Taiban Valley news., 1921-07-01
Southwest News
From All Ouer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
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new 100000 station at Tucumcari,
N. NJ.
Work on the federal aid road be-
tween Socorro and San Antonio, dis
tance of ten miles, Is going ahead rap
idly and much of the grading has al
ready been finished.
The New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association will hold its an
nual meeting at Pennington August %
and 26. The farm bureau picnic will
be held on the same dates.
Jesus Medina has been acquitted at
Taos, N. NJ, on the charge of assault
ing DR.. Horatio Taylor, Presbyterian
mission doctor, near Dixon last fall,
as the physician was driving along the
road.
The annual convention of the Ari-
zona Lumber Mems Club was held at
Flagstaff with wholesale and retail
lumber men from all sections of Ari-
zona, Texas, New Mexico and Cali
fornia in attendance.
With the largest enrolment In the
history of the Normal University at
Las Vegas, n. NJ, Prof. Jonathan Wag
ner and the board of regents are hav-
the 1,200 students which have been en-
rolled.
The first quarterly meeting Of the
New Mexico Cattle and Horse Grow
| hoo rd
held at the Aragon hotel In Magdalena
June 20. Many problems connected
with the stock raising in .ustry weKS
taken up.
Bisbee and Tombstone claim the dis
tinction of having the most typically
western titles for streets. Tombstone
points with pride to Tough Nut street,
| on which the county courthouse and
Jail are located and Sweet Nut street
One of the principal thoroughfares Of
Bisbee is Tombstone Canon. Another
bears the title Of Brewery Gulch.
Three complaints, containing charges
of forgery. embezzlement and attempt
ing to utter a fictitious note, have
been filed in Phoenix Justice Courts
against Fred ]. Wright, proprietor of
the Phoenix detective agency Of his
name. Warrants have been issued for
the arrest Of Wright, who, when last
heard from, was in Hermosillo, Mexico.
Water was flowing through more
than half of the town Of San Marcial,
N NJ, as a result of two breaks in
!, the dikes on the Rio Grande. Peo-
pie were moved out of the flooded dis
trict, while large crews were working
on the dikes north Of the city to pre-
vent them going out and flooding the
entire town. The flood water did not
reach the business district.
Justice of the Peace Nat T. Mckee
of Phoenix has dismissed the case
against Ben r. Clark, former deputy
state land commissioner of Arizona.
Although five complaints were filed
against Clark, alleging that he had
committed illegal acts while he held
the state office, his preliminary hear
ing was held on one charge only, that
of Withholding records belonging to the
office from his successor.
The problem Of the eight-mile draw
which has been bothering the road
builders Of Chaves county, n. NJ, for
many years will soon be solved by the
construction of big cement spillway
at Roswell. For many years every
time there was a big rain and the
flood waters came down this was
washed out and for a time the road
would be impossible but with the aid
of the highway commission the entire
draw will be cemented.
Andrew B. Stroup of Albuquerque
received his commission as supervising
federal prohibition agent for the Dor
der district
According to reports received in Sil
yer City from the ella country, the
wheat crop this season will be up to
the standard but the straw will be
much shorter than that Of last year
The wheat Is now heading and II the
weather continues warm the cutting
will start about the first Of July. Ow
ing to the increased acreage many oi
the farmers have been purchasing new
binders and other machinery to take
care Of the crop.
In the Superior Court of Graham
county, at Stafford, Ariz, w. +. Lath
rop, former manager Of the Stafford
branch of the ella Valley Bank ant
Trust Company, who had plead guilty
to the embezzlement Of some S20,00(
of the banks funds, was given an in
determinent sentence by Judge Cham
bers, the minimum period Of imprison
ment in the state penitentiary at Flor
ence being one year. The bank wal
. protected by bond and has been paiC
the full amount of the defalcation b.
the bonding company.
Whether the Central Bank of Phoe
, nix will reopen for business will b,
: determined shortly, according t,
Charles w. Fairfield, state superin
tendent Of banks, who has returned