Arizona republican., 1921-09-11
Hot Council Session


 PRESCOTT-In a session that bristled with hints of collusive bid ding. excessive profits and other amenities, tn city council last eve ming rejected the two bids for paving the downtown section by a vote of 3 to and a half hour later rescinded that action and took the bids under consideration until next Monday afternoon.-Journal- Miner
 Railroad Man In Bisbee
 BISBEE-T. s. Sehumaker, presi- dent of the E. P. & $. w. railroad sys- tenn, l.. U. Morris, general manager; Garnett King, general passenger agent; Ed Campbell. travelling en- gineer, and H. S. Fairbanks, division superintendent were in the Warren district yesterday.
 They arrived here on private train Tuesday evening and left here yes terday on tour of inspection of the system as far as Tucson.-Reyiew.
 Child Shooting Victim
 PRESCOTT-Little Anastacia Mi- chiner, Il years old. who for several years has been a pupil at St. Josephs academy and a favorite with her classmates and her teachers, will not answer roll call this year.
  cidental shooting late Tuesday, as she was preparing to return to Pres colt. She died the same day as result of the bullet wound.-Courier.
 Expect Decision
 UCSON-Decision by the state tax commission as to whether the ex- pense of repairing the Rillito bridge on the Oracle road .justifies an emer- gency appropriation by the board of supervisors will probably be handed down by the state tax commission in a week. Clerk Harry R. Batterton an- nounced last night.-Star.
 Ask Flood Protection
 NOGALES-Oscar Coll, editor of the Patagonian: c. l.. Northcraft, Joe R. Collie and W. P. Capehart, com prised a delegation of prominent Patagonia people appearing before the county board of supervisors yes terday, in regard to having something done to prevent flood waters sweep ing down on Patagonia, and damag- ing the town.
 The board advised the delegation to have the Patagonia chamber of commerce take up the matter with the state highway department, and see what the department intends to do about drainage when they bring the state highway through Pata- gonla.-Herald.
 Escape Plan Discovered
 MIAMI-Pat Lewis, awaiting trial on a charge of conspiracy at the next term of the United States district court, has for some time been plan ming quiet, orderly escape from .he Gila county jail, according to officers. Lewis held out a spoon which had been served with the daily repast. nF indippGtinn and a file, slipped to hlm by friend, Lewis began to fashion key with which he figured he would un- lock his way to liberty. When 1ail- CTS or other officers hove into view Lewis Powed the key into the brush end of a broom. At other times he stuck the make-shift Key under with pieces of chewing gum. His serene came to grief when the broom was inadvertently upset in the pres ence of an officer.-Silver Belt.
 Criticize Prison Fare
 GLOBE-There was noticeable improvement in the quality of the food delivered at the county jail yes- terday by Dee Gin Foo. who has the contract for feeding the prisoners but no improvement in the coffee, which seems to be composed mostly N- contract for feeding the county pris- oners for several years. The con- tract price this year is 32 cents per meal, which is sufficiently high to warrant serving wholesome tood, ana insure a good profit to the con- tractor-Arizona Record.
 To Improve Highway
 MIAMI-In' order to carry out the job of widening and improving the Payson road between Roosevelt and Anglers Inn, which is budgeted at S60,000. the county highway depart ment will procure a steam shovel at a cost of between s11,000 and S12,OO0 to do the heavy excavation work. The shovel, 1t is estimated, will take the place of about 100 men. Complaints as to the condition of the road nave been met by the decision to put 1t in excellent order. Not only Is the road much too narrow for the traffic, but the drainage is very poor and the steam shovel will be employed 10