The St. Johns herald., 1922-11-30
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW MexicO
 and Arizona

Fire practically destroyed the Wom- en's building at the Government hos pitaI at Fort Bayard, N. M., recently.
 The Catholic church and school, in Springer, N. M., was completely de stroyed by fire recently and the total loss is estimated at over $6,000.
 Homer Williams, p years old, of Collinsville, Texas, died at Phoenix hospital from burns received when he rolled into bonfire near Gila Bend.
 John Connolly, at one time light weight boxing champion of New Mex ico, passed away at his home in Ros- well following an attack of typhoid fever.
 At a special meeting of the students of the University of New Mexico over $1,OOO was pledged for the football work of the college during the re- mainder of the season.
 Johnson & Cook, cattle dealers at Wilcox ,Ariz., soon will open new commission office in Los Angeles, ac- cording to statements made by George L.. Nee, member of the firm.
 Owing to the long drouth and the lack of feed on the ranges in the vii cinity of Alamogordo,, N. M., most of the stock is being shipped to the Salt River Valley, of Arizona, for the win ter.
 F. E. Perry, 32 years old, died at a hospital in Prescott as a result of in juries received when he fell from a Santa Fe electric repair car twelve miles north of Preston and was run over by the car.
 The old mine shaft recently found on the Rainbolt ranch, near Silver City, N. M., by Graham and Downey, has been opened and a large quantity of mine equipment found at the bot tom of the shaft.
 Surveyors of Albuquerque returning from the western part of Valencia County, report that all the lakes in that section of the state are dry and that thousands of fish are being found dead on the dry beds.
 An increase in the tonnage to be mined at the Morenci, Ariz., mines of the Phelps Dodge Corporation to 1,Z00 tons a day, or double the present ton mage, has been announced by Capt. J. P. Hodgson, manager.
 The Tidal Wave Midnight mine, in the vicinity of HillsbOro, N. M., has developed a good supply of water to operate the mine and mill. The ship ping of ore will be started soon and a busy season is looked for.
 Ora Harris, White City Negress, charged with the murder of Wolf Pat tersOn on the night of August 11th during a fight at the Negro resort near Fort Huachuca, was found not guilty by jury after all-night delib- eratiOn.
 Oil drilling operations at the Ada mana property, near Holbrook, Ariz., are reported to be progressing satis- factorily, a depth of 2,618 feet being attained at present. The drill is again in the hardest kind of gray lime with trace of oil This, according to the company's geolOgist, is the best indi cation so far encountered in the we'll
 Under the auspices of the Otero County Farm Bureau, the annual poul- try show will be held in Alamogordo the first week in December and the dates have been set for the 9th, 9th and Eth. Poultry growers from all parts of the county will have exhibits and it. is believed that the coming show will be the best ever held in the county.
 Ore production by the Ray Consoli- dated Copper Company now amounts to about 5000 tons day, the ship ments going regularly to the con centrator at Hayden, Ariz. The com pany is employing about TOO men iD all departments.
 Auto tourists camped near the river bottoms at Phoenix found the body of Chinese in a small ravine near the edge of the river. The head and both feet were severed from the body and the pockets of the clothing had been turned inside out
 John $. Mcclure, chairman of the cabbage department of the Dona Ana County Farm Bureau Marketing AssO- citation, announces that all cabbage grown in the Mesilla Valley next sea- son will he shipped through Cronbie & l Co., of Fl PasO, who handled the 1922 crop.
 Harry D. Midkiff and Lewis A. Par ham, both former United States pro- hibition enforcement agents, were ar rested at Phoenix on warrants sworn out by Assistant U. S. Attorney Fran