Arizona republican., 1920-05-17
s3 soO Donat;on to cIobe

MIANI.-At the meeting of the Globe city council City Clerk Mayer read the following letter from W. G. Mcbride manager of the Old Dominion mine, of- fering the city S3.500 to apply on the interest fund for the sewer system. The letter follows:
 MT. J. F. Mayer, city clerk: Reply ing to your letter of the 9th inst, beg to advise you that we will be pleased to contribute the sum of $S,500 to help pay the semi-annual interest on the sewer bonds, due June l.
 We are not in very good position to make this contribution at the present time, but we realize the city is having difficult time to meet it's expenses and we are anxious to see the city go ahead with it's civic improvement and make Globe a more attractive place and We are very glad to assist to this extent. Yours truly,
 w. c. MCBRIDE, Manager, Old Dominion Company.
 A communication received by Mayor Keegan from Senator Ashurst was read to the city council. Senator Ashurst promised to use his best efforts to have the secretary of the interior open the entire reservation to metaliferous min ing and he assured the mayor that Senator Smith had already taken up the matter.-Evening Bulletin.
 Arrest Counterfeiter
 NOGALES -Steaming a one-dollar bill and a five dollar banknote, Jesus Pima, who is jailed in Nogales, sonora, as a. counterfeiter, was enabled to split each of them in the middle, leaving the silk threads on each piece. One piece ] of the five and one of the one were then pasted together, the Mexican police say, so that when presented with the five dollar side up Pima and his associates had little trouble in passing the bills ! They operated in this way for several { weeks before being trapped by the 1 Mexican officers.-Herald.
 Start Work on Apache Trail GLOBE-Work of improving the Apache trail began Monday and large force Of men was sent out by the Union Auto Transportation company to Gov ernment Wells. It is pointed out that the road from Phoenix to Globe and Miami is now in good shape and suf- ficient force of men with proper equip ment will make the rest of the trail equally as smooth.-Arizona Record
 Fire Threatens Mount Lennon ! UCSON.-Spontaneou combustion almost caused summer residents oi Mount Lennon to have to pack their own goods to the top Of the noun tains. The trouble was caused by lin- seed oil leaking on 6 cotton blanFe ei and burning up the packing outfit oi J. ". Knagge, who is in charge of the burros that carry the packs to the tor of the mountain in the soldier camr area--Arizona Daily Star.
 Headway on Road Work i DOUGLTS.-L. C. Huish, who has tho contract for the construction of tho county road being built north and soutf from the international line to an in tersection with the state highway east of the city, is making good headway according to County Engineer Sic Smyth, who. with his assistant, Stull +l- ,4F. ting additional grade stakes on tho work. This road runs one block easi of the city limits and it is said thal 25 per cent of the grade is complete Tn the construction of this road . ditch is being cut on the east side oi the grade to prevent flood waters com ing in to the city. The work is being done by the county and will cost neal $fb,000 when complete-Interuati ational.
 Meat Prices Drop
 JEROAIE.-WeIl, something has gone down at last. Meat is 5 cents a pound cheaper in Jerome.
 That is, the steaks and cuts that you buy over the counter are, on tht average, cents a pound cheaper thar they were a few days ago. Prime dressed steer meat is down from 9 tC 20 cents pound wholesale, and dressed COW meat has dropped from 221b cents to 171a cents.
 The reason for this is that first-c -clas: beef is being gathered right off tho ranges a little farther to the south The Jerome Meat company has jus 1 bought 500 head of extra fat cattle half cows and half steers. from De Crabb, whose stock range west O Wickenburg. This will supply that es tablishmeut for some months.-Verd' Copper News.
 Cleaning Out Prairie Dogs
 WILCOX - Cochise and Graham county people are gradually getting the best Of the prairie dogs according to D A. Cuchrist rodent pest director for Arizona. During the monh Of Apri log farmers and stockmen CO., operated with poison experts K. M. Fisher, C F. Reno and Isaac Rogers in treating 33175 acres with poisoned grain anc carbon bisulphide.
 Farmers of the Mountain View J Pearce and Webb districts dealt the prairie dcgs misery on large scale and at the present rate the people of Cochise and Graham counties vii have set good example for the re- maiuder of the state by being the frs