Arizona republican., 1920-02-16
About the State
Deputy Sheriff Killed.

Yuma-J. A. Partin, deputy sheriff was shot and killed at WinterhaveI last Wednesday morning. Fred Lake, ranchman, gave the first intimation oi the killing when he telepboaed for a doctor Lake was later Arrested and charged with the murder. He waived extradition and was taken to Fl Gen. tro to await trial.-Sun.
 Hears Gall of Range.
 Yuma-Broncho Jack, the cowboy preacher who has been holding street services in Yuma, has decided--to re turn to the range and take up his old work as circuit rider among the cow boys. The itinerant preacher has held services outside the church. for 26 years, first on the range and then on the streets of many cities.
 Somehow I feel more at home on the range."- he said T can talk on the streets among common folks, but am awkward in these society churches.'-Sun-
 Boom Promised Mayer.
 Prescott-Following the purchase of the immense Mayer estate by the Ari- zona Copper and Mining corporation, comes the announcement that Mayer, a little town of mines and mining. cattle raising aud farming, will have a modern S100.000 hotel in the near flu ture This will be built to attract sum mer tourists and mining men and stim- ulate the town as a business and resi- dential center. Other plans for the de- yeIopment of Mayer include an amuse- ment center and active work on many of the preferred mines in it's vicinity Journa1-M Miner.
 Ones Born Every Minute.
 Miami-A deal has been transacted through a local real estate firm whereby a householder traded his home for a secondhand Ford automo- 10 new owner of the Ford agreed to pay s25 a month rent for his old home Silver Belt.
 Mine Development Promised
 Nogales is being visited by Major J. B. Heymas, NJ. E.. from San Fran cisco; Col. J. w. Lecl<ie. M. E., of Vancouver. British Columbia; Capt. and Mrs. R. D. Adams, with MT. A. F.. Boyd of San Francisco. who are on route southward, their destination the San Lorenzo mines. in the state of Sinaloa, about 45 miles eastward from Quila station on the line of the South ern Pacific. The mines are in an ad- vanced state of development with a deal of ore in sight.-Oasis.
 Bridge Appropriation Approved
 MESA-The erection of the bridge over the Salt river at the Salt River Indian reservation at Lehi, that has been under consideration for the past fifteen months, is now an assured fact, according to information received here today by the committee that was ap pointed to investigate the feasibility of the project. Under the terms of H. R. 1136S, that will come up for action on February goth, the commit tee that had the bill in its hands has approved the proposed appropriation of $15,000 from the federal funds for the governments share in the cost of building the brid/. and the money will be made available as soon as the bill is passed The balance of s45.000 will be paid by the state of Arizona and Maricopa county. and the county agrees to keep the bridge and its ap- breaches in repair.-Tribune.
 Flue Closes Schools
 JEROME-With the approval of every doctor in Jerome the town health there last. Wednesday ordered the schools closed because of the influenza epidemic and barred all children from the movies.-Verde Copper News.
 "Coke' Costs More
 DOUGLAS-At last the blow has fallen, the price has gone up on the popular and universal drug -store bev- craze variously known as coke" dope" shot in- the arm" etc, hence forth the price in Douglas will be one dime, ten cents. and for a wonder the var tax is included.-Internatio