The border vidette., 1917-06-16

| " cen WbGA d wire. WHICH WdS
 being moved, crossed onto a
 live" wire. The unfortunate man leaves Q wife and family. Working with him at the time were Roy T. Stump and another man, who also had hold of the
 wire. but escap ped with a very
 slight shock. Sanchez had hob
 halls in his shoes and was stand
 ing on q piece of pipe, thus mak-
 ing complete circuit. t.-Pata-
 gOnian.
 Forty sacks of barley to the
 acre is expected from a forty
 acre barley field on Charles
 Stewards ranch seven miles west
 of Florence. From heads of
 grain gathered at random as
 many as ninety kernalS of grain
 have been found. This piece of
 land has been farmed many years
 and this year has the largest
 crop ever. This has been an
 ideal season for growing grain
 and good crops are reported
 from all sections of the valley.
 On the Ste wart ranch are also
 being grown a fine field of pota-
 toes that are now the size of teacup.-
 W. F. Christmann has been appointed United States con- missioner, resident at Sonoita, by Judge Sawtelle. After putting forth an earnest effort the So noita and Elgin section has been successful ill securing recogni- tion in this important matter, which means so much to tho convenience of it's many home steaderS. Heretofore it has been necessary to come to Tucson or go to NOgales to make final proof or initiate a filing, involv- ing great loss of time and eX- pense, whereas in the future land office matters can be at tended to at home.
 . After several months contin- uouS drilling operations, attend ed with the usual ups and downs water was struck in the we'll of Roland c. Larimore at Sonoita, @ depth of 41O feet The flow is a very strong one and the water level is gradually raising This is the first hole which has ever been put down to water in the Mesa section, which has here tOfore been regarded with some doubt, and proves the possibili- ties of developing the under ground supply. Mr. Larimore fsal windmill and large concrete re- servOir to insure the supply for over one hundred head of stock. The Benson Signal.
 Manganese. prospecting and development, which has made strides in Arizona the last year, is coming in for much encouragement from the government. Electric fur naces have in the last two years overcome many of the problems that formerly confronted sue ceSsful manganese handling. reSourcefulneSS and attainment are now be- ing brought to bear along this line and it is possible that be- fore long there will be manganese furnaces in operation within the state. In such event it's produc- tion of the metal will greatly in crease. A great deal of the ore is extant in the state and with | the coming of assurances of a profita ble future market through the esta blishment of home redcc- G: @L 11. metal will greatly increase.
 Former Sheriff Mcknight has been appointed livestock sani- tary inspector for this county, by Governor Campbell, succeeding Harry Saxon. There are sever al fiat" little jobs connected with the handling of cattle in this state, and the new Governor is letting the axe fall without mercy on the Democratic ap- pointees. There is no fault to find with this-it'S the way the game is played. Only some peO- pie are always kicking about politics" Another Santa Cruz county man who will probably off a job connected with the inspection of cattle is Lou Stevens, for many years Q depu ty sheriff at Patagonia. Both these two men, Mac" and Lou, are the chief defenders of the faith in this county and are en-