The border vidette., 1916-12-16
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest -CuIled From Our
 Exchanges.

That the racing program at 1 the Arizona State Fair which recently closed was decided success. is manifested from the articles in the various journals throughout the country which feature horse racing.
 Ejectment proceedings have been started against settlers on the Baca Float in the United States district court at Tucson by Attorney Kingan, repre- senting Waite and Davis, and by Judge John H. Campbell, repre- senting the Boudin interests and Welden Bailey.
 Notice has been served on the Clerks of the Superior courts throughout the state, that parties holding declarations of intentions to become citizens that are over seven year old, will not be considered and that it will be necessary for those holding such certificates to make new declara- l tionS.
 James Treahy. formerly fole- man of the bindery department of the State Consolidated Print ing and Publishing Company has succeeded Bradford Duncan as deputy United States marshal | and says that he likes the job. | Mir. Treahy was a candidate on | the Democratic ticket for repre- sentative in the legislature. Diamond drilling at the site chosen for a storage dam on the Gila river east of Florence has 1 been begun under direction of 1 the engineering corps of the U. $. Indian department. It will require about two months time to complete the drilling, which is preparatory to the construction of dam for which congress has appropriated $25O,OOO.
 A recommendation that daily scriptural reading from l the Bible, without comment, 1 be permitted by law in the public schools, will be made to l the legislature by the supreme | court law committee of the Arizona Teachers Association. which met at Tucson Saturday, to draft a new education law for Arizona. Star.
 The Cochise county board of place up-to date, indestructible road signs at every crossing and turmoil on the important roads in. the county. The Borderland route will be taken care of first from the New Mexico state line 10 the Pima county line, after which all branches will be signed. Benson Signal.
 The democrats have a right to feel encouraged. Four years ago they whipped us with split was not a test of strength. This year they whipped us straight. Go to it. A ball game never was interesting where the score was 36 on one side and nothing on the other. The closer the con- test the more the nterest-Buck- eye Valley News.
 A baby daughter was born in Ell Paso Monday morning to Mir. and Mrs. Jack Price The mother and babe are both re- ported to be doing nicely, while Pap" Price has swelled up a couple of inches around the cranium. Ia tEese modern days of woman suffrage, and with the ever-increasing sphere of woman influence and dictation in world affairs, it may be only a few years until parents of male children will be looked upon with a feeling almost akin to re- proach.-Patagonian.
 Salt River valley water users will pay almost double last years rate for water during the period which began December 1 and which ends September 30. 1917. Advices from Washington fixing the price of irrigation water at a higher figure than any time since the completion of the Roosevelt dam have just been received at the local offices of the reclama- tion service. The price for the first acre foot is increased from fifty cents to $1. .OO and addition al acre feet are increased from 25 to 100 per cent. High cost of maintenance and damage caused