The border vidette., 1915-03-13
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Called From Our
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 Bros. have shipped several tons
 of flour and other groceries to Payson and Pine by Porcel Post
 Payson is about ninety miles off the railroad and the mail goes to Globe by rail Approximately
 700 miles) and from there to Payson by mail carrier.-Flag staff Sun.
 The people of the Pinal coun- ty have inaugurated a movement to bond the county for $1OO,OOO to build good roads. The board of supervisors is said to be favorable to the enterprise which is everywhere meeting with favor The road will open up the rich mineral and agricul- tural districts of the county. Among the important acts of legislation passed by the Ariz- Ona legislature at this session is the esta blishment of state bureau of mines, although not state organization, has been con- nected with the University of Arizona for the past two years and the enlargement of it's ap- propriations will allow it to full fill the demands upon it.
 Word has been received that James Pickius, d former Globe man, who, with Louis Page, holds the worlds record, for doubles, in drilling, suffered a fractured skull Tuesday. Arock fell on his head during a cave in in one of the mines at Butte, ac- cording to dispatches received by friends here. Doctors give very little hope of recovery.- Globe Record.
 An electric iron to which the current had not been shut off at the home of R. H. Forbes, the director of the university ex- pertinent station, caused table to take fire yesterday at noon. The fire was discovered by little Patsy Forbes, who tried to put it out with a garden hose. Prof. Guild who resides next door, ar rivedswith fire eXtinguiSher and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze before any serious damage was dOne-TucSOn Citi- zen.
 The season at Arizona's Un- ique resort, Castle Hot Springs, is now at it's height and is crowd ed with visitors from practically every portion of the state who are finding much pastime and pleasure in the numerous sports to be found there. Golf, tennis, and trail riding are the most popular amongst the visitors and parties are gotten up daily for all -jaunts to the many near by points of interest and to the different sheep and cattle ranches close by.-Gazette.
 The livestock industry of Ari- zona is today in splendid shape. The report of the Livestock Sanitary Board for 1914, recent ly submitted to the Arizona state legislature, shows about 300, ,OOO | head of cattle were shipped from the state during the year. The | revenue from these heavy ship | ments were very large, as the | prices for all kinds of livestock 1 were the highest ever known | and they are continually grow ing. In addition to cattle, near ly 1000 hogs were handled for points outside the state and the wool clip from LOGO, ,OOO | sheep brought into Arizona a sum totaling over $1, 900, O,OOO.- ProspectOr.
 The Sonora road will be open for traffic from Nogales to Quay mas by the 10th of this month. | The bridge near Hermosillo is being repaired and the work is nearing completion so that the officials of the road feel that they can announce the opening of through traffic by the date mentioned above. The floods damaged this bridge the latter part of last year to such an eX- tent than it had to be practically rebuilt Trains are making three trips from NOgales to HermOsillo a week under the present sche dule and only dead freight for the points south of Hermosilllo will be accepted, but after the opening of through traffic all kinds of business will be ac-