The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeU MexiCO
 and ArizOnQ
(western Newspaper Union News service.)


 in 1910, the census bureau announced
 recently.
 The Santa Fe Railroad Company ha:
 notified the officials of Carrizozo that
 it will soon be in a position to furnish
 that city with water from its supply
 there.
 Contrary to erroneous reports gain | ing circulation recently in Arizona payment on five-year fees on national
 forests are permitted to be postponed
 until September 1, 1921.
 Fire of unknown origin wiped out a
 large part of the business section of Benson, a small town in western Go
 chise county, in Arizona The loss is estimated at about $150,000.
 J. NJ. Dubbe, rancher, was found murdered at his home, three miles northeast of Phoenix. The wounds in the head, presumably caused by blows from sharp weapon, caused death.
 About half million dollars worth of bridges and roads have been con- tracted for by the New Mexico State Highway Commission in connection with bids received for federal aid pro- jects on Feb. 21 and March 8.
 Governor Mechem of New Mexico has announced the appointment of lican national committeeman, as sue cessOr to Albert\B. Fall, who resigned as United States senator to accept the secretary of the interior portfolio in President Harding's cabinet
 A great deal of interest is being taken in Miami in the case of Ricardo Lauterio, the Mexican sentenced to be hanged April 21, 1921, at the state penitentiary at Florence, N. NJ. It is claimed by the MeXicans that LauteriO is not guilty of murder as charged and that a mistake has been made in his case. Petitions are being circulated in his behalf
 The closing of two more banks has been reported to the New Mexico state bank examiners office. These were the State National Bank at Carlsbad and the Loving State Bank at Loving, subsidiary institution. The reason for the closing of the second was given as depleted reserves. These brought the number of banks in New Mexico closed since Nov. l to five.
 Interested railroads have authorized a fare and one-half, on the certificate plan, from all points in New Mexico and Fl PasO, in connection with the onnnol Of fha Wool Growers Association and the New Mexico Cattle and Horse Grow CTS Association, to be held in Albn- querque, N. M., March 25 to March 31, inclusive.
 Claims against the state by the At chison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad for transporting members of the Ari- zona National Guard to and from sta tions in Arizona, during October, No vember and December, 1920, and Jan uary, 1921, at the regular passenger rate of cents per mile, should be al- lowed, according to an opinion an- nounced by Attorney General w. J. Galbraith.
 J. W. Stockard, prominent in the politics of New Mexico, former mayor of Roswell, and at present rated as wealthy stockman of New Mexico, was before United States Con- missioner A. J. W. Schmid, charged with receiving smuggled merchandise, and possession and transportation of 110 quarts and 137 pints of unlabeled whisky, and 120 pints of Old Taylor whisky.
 Practically all of Gov. M. c. Me chem's recommendations were carried out by the New Mexico Legislature, with the exception of a primary law. Several primary bills were introduced, but the Senate and House could not agree on any one, and the result was that all of them were killed
 A suit for $13S, 45O and costs has been filed by the Bisbee Lumber Com pany against the Bisbee-Naco Water Company as a result of the big fire at Lowell on Oct. II, 1920, which de- stroyed property valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract in that the water company failed to have wa ter available in a certain water main at the time of the fire.
 A solemn requiem mass was held at he Cathedral of St. Francis, in Santa | Fe, for the late Father Anselm Weber. | apostle to the "Navajos" Franciscan | pioneer missionary among the south western Indians, the news of whose | leath in a hospital in Rochester, I1inn., had been announced. Father Weber, for twenty-five years a mis- iiOnary among the NavajOs in New lexicO and Arizona, was the leading authority on the language of the tribe.
 Tucson was the Mecca of members # the Yaqui tribe of Indians of the western part of Arizona who assem- 'led there for their annual Easter fes- ival and dance. This festival is one # the most notable events in the Iaqui calendar and ranks in import nee with the ceremonies of any tribe f Indians in the United States
 After breaking into the arsenal at lamp Harry J. Jones and stealing ten rmy automatics, four of seven sol Hers, alleged to have deserted from he FOrty-eighth infantry, were appre- ended at Naco, /Ariz.
 Lands in the Santa Fe district, New I