The Lovington leader., 1914-09-04

Tor The vsriess efficss fos thsi pes-
mariss a ospt l.
The great move0sut 10 render 70
such farmers - desire II practical -
sistaacs and advice % their own
farms has reached Arisona.
The purchase Of an soo-gallon street
sprinkler. Which con also b con-
vsrted into . fire engine. 10 being con
sidered BY the town council Of Flor
ence.
Thirtyslx thousand scrss. distrib-
uted over the southwest and the north
west. were withdrawn for the state
use In connection with its hospital foe
the insane.
Factions among the Austrians and
Servians. Who took part In the riot
at the Eagle saloon In Miami. we're
reported to be armins themselves and
preparing for further trouble.
The first bale Of Egyptian cotton OF
the crop Of 1914 was sined st Phoe-
nix and sold for thirty cents pound.
The cotton Was raised BY Dr.. P. p.
Myhend on q fifty acre tract.
A cut Of from 20 to rs per cent will
bs made in the forces Of the e. P. 4
8. W. railway within the next ten
days. according to announcement
made by the management Of the road.
A recent bridge party In Yuma
wound up In a decision on the part Of
q number OF ladies In the river city
to organize a political club and take
and active interest In the coming cam
paign.
Francisco Orosco. who on Aug ]
burglariIed the home Of A. l.. Pierce
at Casa Grande. and pleaded guilty In
the Superior Court. was sentenced TO
serve from one to fifteen years 10 the
state prison.
The election for issuing $4,000 In
bonds In the Yuma Union High School
District was held At the new high
school building. A very light vote was
polled. but the bonds carried 5S votes
f.f to one against.
According to statistics issued BY the
United States Forest Service. there Is
in the national forests Of Arizona an
aggregate Of nineteen billion feet oil
merchantable saw logs and In New
Mexico fifteen billion feet.
E. c. Lorento, director Of Mexican
consulates, sent telegram to Ives @
Lelevier. constitutionalist consul, ad
vising him to take possession Of thu
office Of Genero Ramonet. who hal
represented the Mexican government
as consul at Douglas for the last eigh
months.
Resigning the pastorate Of st. Paul
Episcopal church Of Yuma In order 4
wed a Catholic. Rev. Stephen Samson
Powers, one Of the we'll known Epll
copalian ministers Of Arizona, is At th
Engstrum In Los Angeles with hi
bride who was Miss Mary Elizabet
Nugent, also formerly Of Yuma.
, The seasons cantaloupe shipmen:
from the Glendale district Of the Sa
A River valley totaled 220 carloads frol
! an area Of $50 acres. Though tn
a was ten cars under last years Gro
the average prices received We;
much higher. The growers netted, a
proximately. 81 a crate. or nearly 81
, 900.
. Frantically resisting the efforts
d doctors to save his life, Frank
Brewer. an Espee switchman residil
q at Tucson. declared that he did n
wish to live longer and after biddll
II his wife and little son goodbye d.
within ten minutes from the tir
that he had swallowed nearly thr
ounces OF carbolic acid.
The farm laborers Of Arizona wo
-. on an average Of nine hours and twt
"a ty-six minutes per day. according
=, . report issued by the United Stat
:. Department Of Agriculture. T
y. monthly compensation Of Arizo
. farm laborers is $35 with board q
$3.50 II the laborer boards hims,
These figures relate to the year 1911
As the result Of horse steal
near Ray. six men-four Americs
and two Mexicans are dead.
Americans dead are Constable p
Brown Of Ray. an unknown young n
who had been In the employ OF
jackson. Earl Miller and Frank Bac
timekeepers In the employ Of the T
Consolidated Copper Company,
Ray. The two Mexicans are P
Smith and one Ubaldo. Mexican wc
choppers.
The Commonwealth Mining
Milling Company, operating at Pea
has announced that owing to the
couraging tone Of the silver mar
It will endeav0r to resume op,
tions on the usual scale within q
days.
The Arizona horse is only VI
373 per head. according to q rel
just issued BY the United States
partment Of Agriculture, while . ,
ago HE average value was S7s. II
are $4,000 horses on the farms In
state and they are valued at o.
900.
At Globe. many persons listsne,
he testimony at the prelimpiI