The Benson signal., 1919-08-30
Southwest News
From All OUer
Neu Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Arizona State Fair-Nov. 3 to 8, 191!

Army recruits are arriving at Camp
Jones at Douglas and other parts of
the Arozina military district faster
than men are being discharged.
William Ivie of Harrington, New
Mex, shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide in their room at the
Southern Hotel in Durango, Colo.
After being entombed for over five
hours by a cave-in in the Gar smart
OF the Copper Queen property at Bis
bee, Ariz., Joe Ramona, miner, was
taken out by rescuing party un-
scathed. Romanos was the only one
man car in the rucker slice where the
cave-in occurred.
According to recent reports, the
peach crop from four orchards in the
Hondale, New Mexico, district will
run over $500 this year. 1t is SAID
that. the tomato crop in this section
has been nearly all killed by the
blight, but all other crops are the pest
known in many years.
Through the efforts of the Cham.
Der of Commerce, Roswell, New Mex,
now has one of the finest tourists
camping grounds in the state. Much
hard work has made it one of the
beauty spots of the town. The plumb
ing is all in so the campers may have
running water at all times.
There is going to be plenty of pep,
dash and thrills for the rough riding
events at the state fair this year at
PhOenixv, Ariz., according to an out
line of the program which Jack Bar
ber, superintendent of cowboy sports,
has submitted to the fair commission,
and which has met with hearty approx
al.
A plan for financing the highway
from Phoenix to Yuma, Arizona, con-
sidered one of the most important road
projects with which the Salt River
valley is concerned, has been an
nounced by State Engineer Maddox.
The proposed road would connect with
the California system Of paved roads
and would place Phoenix exactly 1856
miles from tidewater at San Diego.
The New Mexico State Normal is
making preparations to again enter the
field of athletics during the coming
year. Since the spring Of 1916, Wheh
all of the schools athletes entered mil
itary service as members of Company
III, New Mexico National Guard, ana
were sent to the border, little has been
done to maintain regular schedules IN
any branch of athletic work.
No. trace of the assassin of Harry
Creme, Jew sporting man VINO was
shot at Phoenix, AriZ., has been tound
by the police, and they are apparently
at a total loss for methods or means
OF tracing him. Creme was the pro-
prietor of what is alleged to be
gambling club, and was shot and in
stantly killed when leaving about s
a. M, the murderer making good his
escape. Twenty-Five Greek suspects
rounded up were released after ex-
animation.
San Juan county, New Mexico,
school districts have invested $1,000
in eight motor busses to be used in
transporting children to and from their
homes to school. This was made ne
cessary through the consolidation OF
many of the smaller districts so they
could have better instructors and long
er terms of school. The question OF
the students being able to travel the
long distances thus made was solved
by the purchase of the trucks, which
are of the latest and most approved
patterns for school use. The trucks
will be delivered in time to use when
the fall terms Of school open.
With the receipt of a check from the
treasurer of Gila county amounting to
$5S2,OOO, representing taxes, the state
of Arizona is on "eaSy street" compar-
atively speaking, and large number
of registered warrants which nave
been drawing interests will be liquidat-
ed. The bulk of the Gila county
money represents taxes of the inspira-
ton Copper company and the lnterna-
tiOnal Smeltef Company held by the
county treasurer pending the outcome
of the tax suits brought by the tax
commission.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Ray Grayson
of Las Cruces, New Mex, while on
trip to Ell PasO a short time ago Sc
cured the handsome gold mounted re-
volver which was once owned by
Francisco Villa The weapon was first
nickle plated and over this was a plat
ing of gold. 1t was equipped with
beautiful pearl handles and engraved
on the butt of the pistol was the name
Francisco Villa. The gun was taken
from a house in Juarez which was
once the headquarters of Villa when
he was in possession of the border sew
eral years ago, and is said to be the
identical gun with which Villa killed
Thomas Benton six years ago.
The Verda Hotel of Hot Springs, N.
H., has been sold to w. II. Harris, of