The border vidette., 1919-05-17
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CulIed From Our ,e Exchanges.

now employed by the Evans Mercantile Company in Patago- mia.
 The commanding officer at Ari- vaea appeared before the Board of Supervisors at their last re- gular meeting, asking for road improvement work. The road near Arivaca Creek is becoming impossible for army trucks. The U. S. government spends about $8OOO per month in Tue son for supplies for troops sta tioned at Arivaca.
 Mayor Corpstein, City Mana ger Thompson and the city com missioners of Phoenix, have been cited to appear before the state corporation com mission to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt for their alleged failure to carry out the orders of the state commis- | sion in reference to water ser vice to points outside the city limits.
 At last Arizona is on penny basis. A long time ago the old timers viewed with alarm the cutting down. of the price of drinks from two bits to a bit. The: country was beginning to be settled. Then came five cent beer; then near bear, and pretty soon no beer. The country is settled. The cent is here to stay. We are down as low as we can get.
 After inspecting the prelimin- ary lines of the projected Ben son road, I. P. Fraizer, division engineer for this district, under the highway department, stated Wednesday that he believed the. the road could be finished for. S15O,OOO.. The road as outlinsd leaves the Empire ranch six miles east of Vail and passes by the Pantano station of the Ell Paso 6 Southwestern after it crosses the wash on high bridge.
 Never in the history of Casa Gande has there been such building boom, barring of course, the reconstruction of Main street after the fire, in the spring of 1915. Everywhere throughout the little mainline city buildings are going up, foundations for other buildings are being laid and plans being, drawn up for bungalows to rent. Casa Grande is the place to come and put your money into city Improvements Casa Grande Bulletin.
 Among the lists of names in the American army during the war those who answered to the name of Smith numbered the most. These totaled over 51 ,OOO. Sec ond on the list stood the John sons who numbered 5000. Joneses and Greens tallied each 22,5OO. There were 5000 Browns and 4,5OO Cohens. Seventy-four George Washingtons were re- gistered, 79 Robert E. Lees and two Abraham Lincolns. There were also two Caesars and one Woodrow Wilson.
 The department of the interior has proposed to erect commun ity buildings throughout the country as memorials to the Am erican boys who gave their lives for their country in the great war. The erection of stone mon- uments or elaborately carved shafts for this purpose is disap proved. These would be suit able for a cemetery, it is said; a memorial for the men who fell in France will not be erected to mark where they lie but to pre- serve their memories.
 It is reported on reliable au- thority that shortage of ap proximately $2O,OOO Mexican currency, has been uncovered in the Mexican customs depart ment at Agua Prieta, / and the work of placing the responsibili ty for the missing money is now under way. One of the em ployes of the customs depart ment was arrested Tuesday and is being held pending further investigation. An effort is be- ing made to recover the embez- zled money, but it is feared this will not meet with much success, though it is believed the guilt will be fastened on the proper person or persons.