Taiban Valley news., 1920-10-01
Southwest News
From All Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

! tainalr n. Mex, closed Il contract with
Contractor ]. l.. Hill for the erection
of IL modern two-story brick building
on the corner of Broadway and sum
nit street, in that city.
One of the biggest real estate deals
In the vicinity of Tucumcari, \. MeXn
for some time was closed when the
Williams 4 Hudson farm, containing
1910 acres, was sold TO parties in Ok
lahoma for the sum Of So, 900
Among the many interesting exhib-
its to be shown al the Dona Ana coun-
ty fair this year will be the finest sad
die ever seen in New Mexico The
saddle is valued at over $4,000. The
trimmings are of gold and silver and
all the metal work is hand carved In
most elaborate manner
Announcement has been made OF the
construction of fine gravel road be-
tween Albuquerque and Bernalilio.
Bids for the building of the road will
be opened early in October and the
work will be started al the earliest
possible date A movement is also
under way to build a new road to
Jemez Springs.
The big picnic staged at Elida, ~
Mex, by the people of Roosevelt coun'
ty was probably the largest of lis kind
ever held in the county. \ fine pro-
gram was provided for the day consist
ing of all kinds of races, steer roplng,
bronze riding and ending with big
ball game in the afternoon and d dance
in the evening.
The state corporation commission OF
Arizona has ordered that the tontrac
entered into between the Yuma Gas
and Electric Company and the City W
Yuma with reference to the street
lighting system there, with speclfled
sizes of lamps and under specified
rates, be approved. The contract s to
run for two years.
Miss Marie Miller Of Prescott, was
killed and Harry Henry, son of Col IL.
NJ. Henry, former army medical oft
GER had his back broken, and Miss
Gladys Grove and w. Kehene were
fatally injured when the automobile IN
which they were riding plunged nvec
an emhankment, forty miles from M
gales on the Tucson road.
An urgent request to the fedora.
horticultural board for regulation
forcing railroad companies 80 cleah,
and, il necessary, disinfect railroad
cars that have been used 70 haul COT
ton seed and seed cotton, has Oeen in
cluded in "A resolution adopted Dy the
International League of the West.
which was formed recently at Los
Angeles.
Farmers on the Mule Creek and up
per Gila sections OF Grant county, n.
NJ, are already planting winter wheat
and the acreage this year will probably
be the largest ever planted in the cOun-
ty. Experiments have proved that
wheat is a very profitable crHp and
the new mill of the Gila Farms Milling
Company offers a ready market for all
the wheat raised in the county.
New Mexico funeral directors at the
closing session of their state conven-
ton at Albuquerque decided to meet
next year in FL Paso in joint session
with the Arizona and Texas associa-
ton. Edward ]. Neer of Portales was
elected president of the state associa-
ton and G. A. Rising of Santa Fe,
secretary. ]. j. Castor of El Paso was
Ii. tr 40. In ~ n.
vention.
Less than half the registered voters
If Maricopa county, Arizona, voted in
he primary election, it was revealed
when the board of supervisors com
pleted its canvass Of the primary The
total of votes cast, including both par
ties, was 1928. The total of regis
trations was 23,512.
J. c. Goodwin of Tempe, who will be
IN charge of the mineral exhibits at
the state fair at Phoenix this year, has
been travelling over the state for the
past few weeks making preliminary ar
rangements for securing and placing
an unusually interesting collection Of
ore specimens in this department,
which is most fortunate in having a
splendid new mineral building to house
its displays.
That prompt and effective means
will be taken to prevent profiteering
by hotels and restaurants in Phoenix
during the week of the fair, November
S-13 inclusive, was indicated when the
fair commission in a letter laid the
matter before the Phoenix Chamber Of
Commerce with the suggestion that
steps be taken at once to protect the
fair name Of the city from criticism on
this score that has arisen in some
quarters of the state.
A movement is being instituted by
members of the 15Sth Infantry, which
is Arizona's own, and which deported
itself 80 laudably In the Mexican Bor-
der wars, and later with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary forces in France, to
have big reunion In Phoenix during
fair week, November 8-13.
Reports from the town Of Duran, N.
Mex, state that homeseekers are COM