The St. Johns herald., 1921-10-13
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeU Mexico
 and ArizOnQ
CWestern Newspaper Union News Service )


 history of the institution. At the first practice games of the year twenty-one men were in uniform and the prospects for a winnig team is better than ever. Damages in the sum of $1 and court costs were awarded the plaintiffs by a Superior Court jury at Prescott, Atiz., in the now famous Biles-Weles
 smoke damage" case against the United Verde Extension Mining Com pany Costs of the case will run be- tween $2,5OO and $3,OOO it is esti- mated
 Re-OccupatiOn. of the outpost at Ari- vaca with the establishments of pa trOls at Ruby, Tres BellOtes and San | Fernando, AriZ., has been ordered by the cOmmandant of the eighth corps area, according to word received by | Governor Campbell from Thomas IT. Slavens, chief of staff at Fort sam | Houston, Texas.
 Harry E. BlOhm, resident of Texas, a young man about 9 years old, com mitted suicide near the stOckyards of T uN uiiIN Sli l3 ~Ns ~u.s Dy IlilSNlI with a military rifle. His clothing had been removed from his chest and the muZZle of the gun placed directly over his heart and death must have been instantaneous
 According to report of the local Chamber of Commerce and the busi- ness men of Gallup, N M., tourists have spent on an average of $1,000 a day during the summer months. The tourist business has been the heaviest in history in spite of the fact that for d part of the season the roads have been ill bad condition.
 A force of 325 authorized game war dens are employed by Arizona for a period of sixty days to enforce the state game laws. The regular staff of deputies has been supplemented by scores of special officers for the hunt ing season. Every forest ranger in the state is deputized as deputy game warden for the siXty-day period.
 The gross bonded indebtedness of Arizona is $4, ,496, ,275.29, according to a statement prepared by State Treas urer Raymond Earhart The state ment, which is in the form of an affi- National Bank of Los Angeles, sue cessful bidder for, $1,OOO,OO0 worth of Arizona tax anticipation bonds.
 The cornerstone of the new high school building which will be erected in Estancia, N. M., has been laid with the Masonic order in charge of the cer- emOnies. This is the first time cere- monies of this kind have ever been held in the city and shows that the valley town is rapidly taking its place in the centers of interest in the state.
 The Mesilla Valley Sweet Potato
 irOwerS' Association of Las Cruces, N. M., expect to handle over 100000 bushels of sweet potatoes this season most of which will be stored in ware, houses. Market conditions are not favorable for shipping at this time and most of the crop will be put in storage for curing and by spring it is believed that the prices will be back to normal
 Officers and directors of the Mutual Improvement Company of Las Vegas, N. M., have let the contract for the new hotel to be known as ''The Mead ows.' the cost to be $112, ,495 when com Dleted. Tenants of the present Gen. tral hotel have been asked to vacate so that work on the new building may be started as soon as the materials | can be placed on the ground and it is | likely that it will be well under way | by the time cold weather comes.
 G. w. Lambert of Capitan, N. M, re- ports one of the biggest potato crops | ever raised in that part of the state | MT. sLambert will harvest over 60,00O | bushels from his farm this year.
 Copper road signs will be used in- | stead of steel ones throughout Arizona | if plans now under consideration by | Col. John C.. Greenway and the Auto | mobile Club of Arizona are carried to | fruitiOn. Ever since it was started the | campaign Buy Something Made of | Copper" officers of the association have | taken deep interest in suggestions offered calling for the use of copper | instead of steel, not only for road signs | but for auto license plates as well.
 Officers in charge of Battery A, Ros- well, N. M. have been advised to begin making preparations at once for the big encampment which is to be held at Fort Bliss the last of October. All the members will be required to attend and it will be an excellent outing for the personnel of the organization. Most of the equipment for the battery has ar rived and the horses and guns are eX-