benny Cordova of Albu- querque. Macke has just knocked out Joe (Wop) Flynn, considered one of the best of them, and is expected to give the local boy fast contest. Two other bouts will be staged, the contests to begin at o'clock. The principal events will be the parade at 10 o'clock in the morning, which will terminate at Robinson park where the Hon. Rol- land B. Mahaney, assistant secretary of labor, and Acting Governor Pankey will address the people.
 Cheaper coal for Arizona may be the result of the complaint in intervention filed by the corporation commission in case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, brought by the copper companies, which complain that they have been charged excessive and pro- hibitive rates for the shipment of coal