Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-05-02
Pithy News Items
Gathered From An OUer
NeW Mexico

. known properties In the LORDS
burg district, Is making good concon-
trates with the mine running at full
capacity.
Determined II possible to avoid any
recurrence OF an epidemic Of typhoid
fever at Roswell this summer, the City
Council at It's last meeting adopted an
ordinance which will result In tho
covering Of the three irrigation bitches
which flow through the town.
Throe buildings were totally dc.
stroyod by fire at Las Vegas, the
People drug store, and stores owned
by L. II. Henry and Mrs. A. $. Glenn
emit. Stocks of all three businesses are
total losses except for small amounts
OF insurance carried. Both the east
and the west side fire departments
were called out.
Contract for the construction Of the
new consolidated school In the Colmor
district has been lot by the Colfax
County School Board. Work on tho
structure will bo commenced ~ o o
Us the weather settles and II 10 ex-
rected that It will be entirely ready
for use and occupancy by the begin
ming Of the 1919 fall term.
The oil development fever has struck
Wagon Mound. Scattering leases which
have been taken In the past year by
local capital have been consolidated
and the wichita Ranger Lease and
Royalty Company have taken them
over and announce that they r going
to get together n body OF land suffl-
ciently large to justify them In expend-
ing 100000 In thoroughly prospecting
that section.
Taos had an election for school d.
rector and 1t resulted In a record
breaking vote. The record, however,
was revised downward as exactly four
persons took the trouble to go to the
polls lad vote for Jacob Posner, who
al elected as a director unanimously.
The election was all the more remark
able as hitherto school elections here
have been very bitterly contested on
race and religious Issues.
The Roosevelt County Farm Bureau
wau started on its career at Portales
with the following officers In charge:
John V. Miller, president; Senator Il.
q. Bryant, secretary end treasurer
Zen Smith, Carl Mueller, A. q. Ken
yon and Tom Davidson directors with
the officers. Temporary community
chairmen were selected for Elida,
Inez, Pc tales, Portales Springs,
Rogers, Texlco and Upton.
Extraordinary exertions by a volun-
teer force In filling breaks In tho dam
at Springer alone prevented the entire
construction from going out. The dam
was filled with water for the first irri-
CATION OF the aso and when the tor
rental downpour came, backed by a
heavy wind, II drove masses OF water
through the back OF the dam In several
places. At times the water went over
the top Of the embanlinent to a height
Of thirty feet.
The King and Queen Copper Com
pany, with offlceg In Albuquerque and
holdings In the Grant county copper
mining district, has announced com
pletlon and over-subscrlptlOn OF the
financing Issue Of the company's
stock. The company introduced the
stock for public subscription In Albu-
querque and has been exceptionally
successful In interesting business men
throughout New Mexico In the enter
prise which experienced mining men
regard MS a sound proposition. The
company owns extensive copper bear
Ing ground In Grant county and reports
OF a number of responsible biologists
have been favorable for the develop
ment Of a producing mine of import
ant character.
Puerteclto. N. NJ, claims to be the
only 100 per cent patriotic community
IN the United States as far as the sale
Of war savings stamps goes. Every
man, and child IN Pueiteclto
Is a member OF the War Savings So
ciety, which has three branches, com
posed OF the women, the children IN
tho schools and the men Of the town.
Every student even at the little Mexi-
can college is a member Of tho second
branch.
Vernon l.. Hunter, a colored man
who pleaded guilty before Judge Colin
Nsblett In federal court at. Santa Fc
to shipping a dozen bottles OF whisky
from Chicago to Columbus, N. NJ.
under a "barber's supplies" label, was
sentenced TO four months In the fed.
eral penltentiary and given a fine OF
5000 and costs. s. Marquee and Frank