The border vidette., 1911-04-29
TERRITORIAL NOTES.
Items of Interest Cul!ed From Our Exchanges.

w 1llcOX last week. MT. AudIIlS also shipped 9 mares to Texas. Speaking of range conditions at present MT. Adams stated that
 cattle were in fine shape and | plenty of feed in evidence. Co l chiSe County Press.
 Bonds for $7O,OCO for the con struction of a new high school building in Phoenix have been
 sold by the board of supervisors to the United States Bank <
 Trust company of Cincinatti.
 They are 20 year bonds of a de
 nomination of S1OCO each and they brought a premium of 1 S0126
 In two hours Saturday after noon, 30 residents of Phoenix took advantage of the offer of Prescott to give free lots to anyone who will build houses on them. Therefore, 80 homes at least will be built by eNpectant PhnnicianS in Prescott. It is expected that the total will be 1 increased to 50.
 Advices have been received by the Randolph offices that the long desert stretches of non
 ballasted track between Tucson and the coast will be re-oiled commencing in the near future, i-sO that the work may be finished before the coastward movement of summer vacation crowds com mences.- Citizen.
 Indictments charging five of the most prominent Chinamen in Phoenix with smuggling opium
 were returned by the United States grand jury. Chief among the accused Celestials is Dick Louep mayor of Chinatown. The indictments were the result of the recent Chinatown raid by Customs Inspector Harry Creigh- ton and other United States officers.
 Last week Joe Goodman of St. David made the first cutting of alfalfa hay for the season. This is the earliest cutting of hay in that vicinity ever recorded. The hay crop in the valley this year is good, and the sound of the mower is becoming familiar throughout the valley. MT. Goodman delivered some of the newly cut hay in town Tuesday. Benson Press.
 The long distance telephone line of the Consolidated Tele phone, Telegraph and Electric company is now completed be- tween Tncson and Yuma, and will-be open to use May 15, after testing, according to Frank Ogan, plant superintendent for the company. Nine thousand poles and thousands of pounds of copper wire have been used in the construction.
 Colonel Charles O'Connor of the Sixth United States cavalry arrived in Douglas Saturday at noon with four troops of that regiment. The detachment of the First Cavalry which was located at the San Bernardino ranch, were ordered in and will be replaced by troopers from the Sixth. The Sixth brought with them to Douglas a platoon of Vicbers-Maxim rapid fire guns.
 The first carload of material for the new Indian school build ings was received Monday by the Parker Commercial com pany. A portion of the cement was ordered for H. A. GOodwin's new concrete building. Another shipment of cement is en route from Fl PaSO. Sweeney Bros have secured, the contract for hauling the material for the con tractors of the Indian school and are now engaged in getting it on the ground. Parker Post.
 Seventeen hundred head of stock with hundreds of teamsters are now employed in construc- tiOn of two canals on opposite sides of Colorado river for the irrigation of the Yuma valley, and land values are increasing surprisingly. In the construction of the big siphOn under the Colo rado river compressed air must be used to hold back the quick
 sand, and the compressed air
 machinery is now being erected. The officials of the reclamation
 service hope to have it in place ! by June l.