The Benson signal., 1919-07-19
Southwest News
From All Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
AriZOna State ENair-Nov to 7o1

H. G. Rowley, president Of the Great
Western Oil and Refining Company,
Roswell, N. NJ, has made arrange
ments for casing for the deep test we'll
at Kenna, N. M.
Luther Swanner of Flagstaff, Ariz.,
was awarded the diamond-studded
medal as the worlds champion broncho
buster at the close Of the Frontier days
celebration at Prescott, Ariz. Great
crowds say four days of Wild West
sports, ranging from roping to outlaw
broncho riding.
Representative Of civic and busi-
ness bodies and irrigation projects
throughout the state, backed by Gov
ernor Campbell, have launched move
ment whose goal is the coordination of
every irrigation and reclamation plan
in Arizona and the conservation Of all
the water on the watersheds of the
state.
Mrs. w. III. Neel, a wealthy ranch
and cattle owner, her son, Walter, and
William Burner of Greensburg, Pa,
who is visiting them at their ranch,
twenty-five miles north Of Douglas,
Ariz., waded five and one-half hours
through flood, due to cloudburst
which engulfed the automobile in
which they were riding.
The state land department of New
Mexico announced a sale Of 1882
acres Of state lands in Luna county,
for Wednesday, Sept. a. The sale
will be at public auction as usual and
will be held at the county court house
in Deming. The land carries in all
$4,000 in improvements according to
appraisers valuations, including fenc-
ing, wells and farm buildings.
With the appointment of Frank A.
Sinks, superintendent of construction
for the e. r. Sanguinnetti and f. L.
Ewing power line to distribute electric
energy in the north and south Gila val
leys, the Luna valley and on the
mesa, in Arizona, preparations are be-
ing made to start construction work on
electrician for the Imperial Irrigation
district at present.
Although seven New Mexico cities
have completed plans for paving dur
ing the present summer, Gallup has
the honor of being the first town to
let contract. The town council Of
Gallup has let it's contract for $4,000
square yards of paving in the business
district. Las Vegas, Ration, Santa F6,
Albuquerque, Clovis and Las Cruces
have paving specifications ready and
are prepared to go ahead in the imme-
diate future.
There are over 100000 Indians in
the United States, the majority of
them being located in the Western
states, although some hundreds are
found in each of the following states:
Maine, New York, North Carolina,
Mississippi, Texas and Florida. Okla
homa has more Indians than any other
state, over 100000, while Arizona ranks
second with $4,000. In all there are
217 tribes and bands, the distinction
between the terms tribe" and "band"
being often loosely drawn.
David Urioste, the Is months old
child of Felipe Urioste, an employ6 at
the Santa Fe shops at Albuquerque, N.
M died as the result of fall from a
chair. The little boy had climbed upon
the chair at the table, at lunch time,
and losing his balance, fell over back
wards before anyone could reach him,
striking the back of his head a severe
blow. He cried out Immediately, but
soon became unconscious A physician
was summoned but the child died in
convulsion within half an hour of the
accident.
State Game Warden Prochaska of
Arizona has declared an open season
on elk for one week, beginning Nov. %.
One hundred special permits will be
issued and will be awarded by lottery.
The warden states that no Elks lodge
or other organization will be favored
i'm the matter of permits, despite the
fact that the state organization of Elks
was instrumental in obtaining the orig
inal herd from the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park.
Taxable valuations of the railroads
in Arizona, as set by the State Tax
Commission are 500, 49,, ,208, as COM
pared with the valuation last year Of
S98, ,39O,4O3 Thirty-five separate rail-
way companies are represented, with
a large number of branch lines, all
having. total mileage of 2,462.O8 in
the state. The figures set by the tax
commission are subject to revision in
either direction by the State Board of
Equalization following the state tax
meeting at Grand Canon in July.
MaricOpa county is shown to have 291.8
miles Of railroads, valued at $11,155,-
569.5O. Cochise county leads all other
counties in the state with 426.6 miles,
valued at $17,521, 1854 Coconino is
third with 2433 miles at $780, ,945.
Carl R. Lee was struck by bolt Of
lightning near Clovis, N. NJ, and in
stantly killed Mr.. Lee lived on a farm
and during a heavy rain storm drove