The border vidette., 1914-08-15
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Called From Our
 Exchang ,s.

Practically every country ir
 the state had woman's re-
 gistration day" recently, with
 the results that several thousand
 women were registered over the
 state in one day.
 It is understood that at re-
 cent meeting held in Phoenix
 and attended by many druggists
 of the state; it was decided to
 wage an active campaign against
 the state wide prohibition
 amendment.
 Two carloads of savage look
 ing Serbs from the various min ing camps from Arizona passed
 through Douglas last week bound
 for the east. They are hurry
 ing back to their native land to
 answer the war call which has
 been sent over the world. A fine, big lawn, numerous
 trees and many pieces of shrub
 bery are now being planted
 about the high school building
 in Douglas. it being the object | of the trustees to beautify the
 block occupied by the school be- l for the coming term opens. Nose Drachman, one of the
 best known residents of southern Arizona, is candidate for the democratic nomination for state senator from Pima county. Dr. c. A. Schrader, also a we'll known Tucson man, is can didate for county supervisor. While digging a we'll in Peeples, valley, a farmer named Wolcott uncovered, at a depth of four feet, the skeleton of a primitive man. The skeleton was we'll preserved and the most remarkable part of it was the skull. which was at least half an inch thick.
 Orders for 27O,OOO paper covers for text book to be furnish by the state next year are be- ing sent out this week from the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The covers will cost little over one cent each, or approximately S2, ,8OO.- Ariz. Republican.
 Supplying fresh trout to the people of Prescott and Arizona is the object of the five men who have launched the Crystal Spring Trout company, cor poration to buy, raise, propagate and generally deal in all kinds of fresh fish and to build and | construct hatcheries for the | raising of fish. The capital | stock is $5O,OOO.
 The bounty formerly paid by the county on coyotes and wild | at a meeting of board of super visors. NimrodS will in future receive S1 instead of S2 on the former, and 50 cents instead of Sl on the latter. According to Secretary Smalley of the Pima County Taxpayers association, who recently protested that the bounty paid was too large, the new rates will effect a saving of $2OOO each year to the taxpayers.
 The residents of Globe who the division of Gila and the creation there from of the proposed new county of Miami, have organized the Anti ti-Division Association. A contest has been started, open to all school children in the in which the young sters are asked to write letters stating their reasons why the county should not be divided. Two hundred dollars in prizes will be awarded to the writers of the winning letters
 pr. Bim Smith, we'll known surgeon residing in and one of tEe few men, American or Mexican, who can honestly lay claim to with the warlike Seri is now a visitor in Dou glas. Dr. Smith brought with him a number of presents given him by Juan Tomas, the aged war chief of the tribe. Dr. Smith is probably the only white man who has explored Tiburon island and who now lives to tell the tale. The Seri's are report ed to be cannibals, but Dr.