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 Mesa-That Mesa will secure fed eral aid to the extent of $1O,000 for the paving of three blocks on East Main street. forming a part of the state highway, was the information gained by a committee from the Mesa Com mercial Club in conference with Thomas Maddock, state engineer, this week. O..
 Douglas-J. G. Peterson, 60 years old, resident of this county for about 40 years, and for many years pros was murdered by unknown parties four or five days ago.
 Nogales-Prior to the departure of Governor La Huerta for Hermosillo, the state capitol, the government of Sonora took charge of the operation of the Southern Pacific-Mexico rail- road, arranging matters with the strik- CTS themselves and paying them the wages and conced1ng the hours de- men against the road.
 Phoenix-Whether the state can be made liable for personal injuries on any public works is the interesting point now before the supreme court with the submission of the case of the state as appellant against Claud Sharpe
 Phoenix - Scarcity of potatoes throughout the nation is forcing the price sky high," according to local wholesalers, who say that Arizona will have to suffer along with the other states. It is almost impossible to buy in large quantities, local dealers say.
 Phoenix President and Mrs. Marshall have left for the East after spending several weeks at their win ter home at Scottsdale, near here, fol- lowing the death of tneir small adopt ed son in Washington.
 the state highway department has been at work on the road betwetn Saf- ford and Pima this week, which com prises part of the main highway be- tween the Greenlee county line and the reservation to be rebuilt jointly, by the county, state and federal gov ernment.
 Tucson-Police, deputy sheriffs and volunteer posses are combing the country around Tucson in efforts to capture the suspected navy deserter who shot Day Sergeant Milton Shu- maker of the Tucson police force this week. Every road and railroad was being guarded to prevent the suspect from escaping.
 Prescott-Roy Bell, said to have been gassed overseas, was brought to frescOtt from Jerome and placed in the county jail following his detention on an accusation that he had attacked a six year old girl several days ago. Feeling in Jerome, officials said, mode necessary Bells removal to the county jail Officers said he had been acting peculiarly for several weeks. He was employed in Jerome.
 Nogales-Free carrier mail delivery for Nogales will be discussed by the Nogales Young Business Mems Asso- citation at it's regular meeting.
 Safford-Two candidates are out in the open to spear the nomination for governor on the democratic ticket, namely Mulford Winsor, state senator from Yuma county, and Charles M Roberts, member of the board of su- pervisors and ex-senator from Cochise County.
 Phoenix Following fight yester- day morning at the new plant of the Arizona Packing Company, Juan Saul eta shot Frank Norton and Warren Gaston, two Indians, severely wound ing them. Both were taken to St. Joseph's hospital and are expected to recover.
 PhoeniX-The highest price ever paid for cotton in this valley was received yesterday when the Arizona American-Egyptian Cotton Exchange sold several bales of long staple cot ton at s1.10 a pound, according to an announcement made by that exchange.
 Nogales-Every available truck in the twin towns of Nogales was requi- sitioned today to salvage tomatoes valued at $4O,0OO from a freight train abandoned by strikers, 25 miles south of here on the Southern Pacific de Mexico.
 Phoenix-Installation of the univer. sal finger print system in it's entirety for Maricopa county began yesterday in the sheriff's office under the direc- tion of Fred Wright, finger print ex- pert.
 Chandler-What is believed to be the highest price ever paid for Salt River Valley irrigated lands was re- corded in the sale of ten acre ranch belonging to Lyman Armstrong, two miles south of town to J. H. Stalcup of Tennessee for $1u,OOO or $1 ,00O per acre.