The Holbrook news., 1922-11-03
Southwest News From i'll OUer NeU MexiCO
 and ArizOnQ

Wylder, of Albuquerque, was com pletely destroyed by fire when it ig nited during pleasure ride on tn, Tijeras road.
 Workmen from Fl Paso are bus, setting the big stills at the Tucum cari oil refinery and it is believed tha the plant will be in operation by tn, first of December.
 T. s. Bowen, pioneer merchant al Webb. twenty miles northeast of Bis bee, AriZ., was burned to death wher his store, in which the Webb pOstof flee was located, was destroyed by fire
 T. E. Butler and Paul Hunter. Oi Clayton, N. M., are in hospital al Clayton in a serious condition as the result of burns received at fire which came near destroying the Butler home
 The Silver Bell Columbia mining property, 12 miles southeast of Su perior, has been sold to George P. Man. gus of New York, for S515, 900, accord. ing to announcement by the former owners.
 F.. NJ. Otero, rancher of the Mag delena (N. M) country, made a ship ment of over 10000 sheep few days ago. The train contained 36 cars and went to the Western Feeding company of Colorado.
 At meeting of the board of regents of the New Mexico State Normal, Prof  A. O. BOwden, of Baylor college, Bel ton, Texas, was selected as the presi- dent of the Normal, to succeed J. F. Chamberlain.
 The big fair which was held at Whitewater, New Mexico, was the best ever held in that part of the state. Hundreds of people from Gallup and other points in the southern part of the state attended.
 According to the report of the oil experts of the Midwest Refining com pany, which brought in the big oil well in the ShiprOck country, the oil is the best quality ever found in New Mexico and possibly in the whole country.
 Harwood J. Simmons, vice president aud managing director of the Fl Paso Times, died at his home in Fl Paso q few days ago. Mr. Simmons formerly was vice president and general man. ager of the Fl Paso and Southwestern railroad.
 The Little Butte Amalgamated Mines Company is preparing to resume devel- opment of its properties near Bouse, Arizona. taking up the work where the United Mines company left off during the war period, and continuing the shaft to the sulphide ore.
 At the regular meeting of the Joe Quesenberry post of the American Le- zion. held at Las Cruces, x. M., the following new officers were chosen :: Edwin l.. Holt was elected as post commander, George R. Quesenberry was elected as vice-post commander, and Frank F. LucerO was reelected as post adjutant and finance officer. Dr. k. E. Mcbride was the principal speak CT of the evening, his subject being "Americanism."
 A suit in equity involving the title of the Calumet and Arizona Mining company to eight of its most valuable claims in the Warren district, and ask ing for an accounting of all ores taken from these claims since 1901, asserted to be valued at approximately S50,000,- 900, was filed in federal court at Tue son, by Patrickia Julia Cunningham Kennedy and Lyle F.. Kennedy, her husband, and Mary Aileen Cunning ham Morrison and John M. Morrison. her husband.
 James M. LennOx, former United States commissioner at Sentinel, Ariz, was taken into custody at Indianapolis, Ind, in an indictment charging con- plicity in an alleged soldier land fraud in which eX-service men and disabled soldiers were alleged to have lost approximately S2.50O,000, accord ing to word received at Phoenix by federal officials.
 Nearly 90 years ago through causes unknown, two of the bonds issued by Aaricopa county. Arizona, for the building of railroad from Maricopa to Phoenix disappeared and have never turned up since, according to Raymond R. Earhart, state treasurer, and Char les w. Fairfield, state auditor, who, with Attorney C. B. Wilson, of Flag staff, representing four counties in the county bond case. are now engaged in making preparation for the reimburse ment of the counties for the bonds in accordance with the provisions of the enabling act. The missing bonds were part of an issue of S20OOOO put forth by Maricopa county nearly 10 years ago, and are numbers 149 and 150 of the issue. Each bond was for S1,000 and was made payable to the bearer.
 Athletics at the University of Ari- zone have been placed under the juris- dictiOn of a college board of control of seven members, who have segregated the various activities so that they may be supervised and handled on more cOOrdinated scale, according to an- noumcement at the university.
 Two men and q girl were arrested recently at WinslOw. AriZ., and were held for Denver police on a charge of stealing an autOmibile belonging to Capt. T. !. Dillon, of FitZsimons hos pital, according to Captain of Detec- tives Washington Rinker of Denver.
 Carrie Raulie, farmer living in the vicinity of TeXicO, is in q Clovis hos pital as the result of the accidental discharge of pistol during scuffle with Sheriff Houston Raulie and