The Benson signal., 1919-04-19
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Arizona State Fair-Nov. 8 to 8. 1919.

road camp, who have been replaced by
free American labor, are back in the
state prison at Florence.
The land department turned inLo the
state treasurer $82,9O7.56, represents
ing the returns taken in by the de-
partment during the month of March.
William Trumback, now a resident
Of Jerome, who recently entered that
mining field, has closed the deal for
taking over under bond the famous
old Crook gold mine, in Crook canon,
and is now operating.
The five men who robbed the First
National Bank at Artesia, CAL, of $780,
900 worth Of Liberty bonds, have been
in Phoenix, according to the statement
of private detective, who is working
on the case for the bank.
No moxe Influenza prescriptions"
will be filled at the sheriff's office un-
less the applicants are under quaran-
tine, on account of the disease. This
was the mandate issued by Sheriff
John Montgomery at Phoenix.
The contractors employing union Ia
Dor have decided to adhere to the $3.50
wage for carpenters, at Phoenix. The
meeting was the result of the demand
Of the union carpenters that they be
! given 81 per day which they said was
promised them last fall when their
wages were increased from $6 to $3.50.
On July LIST, next, the state will
have on hand for road building pur-
poses $1,750OOO while there is avail
able Immediately close to million
dollars of federal money, with another
million and one-third to come from
| Washington next year. This makes a
grand total of $4,OOO,OOO by July l.,
1920.
The land leasing bill and four 9TH
ers carrying the emergency clause,
which were transmitted to the Secre-
tary of state by Governor Campbell
without executive action, "are not the
laws of the state of Arizona under the
constitution" according to the official
written opinion of Attorney General
Wiley Jones.
One thousand farmers and stOckmen
will cooperate this month to distri-
butte poisoned grain over areas in
Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Yavapai,
Cochise and Graham counties i'm the
drive against prairie dogs, according
to an announcement by D. A. GilchriSt
of the Federal Biological Survey, and
rodent pest inspector for Arizona.
Construction of the PRESCOTT Jerome
highway is now assuming Importance,
since favorable weather conditions
permit Of work in the open. e. A..
Wolfe of Flagstaff, has been appoint
ed state division engineer to succeed
F. R. Goodman, and states the main
grading camp is established at the
Forest Ranger station in Yeager cafion
The supervisors of MaricOpa county
have decided to hold an election be-
tween May 3rd and 10th, on the ques
| ton of issuing $4,000,00O in road bonds
to build 273 miles of hard surface
highway within the county limits. The
plans laid before the supervisors show
a net work of roads, which, when com
pleted will place hard surface high
way within a mile and half of the
most remote home in the county.
William Fugere, corporal in the mo-
| tor transport, who was married at No
gales, shot himself through the heart
and died instantly shortly after the
wedding. At army headquarters it
was stated that a Mrs. Fugere of
Douglas, who said she was the corpor-
| ais wife, applied for a portion of his
pay, and that when he was accused of
bigamy he went to his quarters and
committed suicide.
The total resources of all the banks
| in Arizona, state and national, show
III increase from March 4, 1918, to
March 4, 1919, of $9,2SO, 7O869, accord
ing to the report issued by Jesse
Boyce, state auditor and bank exam
1ner.
Ten Chinese and complete layout of
pipes, drugs and other paraphernalia
we're taken in the official dragnet at
Phoenix, when Under Sheriff John
Montgomery raided an underground
resort in China Alley. The officers
declare the raid one of the most i'm
portant ever made in the city and ex-
pcct from it far-reaching results in
breaking up the narcotic ring they say
is operating in the state with Phoenix
as it's headquarters.
Deputy U. S. Attorney Langston said
there was a conflict of evidence over
the exact location of the trading post
where Charles Hubbell is believed to
have been murdered. Langston stated
that one telegram from Flagstaff init
mated that the post was on an Indian
reservation, while a second wire stated
that it was on state land. The settle
ment Of the question is necessary.
Langston pointed out, to determine
| Jurisdiction in the case.
Within two weeks Gila county cat
tlemen have contracted for the sale Of
| Z $50 head Of StnnrS mOct1v one two