The Benson signal., 1920-01-10
Southwest News
From All Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

is DuDDllng out OF the ground cOntlnu-
OuSly and Oil sediments form on top
of the water in the water holes in that
locality.
The annual meeting of the New Mex
leo Public Health Association, which
was to have been held in Albuquerque,
N. NJ, on Jan. 5, has been postponed
until Jan. 27, according to an an
nOuncement made by the executive sec
retary
A number of women's auXiliarieS to
the, American Legion posts will be
formed throughout the state of Ari-
zona in the near future, it was fore
cast at the state headquarters of the
Legion. 1t was said several applica-
tions to organize womens auxiliaries
of Legion posts had been made.
The eyes of scouts for the big oil
companies and others equally as much
interested in the striking of oil in New
Mexico are now turned toward the
MCGEE well southeast of Tucumcari.
1t will be the first deep well in the
following biologists predictions, oil is
expected to be found.
January 19 and 20 has been selected
by the Arizona Daily Newspaper Asso
citation as the dates on which the meet
ing of the association at Nogales will
be held. On the dates mentioned, pub
fishers or representatives of publish
ers of Arizona and Ell PasO newspapers
will gather at NOgaleS for the third
meeting Of the association.
The New Mexico state land office is
getting to be financial institution and
handles very large amount of money
during the year. The fiscal year end
ing Nov. 80, 1919, shows that the land
office has transferred to the state
treasurer the neat sum of 81 ,002, 430.76.
This does not include the unused bal
ances of the maintenance fund.
A formal invitation was sent to Gen
eral Pershing by the Chamber of Com
merce, to spend Friday, IAN. 80, at
Phoenix, as the guest of the city. This
followed word received from Repre-
sentative Carl Hayden at Washington,
saying he had received confirmation
from member of the generals staff
that General Pershing would visit Ari-
| ZOna
J. B. Shumate, acting president Of
the Settlers Ditch & Reservoir Co. of
| raOs, n NJ has filed with the state
engineer application for extension of
time to complete irrigation works to
Dec. 26. 1920, and beneficial use Of
water till June 26, 1921. This project
proposes to divert water from Aguage
de la Petaca, a tributary of the Rio
Grande.
The New Mexico National Guard
will be reOrganized Adjt. Gen. James
Baca has announced. The state has
| had no troops since the beginning Of
the war and because of unsettled con-
ditiOnS which may at any time neceSSi-
tate the use of state troops, according
| 70 the adjutant generals announce.
ment, Governor Larrazolo has directed
that immediate steps be taken toward
| the reorganization.
Las Cruces, n. NJ, now has some of
| the best paved blocks in the state. The
curbing is now being done and it is
expected will be completed in the next
| two weeks A meeting of the citizens
will be held in the near future to de-
| eide the amount and the kind of paw
| ing to be done during the coming year
and fall. Most of the paving up to the
present time has been of concrete and
no doubt the remainder will be laid Of
| this material.
William Brite bOOkkeeper at the Ari-
IONA BinghamptOn mine, was killed
when the automobile in which he was
| riding went over an embankment be-
tween Humboldt and Huron, twenty
The Chino Copper Company of Sill
yer City, n NJ, has reduced its force
If men to about One-third of the nor
NAL force on account Of the shortage
of coal. The company had not expect
ed to reduce the force this winter even
though very little copper is being sold
ut the present time 1t is thought that
on account of the shortage of copper
in some of the foreign countries the
copper industry will return to normal
in short time.
The boundary between New Mexico
and Arizona is not true north and
south line, but is about mile out of
line at it's southern extremity. it was
stated by Col James H. McClintock,
state historian. The erratic course of
the line was attributed partly to error
in computing the declinatiOn of the
compass and partly to the equipment
and many difficulties with which the
early surveyors had to contend.
Organization of a ware house COM
pany is now under way for the building
Of the warehouse and compress of the
American Arizona Egyptian Cotton