The border vidette., 1914-06-27

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 ing $25,OOO for the purpose ot
 building a bridge across the Colorado river at Topock. Senator Ashurst urged the amendment before the committee and it was agreed to. The bill provides that Arizona. California and the government shall con- tribute equal amounts toward the building of this bridge
 Assistant Attorney General Hardy has handed down an opinion that the live stock of Indians ranging off reservations must be assessed and taxed The opinion is of particular in terest in Coconino and Navajo counties, where the Indians have thousands of sheep, cattle and horses grazing on the Navajo extension," an area temporarily withdrawn from entry but not included in the reservation prop er.. It is feared that trouble will be experienced in collecting taxes from the Indians.
 For the first time in history, the clocks that hang in so. many offices and back of a hundred counters announcing U. $. ob- servatory time hourly by West ern Union, will this year have to contribute their share to the exchequer of the state of Ari- zona. This announcement was made yesterday at the office of the state tax commissions, and means that the Self winding Clock company of New York will find it's chronometers in Ari- zona on the 1914 tax list. There are 253 of these clocks in the state.
 Six locomotives were required to haul train consisting of 39 cars loaded with Arizona cattle that passed through Prescott June 17th, consigned to the American Live Stock Co.,. of Denver. When the foremost en- zine was entering the station at Fort Whipple, the caboose on the rear end was moving out of the yards here, the length of the train reaching to over ?, 200 feet. The cattle were valued at $85, ,OOO. A dozen men were on hand to look after the feeding, watering and caring of the animals;
 Prof O. Case, state super intendent of public instruction. left last evening on a business trip of the state, for the pur- pose of checking up with the county uperintendents the ac- counts of text books furnished by the state for the past school year. The total cost of free text books for the year has been an nounced as trifie over S1OO, ,O0O; which is at least $5O,OOO less than the estimated cost! The books range in price from 6 cents each, for the Palmer writ ing cards, to S1.35 the cost of the ancient history.
 The eight hour law for women as passed at the last legislature was declared unconStitu tional by Judge C.. w. Shute, of the Gila county superior court. The de- cision came when Judge Shute sustained demurrerS filed by at torneys for the Dominion hotel in the suit which had been pend ing relative to the employment of dining room girls. The de- murrers alleged that the law is unconstitutional basing their allegations on the statement that the law diScriminates against some restaurants and eating houses in favor of others. Globe Record.
 County Surveyor Glore was in the Patagonia country this week in regard to the new road for the San Rafael valley. It is proposed to make a new road, or rather change the grade at the San Rafael hill, to eliminate the steep grade on the old road. By the change planned the big hill will be avoided by putting the road on another grade which will be gradual and very much less precipitous. The work will cost in the neighborhood of S12OO, half of which will be paid by the county and the remainder by the residents of the vicinity who will be most benefited. This change in the road will be a great improvements, as now it is almost impossible for team to