Taiban Valley news., 1920-06-11
Southwest News
From All Opsr
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

uehu VI HIl pIOHlDitioh uSchto III all
zona In his new capacity Mr.. Benson
will instruct all federal prohibition
agents in Arizona as to their duties.
Elephant Butte dam has probably
saved the Rio Grande valley south of
Hot Springs from serious floods, ac-
cording to reports from reclamation
service officials showing that the dam
will be filled In few more days to its
capacity of 2,600OOO acre feet.
K. X. Chambers, a WfnslOw, Ariz.,
cattleman, has purchased from the Az
tee Land and Cattle Company, the
headquarters ranch and about 324
square miles of grazing land, lying be-
tween Chevelon fork and Silver creek,
The deal is one of the largest ever
known in northern Arizona.
Diamond drilling has started at the
Verde Combination at Jerome, Ariz.
contract for 1000 feet of drilling has
been let to the San Francisco Diamond
Drilling Company. According to e. Il.
Bartholomew, considerable ore is be-
ing found in the 1,3O0 drift and pros
poets are continually more encourag-
ing,
The postoffice at Claud, the oldest In
Curry county, N. NJ, discontinued May
81. for the reason that no one in the
community would assume the duties of
postmaster. There is much red tape in
connection with the job and the salary
is too small to make it pay. The pa
irons of the office will be served by
the office at Clovis.
Maricopa county, Ariz., may spend
SS,5OO,0OO on it's 278-mile paved road
program. The county has issued $4,-
0OO, 900 bonds for the project, and the
question of further issue of "a 100000
came up at meeting of the board of
supervisors, county highway commits
sion and the good roads committee of
the Chamber of Commerce in Phoenix.
The placer ground below the town of
Octave, Ariz., is being prospected by
churn drill with satisfactory results to
the operating company. More than
twenty-five holes have been drilled
from sixteen to slxty-five feet deep, 10
cuted about 1000 feet apart to deter
mine. placer values above bedrock for
dredging or steam shovel development.
Arizona stands third in the matter
of the best public school system in the
United States, according to the De
partment of Education of the Russell
Sage Foundation, which has announced
a comparative study of state school
systems First place is assigned to
Montana, second TO California, third to
Arizona, fourth to New Jersey and
fifth to Washington
Mystery of the disappearance more
than a month ago of George II. Frey
| da, pioneer ranchman, has been solved.
| A corOner's jury decided a body found
in Il tunnel on Freyda's ranch near Po-
land, Ariz., was that of Freyda. The
body lay on ladder, on whcih it ap-
parently had been carried into the
tunnel. A blanket and heavy wood
an door, taken from the mouth of the
tunnel, covered the body.
Renewal of oil leases on state lands
near HolbroOk, Aiiz., was authorized
in resolution adopted by the State
Land Board The leases are now ap-
| prOaching termination and uneasinesS
has been felt by some companies and
| Individuals Interested in oil develop
| ment. The board recently instructed
| the land commission to renew no state
land leases pending inspection and re-
appraising as to rentals. The board
| said it acted to permit development
operations to be completed.
Atanc'c asontOya, % years old cat
tIeman of san Domingo, ~ NJ, was
killed by lightning while driving to
town.
The Atlantic-Pacific highway be-
| tween ST. Louis and Tucumcari, n. NJ,
is now completely marked except Il
few short stretches and ii is expected
| rhat these VIII be finished in the next
two weeks. This Is the shortest route
| between eastern New Mexico points
| and st. Louis and has many features
|
nave but as yet is not cdvertised
enough to make it popular with the
automobilists.
A land deal which attracted consid-
erable attention at Las Vegas was
closed when L. Ii. Kroenig and William
Kroenig of Watrous, twenty miles
north Of there, sold the II ranch to G..
r. CrOley Of Oklahoma. The property
contains about $500 acres and the con-
sideration is said to be $4,000. II is
reported that Mr.. Croley will devote
his entire time to the raising Of fine
cattle. Much of the land is now under
irrigation and has in the past been
used for the raising of high grade cat
tie.
The new road from Silver City, N.
NJ. to Pinos Altos is nearly completed
and is one of the finest stretches of
highway in the southern part of the
state. Owing to the lack of funds the
road is not yet graded all the way but
| thp balance will he finished during thp