The border vidette., 1915-04-17
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.


 The Globe Mia mi district vii play the part of host to visitors from every part of the nation who will aSSem ble at Roosevelt Dam on April 15 for the high l water celebra ation.-TucSon Star.
 Jess Willard, the new heavy weight champion, will PaSs through Arizona shortly enroute to his home on a small ranch near Los Angeles. His wife and four children are among the many awaiting his arrival.
 The rainy season for the Casa Grande valley has come to an end and the farmers have reaS- on to be jubilant, for the roads are now in good condition for l travel, enabling them to make regular trips to market. Bulletin.
 It is alleged that many citizens of Chicago are lodging the pay | meut of the income taxe. The best way to do this would be to ! transfer their incomes to some struggling newspaper men who would be more than willing to pay the tax on them.
 The Bisbee Ore issued a ere dita able Sunday edition of that progressive sheet, blossoming out with an eightpag advertis- ing number, on the occasion of the. business men of Bisbee hay ing made get-together trip to the Sulphur Spring valley.
 Notwithstanding all reports to the contrary advanced by those who are opposed to Stafford be- ing selected as the county seat, Graham county is entirely out of debt and is in fine shape for a bond issue, if one should be necessary for new court house.
 Vice President Marshall and Mrs. Marshall have arrived at their home in Scottsdale, near Phoenix, and will remain there until the duties of the Vice Pre- Sident neceSSitate his return to Washington. Mr. Marshall seem ed in ill health when he arrived in Phoenix.
 At recent meeting of. the city council of Flagstaff it was de- cided to lay nine miles of cement sidewalks in the near future The necessary legal steps are now being taken and it is ex- pected that the sidewalk will be ready before the rush of summer visitors begins.
 The Chandle gin shut down Saturday for the season and Manager Sprigg reports total of 1923 bales ginned, the largest amount of any gin in the valley. About 60 cars of cotton has been sold. Market reports show long staple has advanced to 23 cents a apound.-Arizonan.
 In recent decision the Su- preme Court reversed the find ing of the lower court in favor of the Cunningham heirs, in the famous Costello Cunningham mine case, and remanded it for a new trial. The mines are in Co CnlS0 SOuuGy. anu ClIS dIuOuDG involved is S125, ,OCO, aside from court costs.
 Last Saturday the land office at Phoenix received an executive order withdrawing from settle ment, entry, sale or other dis position about $500 acres of land lying along the Gila river, com mencing at a point about eight miles east of Florence and ex- tending several miles eastward along that stream.
 An appeal to the women of England to take over the tasks of the men while the latter are engaged in killing Germans is meeting with a generally favor able response. Their recent ex- perienceS in their campaign of belligerency on behalf of suf frage would seem to eminently qualify them to perform almost any sort of work.
 Municipal ownership of a light and power plant is now be- ing agitated by the business men of Florence with the prospect that some definite step will be taken in the near future. Flor ence at the present time has neither a light or power plant, but the proposition advanced is