Taiban Valley news., 1920-11-05
Southwest News
From All Over
NeU Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

formed and organized into separate or
ganizations.
| Shifting ground in the Junction mine
at Bisbee of the Calumet & Arizona
Mining Company gave way, resulting
in huge timbers crashing downward
and instantly killing John James, a
| timberman. Two other men with James
escaped unhurt.
The old buildings at Camp Cody,
near Deming N. Mex, are slowly be-
ing torn down and in a short time
there will be nothing left OF what was
once one Of the largest camps in the
country. These buildings sheltered the
Thirty-fOurth Division, when they were
being trained for overseas service.
Two blocks in east Clovis, N. Mex,
will be purchased and fenced for an
athletic field for the city, if the pres
ent plans of the board of education
| are carried out. The site is about ten
blocks from the main street and is 300
by 900 feet, comprising space enough
for football, baseball and possibly a
small track.
On the eighth of May, prohibition
officers raided the residence of Silas
May at Tucumcari, N. Mex, and seized
nine cases Of whisky. Mr.. May claimed
it was unlawful and took it to federal
court. He was recently granted per-
NIT by the court to move the whisky
from the postoffice back to his resi-
dence for his own use.
Governor Campbell of Arizona
granted a requisition for extradition
to California of Nathan Robinson, who
also was said to have used the name
of John Myers to stand trial in San
Francisco on a charge of murder in
connection with the death of Nelson
s. Dunning. Robinson was arrested
at NOgales, Arizona.
FarriS Kelly, Phoenix, pleaded guilty
before Il United States commissioner
at Phoenix to charge of wearing the
uniform of the United States army
without authority to do so and without
being Il member of the army. He was
held to answer to the United States
District Court and was committed to
the county Jail on failure to furnish
bond of $3.50.
According to Enrique Alvarado, busi-
ness man of Hermosillo, Sonora, and
at one time state treasurer of Sonora,
who is in Bisbee, Ariz., the people of
that state are preparing a petition to
l. ID
asking the chief executive to convene
the state congress in special session
to consider the matter of statewide
prohibition in Sonora.
A caTalry unit for the New Mexico
Military Institute at Roswell, N. Mex,
is now assured, according to report
of Col. J. w. Wilson, who has been
in touch with the War Department re-
garding the organization for some
time. Indications are that the govern
ment will send the horses about the
first of the year and that men from
the regular army will be sent to the
school to train the cadets.
Seven bond issues for city improve
ments, totaling $1,040,000 were au-
thOrized by the city commission of |
Phoenix by adoption of an ordinance
and will be voted on by the taxpayers |
of Phoenix at special election to be
held Nov. 81. The date was first er-
roneously reported as October 81. The |
bond issues varying in amounts from
$4,000 for a state armOry to $450,000 |
for extensions and improvements in |
the city water system and include |
$150,000 for an addition to the city |
hall.
There are 200 more teachers in the
public schools of Arizona this year
than last, according to an estimate by |
Frank Dykes, assistant superintendent
Of public instruction.
The registered Alsatian police dog
entered in the Santa Barbara, Calf,
dog show by Mrs. w. S. Cox of Silver
City, N. Mex, won both first and sec
ond prize. Over $50 dogs were en-
tered, the show being the largest ever
held in California.
More than 100000 acres of land,
nearly all in Arizona, have been re-
ported by Secretary Payne to have
been classified during September un-
der the law, which provides for stock
raising homesteads of $40 acres or
less Relatively little of the land is
public land fEee from claims, Secre-
tary Payne said. More than 100000
acres, including 100000 acres in Ari-
zOna, were classified by the Interior
Department during September under
laws providing for entry on non-irri-
gable lands in areas of 800 acres or
less for dry farming purposes. More
than 5000 acres in Wyoming were
placed during the month within oil and
gas areas under the oil and mineral
land leasing law.
Plans are now being completed for
the big Santa Fe safety first rally,
which will be held in Las Vegas, N.
Mex, November Is. The speakers at
the meeting will be of national promi-
hence and the dance at the close of
the gathering will be one of the gayest
events of thp season