The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1923-06-15
BRIEF
ARIZONA
ITEMS

| fail.
According to rumors in circulation
on the border a brewery is to be built
in Nogales, Sonora, by Ell Paso and
Juarez capital
Dan Belefuenta, a painter of PhOe>
nix died at Prescott hospital from
burns received when a current Of
$4,000 volts passed through his body.
Five acres of ground in Rustler's
park, one quarter of mile north of
the Boy Scout camp was selected by
a committee for the Douglas Elks
| lodge camp site.
Fire breaking out at an early hour
destroyed property valued at approx
| imately $4,000 in the business dis
trict of Somerton, Yuma cOunty's sec
Ond largest town.
Recent development work on the
properties of the Lion Hill Mining and
Smelling Company, about six miles
above Parker, Ariz., has shown excel
lent results according to announce
ments.
| dollars have been distributed to the
10 units of the American Legion Aux
Hilary of Arizona, it was announced
| by Neri Osborn, Jr., state adjutant Of
the legion.
Because her mother spanked her,
pretty siXteen-year-old Maria Luisa
Felis, committed suicide at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ysmall
Blanco, on Buenos Aires avenue, No
gales, Sonora.
Resumption of manganiferous iron
ore mining has been arranged for by
the Goodier interests The property
to be reopened is that in the Lone
Mountain district owned by J. K. Ven
Gil and c. w. Causand, located about
three miles from Silver City.
A supplementary compact to be en-
tered into by Arizona, California and
| Nevada, the three states of the lower
| Colorado river basin, is advocated as
a solution of the Colorado river prob
| lem in statement made public by
Thomas Maddox, former state engi-
neer.
Members of the Tucson Civilian
Rifle Club distinguished themselves
in the Arizona state rifle matches by
winning three out of four events, to-
gether with the grand aggregate for
individual marksmen which went to
Dr. A. c. Schnabel, coach of the Tue
son teams.
Wayne Hubbs, state treasurer, has
received a check for $1,067.92 in pay
ment of the Inheritance tax due the
state from the estate of Elizabeth
Hoatson, who died january % at her
home in Pasadena, Calf. The estate
amounted to $92, 1850, of which $780,
$3.50 was located in Arizona and
subject to the Arizona tax.
Amos A. Belts, chairman of the
state corporation commission will
leave Phoenix Monday, June IS, for
Washington, D. c., where ne will take
part in the oral arguments to be pre-
scented before the Interstate Com
merce Commission on Monday, June
%, in the three cent passenger fare
case, and on Thursday and Friday,
June % and 30, in the express rate
case.
4 Masonic lodge has been organized
in Bowie. A dispensation was re-
ceiyed from the state organization.
There were about 80 members pres
emf. The Masons there have been
holding meetings at q Masonic club
but now that the dispensation has
been received they will have regu-
lar Masonic organization. G. B. Per-
nell, agent for the S. 2. Company, pre-
sided at the meeting.
Gasoline exploded at the home of
c. II. Seeley at Winsow, when Mrs.
Seeley was doing some cleaning work
and as a result she was burned so
badly that she died within two hours.
The Ray Hercules Mines Company,
Ted Wilson, has announced the eXpec-
tatiOn of adding a second unit to its
900 ton flotation mill at Hercules. The
DIESEL power plant is said to be ample
for the increased demand.
The bond election held last Satur-
day at McNeal carried by good ma
iority. The bonds will be sold for the
purpose of Lf1,Iding an addition to the
school hsuse and improving the
grounds The amount of the bonds to
be solo vas $4,000.
E. Z. COOmbs and A. Y. Smith dur
ing the past few days have been MAX
ing a tour of inspection of a number
az the sugar beet fields in the diff
fctent parts of the valley around
Pearce. They report that the beets
are doing fine and that an excellent
crop will be made. In some places
beets were pulled up that have al
ready reached two inches in diameter
and are solid The beets were plant
ed in April.
Shaft sinking at the property of the