Arizona republican., 1920-10-14
ABOUT THE STATE

by Manual Garcia, identified as one of the band that murdered the Fraser brothers in Santa Cruz county near the old Glory mine, and who killed William Pearson, cashier, in the hold up of the Buckeye bank a year ago. Garcia was killed by Mcclure and Dep uty Sheriff Geore Holloway after Mo- Lure received his wound. The shoot ing occurred on ranch near Twin Buttes. Mcclure was reported resting comfortably this morning.
 For several days the Mexican, who was living under the name of Jesus Reyna, had been suspected and only Saturday night the Identification of the man was complete.
 ! Sheriff Miles assigned Mcclure and | Holloway to get the man early Sun day morning.
 They arrived at the ranch about 8 o'clock and found the man they wanted | in the corral.
 Garcia submitted quietly but asked permission to go into the small adobe shack and change his trousers.
 He went in ahead of Mcclure, who was more or less blinded by the dark ness of the house and did not see that Garcia darted for the bed and drew from the pillow a heavy revolver until Garcia whirled and fired point blank at Mcclure, who was close by his side. After he fired he struck McLure down with the butt of the gun.-Citizen.
 Pioneer Leaves for Home State.
 PRESCOTT-After a continuous res idence fin Arizona of 62 years, eight years of which were passed at the Pio- neer's Home, Sandy" Barrett. a we'll known pioneer. has left this city for his home in Macon, Ga, possibly to remain.
 Sandy first came to this state in 1858 as an employe of the Butterfield , stage line, which was running stages between Fort Smith and San Diego via San Antonio and Fl Paso. or, as 1t was then known. Franklin. Sandy" was : employed to place stock at various [ points along the line, whose transfer ] point to Arizona was Benson, at thai time called San Pedro. He Was trans ferred to northern Arizona when ths I stage company changed its route to tho Old Trails road and remained thert when the stages were displaced by tho railroads. "Sandy's" departure Sunda, saddened his friends at the Pioneer'i Home. for he was a we'll liked member s of the gradually decreasing number O pioneers there.-Journal Miner.
 354,s6o Cattle In Forests s PRESCOTT-The number of cattle | II zona is equivalent to approximatel, 354,Se0 head year long, 1t was stated , yesterday by Forest Supervisor H. B . Wales, from figures just completed. This figure includes sheep who graz Q upon the forest ranges at a ratio of fou sheep to one COW or steer.
 q With 10.3s4,904 acres in the Arizon; f foretss, including inaccessible non grazing land, there is apporximatel. 2 one COW to each twenty-eight acres . The Prescott forest is authorized t 6S,500 head of sheep and goats, or al ' equivalent of about s5,ooO head of cat i tie year long. The distribution O stock on the Prescott ranges is approx . imately one COW to twenty acres, fl some places one to thirty, making a average of one COW to twenty-fiv acres. These figures show that tn, Prescott forest, with a combination grass and browze range. is grazing
 little better than the average of tn state.-Journal Miner.
 Tucson Gas Plant Burns
 TNCSON-Fire of unknown origi late Monday afternoon destroyed tn
 gas plant of the Tucson Gas, Electri
 Light and Power company, causing
 loss estimated at about S50,0o0, whic
 is fully covered by insurance. 1t wa stated.
 The fire. which was said to hay
 originated fin the generating room (
 the plant, spread quickly throughos
 the establishment owing to the in
 flammable material of which the builc
 ing was constructed.
 When the fire department arrive
 on the scene the entire plant, with u
 exception of the storage tank. was
 flames. They devoted their efforts
 bringing the blaze under control ar
 to prevent the flames from spreadii
 to the electric light and power plal
 of the company, which is situated ju
 to the east of the gas plant.-Star.