The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18
Southwest News Items

ma mine would reopen Sept. 10, in
stead of Oct. 5. Nearly 600 men will
return to work. The mine is closed
each summer.
Mrs. Alma Hollinger, 80 yoars old,
confessed slayer of her 60-year-old
husband, Al Hollinger, Gila county
| cattleman, was sentenced Friday by
Judge C. c. Faires to serve from thir-
ty years to life in the Arizona state
penitentiary.
During the first thirteen days OF
August, 1897 persons passed through
the Carlsbad Caverns, Superintendent
Thomas Boles stated. TFo greatest
number of visitors went through the
/ park on August 8, when a total of SIT
went through the caverns.
Earl Beavers and Clifford Croffett
have confessed to federal authorities
that they robbed the postoffice at
German, S. D., about a month ago.
Sheriff R. M. Witherspoon said Sat
urday. The men were arrested by
Wltherspoon on the Clovis-Texico
highway after they had attempted to
cash money order.
Fifty-one men working a total of
9,2531a days, trapped a total of 3,214
predatory animals during the last s.
cal year, the New Mexico predatory
animal and rodent control bureau an
nounced today. OF the total number
of animals trapped 364 were bobcats;
1886 coyotes, 26 coyote young, 70 lion.
4 wolf, 6 wild dog, hybrid, bear
and 4O4 miscellaneous.
Heavy rains have caused one Of
the three remaining plaster columns
of the old San Xavier micCion near
Tucson to crumble and fall. Eight pill
asters, twelve feet high and twenty
inches in diameter, were built in the
mission facade in 1884 after it was
occupied by the Franciscan fathers.
1t was constructed by the Jesuits in
1892. The last column to melt away
was built of square, sun-baked bricks
of many sizes.
Estimates of local growers indicate
that the Salt River Valley lettuce
acreage this fall will be $4,000 acres,
which is approximately the same as
last year. Growers are watching con-
ditions in the Imperial Valley in Cali
fornia closely. The Colorado river
| there reached its lowest stage just
before the recent storms and it is pos
sible that drought might reduce plant
ings there. In that event the planting
here will be increased.
Gov George w. P. Hunt in a proc
lamation designated Sept. 13 to 19 as
constitution week. Il urge the schools
of the state to observe the 18th day
of September with appropriate exer-
cises and a display of the flag and
urge veterans and civic organizations
to hold suitable programs consisting
in part of reading of the constitu-
ton and discussion of its provi-
sions on any day of the week on which
they may hold their meetings."
New Mexico, which produces one
one hundred and seventieth of the ma
tion's cotton, considered the Long pro-
posal for 1892 planting holiday, and
the problem of surplus. While the
plan of Gov Huey P. Long of Louis
| lana was not taken up formally, talk
among delegations indicated that the
issue will be strongly contested. Eddy
and Dona Ana county growers in pre-
liminary meetings went on record ia
yoring the Long proposal, while
Chaves county is firmly opposed. Sew
enty cotton growers, ginners and buy
ers met at Santa Fe to confer with
Gov Arthur Seligman.
Mining activities are on the up
trend in the Weaver mining district,
in the vicinity of Octave, it was re-
ported at Prescott by Frank j. Gill
| lick. He said he just recently sold
two properties and is negotiating for
the sale of others. Forty thousand
dollars worth of equipment is being
installed by the Yavapai Gold Min
ing Company, Ltd, and preparations
are being pushed to start placer oper-
ations on large scale. In the mean
time source of water for use in the
operations is being developed Steps
are being taken, he said, to open up
the Doudy estate property across the
gulch from the placer workings.
Governor Hunt has called attention
of the Arizona Game and Fish Com
mission to apparent violations of the
state law designating that all guides
employed by hunters in the Kaibab
refuge shall be citizens and residents
of this state. Complaint has been
made to the executive Office Gov
ernOr Hunt wrote the commission,
that residents of Utah have been
used exclusively as guides in the Kaj-
bab during the fall hunting season
for deer, conducted under the coop
erative agreement between the Unit
ed States Forest Service and the Ari-
zona Game Department. l am call
ing your attention to a portion of Sec
tion 27, Chapter "a (page 253), Ari-