Taiban Valley news., 1920-04-30
Southwest News
From All Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Census reports give Tucson, Ariz,
population of 20,292 an increase OF
1899 or 53.S per cent, over the 1910
figures.
There was an increase Of half
million pounds of copper at the Cop
per Queen smelter at Douglas, Ariz.
during the month of March over the
February output
Sheriff James f. Mcdonald OF
Tombstone, Ariz.. has offered re-
ward of $3.50 for information leading
to the apprehension of the murderers
of G. J. Peterson in the Huachuca
Mountains.
Ray Bartlett young motor truck
driver of Ration, n. NJ, was killed near
Taylor Springs in the southern part
of ColfaX County when truck he was
driving turned over, pinning him un'
derneath.
The complete record of every Ari'
conan who served in the World war
will be received from Washington
shortly by Adjutant General Walter
S. Ingalls,, according to an announce
ment at his office in Phoenix.
Whether the state can be made lia-
Bile for personal injuries on any pub
lie works is the interesting point now
before the Supreme Court of Arizona
with the submission of the case OF
the state as appellant against Claud
Sharpe.
Drilling has been resumed on the
Bueyeros well, eighteen miles north
of Mosquero, N. NJ, the drill striking
oil shale at a depth of 1,340 feet. The
drilling will be continued both night
and day until the desired depth is
reached.
What is believed to be the highest
price ever paid for Salt River Valley
irrigated lands was recorded in the
sale of ten-acre ranch belonging to
Lyman Armstrong, two miles south OF
Chandler, Ariz to J. H. Sralcup OF
Tennessee for $4,000, or $1,000 pet
acre.
To stock the waters above Elephant
Butte Dam in New Mexico with 20
100000 black bass procured from the
government, and their protection fol
a period of two years so that at the
end of that time fishing will be pro.
vided is the plan of the Southwestern
Bass Association of El PaSo.
A jury in the District Court at Tu
cumcari, COlfax County, New Mexico
case a ]. H. Townrow. charged with
the murder OF his wife in 1914. Judge
David b. Leahy of Las Vegas sat al
the trial. This was the second time
Townrow was tried ON the charge.
Las Cruces was the first town in
New Mexico this year to reject a pro
posal for the issuance of bonds fol
school buildings. The Department OF
Education received word that the pro
posed $125,000 bond issue for new
high school had been decisively de
feated at a recent election.
That the coming forest fire season
will be a bad one, according to pres
ent indications, is the opinion Of of
ficials of the U. S. Forest Service
and steps have been taken TO circu
late millions of fire warnings through
out the Southwest, so as to reacf
every inhabitant of Arizona and New
Mexico.
Brnest C. Best, who lived three
miles north of Dexter, y. NJ, met
death while working in the pit of ar
artesian we'll on his farm. he hao
gone into the pit and removed the
cap off from the well preparatory tC
making some connections when ht
was overcome by a sudden rush ol
water and gas, and before he coulc
be extricated was drowned.
According to plans now under way
Grant County, New Mexico, will have
a three days fair and festival this
fall, probably the last week in Sep
tember or the first of October. A
large exhibit of the agriculture ant
livestock products of the county viii
be shown and cash prizes and blue
ribbons will be awarded to the win
ners in the various exhibits.
Miss Slmona Badilla attempted tt
shoot c. Ortega and Mrs. Ortega,
bride of few months, at the depo
at Nogales, Ariz. Police said one bul
let fired in the direction of Mrs. Or
tegQ struck Maria Badilla, sister Of
the girl under arrest. Another bullet
was said to have grazed the side OF
Ortega when he attempted TO wres
a pistol from Miss Badilla.
Bids will be opened May 9th by the
State Highway Department for the
construction of Federal Aid Projec
No. IA in Santa Fe county. 1t in
wolves fraction over eight miles
from Tesuque to Pojuaque on thu
Santa Fe-Taos road. The plan calls
for bridges, culverts and grading. The
two main bridges are over the Namb'
and Pojuaque creeks. The estimated
cost is around $4,000.
A juvenile band, consisting of boys
from the ages of IL to Is, has beer