The Benson signal., 1919-08-16
Southwest News
From All Over
Neu Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Arizona State Fair-Nov. 3 to 8, 1919.


Exploration of the large, low grade
ore body opened up on the 1,10O-foot
level Of the Verde Combination recent
| iy at Jerome, Ariz., is developing
much better grade Of ore, which is
steadily improving in value with depth.
| The ledge cut is now fifteen feet in
width, and widening out.
1.-THE Livestock Squad" sent over
Arizona by the Agricultural Extension
| Service have experts on poisonous
plants Of the range grasses, browse
and grazing, livestock breeding, ami
NAL parasites, livestock diseases, siloS
and livestock feeds, and many other
livestock subjects. Twenty public
meetings are being held
One of the largest mining deals
| completed in Arizona since the war
broke out was consummated at PhOe-
nix, when thirty-two claims Of the
| "Daggs group about a mile from Su-
perior, Arizona, being sold to syndi-
cate of about forty New York and
Philadelphia men, headed by G. @.
| Steinbrenner Of New York.
In the presence Of a crowd of thous-
ands Of people from all parts of New
Mexico which packed the state house
grounds at Santa Fe, N. NJ, Maj Cen
Leonard Wood, U. S. A., was presented,
on behalf Of the state, with medal in
| recognition of his services to the cOun-
| try during the great war. The presen-
| tation speech was made by Maj. w. II.
| H. Llewellyn, who served under Gen
eral Wood as a Rough Rider in the
| Spanish-American war, members of
this historic organization being present
in force at the ceremonies.
In Union county, N M, all phases Of
| county club work are being presented
| not only in the towns but in the coun-
| try as well. This county now boasts
of having one Of the largest If not the
| largest calf clubs in the world. To sup
| ply the members Of the club more than
| 100 head of high grade and registered
Holstein calves and about fifty head Of
| Jersey calves have been brought into
| the county. Club work of this kind is
many Of the parents are becoming in
| terested and it Is believed that through
| the efforts Of the club the county will
| be we'll supplied with fine dairy cattle
in the next two or three years.
The Chamber of Commerce Of Ma
| gales, Sonora, across the border line
from Nogales, Ariz., and other cham
| bers in Mexican towns near the line,
have petitioned the Mexican govern
ment to legaliZe acceptance Of Ameri-
can money in payment for stamps,
| taxes and duties. This was learned
| from members Of the chamber. In
many of these Mexican towns, the
| members said, American money virtu-
| ally is the sole circulating medium, the
| Mexican coinage in the hands of busi-
| ness men there being Of very limited
volume. Efforts to obtain larger
| quantity of Mexican coinage to relieve
| the situation have been fruitless, the
| MeXicans said.
An estimate that the Phoenix Yuma
road advocated In many quarters as
| needed link to connect Arizona with
the California paved highway system,
| could be built from funds now avail
able or soon to be available, has just
been made by State Engineer Mad
dock. Mr.. Maddox said there was
| S1,775.OOO in hand or soon to be avail
able through county funds, bond issues
and state and federal aid, which could
be used for this road, leaving 100000
to be found later. To get along with
out this sum temporarily, Mr.. Mad
dock suggested certain portions Of the
road Improvement be omitted for
time where such was feasible.
Arizona corn acreage shows an in
crease of 10 per cent. About $1,000
acres were planted this year, which
compared with $4,000 acres last year
Based on conditions July 1st of 81
per cent of normal crop, the total
production should be about 1,35S, 900
bushels. This compares with 952, 900
last year and 1854, 900 bushels two years
/ ago.
| A letter bearing what is believed to
be the only authentic signature Of King
Ferdinand of Spain-co-patron with
Queen Isabella Of the expedition Of Co.
lumbus to the new world-that is ex-
tant in this country, forms one of the
most important additions to the collec-
tions Of the Historical Society Of New
Mexico. The letter is written to his
cousin the duke Of Infantazzo The
document, which is dated Dec. %, 1912,
is remarkably we'll preserved 1t deals
with the arrangements for the ap-
preaching marriage Of the kings niece
and the dukes son. The letter con-
cludes: Everything is already pre-
pared for the wedding, including the
money which IS to be given the said
court as agreed" The signature af-
fixed is Ferdinand's famous "Yo, Ell
Rey" CI, the KingO.
Mrs. John w. Wilson, county super
intendent Of the schools, has an
| nOunced that the county teachers in