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PHOENIX GROWS RAPIDLY PHOENIX, June 12.—Phoenix is making rapid growth in population, as well as additional business estab lishments, according to data recently compiled by the local chamber of com mercce. The government census figures for the year 1919 showed this city to have a population of 11,134. The estimated number of residents, which I was gain ed through official sources, shows a population of 30,532 for 1918, or a gain of 19,198 in eight years. Those who are in close touch with the situa tion here are of the opinion that the gain will be much larger during the next eight years than in the past. The population of Maricopa coun ty and the state have also shown very substantial growth. The govern ment census reports show a popula tion of 20,457 for the county in 1900, and the estimated figures for the end of 1918 show that 70,254 people re side within its boundaries. The state has practically doubled in popuation during the past seven years. The census of 1910 showing a population of 204,354, and the recent data shows 409,203. Preparations are to be made in the near future for the gathering of the government census for 1920 and it is anticipated that this city and county, as well as the remainder of the state, will show even more a decided in crease than during the past two years. ‘The war ban being lifted on the erect ing of houses and the general bright outlook of business conditions will cause thousand of persons to make their home here who could not during the past few years. SURVEY FOR WATER PROJECT MESA, June 12.—Necessity for addi tional water storage facilities to sup ply future water needs of the Salt River valley will result in the Water User’ association sending an engineer ing expedition to Morman Flats next week. Advisability and feasibility of con structing a sub reservoir and dam at Morman Flats wil be determined by the association on the report submit ted by this expedition. The expedi tion will consist of 12 men, four months’ work having been planned. Morman Flats is located midway be tween Mesa and Fish Creek, in the Salt River basin. ARIZONA BATTLEFLAGS HOME PHOENIX, June 12. — The battle flahs of the 340th Field Artillery, car ried by Arizonans in the European war zone have come home. The colors arrived today, carefully packed, and will be unfurled at the capitol with other Arizona battle flags, there to remain as reminders of the history-making days when the men of the southwest marched away to fight the Hun. GUARD POWER HOUSES ‘DENIX, line off or damage allow ants operat by the Salt River, Valley Water Users’ association, guards, specially ‘Shake d by Sheriff -Montgomery, were es tablished at the three valley stations and the Roosevelt dam yesterday. This step was taken merely as a “safety first” measure, officers of the associa tion averred Striking members of the electrical workers’ union and their sympathizers have so far conducted themselves in an orderly manner and officials of the association are not an ticipating trouble of any nature, they stated. There has been no demonstration of any nature Whatever, it was announce d today, but the fact that there were no wire connections with Roosevelt dam was taken by many to carry much significance. No cause for the severing of communications was an nounced at the Water Users’ associa tion. : GUILTY OF BOYS’ MURDER GLOBE. June 12—M. D. King was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in the superior court here Wednesday afternoon. The pen alty was set at life imprisonment. King, who is about 72 years of age, was arrested at Magdalena, N. M., on October 8, 1948, following a chase through Arizona and New Mexico. He was charged with the murder of Ar thur Beaum and Paul McMurray, two, Deming youths who accompanied him, on a trip to the White mountains. The bodies of the boys were found in the Black river weighted down with a large stone. Suspicion point ed to King and he was arrested after a long chase. King took the witness stand in t own defense during the trial and in a cold, unaffected way told the jury how he killed the two boys with a m ixe, pleading self defense as an ex cuse for the killing. He stated that the two boys had him “covered” with a #5 calibre automatic when he struck them. FIRE DESTROYS BARN PEORIA, Ariz., June 12.—Fire, said we have been caused by spontaneous combustion, last night destroyed the arge hay barn of Sturgis Brothers at Peoria. The Wire, when discovered, had gained such headway that all ef forts to extinguish it were futile. Total loss by the fire was estimated at $15900. 7. Four hundred tons of hay in the barn was lost, as were a car of hay and a car of wheat standing on the railway track nearby. Two hundred tons of the hay in the barn was the property of a number of farmers, the remainder belonging to Sturgis Brothers. The car of wheat was the property of Charles Bowers, a promi nent rancher near Peoria. PIONEER IS DEAD TUCSON, June 12.—Charles Odell, one of the best known of the old time miners and ranchers of the southwest, lied yesterday at Miami, Ariz., accord ing to a telegram received here from his only surviving relative, Miss Mabel Odell, who is also well known here. CALL CITY ELECTION PHOENIX, June 12.—An emergency ordinance calling for an election July 19 for the purpose of voting on the Proposal to sell $1,300,000 bonds with which to construct a water works sys tem for the city of Phoenix was passed
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Bisbee Daily Review
Bisbee, Arizona, US
Fri, Jun 13, 1919
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