Taiban Valley news., 1921-05-20
Southwest News
From All ODer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
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AlDuQueTuuS has SldIlcu CdtHpuiBh
to land the National Tuberculosis San
itarium, which is to be built in New
Mexico by the Woodmen Of the World.
Phoenix, Arlz, was chosen for the
1922 convention city of the United
States Good Roads Association and the
Bankhead National Highway Associa-
ton in annual convention at Green's
boro, N. G.
Hearing of complaints against the
Southern Pacific and Ell Paso & South
western railroads, charging unfair
| freight rates from ella, Arlz., to the
| Salt River valley were dismissed at
Douglas, Ariz., because Of faulty petit
| tions.
The Corona -Tularosa Basin Oil Com
pany near Corona, N. NJ, will resume
drilling soon at the Duran well, having
secured the necessary funds to go
ahead with the work. Drilling has
been delayed for some time owing to
cave-in.
Karl David Goodall one Of thes most
prominent citizens of San Miguel cOun-
ty and mayor of Las Vegas for six
years, is dead. Mr.. Goodall was born
in New Hampshire in 1854, and came
West in the early eighties and for
many years was engaged in the drug
business in Las Vegas.
While rounding sharp curve on a
mountain between Douglas and Tomb
stone, Ariz., DR.. c. d. Richards, dem
tist of Douglas, Ariz.. was killed when
he is believed to have. lost control of
his car. The machine turned over
three times. Barbara Cole, 3-year-old
child beside him, escaped.
J. F. Lewis, an Indian trader, was
slain and his store, five miles north of
Gallup, N NJ, burned, authorities an
nounced on returning from the scene
of the fire. Lewis charred body was
found in the ruins of the store. Au-
thorities say Indians murdered Lewis
and believe they have clews which they
believe will result in arrests.
Tools and equipment valued at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, said to have
been stolen from the quartermaster's
department at Camp Harry J. Jones,
near Douglas, Ariz., were found in the
basement of home owned by Fred
Walthal, civilian instructor at the
camp automobile school and ex-pugil-
ist, well known in the Southwest.
Governor Mechem of New Mexico
has announced that he would call an
election Sept. 20 to elect United
States senator from New Mexico. Gov
ernOr Mechem on March IL appointed
ii. o. Bursum of SOcurrO to succeed
Senator Fall, who resigned to enter the
cabinet of President Harding. The
election will be held to fill this place.
A movement has been started among
the cattle men of Colfax county to es-
tablish packing house in Ratcn, N.
NJ, to be operated by local stockmen.
w. ]. Linwood, believes that a plant
would be success and the saving in
shipping costs would be enormous on
account of the shrinkage In the trip
from Ration to Kansas City or Chicago
markets.
Experimental spraying of date palms
In the Tempe orchard at Tempe, Ariz,
has been undertaken by the University
of Arizona department Of plant path.
ology, with a view to controlling rot
Of date fruit. During his visit to
Tempe, the pathologlst also demon.
strated the method of treating cotton
seed with sulphuric acid for the con
troll of blackarm.
Mrs. Rafael A. Ortiz, an aged WON
an, was found slain In her home at Be
; len, N. NJ. She had been gagged with
, a towel and beaten to death. Her hus
; band is missing and is being sought by
; the authorities.
! w. W. Burke, said by officials at tn,
. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
. headquarters at Prescott, Ariz., to b,
, the oldest train dispatcher in tn,
United States, has retired on a pension
after fifty years of continuous servlc,
as dispatcher. For sixteen years h,
had been on the dispatching force a
Prescott. Mr.. Burke began his rallroa,
career as messenger on the Hanni
bal & st. Joseph railway in 1868.
I Gregory Page, former state senate
and president of the Gallup Stat
: Bank, has decided to Mckinley count
:. 100 acres of land, adjoining Gallup, Il
be used as a park. The city is plan
ming to make a memorial park, dedl
Gated to the men who gave their live
for their country In the World wal
: The park will be called the Lyon Me
> mortal Park, after Edward Alber
Lyon, who died while serving as
lieutenant in the American army. Th
: formal dedication Of the new park /
+ to be held on the Fourth of July.
Plans are noWunder way for the el
tablishment OF a modern wireless sta
e tion at the University of Arizon
! equipped to receive messages from a
I parts Of the world and to reach ada,
I ent states. Professor Cloke, whe
: asked about his plans in the matte
n said the station would prove of pref