Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-04-25
Pithy News Items
Gathered From Al Over
NeW Mexico


Partisan Good Roads Association" at
u recent meeting In Captain.
Bonds to the amount OF $4,000 for
the construction OF an auditorium to
supplement the Roswell high school
building were authorized Mt the recent
school election at Roswell.
Sylvester u. Bailey of vanndium
must hang In the Grant county jail
April 2Jth, MS far as tho action OF the
local court goes. Notice has been CIV
On by his counsel Of an appeal to the
State Supreme Court for n reversal OF
the verdict.
The entire business district Of Clio
Wis vas menaced by fire. The new
motor apparatus was gotten on hand
quickly and proved the worth Of the
investment by checking the flames
promptly. AS the fire was In the mid
die Of n Of the big business blocks
Of the town, apprehension was felt
for n time.
The county Jail Of Torrance county
has been burned to the ground at Els
tancia. The fire was found about 2
a. IN. by parties residing near the jail.
The three prisoners were In grave
danger Of being burned TO death but
were released Just In time. The fire
evidently started from the outside but
other details as to Its origin are un-
known.
The federal government has decided
to add another regular army officer
to those already stationed ut the New
Mexico Military Institute, lie will as
slst Major Barlow In instruction in
military science and tactics, but his
military rank has not been determined
upon. Two sergeants from the regu-
lar army have also been detailed and
are now at Roswell.
Interest In oil has been requlckened
at Roswell by the assertion Of the
Seven Rivers OIL & Gas Company that
In their shallow test well south Of
town at the depth Of only 100 feet
they encountered oil sand. They are
confident that at a greater depth It
will mean a big producing well. Ths
site Is outside the arteslan belt which
Is said to account for the swallow
depth at which the oil sand was found.
Two young lads from Brooklyn, N.
Y, aged IL and ~, who have been
searched for over the country for n
month past by officers under instruc-
ton OF their parents, were taken from
n train at Carrlzozo by officer Ben
West and after their families had been
communicated with were tagged and
started for home. They had gone as
far west as Phoenix, beating their way,
and then had turned and started back
of their own accord.
For the first time on record IN the
state OF New Mexico a mans desire to
'ako n bath resulted In his having to
90 to Jail. Warren Burton and Mark
Errlng are the precedent breakers.
They went to the Alvarado at Albu-
querque and made use Of a bathroom
without even registering or paying for
their accommodations. Though bath
ing frequently they are charged with
v%agrancy, which implies tramplng and
Discrimination for baths.
Pablo Gnllegos In the District Court
of Bernalillo county has filed suit
against the Santa re railroad In which
he asks for $1,000 damages from the
company for the death Of his father,
Pablo Gallegos, who was driving n
wagon across the tracks at Grants In
1914 when he was struck and killed
ny train No. 8. The petition alleges
that a string of empty freight cars had
been left standing on a siding near the
crossing In such q way as TO obscure
the view Of She approach of any train
to persons crossing the tracks.
Eugene Conley, arrested and fined
on n charge OF stealing n horse be.
/ longing to a rnnchcr near Fort Sum
/ ner, turned out 20 he q fugitive from
army service Mt Fort sill. The com
: handing officer there sent a guard
ana marshal after him and he was re.
: turned to Oklahoma.
The suit oi the land owners along
the acequin madre de Las Vegas
against the Galllnas Canal, Water Stor
age and Irrigation Company, Las We
= gus land grant, n. u. Storrle and LAND
owners along the asylus acequia, ant
' numerous other %ncequlas has been re
: opened and Its determination will q
nnlly settle the water rights from Hoi
= Springs to n point two miles below
Las Vegns. The plaintiffs claim prlol
rights on nm appropriation made be
fore 1913 and they introduced anion
! other witnesses Don Eugenlo Romero
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