Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-01
Southwest News
From Al OUsr
MeU Mexico
and Arizona
western Newspaper uniOn News Service.

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proximately $2,000,000 on Pima county
roads In Arixona the next two yearA
Of which S1,5O0,O00 will be financed by
n bond issue.
DIR. David Spence Hill, professor Of
education at the University Of Illinois,
was elected president Of the Univer-
sity OF New Mexico, succeeding DR.. De-
vid Ross Boyd, who resigned, sffee-
tive July LIST.
Boys of Mesa, Arizona, will travel
by boat from Roosevelt Lake to Gran
tie Reef dam during this summer, stop
ping en- route 10 explore the cahons
OF the Salt river and to camp along
the banks In almost inaccessible points.
Plans for the vacation trip have been
completed, and q boat has been mad
for the express purpose Of navigating
the river.
At the concluding session OF the Lee
glon convention at Tucson, Ariz., Wal
ter Sandberg OF Yuma, was elected
state vice commander OF the legion and
the following were elected members OF
the executive committee George II.
Myers, Flagstaff A. ]. Detoff, Blsbee
George w. Nilsson, Prescott Il. NJ. Al
ton, Clifton Oscar Ruggles, Phoenix.
Globe won the next convention.
w. ]. Barber, Of Carlsbad, N. NJ,
had a small fire In the back yard and
had occasion to use some gasoline out
OF a barrel In the yard. In removing
the tap from the barrel the fumes
spread to 81 fire causing an immedi-
ate explosion, burning him about the
arms, neck and chest. He was 70
moved to the hospital and will re-
cover.
The Deming Roller Mills are now
running daily on whea { shipped In
from different parts of Arizona and by
the time this Is all gone the local crop
will be In, which will keep the mills
busy until next spring. Although the
mills are one OF the infant industries
OF New Mexico their product IL OF
the best and should have the support
OF all the wheat growers IN the state.
Reports from the Navajo Indian res
ervation say the range conditions
there are the best known In many
years. The heavy blanket Of snow
which covered the ranges during the
winter and the rains during the spring
have made IN abundance Of grass and
the NavaJo's herds OF sheep and cat
tie are In such good condition that
some are being sold off the ranges al
fatted stock.
s. 70. Piper OF the albuquerque OF.
flee of the biological survey, on an ex'
petition to Colfax county, New Mexico
reports a kill of 1000 prairie dogs IN
one day. This is considered so re
markable that a photographer In thu
government service has made n picture
of the dogs and sent II to Washington
where II will be presented to Congress
TO show the necessity of expanding THU
work. The dogs were all killed In tn,
Merino valley and poisoned oats WERE
used AS bait,
Action OF greatest Importance to th'
state OF Arizona was taken by thu
State Land Board at their meeting II
Phoenix. At the suggestion OF TN
! forest service the board voted TO re
linqulsh 20 the federal government al
state school lands within the varlou
r forest reserves that are suitable 10
agriculture, so as to allow the govern
ment TO have them entered upon AM
improved as homesteads. The tota
, amount of land TO be rellnqulshed
1922 ncres located In six different for
{ est reserves, and Ii at present admin
lstered by the forest service and no
by the State Land Department.
/ Harvesting or Curry county whea
p crop Is completed. The crop turnln
, out even better than had been expec
. ed. II Is averaging % bushels to tn
acre and tests show II is running fror
{ u to ~ pounds TO the bushel.
( According to reports the oil booI
has started In Valencia county, Ne'
Mexico, and II is expected that drill
ing will start In the near future. Gu
tave Mulholland, an engineer and SUI
cessful operator In California, ha
been In Albuquerque comforting wit
! his associates regarding Il contract b
: which II is expected Gallup men wi
start drilling for oil on the Chave
grant 100 miles west OF A%lbuquerqu
within the next few days.
Under an alternative writ OF mai
n damus from the District Court at Sal
g Ia re, the state Of New Mexico wi
G haze to show cause on August 22n
why II should not submit to the votel
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