The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-09-08
Southwest News
From All Ouer
NeU Mexico
and Arizona

The Magdalena, N. NJ, high school Is
organizing basket ball team for the
season of 1929, which it is thought
will be one of the fastest in the state.
Mrs. Richard Scherer, who for sew
eral years has resided few miles
north of Aztec, N. NJ, committed sui
eide by hanging herself to the limb Of
a tree.
William Shaw Of Roswell, N. NJ, is
now making plans for the erection OF
a new business block on South Second
street, which when completed will cost
over $4,000.
The Anita Copper Company Of Lords
burg, N. NJ, under the management Of
G. w. Foreman, is now shipping and
milling some Of the best ore that has
been taken out of the shafts.
The new 100000 school building in
Portales, N. NJ, which has been under
construction since the first of May, is
nearing completion and will be ready
for occupancy about the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
william S. Bourne, 40, is dead and
James Mcclure, SO, is reported dying
as a result of q pistol duel at their
camp near Prescott, Ariz., following
McClure's unexpected return from
Colorado.
The Ray (Arizona) Consolidated
Copper Company is preparing to in
augurate a program of construction
and expansion Of operations and has
sent out a call for laborers and me-
chanics of experience.
Bert H. Calkins, manager Of Estan-
cha, N. NJ, for the past year, has filed
suit in the District Court to recover
$513 which he alleges is due him for
engineering services in planning the
sewer system of the city.
Present indications are that the cop
per shipments from the Douglas dis
trict for the month of August will to-
tai 100000 pounds or more, exceed
ing all monthly records since the smelt-
ers closed down more than year ago.
A chase that began July % and ex-
tended through four states, Louisiana,
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, ended
at Yuma, Ariz., recently, when Deputy
Sheriff 81 G. Parsons Of Phoenix ar
rested T w. Burgain in connection
with brutal killing near Prescott June
10 last of liver Enge Of Phoenix
Development work at the Last
fc
now going ahead rapidly and some Of
the best silver ore in this part Of the
state is being produced Most Of the
ore which has been taken from the
mine will run $500 to the ton and the
big mill Is operating with almost ideal.
extraction.
Construction of a mountain top road
from Las Vegas to Santa Fe, Is being
urged by many Of the prominent bust
ness men Of Las Vegas. They are now
working on plans which will bep laced
before the next Legislature which will
provide for the building of the road
from the top of the Porvenir highway
over the range to the Ancient city.
Of Industrial activity in the district,
following a complete shutdown of
more than year, came recently with
the announcement by Capt. J. P Hodg-
son, manager of the Morenci branch Of
the Phelps Dodge, that $50 miners and
muckers would be put to work immedi-
ately in the mines Of Morenci, Ariz.
A reduction of $25O,OOO in the valu-
alton Of the producing mining claims
of the Phelps Dodge Corporation,
Copper Queen branch, has been made
by the Arizona State Tax Commission,
which had previously placed the value
at $47, 3O5,380. The Shattuck-Arizona
company was granted a decrease Of
$822,30 on a valuation of $2,S96, 954.
George Leppes Of Albuquerque was
fined $50 and costs for wreckless driv-
ing Of an auto. It is alleged that he
drove his car into the kitchen of the
home Of d. Wales on the Barelas road.
A big meeting of the farmers Of the
valley was held in Fort Sumner, N. NJ,
recently, to make plans for some kind
Of system Of selling the crops of the
valley to the best advantage of all.
The result of the meeting was that a
cooperative association was formed
through which all the products will be
marketed, and it is likely that truck
line from this city to Las Vegas will
be started and plans made to handle
the crops in that city.
Announcement has been made by G..
III. Cook of the Forest Service, who is
chairman Of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture district committee on ex-
hibits, Of the fairs in New Mexico and
Arizona at which the department will
be represented this year. Approval
has been received for the department.
al exhibit to be shown at the Northern
New Mexico Fair at Ration, N. NJ,
Sept. u to Is, at the Northern Arizo-
ma Fair at Prescott, Ariz., Oct. II to