The border vidette., 1909-02-27


 change of shedule on the s. P. lines. She passenger trains to and from Mex Ico, will make Benson the end of their run in the United States. instead of Tucson, as at present.-Benson Press.
 Oity Marshal Douglas and his street gang are making some much needed improvements in the appearance of our city streets, and as soon as the county road;g grader is obtainable will begin the long looked for grading of Main street Florence Blade.
 One of the worst blizzards of the winter came up on Friday night, and during almost the entire night the wind blew a gale and snow and sleet drifted into great piles all over town, says a Flagstaff correspondent. The storm was accompanied by m electric al display such as has not been seen here for years.
 David $. Foster arrived in Tucson this morning (Thursday Feb. 23) from Sinaloa where he visited the La Pros peridad Colony Association land south of Culiacan. He states that the land is very fertile and that it is quite pro ductive. He thinks that the Sinaloa country has a great future in an agri- cultural way and that it's development has just begun. Mir. Foster is a re- sident of Oovina, Cal.-Tucson Citizen.
 Former Ranger Hayhurst reached Douglas Monday evening. brin ging with him an alleged cattle thief. When Rayhurst had placed his pris- oner in a cell at the jail. he learned of the passage of the bill abolishing the ranger force over the governors veto and at the same time was handed a telegram from Captain of the Rangers Harry Wheeler. notifying him to send in his star, as his office was abolished. Tombstone Prospector.
 There arc about quarter of a mil- lion acres of land tributary to Benson, open to homestead entry, that would come under the provisions of this act. Many homesteads could be taken where good water is known to be found by digging wells, but the principal portion on the mesas each side of the valley. has not been prospected for water, and no homesteader will file on it under the present law. which re- quires them to live on it. whether they find water or not-Press.
 Hon. Mark A. Smith has introduced bill in the lower house of congress. by which the federal govern ment cedes to the town of Yuma about three acres of land, including the old stone quarry on penitentiary hill and so much of the old Fort Yuma reserva- tion as Is necessary to extend First street from Madison avenue to the city limits. distance of more than 1000 feet The bill was only in - troduced last week and it is doubtful if it will be enacted at this session of congress.
 u0 SuO" Ol LA0 lhSo ACT ooyo "hi be great benefit to the cattle in - dustry, as it will give the grass an early start for spring, besides filling Natures reservoirs, which feed the various mountain springs. Over six inches of snow fell at the reservoir site of the Huachuca Water Co.,. in the Huachuca mountains. Sunday night, and the heavy winds which blew most of the night filled the deep draws with many feet of snow, and the fall oi snow near the summit was especially heavy.-Tombstone Prospector.
 In great measure the commercia standing of town is reckoned ac- cording to the number and value oi it's business enterprises; it's mora standing according to the number and power of It's institutions exerting g good influence as opposed to those ex- erting bad influence. These thin g' being true. it should be the intent o the citizens of place to encourage sucn new enterprises as tend in any way to make the place better, for town is greatly what its citizens mak' ma k it, nothing more and nothing