The border vidette., 1914-02-28
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

| oI 4NoS llotS ISSC'NSSi
 authoriza ton from the corpora
 tion commission to establish a
 minimum rata of S1 per month
 for gas and has put it's new
 rates in operation, beginning
 with February.
 Jim Finch and Joe Larrieu
 have bought the old slag pile near Benson, which has been
 there since the old smelter wss operated near that town in 1881
 and 1862. The old smelter did
 not have the machinery to get
 all the values from the ore and
 slag carries considera ble values
 that are worth the getting out. l Sheep men coming into this county report that fully POO, ,OOO
 head of sheep will be brought | here this year for lambing and shearing The great growth of grass and weeds through the
 hills and valleys make it pos sible to feed an immense number of sheep and the owners will be sure to take advantage of it. Mohave Miner.
 The Colter Construction at St. Johns has resumed road work for Apache county that had been discontinued for lack of funds. Arrangements for the continuance were made by the board at it's last meeting. Apache county will receive S65CO from the state highway fund, which is to be used for bridge construction.
 Major l.. E. Carrillo a prom inent cattleman of Nogales, who is associated with Ex- Sheriff Tom Turner in the ownership of valuable property in the Elgin- Camille country, passed through Patagonia on his way to the ranch Thursday MeSsrs. Turner and Carrillo recently disposed of some of their cattle to Harry Saxon, the purchase price being $50 and S2O.- Patagonian.
 Pretending to be deaf and dumb, N. c. White has been soliciting aims from the charit- ably inclined of Tucson with a considerable degree of profit to himself When caught leaving a room in a Tucson rooming house with an overcoat that belonged to another. White miraculously recovered his speech, which rushed forth in torrent of abuse. He is now serving a ninety day sentence in the county jail.
 The much desired rain storm for Arizona appeared on Satur day, While the precipitation amounted to only a little over one half an inch in Phoenix, it extended all over the state and particularly throughout the Ton to basin reservoir water shed, in which the people of the valley are particularly interested. The | water already stored is of Suffi- | cient quantity to insure an i abundance for the entire season | should no more fall.-Gazette.
 Roy Gillen, justice of the peace of Tucson and four others | have had a marvellous escape | from death and injury. Justice | 0IllCH, DePuUy OheIll DG0l, Deel's son and two witnesses were on the way to Mammoth when Gillen lost control of the car on a sharp grade. It struck a rock and turned completely over, roll ing off the road. Although the car was badly wrecked none of the occupants were injured beyond scratches and slight bruises.
 The decision of the supreme court in the three cent fare case does not come as any sur prise. Very many people con tended when the bill was before the legislature that it was un- constitutional, as the powers which it attempted to exercise had already been invested with the corporation commission. As it is now, the matter of a three cent fare question, for pas sengers, in the state of Arizona is just where it was before the legiSlatur attempted to regulate fares. If a three cent-fare rate is secured it will proba bly, be only after the corporation com mission takes action in the mat ter and then threShed out before