The border vidette., 1916-04-22
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

The fight against the foot and mouth disease is over. The sec retary of agriculture has issued an order. which removes all foot and mouth quarantines and re- strictions against shipment and movement of live stock.
 The Stafford Company of In fautry, Arizona National Guard is now an established fact. The company has been organized to full number of officers and men and the militia boys are enthu- siastic in their work of becoming soldiers.
 The first cutting of hay for 1916 has begun in the Chandler district and will continue for thirty days. The price for first class hay is around S9 and S1O, baled, being the best figure offer ed in three ears.-Chandler l Arizonan.
 The University has finished what is perhaps the most sue cesSful baseball season of it's history. There have not been a large number of games, but the work of the team has shown noticeable improvement over that of past years.
 The University is at last to have swimming pool, and if possible the work will be com ! pleted in five weeks, so that can be used this year. President vOn KleinSmid is ever on the alert to add wbat he can to the enjoyment of the students.
 Several important changes in the management and operation of the Commonwealth Extension mine have taken place in the | last few days, and it begins to | look as if the extension was rapidly approaching that point where they will be milling and shipping ore.-Tom bstone Pros l peetor. ------
 Harry Hall. of Roosevelt, who operates a motor boat on the in land sea, paid Miamia visit Saturday. He states that recent ly he caught salmon in Roose- welt Lake, which weighed sixty two pounds, and that he fought with the fish for thirty five min utes before landing him. Miami Silver Belt.
 The first Annual Debate be- tween the Tempe Normal School and the Northern Arizona Norm al School at Flagstaff were both won by the Flagstaff Normal School. This is the first year that contest of this kind has schools, and much interest has been shown by both of them.
 The registration of electors for the primary election to be held September 12, 1916, will begin May 1st. Registration will close ten days before the primary election and opens six days after the election, finally closing for ensuing general cleo tion, October 18th. The general election will be held November 7, 1916.
 A claim for $2,OOO damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained when she tripped on a faulty sidewalk several months ago and was thrown to the ground, has been filed against the city by Mrs. Alice M Saunders, 115 South Mt. Vernon street. through her attorneys, O'Sullivan & Morgan, says the Prescott Journal Minner.
 Several people about Yuma are mourning the sudden eva poration of a man giving his name as Leon Belmont, who en- tered the Yuma hospital a few days ago and after having pro- cured medical services, borrow ed sums of money here and there, outftted himself at one of the clothing stores, etc., sudden ly came up missing. Sun. March, 1916, ,esta blished a new record for building in Tucson as shown by the building permits, which have been totalled by Building Inspector James l.. Bailey. Construction to the amount of S1O5, ,O54 was begun in the month just passed, an in- crease of several thousand dol lars over August, 1915, the most anSnioiO,1S month rooOr6QH nro