The border vidette., 1917-11-24
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

New Mexico has joined the dry states, the law to take effect one year hence, January l, 1919. That will help materially in l keeping a large part of Arizona freer from bootleggerS.
 J. c. Gatti of Clifton, Arizona, | if now a resident of LOrdSburg having opened up Branch of the Clifton Abattoir here. He | will do a wholesale meat and butcher business only.-Lords burg Liberal.
 Pima extra No. long staple 1 cotton sold thls week at the Tempe cotton exchange for so certs per pound, new record. The tendency continues upward and the cotton crop from 34, ,OOO acres in Salt River valley this year will exceed $5.OOO.OOO in value.
 The government of the United States proposes to rent the rife range north of Prescott for graz ing purposes. There is 1,76O acres of it. It grows some grass and like most of the land around here, would grow variety of fine crops if under irrigation Courier.
 A COW. belonging to R. K. Bell, at the Whitehill ranch on the Mimbres, gave birth to trip 1 let calves last week. The calves were fully matured but lived only a short while. This is four calves the COW has had this year as she was fresh in January Silver City Enterprise.
 Arizona Teachers association met during forenoons this week and the teachers attended the fair afternoons. Between 600 and 700 teachers were in the city. From an educational stand point Arizona stands equal to the best and our teachers are better paid than those or any eastern state.
 The date crop in the Salt River valley is unusually heavy | this year. It has not been in. jured by rain, as was the case last year in the fruiting season. The fruit now is grown in all parts of the valley and the in duStry has been very successful, :, l with a more general knowledge of the manner of pollenation. The United States Department t of Agriculture urges buyers of baled hay to make certain that they do not buy veneered or faced bales as high-grade hay. | Veneered bales contain high grade hay on the outside while 1 the center is packed with cheap CT grades. The National Hay association is opposed to the practice, and has asked the de- partment to assist in eliminat. | ing it.
 The permission given by the | Mexican government for unre- stricted shipments of potatoes has so far failed to bring the price of this food article any | lower than it was before the ban was lifted. There are plenty of potatoes in the FronteraS dis trict and they are cheap enough on the ground, but by the time they reach Douglas the cost mounts up to a figure that gives small comfort to the consumer.
 The recent frosts have worked havoc with unmatured cotton bolls in some sections of the valley. The growers have no cause for complaint however. Already they have sufficient matured cotton to make this years crop the most profita ble one ever produced in the Salt river valley. Several days ago a few bales of the best grade of cotton brought close to seventy six cents a pound, and still higher figure is predicted --Tem- pc News.
 Holders of mineral properties
 who desire to take advantage of
 the recent resolution of congress
 to the effect that assessment
 work will be suspended during
 the period of the war, are warn
 ed that they must fill out No.
 tice of Intention to Hold Mining
 Claims" and file it with the
 County Recorder before the first
 of January. This applies to all
 claims filed with Recorders. No.
 tices regarding claims in other
 counties must be filed with the I 4,-