The border vidette., 1914-06-27
ARIZONA NOTES. .
Items of Interest Called From Our
 1Exchanges.

t There are 1900 acres of sugar
 cane in the Salt River valley, Tall flourishing.
 . The state board of control has
 adopted rule that boys and
 girls in the industrial school, at
 Fort Grant, must write to
 their parents or other near re
 latives at least once month.
 State Treasurer D. F. Johnson
 has withdrawn from the race for the tax commission. In a written statement, he says that the pre- sent incumbents, P. J. Miller and c. M. Zander, have made good and deserve reelection. l Charles R. Plowe, the third I member, holds over till 1917.
 Five of the school districts of Yavapai county recently voted | bonds for new school houses. They were $95, ,OOO in school bond | were voted for Prescott, $25, ,OOO for Jerome, S1O,OOO for Mayer, S5 GOO for Ash Fork and S1 ,6OO for Cornville. In each instance the bonds were bought at a premium.
 The Juan Cabral, who was re- | ported executed in a dispatch from Mexico City, was not the Juan Cabral who was so well known in Tucson, according to a SchOOlmate of Juan'S. It is claimed that the Cabral known in Tucson is general under Obregon and is in the vicinity of Mazatlan.
 Blanks for the annual reports of investments companies doing basiness in Arizona have been sent out by the corporation com mission. Companies failing to file their annual reports by July 10 forfeit their right to do busi- ness in this state. This is one of the provisions of the SO called "blue sky" law.
 Harry Locke, the road map king" has just completed a special road map and guide cov- ering the Los Angeles San Diego Phoenix road race this fall. It is fine piece of work. In one part is large map showing the roads of California, New Mexico and Arizona and Tombstone is there in great big letters, on the Borderland route.
 During the rain storm We'd nesday, 134 head of sheep be- longing to H. B. Kelly were killed on the range by lightning, near his ranch at Rogers Lake. The storm was not very severe one and there was very little lightning near Flagstaff. The sheep were crowded close to- gether during the storm and the | one stroke did the work. Flag staff Sun.
 As a result of an accident, which occurred on the Clifton Morenci road, shortly after mid | night Friday, Veli 4O-car lies at the bottom of a canyon about two miles from Clifton, almost a i total wreck, and Shortly Jarrett and A. R. Coleman and Dick Goode are in the A. c. hospital suffering from injuries received in the wild dash of the car down the mountain side.
 Fifteen applicants took the examination Wednesday at Tue son for the position of immigra- tion inspector under the civil service rules. Theposition pays from S138O to $500 per year The examination was conducted by Don c. Etchells, local civil ser vice examiner. Two of the appli- cantS were from Fort Huachuca, two from NogaleS and two from Douglas. The position is one of the best open to applicants in the immigration. service.
 The Fl Paso and Southwest ern railroad has hauled away from Cochise county during the present year 842 cars loaded with cattle, as follows: From Douglas. 366 cars; from Here ford, 318 cars; from Naco, 133 cars, and from Bernardiuo, 25 cars. A close estimate by cat tlemen puts the average number of cattle to the car at 40, mak- ing total of 33. 6SO, and as the average price was estimated at forty dollars per head, we have the magnificent sum of S1,347,- POO as the amount received for cattle shipped from this county