The Benson signal., 1919-12-20

take place all over the United States
from December l to 10, 1919.
There are quite number of dwell
ing houses going up in Tempe, Arizona,
and many others are contemplated.
There has been gradual, though
not marked decline in opportunities
for employment in Arizona within the
last year, according to figures given
out at the United States employment
service at Phoenix. This has been
more marked than ever during the last
month, due to weather conditions
Enforcement of national prohibition
in the state of New Mexico will be
under the supervision of j. II. Flem-
ing, formerly narcotic inspector for
| the bureau of international revenue
with title of prohibition commissioner,
according to Thomas H. Mays, who has
succeeded Mr. Fleming as narcotic in
| spector.
AriZona'S school census shows total
of 77,777 pupils, it was announced by
| c. O. Case, state superintendent of
public instruction. He also announced
available $724,O03.87 for the coming
| year after deducting for textbooks and
other central items from the total
fund of $S5O,00O
Resolutions recommending to the
secretary of the interior that dry lands
| granted water rights by recent de-
| ciSOn of the superior court of Mari
| cOpa county be granted permanent
water rights were adopted at a meet
! ing of the board of governors of the
| Salt River Valley Water Users Asso-
| citation at Phoenix.
Half a million dollars in improve
ments in the Grand Canon which will
make the great resort more popular
place for people of ordinary means are
| planned by the Santa Fe road, accord
| ing to Herman Schweizer, who is in
| charge of the news and curiO business
| for Fred Harvey in the territory west
| of Colorado.
State Game Warden Joe PrOchaSka
| has issued warning that hunting in
| preferred places in Arizona would
| be ended unless hunters were careful
| not to leave fires or shoot cows or
| other domestic animals. The game
warden said such occurrences had eS-
| pecially aroused the Indian tribes and
| officials in charge of reservations.
The Indian hospital which was
| started at Shiprock, N. Mex, several
years ago has at last been opened and
| equipped and will from now on serve
| all the Indians on the reservation. This
| will do away with the old school hos
pital which has been used for some
| time in the past The new building is
| equipped with 100 beds and has every
| modern convenience for the handling
of patients.
Grover Johnson, who was sentenced
| in the District Court from Union
county, New Mexico more than two
years ago to serve from twelve to fif-
teen years in the penitenitary for MUIR
der in the second degree, has been
| given a full pardon by Governor Lar
| IuZolO His sentence was cOmmuted
| by Governor Washington e. Lindsey
and the minimum sentence had expired
under the Communication.
According to the reports Of the three
| national banks of Carlsbad, n. Mex,
there has been marked Increase in
| the deposits since the September re-
| port. The figures show the increase
q ne nearly S275,OOO which shows the
healthy business now being enjoyed by
| the people living in the Carlsbad pro
iect. Much of this increase is thought
TO be due to the cotton crop which has
been the best known in the history OF
the industry in this section of the state
Three more oil wells are to be
started near Tucumcari, n. Mex, dur
ing the present month, which will bring
the total up to five in Quay county
The McGee we'll in which the gas
pocket was struck some time ago is
now down to a depth of nearly three
thousand feet and it is expected thai
oil sand will be reached soon. Another
we'll is to be started near this site by
this company. The bringing in of sew
eraI good wells across the line in Texas
f In the last few months has caused con
siderable excitement in this county.
A strange epidemic has been causing
much sickness among the horses in the
Pacos valley, New Mexico, and many
nave died from the trouble. Many OF
the farmers in the vicinity of Lake
Arthur have lost horses and it is Saio
the disease has been found as far nortl
as Fort Sumner. 1t was first thought
by the veterinarins that it was caused
by the horses being turned in to or
chards but it was found that horses
have been afflicted which have moi
been allowed to eat any apples Many
of the veterinarians believe the trouble
to be contagious and are doing every
thing possible to prevent the spread OF
the disease over the state.
Guy Bassett, rancher of San Mi
guel, n. Mex, who stole hay only tt
save his cattle from perishing, has beer
nordOnad hv Governor IarraZOlO lie