Taiban Valley news., 1921-07-22
Southwest News
From All OUer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
(w.rtsrn Ns-,p.p.r Union News Service. J

Association at Taos, N. NJ, is making
plans for big picnic to be held about
the first of July. This is to be made
an annual affair.
Sheepmen in the vicinity of Magda
lena, N. Mex, report that the season
has been the best for lambing in many
years. The crop In most places Is re-
ported to be nearly 100 per cent.
Frank G. Kaerwar, a prominent min
ing man of El Paso, has secured a
thirty-day option on the Ruth silver
mine near Lordsburg, N. Mex. 1t Is
said that development work will be
started at once.
| Orders have been issued to Mexican
immigration officers at border points
to prohibit further entry of Chinese
immigrants into Mexico, according TO
messages received In Aqua Prieta, Op-
posite Douglas, Ariz.
Macario Valdez, who was convicted
of manslaughter at Mora some time
ago, was sentenced by Judge Leahy Of
Las Vegas, N. Mex, to serve not less
than five years nor more than ten in
the state penitentiary.
Flag day, June IA, will be cele-
brated In Tucson, AriZ., on a scale
never before attempted, it has been
announced by the Elks, under whose
auspices the celebration will be held.
Committees are at present working on
the program and definite announce
ments will be made soon.
The University of Arizona has been
honored thru the election of Dean G.
NJ. Butler of the College of Mines and
Engineering to the office of national
director of the American Association
of Engineers, an organization consist
ing of about 25,000 members with it's
headquarters at Chicago.
Martin KriscoIa, 40 years old, min
er, shot and killed Rosa Franco, 10, at
Globe, Ariz., and then turned his re-
volver and fatally wounded himself
with bullet through the head. Kris
cola was said to be suitOr to the girl,
who refused him because of the differ
ence in their ages, according to the po-
lice.
At meeting of the school board at
the school building recently in Gallup,
N. Mex, the contract for the new High
school building was let to Wegs &
Thompkins of this city, their old
being $72 430.50. This will include all
of the electrical work, but the plumb
ing work will be let in a separate con-
tract.
In the southern and eastern dry land
areas of Arizona, crop prospects con-
tinue to decline, but in the irrigated
districts and in the northern counties,
general crop conditions are favorable,
according to report issued by L. NJ.
Harrison, in charge of the office of
the United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates.
The state treasurers office opened
a new fund at Phoenix, Ariz., under
the name of the Colorado River fund.
The fund was created by the Legisla-
part in arriving at an estimate of the
amount of water the state will require
from the Colorado for irrigation pur-
poses.
At the dental clinic held at Ration,
n. Mex, at the request of the Parent
Teachers Association, the reports
showed that out Of a total of all the
children of the schools of the city, over
half have defects. The dentists exam
ined 1,038 children during the five
weeks of the clinic and found that a
total of G15 needed dental attention of
some sort, while there were only 423
that did not need attention.
The three youths charged with kill !
ing Venture Bencomo, jailer, were con-
victed of first degree murder in the |
District Court at Silver City, n. NJ. The |
penalty is hanging. The three youths
are Eleutero Corral, Rumado Luzano
and Jesus Rochoa. The youngest, Cor
raj is 16 years old, and the eldest, |
Rochoa, %.
The membership in the recently or
ganized University Of Arizona Club at |
Phoenix is growing rapidly. This club,
which was started at the beginning of |
May by some of the alumni consists of |
U. of A. graduates, undergraduates, |
former students, professors and mem
bers of the board of regents, resident
in or near Phoenix.
Bernice, the 2-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Green of Deming, |
N. NJ, was found dead with her body |
jammed into keg of water which had
been left in the back yard of the home.
The child had evidently been playing
in the yard and had fallen into the keg
and died without a struggle. She was
missed in the morning and the police
had been searching for her for some
time when neighbor made. the grue-
some discovery.
Tombstone, Ariz., is to have big
Fourth of July celebration and has
asked Douglas, Bisbee, Benson and
other metropolises to join in and make
It a real celebration. There will be