The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-19
Southwest News Items

locomotive on the logging railroad of
the Cady Lumber Company exploded
at McNary, Ariz.
The Arizona highway commission
contemplates spending $5,423, ,62S.90 for
maintenance, construction and better
ment of highways and bridges in the
state during the fiscal year staring
July L.
A coroner's jury in Gila Bend, Ariz.,
found Frank j. Tanning of Los Angles
came to his death by foul play by use
Of blunt instrument. Fanning's body
was discovered on the desert, twenty
four miles from Gila Bend.
Fifty-five fires have swept over GAL
acres of land in Arizona the first five
months of 1881. according to a report
prepared by T. T. Swift, supervisor Of
the Tonto National Forest Cost of
fighting the fires was $2,S95.
Delegates to the Gath council of the
knights of Columbus of Arizona
elected r. William Kramer of Phoenix
state deputy at the recent meeting in
Douglas, Ariz. Phoenix was chosen
as next years meeting place.
DR.. Edward L. STAN, Arizona state
veterinarian, recently supervised a
drive to eradicate liver fluke, small in
ternal parasite which has caused the
gdeath of several hundred sheep in
Apache county, Ariz.. during the last
several months.
Following a trial that lasted two
and half days, the jury in District
Court in Las Vegas, N. M. brought a
verdict of second degree murder in the
case of Carlos Garcia who was
charged with the killing of Beatriz
Sandoval at Pecos.
Mayor for eight times is the record
of Frank Wesley, who recently took his
oath of office as mayor of Silver City,
N. M. Mr.. Wesley took his first oath
in 1928 and since that time has been
reelected at each municipal election
as mayor of the town.
The gates of the New Mexico Capitol
grounds on the Galisteo street side
are being widened and additional gates
may be cut through the wall on the
Don Casper street side also, Mrs. Mar
guerite p. Baca. secretary Of state.
stated in Santa Fe. At present the
only entrance through which cars may
enter the grounds are on the west side
of the capitol
Mrs. Louise Foucar Marshall, 10
year-old Tucson phianthropist, was
placed under $4,000 bond in Tucson
after being held to answer in Superior
Court in Tucson on a charge of mur-
der for the shooting of her husband
Thomas K. Marshall. Marshall was
shot four times while lying in bed
April q. He died in a Los Angeles
hospital May 20.
Suit for $40,26915 damages was
filed in Federal Court in Santa Fe on
removal from Bernalillo county, by
Claris Stephens, who seeks that
amount for the death of Raymond G.
Stephens of Kankakee. H., who was
killed in the Isleta crossing wreck OF
year ago. The suit is against the
Pickwick Greyhound bus line, whose
stage was struck by a Santa Fe pas,
senger train at the crossing.
1t is said that the white man makes
use of everything about the pig but
his squeal all of the chicken but
its crow, and the Indian, not to be out.
done, makes use of everything about
the goat except its smell. Thus did
Mrs. Kee McCabe, educated Navajo
Indian woman, explain to members OF
the United States Senate subcommit.
tee In Indian affairs at Gallup what the
Navajos did with their goats.
Amateur photographers who are IN
terested in securing pictures of out.
door life in New Mexico are invited to
participate in two photograph contests
to be conducted by the New Mexico
State Game and Fish Department. Two
contests will be conducted, State Game
Warden Elliott Barker said recently
the first starts May 80 and ends Sep
tember 1, and the second starts Sep
tember Is and ends December Is.
Whoopee! Ride 'em, cowboy! That
shout will echo in Las Vegas, N. NJ.
for three days-July 3, and 5-when
the buckeroos of the Southwest hold
their 18th annual reunion and rodeo
Championship trophies, as well as $5,-
900 in cash prizes, will be awarded in
bronc riding, bulldogging and other
events. More than 200 cowboys are
expected to take part, with thousands
of the Vests "old-timers" watching
them.
One of the largest winter wheat
crops in the history of New Mexico is
forecast in the New Mexico Crop Re
port for May 1 recently released in
Las Cruces by the New Mexico Crop