The Holbrook news., 1921-01-28
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW MexicO
 and Arizona
(western Newspaper Union News Service )

The number of pupils registered in
 the public schools of Tucumcari, N. M.,
 is fast nearing the 1000 mark; thirty
 teachers are employed.
 John F. Wood, aged 90 years, and
 one of the oldest settlers in Chaves
 county, New Mexico, died at the home
 of his son after a short illness.
 The resolution giving to women, the
 right of holding state office has been
 adopted by the Senate in New Mexico.
 The Democrats joined the Republicans
 in supporting the resolution and the
 count stood 9 to O.
 Will J. Cain, chief radio operator
 on the navy seaplane NC-5, who was
 struck on the head and killed by one
 of the propellers of the big plane was
 the son of Mir. and Mrs. Edward Cain
 of Douglas, Arizona.
 Jacob Korber, president of the Kor- Der & Co. hardware firm, and one of the wealthiest men in Albuquerque, was killed in an automobile accident at Socorro. He had lived in AlbuQuer- que forty years.
 Senator Lines, of the Arizona Leg islature, introduced bill making the blue-sky law still bluer according to the Senator's interpretation. The bill would give the corporation cOmmis- sion more power in dealing with ques- tiOnable securities. The title of the bill reads: "A bill relating to secur- ities and providing for the issuing of permits thereto by the Arizona cor poration commission
 A bill introduced by Senator Eddy, of Yuma, Arizona, would give police courts of incorporated cities "cOncur- rent Jurisdiction with justice courts over all violation of the laws of AriZ- ona, committed in the cities, and all civil matters arising and now tryable by the justices of the peace" Police courts would be subject to rules of civil procedure now applicable to jus tices of the peace.
 Additional statistics on business of the port of Douglas, Ariz., during 1920, as compiled by c. A. Housel, deputy collector of customs in charge show that total collections for the year at the port were $17, ,190.54. Of the total collections, the sum of $5,576 repre- sented head tax payments assessed by the immigration service and collected by the customs service. Collections from all other sources, which means principally duties, amounted to $11,- 614.54.
 The Kansas-New Mexico oil well, located south of Lakewood, New Mex leo, was shot and two minutes after the shot was fired oil went clear over the top of the derrick. Following the shooting, the work of cleaning out the well was started at once and the in- stallation of the pumps was started. Oil men in charge of the shooting say that the well will produce about 25 barrels per day. The well is consid- cred very shallow, the depth being slightly over GOO feet.
 George Bubany, of the Bubany Coal & Lumber Company of Gallup, New Mexico, has received plans for the business block which he will erect on the site near the builong occupied by he Hubbell Trading Company, and the actual construction work will be started at once. The new building will contain three stores and will be | about the first of July, the | .Otal cost to be nearly $2O,0O0. All | he StorerOOmS have already been | 'ented for a period of five years from | he time of completion.
 The city of Albuquerque has entered he new year probably in the best con lition financially of any city of it's | iize in the Southwest. According to | report filed by the city treasurer, the Otal expenditure during the year 1920 vas $290, ,471.95. In spite of this, the ity treasurer shows a balance on land of $21 ,365.89.
 An appropriation of $15O,O00 is asked f Mohave county, Arizona, for a ridge in the vicinity Of Pierce Ferry. This bridge would connect the Arrow cad highway of Utah, with Kingman, 'hOeniX and the national highway of orthern Arizona. Senator Curtin ex- lained that 4,000 square miles of Ari- Ona lie north of the r1ver and that his bridge and the road would bene- it this vast area which contains oil hale, copper, lumber and farming lnds. He said $9O,OOO was appro- riated at the last Legislature for the Oad from Kingman north and the ridge; that the sum was matched by IOhave county, that the road had cen built almost to the river, that he county would build the road be- ond the river north to the Utah line, nd that the additional $15O,OOO would e sufficient to bridge the river.
 E. c. Vanderbilt, district commercial nperintendent of the Western Union telegraph Company, has announced nat the company has taken over the telegraph wire between Williams and ne Grand Canyon and that the wire ad been made a part of the regular ystem.
 Rangers on the Manzano National 1rest in New Mexico are now taking pplications for grazing for the com lg year. About 11,O00 head of cattle nd over 6O,OOO head of sheep and : oats feed on this forest during the ear. A big meeting was held in Silver ity, N. M., to organize an association the business men of Grant county. s soon as the organization is perfect it will become a part of the Grant