Arizona republican., 1920-03-26
Water Users Meet

Water Users Meet
 CLIFTON-The second meeting Of the Greenlee County Water Users As- sociation was held at Franklin on Sat urday afternoon last and a large at tendance, between 60 and 1o citizens of Clifton and the Duncan valley, were in attendance.
 The meeting was presided over by Frank J. McGrath, president of the association, and after the reading or the minutes of the first meeting, general discussion was held relative to the procedure to be followed by the association in securing, through the office of the state land commissioner, ar appropriation for cooperative sur vey, under the direction of the fed eral reclamation bureau of the upper Gila reclamation project.-Copper Era.
 Gets Water Mains
 TUCSON.-Relief for the water sit uation in the north end of the city is in sight with the recent arrival Of the 12-inch pipes which will be used in the construction of the water main along the speedway. Mayor Parker said yesterday that the laying of the pipes will be started immediately and that in a short time all residents of the north side will be furnished with Water-Star.
 Mine Shuts Down
 DOUGLAS-The C. X A. Mining company, chief owner of the Gadsden mine at Jerome. has decided to close down the property. according to an announcement from Jerome, which says:
 Upon instructions from Bisbee, Su- perintendent Jack Hooper will finally suspend operations at the Godsden property about March p. The dia- mond drilling from the 1200foot level has already been stopped; today pumps are being pulled and track taken up. The water columns and other fittings are being left in the shaft, however. indicating that the Calumet & Arizona people have some intention of resum- ing development of the Gadsden at some future date.
 This move was not unexpected. For several weeks it has been generally known in Jerome that the c. & A. people intended to drop the develop ment of the Gadsden until the copper market improves and the money situa- ton changeS.-Internatio
 Flu Hits St. Johns
 ST. JOHNS-According to a state ment made by Bishop W. D. Rencher, 70 per cent of the population on the west side were stricken with influenza the past week. Whole families and many of them were i'll at the same time, so 1t may be imagined that doc tors and nurses were worked almost to the limit of endurance.
 The worst is over, says Dr. Bouldin, but all are admonished to be cautious about getting out too soon. Many of the first families to take the disease have recovered and are now helping to care for those who took it later-Ob- server
 Hearing Road Case
 NOGALES-County Attorney Les lie c. Hardy went to Tucson 10 appear in the federal court in the interest of the county in the injunction brought by the Baca Float grant own CTS in the matter of roads across their property. It will be recalled that the grant owners fenced off the road be- tween Patagonia and Salero, and the county removed the fences. Then the fences were rebuilt and an injunction suit against interfering with them was brought in the federal court. A tenn porary injunction was granted. The hearing yesterday was on a motion to make the injunction permanent.- Oasis.
 AIIege Paving Faulty
 TOMBSTONE = Claiming that the | paving between Forest Station and | Lowell was faulty, broken in many | places and sunl1en in others, and thSt the crowning and surfacing of the standard, both commission built roads | were turned down at the last meeting | of the board of supervisors, when the | offered to turn the roads | over to the board for maintenance.
 The board replied to the commits sion's letter that inasmuch as the roads were in no condition to be accepted without the immediate expenditure of | sum, they would decline 10 take charge until they were put in good shape by the commission.-Pros- Dector.
 Hospital Gets Publicity
 PRESCOTT-Because of the ifn- portance of the step taken by the local chapter of the Red Cross when the house work was taken up by the Red Cross to make that insti- tuition available for the disabled veter- ans of Whipple Barracks hospital, the Red Cross Bulletin, the official organ of the Pacific division of the Red Cross. nllhlished in San Era nciSco. Cal.