The St. Johns herald., 1922-11-16
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW MexiCO
 and ArizOnQ

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 The automobile belonging to Dr Wylder, of Albuquerque, was com pletely destroyed by fire when it ig nited during a pleasure ride on the Tjeras road. Q
 WOrkmen from El Paso are busy setting the big stills at the Tucum. cari oil refinery and it is believed that the plant will be in operation by the first of December.
 T. s. Bowen, pioneer merchant at Webb, twenty miles northeast of Bis. bee, Ariz., was burned to death when his store, in which the Webb postOf- flee was located, was destroyed by fire
 T. B. Butler and Paul Hunter of Clayton, N. M., are in a hospital at Clayton in a serious condition as the result of burns received at a fire which came near destroying the Butler home.
 The Silver Bell Columbia mining property, F miles southeast of Su- perior, has been sold to George P. Man gus of New York, for $575,OOO, accord ing to announcement by the former owners.
 B. M. Otero, rancher of the Mag delena (N. M.) country, made a ship ment of over 10000 sheep a few days ago. The train contained 36 cars and went to the Western Feeding company of Colorado.
 At a 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 and managing director of the El Paso Times, died at his home in Fl PasO a few days ago. MT. Simmons formerly was vice president and general man. ager of the El Paso and Southwestern railroad.
 The Little Butte Amalgamated Mines Company is preparing to resume devel- opment of it's 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, N. 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. R. 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 it's 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 $5O,O00,- 900, was filed in federal court at Tue son, by Patricha Julia Cunningham Kennedy and Lyle B. Kennedy, her husband, and Mary Aileen Cunning ham Morrison and John NJ. Morrison, her husband.
 James NJ. Lennox, former United States commissioner at Sentinel, Ariz., was taken into custody at Indianapolis, Ind, in an indictment charging com plicity in an alleged soldier land fraud" in which eX-Service men and disabled soldiers were alleged to have Lost approximately $2,5O0,000, accord ing to word received at Phoenix by federal officials.
 Nearly 30 years ago through causes unknown, two of the bonds issued by MaricOpa county, Arizona, for the building of a 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