Taiban Valley news., 1921-08-05
Southwest News
From All OUer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
(westsrn Newspaper Union News Service }

it was decided to hold the annual
roundup this year September 8, 6
and Z.
The school of vocational education
at Las Vegas, n. NJ, has grown so fast
during the past two months that 1t has
been necessary to add two extra teach
ers to the staff. The school now has
over thirty pupils.
Range conditions in Arizona and
New Mexico are more encouraging
than they have been for months past,
according to report issued by the
local office of the United States wealth
er bureau at Phoenix.
Bids for the fish hatchery at Lisboa
spring, n. NJ, the first built by the
state, and the superintendentS cottage
will be called for as soon as L. c.
Gaastra, the architect, finishes the
plans, already practically ready for
final approval.
The Postoffice Depa+vment is adver-
tising for bids for new postoffice loca-
ton at Wilcox, AriZ. The room must
contain 1900 square feet of floor space
and be conveniently located. The de-
partment requires more space than the
present postoffice contains.
Total shipments of cantaloupes from
the Salt River Valley this year have
been approximately 400 carloads
greater than last year and 400 car
loads less than in 1919, according to
the bulletin issued by Homer A. Har-
ris, representative of the United
States bureau of markets and crop
estimates at Phoenix.
Abstract of assessment rolls Of
Pima, Yuma and Mohave counties,
Ariz, have been filed with the State
Tax Commission. The commission
now has received copies of the assess
ment rolls from ten of the fourteen
counties in the state. The valuation
placed on assessable property in Pima
county was given as $61,619,249. The
MOhave county roll totaled $23,505,-
7S3. Yuma countys assessable prop
erty was valued at $21 ,351,3 1915.
The State Board of Vocational Edu-
tional education work in Arizona dur
ing the coming year at 100000, ac-
cOrding to NJ. L. Doner, assistant state
director of vocational education.
Doner said that the 100000 budget,
which is $141, ,339 less than last years
budget, was recommended by him. The
smaller budget, he said, did not indi-
cate any lessening in the efficiency of
the work.
Antonio Carpio must hang at Silver
City, n. NJ, on Aug. 10 for the murder
of Efren Rios at Central on Aug. IA,
1919 according to the decree OF the
State Supreme Court, which affirmed
Carpio's conviction and set the date
for his execution. Carpio, the evidence
showed, jealous of attentions paid by
a rival to girl at a 'baile," shot to
kill Casimiro LucerO, and the bullet
struck Rios, a second shot wOunding
Lucero. The court held that shooting
the wrong man did not exempt the
shooter from crime.
Copies of the Arizona 1922 Blue
Book, compiled by Ernest X. Hall,
secretary of state, have been dstrib-
uted. The little volume is replete with
Information concerning the state. A
bit of history, its population and the
population of its Incorporated cities
and towns, the value of its crops, its
newspapers, commercial and miscel-
laneOus organizations, are a few Of
the things contained in addition to the
usual list of federal, state and county
officials state boards and national
guard Of the state.
The state will benefit approximate
ly $1,000 from the estate of Elmer
Pirtle, who established the town of
Pirtlevlle, AriZ. Pirtle died August 5,
1920 leaving an estate, according to
the appraisers, of 1899, 744.61. Since
the property was held Jointly by Pirtle
and his wife, the state can collect in
herltance tax on only One-half the
amount
Camping and fishing will not be de-
MED visitors to the Apache reserva-
tion in the White mountains northeast
of Globe, Ariz. An order curtailing
these privileges was issued this year
for the first time, by Superintendent
Davis. Information from the state
game warden said an order from the
Indian commissioner had restored
these privileges.
The contract for the new high
school building at Estanca, N. NJ, and
much of the material is already on the
site. The new building will be made
of adobe blocks and will be 80 by 120
feet, with six class rooms about "a by
81. All Of the walls will be laid in
lime mortar, which it is thought viii
make as good wall as brick or tile
and will hold the exterior finish much
better.
The Roswell, n. NJ, postoffice ad-
vanced to first class the first Of July
and is now one of the three first class
offices In the state. The total receipts
of the office have shown decided in
crease during the past year in spite
of the falling off in other lines Of
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