The Winslow mail., 1923-02-16
Southwest News
From All Over
NeU Mexico
and Arizona

son, Texas, having in custody Louis
Jones, one Of the Uren- Chavez Jones
Hudson quartet that escaped from the
county Jail during the latter part of
December. Jones and Chavez made
their escape on Dec. 10 and Uren and
Hudson on the 28th.
The Santa Fe has authorized the ex-
penditure of 100000 in improvements
at Glendale to facilitate the movement
of the Salt River valley cantaloupe
crop. The program includes extension
of four tracks at Glendale and con-
struction of an icing dock 1000 feet
long, from which twenty-five freight
cars can be loaded at one time.
According to statement of Prayer
Miller, president Of the New Mexico
Wool Growers Association, the pros
poets for the growers during the COM
ing season are bright. In most places
the stock is in good condition In spite
of the long dry season. and recent
| rain and snow will do much to bring
the ranges back to normal during the
early spring.
A coroner's jury returned verdict
at Phoenix that George w. Stevenson
died Of tuberculosis. Stevenson s
er he had lost consciousness held to
the belief that he was In state of
suspended animation and refused to
| surrender the body for burial until an
autopsy was performed under orders
issued by Coroner Fred c. Bolen.
| The birth rate in Arizona during the
year 1922 exceeded the mortality rate
by 1,722 according to a statistical re-
port issued by the State Board of
Health and made public at Phoenix.
| The report shows that 6,629 children
were born during the year and that
| the deaths numbered 1905. The re-
port was compiled by Mrs. Ruth w.
Fritzchi, former statistician for the
| board.
Jewels valued at $4,000 to 100000,
shipped in a trunk from Chicago to
| Chandler, Ariz., recently by Mrs. A.
Maitland Of Chicago, were missing
from the trunk when 1t reached its
destination, according to report to
the sheriff's office at Phoenix. Ac-
cOrding to the report the trunk was
checked as baggage from Chicago to
Phoenix and was hauled from Phoenix
to Chandler by truck.
w. R. Bratton, rancher, paid $50
for whatever pleasure he may have de-
rived from lassOing Robert Stout.
Bratton, according to testimony at
Phoenix, was driving herd of cattle
several days ago. The herd was giving
him some trouble and, somehow, Brat
ton tossed his lariat around StOut's
neck Stout said he was roped be-
cause he refused to help Bratton with
the herd.
Harlan D. Clark, war veteran of
Tucson, who recently became heir to
several thousand acres of choice ranch
land in Texas and bequest Of $10,-
600, was perhaps fatally injured at
Deming, N. NJ Clark, 1t is believed,
had attempted to beat his way to Har-
r1sonville, Mo-, to claim his inner
itance. He was found near the rail
road track at Deming, suffering from
a fractured skull
DR.. Carlos MOntezuma, a graduate
Of Northwestern University, and for
many years a practicing physician al
Chicago, was buried at Fort Mellow
ell, an old Indian post near Phoenix
where many Of the historical wars OF
his kinsmen were waged. DR.. Monte
yuma was a full-blooded Apache, and
the ancient tribal custom of the race
was invoked in impressive services
that continued throughout Saturday
night.
The long last summer and winter
drouth around Carrizozo, N. NJ, was
broken by a generous rain in all parts
of the county and the cattlemen are
looking forward to a good season.
A boy, found huddled in a corner of
the Santa Fe depot waiting room al
Albuquerque, when questioned by Of
ficers admitted having come from El
Paso, Texas, on the trucks of a pas
senger train and said he had been
robbed. He later stated that he was
Leon Ralph Linstrot, gave his age as
Is and his home as Wichita, Kan. He
confessed, the officers said, to having
robbed q flour mill at Wichita ana
more than a dozen homes in the same
city.
Investigation by authorities at East
Las Vegas indicates that a registered
package from the United States treas
ury at Washington, containing $2,80J
in bank notes, addressed to the First
National Bank at Las Vegas, has been
lost in the West and East Las Vegas
postoffices, which are one mile apart.
The records of the west side postof-
flee show the receipt of the package
on Jan s, and its dispatch to the last
Las Vegas office, which has no record
of its receipt
Some apricots and almonds are in
blossom in southern New Mexico. and