The Snowflake herald., 1921-05-20
Southwest News
From All Ouer
NelC MEXICO
and Arizona
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( IStiIHg equipment.
Albuquerque has started 4 camnairn
to land the National Tuberculosis SAN
itarium. which is to be built in New
Mexico by the Woodrnen OF the World.
Phoenix, Ariz.. was chosen for the
/ 1872 convention city OF the UniretI
Suites Good Roads Association ana the
Bankhead National Highway Associa-
ton in annual convention at Greens
boro. n G.
| Hearing Of complaints against the
Southern Pacific and III Paso s. SOUTH
western railroads, charging unfair
freight rates from ella, Ariz.. to the
Salt River valley were dismissed at
Douglas, Ariz., because Of faulty petit
tions.
I The Corona-Tularosa Basin Oil Com
pany near Corona. n. NJ. viii resume
drilling soon at the Duran well. having
secured the necessary funds to 20
ahead with the work. Drilling has
been delayed for some time owing &c
caye-in.
Karl David GoodaI. one Of the most
/ prominent citizens Of San Miguel coun-
ty and mayor Of Las Vegas for six
wears. is dead. Mr. Goodan 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 a sharp curve on d
mountain between Douglas and Tomb
stone. Ariz., DR.. c. D. Richards. dem
list OF Douglas. Ariz.. was killed when
he is believed to have lost control Of
his car. The machine turned over
three times. Barbara Cole. Il 3-year-old
child beside him. escaped.
J. F. Lewis. an Indian trader. was
slain and his store. five miles north Of
Gallup. n M, burned. authorities an
nouneed on returning from the scene
Of the fire. Lewis charred body was
found in the ruins OF the store. Au-
thoriries say Indians murdered Lewis
and believe they have clews which they
| believe viii result in arrests
Tools and equipment valued at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. said to have
been stolen from the quartermastpr's
department. at Camp Harry r. Jones.
near Douglas. AEiz.. were found in The
+ basement OF a home owned by Fred
WalfhaI civilian instructor at the
camp automobile school and ex-pugiI-
st. wei known in the Southwest
Governor Mechem Of View Mexico
has announced that he would call IN
election Sept 20 to elect 4 United
States senator from New Mexico. Gov
arnor Mechem on March Ill appointed
III @. Bursum Of Socurro to succeed
Senator Fall. who resigned to enter the
cabinet Of President Harding. The
election, viii be held to fill this place.
A movement has been started among
the cattle men OF Colfax county Co es-
abIish a packing house IN Ration, N
NJ, to be operated by local stockmen
W. j. Linwood, believes thar a plant
would be a 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
0I0gy, with a view to controlling rot
9f date fruit During his visit to
/ Tempe. the pathoIogist also demon
strated the method Of treating cotton
seed with sulphuric acid for the con-
troll OF bIackarm.
Hrs. Rafael 4. Ortiz. an aged wom-
an, was found slain in her home at Be
len, n. IL 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 the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F6 railroad
headquarters at PRESCOTT. Ariz., to be
the oldest train dispatcher in the
| United States, has retired on a pension
after fifty years Of continuous service
as 4 dispatcher. For sixteen wears lie
had been on the dispatching force at
Prescott lIr. Burke began his railroad
I career as a messenger on the Hanni-
bal & St. Joseph railway in 1868.
Gregory Page, former state senator
and president Of the Gallup State
Bank, has decided to Mckinley county
100 acres Of land, adjoining Gallup, TO
be used as a park The city is plan
ming to make a memorial park, dedI-
Gated to the men who gave their lives
for their country in the World war
The park viii be called the Lyon Me
moriaI Park, after Edward Albert
ltLFon, who died while serving as a
lieutenant in the American army. The
formal dedication Of the new park IS
1 to be held on the Fourth OF July.
Plans are now under way for the es-
H tahlIshment OF a modern wireless sta
tion at the University Of Arizona
l equipped To receive messages from all