Taiban Valley news., 1921-06-03
Southwest News
From All OUer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
Western Nevspapsr Union News Service

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, prominent min
ing man of El Paso, has secured
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 penltentlary'
Flag day, June IA, will be cele-
brated In Tucson, Ariz., on 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 q.
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 $4,000 members with its
headquarters at Chicago.
| Martin KriscOla, 40 years old, min
| er, shot and killed Rosa Franco, ~, at
| Globe, Ariz., and then turned his re-
yolver and fatally wounded himself
with a 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 a 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 q
Thompkins of this city, their old
being ST., 2,430.50. This will include all
of the electrical work, but the plumb
ing work will be let in 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 a report issued by l.. Nj.
Harrison, in charge of the office of
the United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates.
The state treasurer's office opened
new fund at Phoenix, Ariz, under
the name of the Colorado River fund
The fund was created by the Legisla-
l,ture to enable the state to play her
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 total of all the
children of the schools of the city, ovel
half have defects. The dentists exam
ined 1,03S children during the five
weeks of the clinic and found that {
total of 615 needed dental attention o.
some sort while there were only AZ;
that did not need attention.
The three youths charged with kill
ing Venture Bencomo, jailer, were con
victed of first degree murder in thu
District Court at Silver City, n. NJ. Th'
penalty is hanging The three youths
are Eleuteri0 Corral, Rumaldo Luzan'
and Jesus Rochoa. The youngest, Cor
:, raj is 16 years old, and the eldest
a Rochoa, %.
The membership in the recently or
ganized University of Arizona Club a
a Phoenix is growing rapidly. This club
which was started at the beginning o
May by some of the alumni consists o
U. of A. graduates, undergraduate:
former students, professors and men
bers of the board of regents reslden
in or near Phoenix.
Bernice, the 2-year-old daughter c
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Green of Demini
N. NJ, was found dead with her bod
jammed into keg of water which ha
been left in the back yard of the hom
The child had evidently been playln
in the yard and had fallen into the Ike
and died without a struggle. She wa
missed in the morning and the polio
had been searching for her for som
time when a neighbor made the grut
some discovery.
Tombstone, Ariz., is to have bl
Fourth of July celebration and hs
asked Douglas, Bisbee, Benson an
other metropolises to join in and maE
it real celebration. There will |