The Benson signal., 1919-11-22
Southwest News
From All Over
Neu Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Ten thousand gallons OF moon
shine was the net result of the sec
ond day of the department of justice
campaign against alleged viOlatOrs of
the wartime prohibition act at Globe,
Arizona.
The miners hospital in Ration, is
now undergoing extensive repairs
which are nearing completion. The
buildings have been entirely repainted
ana renovated, and new bedding has
been supplied in nearly all the rooms.
An effort is being made by the Pima
Beneficial Play Grounds society to
IA Sc in the neghborhOod of five thous-
and dollars to start the ball rolling on
the construction of the proposed city
park and play grounds in Pima, Ari
IONA.
The 10000 acres of winter wheat
produced an average of only 10 bushels
per acre, or 100000 bushels for the
state. The crop is of poor quality.
There were 10000 acres of corn
planted in New Mexico. Only 70 per
cent of this will be harvested for
grain.
Sixty different towns and postoffi-
ces III Arizona are represented at the
university this year. Out of the S34
students enrolled 615 are from Ari-
zona towns. The students coming
from smaller places have, of course,
received their preparatory work in the
high schools of the state, some in the
normal schools and others in the pre-
paratOry schools of other states.
Probably the record for long dis
tance entry in the Arizona state fair
was attained this year by Dutsie, a
French fox terrier, brought from Con.
cepcion, Chilli, by her owner, George
McMasterS, South American impress
sario. The dog has travelled approx
mately $4,000 miles to enter the Ari-
zona state fair. Dutsie comes from
famous South American family of fox
terriers.
Donovan Richardson, son of Mrs.
Granville A. Richardson of Roswell,
N. Mex, has won the Rhode scholar
ship at Oxford, England, and will sail
for that place some time in January.
Mr.. Richardson is a senior of the Uni
versity of New Mexico, and is CON
sidered unusually fortunate as only 81
candidates can be selected in this
country The examinations are said
to be very rigid and Roswell is proud
to have this honor won by one of its
boys.
The new oil well of the Hot Springs
Development Association, which is be-
ing drilled juSth south of the Hot
Springs, n. Mex, is now down about
800 feet and progressing nicely. A
light rig is being used at the present
time, but this will soon be changed
for a standard outfit which will drill
to any desired depth. The company
has been fortunate in securing outside
capital to such an extent that it is now
in position to continue drilling until
oil is found.
A conditional pardon has been
granted by Governor LarraZOlO to Ese-
Quiel CanO, who was sentenced from
Santa Fe county, N. Mex, on March
der. If all of the conditions of the
pardon have been complied with up to
November 30, 1921, then the condition
al pardon will automatically become
absolute, carrying restoration to citl-
zenship. CanO is now past 80 years OF
age, and has made an exemplary
record during his stay of more than
19 years in the state penitentiary.
Announcement has been made of the
organization of a million dollar min
ing company in the KOfa district in
Arizona. Yuma men and New York
capital are backing the new company
and it is hoped that soon the company
may begin actual work on their mine.
The farmers of the Johnson Mesa,
near Ration, n Mex, recently disposed
of their entire wheat crop to the Pue-
bio Milling Company of Pueblo, Colo,
through collective bargaining All the
farmers pooled their crop and offered
it to the highest bidder, and the Pue-
bio concern proved to be the highest
bidders, offering slightly over 81 per
bushel for the crop.
Twenty-One thousand dollars addi-
tional for the completion of the Oracle
to Apache Camp road was voted on
at Tucson, Arizona, at the meeting of
the board of supervisors on unofficial
adviceS from the members of the high
way commission that the AMOUNT will
be set aside by the commission for
the purpose The government does not
recognize any other body but the
board of supervisors, and it asked that
the board pay half the additional cost
of constructing the road, which will
cost $4,000, on revised estimates.
Kee Bitsilli, an Indian from the Ma
vajo reservation, who has been in Jail
in Albuquerque nee the first OF
March, was made a free man when the
jury in the Federal court, after hear
ing the trial returned a verdict of not
guilty OF murder. Kee was in the