Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-01-24
Pithy News Items
Gathered From Al OUer
NeW Mexico

iNI Aut tlllltlN NA lhon'
Building prospects In Columbus are
good in view Of the confidence which
moneycd men have in town.
The handsome new si25, 900 federal
building at Las Cruces has been COM
pleted and the p%ostoilice force Is oc-
cupying It's new quarters.
The Franklin company Is working
the largest force OF minocs at present,
and probably the ore shipments VIII
increase from now on.
The saw mill on South Percha has
been erected and was all ready to be-
gin saving but the snow has inter
fered some with the operations.
II has been announced officially by
Secretary Of S%tate-elect Manual Mar
tlnez that he will appoint Mateo Lujan
OF Santa re assistant. secretary OF
state.
no is expected that considerable de-
yelepment on the mines in the vicin-
ity OF Kingston will be done the coin-
ing year and that large ore shipments
VIII be made.
Nestor Montoya, president, and ID.
A. MACPHERSON, secretary, OF the New
Mexico Press Association, have called
n meeting Of the newspaper men Of
the state to be held at Santa Fe this
week.
An innovation was introduced into
the public schools when the domestic
science class began the serving OF hot
lunches to pupils living at a distance
in the country districts contiguous TO
the Carlsbad High School.
II present plans are put through,
poultry raising In New Mexico will
receive q decided stimulus through
the establishment OF a federal poultry
experimental station In the Salt River
district.
Hon. Washington II. Lindsey. who
retired as governor OF New Mexico on
Jan. I. arrived IN albuquerque with
make hia home ut least temporarily
In Albuquerque.
II. j. I%iagerman. president OF the
New Mexico Taxpayers Association,
announces that Il, +. Asplund OF Santa
20, who was made acting director of
the association. has been made per.
manent director OF that organization,
Now that many Of the soldier boys
are returning a coalition is being
formed in Hagerman between them
and members Of the old band to ar
range for n new musical organization
which will give regular concerts dur
ing the spring and summer.
The appointment OF Fidel Ortiz to
be warden OF the State P~enitentiary
to succeed Thomas Huges of Albu-
qucrque, the present incumbent, may
be expected to be made as the first Of
the major appointments by the gov
rnor, that H., of those nominations
which 20 TO the Legislature for con
hrmation after submission by Gov
ernor Larrazolo.
Absence OF public ceremony. due TO
influenza conditions. marked the in.
auguration OF new state officials as.
sumlng control at the %statchousc at
Cheyenne. They are r. D. Carey.
governor; W. T.. Chaplin, secretary OF
state. /. G. Icifcris. auditor: Mrs. K.
\. Morton. state superintendent: A. ID.
liosklns. treasurer. About Go ap.
polntces OF retiring Governor Houx
viii he affected by the changed ad-
ministration
Judge w. r. McGill OF Fort Sum-
ncr. who has had five nephews in nc
tive service with the expeditionary
forces overseas, Is of the opinion that
fate has played II hard on him in the
fact that four Of the five were casual
ties IN action one after the other just
"A few days before the signing Of the
armist.ce, Clarence McGill was shot
through the head, Amos Childress ant
Grady Miller were killed and Franz
Childress is reported as missing II
action.
The discovery OF the mineral ashes
tos adds another to the long list OF
minerals kaown to exist In Grant
county und adds 90 the belief that
much vet romaina undiscovered In this
stretch Of highly mlnerali1ed country
A deposit of asbestos Was brought "a
light recently Ia western Grant coun
~ and though not found IN cummcr
cial quantities yet the find rs stuff.
Client 10 establish without doubt the
presence OF this peculiar mineral.
Washington Road building un M
intensive scale is predicted h5 gov
eminent officials this ycti. o. timdtes
by the bureau OF public roads anr
rural engineering Indicate a minimum
expenditure on highways Of $500. 900.
900. Deferred construction and IN,
Improvement Of existing roads 80 tina.
greater use i1av b. made Of The p1rce
posi- system are rypeotsc tnSwoll N,
'otal rXronliiIras IN The postwar per