The border vidette., 1915-05-01


 of postmaster of San Xavier, ten
 miles south of Tucson which has just been established as a fourth
 class post office are asked for.
 The crossing of the Canada
 del Gro on the state highway to
 Florence is to be paved. The
 work will be done by a gang of
 convicts sent by Governor Hunt
 to improve the Florence. Tucson
 stretch.
 Mothers Day, May 9th, will be
 observed in Elgin by program
 and picnic dinner. Arrange
 ments have been made whereby
 the dinner may be served in
 doors in case of high winds.
 A good social time is promised.
 A recent issue of the Citizen
 states that representative of
 Louis TerrazaS, the famous old
 Mexican, and on William Ran dolph Hearst, are now in Pima county, scouting about for suit able cattle ranches that may be purchased.
 l Conservative estimates place the area of citrus fruit orchards I planted in the Salt River valley this spring at 500 acres. It is the largest single seasons plant ing in the history of the valley, At least 75 percent of the new 1 orchards are grape fruit.
 The county supervisors have 1 authorized the purchase of two cows and two brood sows for l the county hospital The idea is to provide fresh milk for the patients and assist in making the institution self-su sustaining. The hospital has 10 acres of | garden irrigated by pumping system.-Douglas International | Governor Dunne of Illinois | has sent a message to the legis- | lature of his state recommending | the passage of a bill abolishing | the death penalty. The bill was drawn up and submitted to solons by Vice President Gle land of the Anti Capital Punish ment Society of America, of which Governor Hunt is presi dent.
 Hugh McPhee, district super intendent for the Western Union company, recently made a tour over Arizona and upon his re- turn to Los Angeles gave out an interview to a Times reporter in which he boosted this state to the sky. One mighty true thing said by McPhee was that one couldn't see Arizona through the window of a pullman car.
 The building committee of the Masonic order here held 8 meet ing last evening and looked over the plans for the proposed Ma sonic temple, which when com pleted and furnished will cost $1OO, COO. The committee at the meeting yesterday made but | general inspection of the plans and report that the idea of the building as laid down in the plans is acceptable. Citizen.
 Final authority was received ; Wednesday from the State Land < Commission to proceed with the |; wells on the Color I ado River Indian reservation. ! 1A- h. IIdlIlS SuSIH0SI LOT UIl0 r land commission, returned to : Phoenix Saturday night, and z and upon his report of the situ- t ation here, the commission decid- ed to proceed with the work of |; the we'll at once, so that F 5he necessary data on the under f ground water resources of the o may be secured be- V ,ore the heated season arrives. ,, Post. C Just think of the copper, espe- ,ially Lake, going to the high \ igure that is now quoted. Lake vas sold at 21 cents this week md electrolytic at 17 1-2. Every O furnace in the United States is O being blown in and up in British g Columbia and Granby is blowing D n all it's furnaces to take ad- vantage of the great market. h Copper is going fast into war r and zinc is following ti suit. Zinc is now quoted in the a New York City market at II A ,ents. As the big manufacturers is Ire making millions out of the O European condition and ft must get the raw material they q Ire willing to pay the price u