Taiban Valley news., 1920-07-23
Southwest News
From All OUer
NeU Mexico
and Arizona

Inc OH Wtll OhO
near Captain, N. Mex, is now down to
a depth of 900 feet with a showing of
both oil and gas.
The gopher poison bait put out by
the Biological Survey at Phoenix has
proved very successful In poisoning
ground squirrels in Pima county.
The concrete foundation on many of
the streets in Ration, N. Mex, are now
down and 1t will not be long before
some of the streets will be finished.
The Corona Tularosa Basin oil well
near Duran, N. Mex, is now down to
a depth Of 800 feet, with 12-inch hole
and several good showings Of oil have
been found.
The first actual work on the new
Santa Fe shops at Albuquerque has
been started, and gang of workmen
finished the work of rasing several OF
the old buildings on the site where the
new buildings will be erected.
Hairy Peruvian alfalfa seed growers
have perfected an organization in the
Yuma Valley in Arizona, according TO
County Agent Longstreth for the pur-
pose of handling the Hairy Peruvian
seed exclusively
Five youths, arrested at Florence,
Arizona, as draft evaders by an agent
of the department Of justice, were TAX
en- to Fort Huachuca and turned over
to the army authorities for trial by
court martial.
A petition for the probation of the
will of Jacob Miller, Arizona pioneer,
who died at Cody, Wyo., was filed in
the superior court at Phoenix by Will
liam Miller, his eldest son. The value
of the estate was placed at $95,OOO.
Grasshopper control has been dem
Onstrated by County Agent Ballantyne
in Graham county, Arizona, in 81
acre field of cotton The results
checked up indicate that they were
very satisfactory.
Yuma Valley in Arizona has organic
ed a Produce Growers Association for
the purpose OF buying and selling more
directly At recent meeting 10000
sacks were ordered through the asso-
| citation, according to the county agent.
| Joseph Sheridan, state mining in
spector for New Mexico, died at Santa
| Anna, Calf. He was one of the best
known mining men in New Mexico. He
went to California several weeks ago
because of Illness. He was 20 years
old
The total enrolment at the New
Mexico Normal university at Las We
| gas, n Mex, has reached 983 and it
has been necessary to send some of
the teachers home on account of not
being able to furnish them with rooms
and board.
The famous Octo mine, near Lords
1 burg N Mex, will soon be in the class
with the big producers, according to
the report Of the owners who recently
arrived from California. Fred C. Sem
mex, mining engineer Of wide expert
ence, has been employed as manager
and the entire OctO property, which in
cludes 26 claims, will be developed as
rapidly as possible.
During the meeting of the New Mex
leo Bean Growers association plans for
Il 100000 canning factory, to be built
in Albuquerque were presented to the
members of the association by the pro-
moter, q. A. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson has
taken a census of opinion among the
ranchmen and farmers throughout the
county and finds that all are in favor
of factory of this kind If the deal
goes through, pinto beans and chill will
be the products of the factory, as these
are the two surest crops in this section
of the state.
An election was recently held in Sar
Jon, N. Mex, for the purpose of voting
on bond issue for $4,000 to build 8
new school house in that town. The
issue carried by large majority ant
plans are now under way for the erec
tion of the school house which If pos
Sible will be completed in time for thu
fall term.
: Mrs. Frank Moore of Glendale, Ari
zona, bride Of few weeks, is in 4
| Il
tated as the result Of accidental dis
charge of shotgun, while Mr.. anC
Mrs. Moore were hunting on the deser
north of Glendale. Jar of their auto
! mobile engine probably caused the guI
} to be discharged, they said.
Jackrabbits have caused consider
able damage to crops in Pima county
Arizona. The following poisoned bait
have been tried out with no success
Dried apples, watermelon, alfalfi
4 leaves and 2-grain baits, treated witt
' strychnine sulphate. Some Of thes
bats have been very successful Il
: some sections Of the country and W
e are at loss to account for the disre
r gard which the rabbits have shown 70
e them there.
Santa Cruz county farmers of Ar
zona, according to County Agen
Brown, are organizing for the purpOs
t of establishing dairy herds at both r
4 gin and Camille. The cows will prof.