The border vidette., 1917-08-25
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

COcODlQO county Will nave n good potato crop this year from upward of 2O00 acres planted. Digging will begin about the
 middle of October.
 Americans always remember that you owe all to America and
 be ready if your country de-
 mands it, to give all in return.
 I am sure you will bring honor
 and credit~to the country of your birth or adoption" = Cardinal Gibbons.
 Quite lot of milk cows are now being purchased in the Salt
 River valley and shipped to
 points in Sonora, Mexico. Mos t of the good milk cows in that country were. eaten by the sol diers" during the revolution
 Arizona Cattleman.
 Ninety per cent of the men re- jected by the military author ities for physical disability can
 be reclaimed for the service of the country. according to Dr. John $. Quayle of Cleveland, Ohio, authorOf the bill intro duced in the senate Friday by Senator Pomerene looking to that consummation.
 The many thunder showers of the past six weeks have the valleys carpeted with green grasses and weeds and the stock grazing thereon are in the pink of condition. The rains have now covered practically every district and the few poor cattle left are of the very smallest per centage. ge.1Mohave Miner.
 Timothy A. Riordan of Flag staff, named as food commission CT for Arizona, is president of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company. He has been a resi- dent of Arizona for thirty years. He is identified with the live stock and in addition to the if, teen officials and of the state He has never held a public office.
 Adjutant General Harris has filed a libel suit in the superior court against the Arizona Pub fishing company (The Phoenix Republican), asking for a judg- ment of $1O,OOO. The action is based on an account printed by the Republican on July 29 of the demand made by Gov. Campbell upon the adjutant general for his resignation.
 On Tuesday evening John J. Birdno, receiver of the Federal Land office returned from Chi cago where he underwent an operation and was sick for sev- eral weeks. He is improving rapidly and hopes in the near future to be able to resume his duties. His recovery is a source of qualification to his numerous friends throughout the state.
 From all directions there come reports of abundant rains, with crops, growing finely, plenty of grass and water on the range, and cattle growing fat. In an other month there will be fine, fat beef coming from the ranges. And none of the alfalfa or corn fed beef has the flavor and ten derness possessed by range beef when it is fat. It lays over everything g.-Nogales Oasis.
 In a letter received from Con- gressman Carl Hayden of Ariz- ona, attention is called to Senate Joint Resolution No. 78, which passed the senate on July 9 and has been favorably reported with amendments to the house. The would suspend the | assessment work on min ing claims during the year 1917 upon the condition that each | locator shall file notice with | the county recorder asking for l the benefits of the new act.
 E. E. Ellinwood yesterday re- ceived a letter from his son Ralph, from somewhere in France, stating that he had just | read in the London Mail a re- port of the drive of 1900 Wob- plies by Sheriff Wheeler in Bis | bee At the time he was reading | the report he stated that he was | sitting on top of an old trench | about eight miles behind the | firing line and that the other boys were kidding him that Bis bee must be some place. He is at present engaged in hauling shells to the front in a truck, m a xipn th.a trins- a f ninbt with