The border vidette., 1916-11-25
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIied From Our
 Exchanges.

!
 The laying of the corner stone !of the new Douglas postoffice
 and custom house, was accomp lished Monday afternoon, with I approDriate ceremonies.
 1 Geo. F. Weiland, the veteran
 mining man whose faith in the
 Patagonia district never falters,
 is said to be preparing to make
 anther shipment from his fine
 claims al Jefferson Camp, in the
 HarShaw district.
 T. K. Parish, state historian, has announced that two more
 volumes of the history of Arizona
 will be published December 15. Two volumes have already been published. The last legislature
 made provision for the coming publication.
 | Norman J. Mckenzie has written a nice letter of congra-
 tulation to M. J. Bolin his
 successful rival for the office of state mine superintendent. He has developed more speed than Mr. Hughes who has as yet not sent note to President Wilson, telling how he feels about it. He. ry Hill of Clifton has
 bought the famous Indian Hot Spring nine miles from Pima and will spend over $5O,OOO in improving the resort. The springs were purchased from Alexander brothers, and are widely known throughout the country, being famous for their curative properties.
 In the Mesa country there will be 15, ,OCO acres of cotton of the long staple variety planted next year. This will be double the an ount grown in the entire valley during any previous year. The Goodyear tire manufac turers will plant 10000 acres of this amount on the new lands recently secured near Chandler.
 The flag of the historic frigatc Constitution" will be placed on statehouSe at Phoenix as soon as an appropriate case can be built for the ensign The flag was present ted to the state of Arizona by the town of Flagstaff on July l 4, and is said to be one of the l oldest American flags in exist ence.
 Fifteen hundred hogs have | been sold on the Kansas City | VI, fo b Charles Stewart. All were ship ped from the Salt river valley, a distance of l 500 miles from the Kansas City market. Mir. Stewart says the sales have been profita ble in the face of the long run because of the low cost of hogs in the Salt River valley, says the K. c. Drover's Telegram.
 Two new business blocks are under way in Florence, one being the new bank building and the other the new building being put up by Geo. Smith jointly with the Chang brothers. Both buildings will be of brick and are located on Main street. Ex- for the foundations and basements are nearly com pleted and the brick work will follow immediately Brick for the Smith Chang building is now being placed on the ground.
 A new worlds record for year ling pacing Allies was esta blish ed Tuesday afternoon, at the grounds when Hemmett Queen, owned by the Hemmett stock farm of San Francisco, and driven by Ward, set a mark of 2:16M for the mile, lowering the former record by 24 seconds. The mark was made in a time trial when Hemmett Queen at tempted to beat the yearling track record of 2:22I. A run hing horse acted as pacemaker.
 A recent arrival from Wick states that the Sampling works and reduction plant being erected at that place is going up with a rush. It is proba ble that the wheels will turn in about a rsoCt11t of fhn