Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-08
Cochise County News Briefs
Ice and Frost

Ice formed. and there was a heavy , frost along the San Pedro river in [ the vicinity of St. David Friday night.
 Will Start by Fall
 Advices from the Apache Powder Companys plant are to the effect that the machinery is being rapidly install ed and that the plant will be ready l for operation to turn out explosives by the time that the mining compan- ies resume operations this fall.- Rate Hearing Set
 The telephone rate hearing. in which the Mountain States Telephone Company asks permission of the state corporation commission to increase it's toll charges for service will be held at the Douglas city hall Friday, May l3. Known in Douglas
 Walter M. Bunting, a mail aviator burned td death when his airplane crashed at Rock Springs, Wyo., Thurs day, was well known in Douglas. hay ing been stationed there with the 12th Aero Squadron as a second lieu tenant. Bunting left the army to join the mail service last July. He came 10 Douglas with the seth Air Squad ron and was transferred to the 18th when the 96th moved away.
 Guards Desert
 Leaving several prisoners to return to the camp unguarded three sentries from the First Cavalry Thursday aft ernoon deserted and are now believed to be in Colonia Morales, Sonora. Their horses and saddles were caught by the Mexican fiscals below Slaugh- ter's ranch and are being held by them pending instructions from their chief, General Blanc
 The prisoners who were being guarded by the sentries returned to camp Thursday night and reported that their guards had left them early in the afternoon. According to infor- nation received at Agua Prieta, the soldiers were seen in Mormon colony at Morales late Thursday evening.
 Doves Plentiful
 Those who travel the roads in the county are impressed with the larse number of doves encountered in this vicinity. When open season for aoves arrives there will be enough to keep the sportsmen busy long time be- for the great number of doves are vfs- ibly diminished On the road from Bisbee to Douglas each side of the highway is lined for several miles with doves which fly away in great droves on the approach of an auIomo- mobile only to return at once to the roadside. These doves herd in Ilocks numbering from 25 to 100.
 Charge Dismissed
 G. T. Zurne, arrested last Tuesday in Douglas and charged with mayhem by his sister-in-law, Mrs William Springer, was released from the city jail Friday after the complaining wit ness had applied to Judge Jack to dismiss the case. Zurne, according to the complaint, struck his sister-in-i l law when she censured him for failing to obtain employment. Because she wears glasses, the complaint was sworn out for mayhem.
 Zurne is a discharged soldier. who left the army at Camp Jones. He says he intends to go back into the service after his furlough expires and did not attempt to obtain employment be- cause of the depression prevalent in Douglas.
 Allowed Three Members
 Appointment of three men from the state of Arizona for consideration as members of the National Fruit Grow ers' Marketing Committee of 21 mem- bers. has been requested of c. s. Brown, president of the Arizona State Farm Bureau. by the president of the fruit growers association, in a letter received at the local farm bureau Tuesday. This committee was author ized at the congress of the fruit grow CTS association held in Chicago last April and is for the purpose of carry ing on nation wide survey for the benefit Of the nations horticultural lsts Tn regard to the marketing of their products. MT. Brown was in Co chise county last week from where he went to Phoenix, during which time he will take under consideration the appointment of the three men request ed.