The Snowflake herald., 1922-02-24
Southwest News
From All OUer
Neu Mexico
and Arizona
western Newspaper Union News Service. }

A. w. Pollard, Deming, has been ap-
pointed receiver of the Columbus
State bank.
The First Baptist church at Las
Vegas was badly damaged by fire of
unknown origin.
The Balboa sanitarium at RoS we'll
was totally destroyed by fire which
started from the heating plant in the
basement.
Judge Frank J. Duffy of Nogajes
was elected president of the Arizona
Bar Association at its annual meeting
in Nogales.
Col X. f. Twitchell, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of Santa
Fe, has transmitted his resignation to
the directors, as president and as
head of the Fiesta organization.
The county Jail at Mora, Mora coun-
ty, was burned recently. Las Vegas
was asked TO send its fire department
there, but owing to an epidemic of
fires in that city it was not thought
advisable to leave the city without
fire protection.
Travelling proclivities of many Ari-
IONA state and county officials came
in for censure by Sidney Spana Of
HolbroOk. In a speech, he declared
such travelling expenses were not au-
thorized by law and had to be borne
by the taxpayers.
The Inspiration mine, near Miami,
which has been closed nown for a Pc
riod of over ten months, has resumed
operations. The company's huge con-
contractor, second largest plant of it's
kind in the United States,' has been
placed in active operation.
At big meeting held in the Moye-
Hill vicinity, near Clovis, n. NJ, stand
ard pig and poultry clubs were formed
for the purpose of breeding pure-bred
stock. An effort will also be made
to advertise and find a market for
pure-bred Poland China hogs.
Fire of undetermined origin de-
strOyed the auditorium and gymnas-
ium of the United States Indian school
at Albuquerque. The rooms were I'M
der one roof, separated by a fire wall
The loss was placed at $4,000 by Su-
perintendent Reuben d. Perry.
There has been considerable discus
sion in Phoenix of late relative to the
ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the term of
county and state elective officers of
Arizona from two to four years and a
movement is now on foot to have such
a bill introduced in the special session.
A navajo Indian has confessed to
the murder of Frank Lewis, an Indian
trader, April %, 1921, according to an
announcement by Sheriff Roberts of
albuquerque. Roberts says the In
dian, who is one of three held, told
how plans were made to kill Lewis,
rob his store and then burn every
thing.
An important farm bureau meeting
was held at Bowie recently, with
President C. S. Brown of Tucson,
County Secretary DR.. j. B. Ellis, Coun-
ty Agent c. r. Adamson of Wilcox,
and ex-senator Charles f. Roberts at
tending. T. NJ Winsor called the
meeting to order. Mr.. Roberts was
one Of the principal speakers.
Formal recognition by a foreign
government of the herOism in action
of Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr., fam
Gus Arizona ace, came in the form of
a posthumus award of the Italian
GrOce d Guerra. The decoration, ac-
companied by a certificate of award,
was transmitted by the War Depart
ment to Colonel H. A. Hanigan of the
Arizona National Guard, with instruc-
tons that they be presented to the
late flyers father.
A man who had registered as Verne
Plum of Chicago, was found dead in
Phoenix. He was shot through the
head and a revolver lay at his side
A note stated he was tired of the
search for gold and for food to fill his
stomach All marks of Identification
had been removed from his clothing
He was about SO years old.
Farm loans by the state of Arizona
will be discontinued until $5S0,O00 err
roneously loaned has been repaid to
various funds. 1t was announced by
the State Loan Board, comprised Of
the governor, the secretary of state
and the state treasurer. 1t may re-
Quire several years to repay the
amount, it was explained, as only the
proceeds from the sale of state lands
can be used for this purpose. The
states plight, it was declared, is due
to the action of the old State Land
Department in crediting interest
money to the permanent fund instead
of to the institutions as specified in
the enabling act. This will necessi-
tate a transfer of funds, as soon as
there are sufficient on hand to make
a change in the accounts.
Harry S. Ross, former state treas