Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-08-20
Southwest News
From An Over
NeU Mexico
and Arizona

the American National Bank In Silver
City, was shot aud instantly killed In
Corona.
The total valuation OF Arizona rail-
roads for 1920 placed at SOL, Odi,-
35O.OG, an Increase Of Si,000,0O0 ovet
the valuation OF 1919.
Arizona, third In schools, and New
York, thirteenth, or the youngest state
ten points ahead Of one OF the thlr-
teen original states.
Teresa Jimenez, nged 90 years, was
shot aud Instantly killed by Jose Por-
ros during II quarrel nt the Jlmenez
home Ia Church Canon, nesr Miami.
The annual convention OF the Llga
Protectorn Latina will be held In Tue
son IN September. More than 40 del
egntes from various parts of the state
are expected to attend.
New Mexico 10 the latest state In the
Union to follow the example of Arl-
IONA, the recognized leader in tax con
fcrcnccs, and will hold It's first tax
conference this summer.
l.. i. McMullcn Of Greeley, Colo
| former vice president OF the Valley
City, n. d.. Normal School. will he
president of the Northern Arizona
Normal School. Flagstaff, succeeding
j. o. Creager, resigned.
John Stark, manager of the Walnut
Creek Mining Company, which was
the Peerless mine, reports that the
work of unwnterlng the old mine Is
progressing nicely and the survey Of
the mine has been made possible.
Unconditional surrender was de-
handed of Gov. Estehan Cantu of the
northern district Of Lower California
by the Representatives of Provisional
President del q Huerta, who recently
conferred with him nt Mexlcall.
According 10 reports that have come
to Yuma, the Yuma country Is going
to have one of the finest cotton crops
In the history of cotton raising, South
west Cotton Company erecting two
large gins, one In Yuma and the other
In SOmerton, costing $4,000 each.
An attempted Jail delivery was made
at Phoenix when prisoners attacked
Night Jallcr John lsaucs, o+erpowered
him, beat him, took his keys and
choked him with n towel. The plan
was frustrated when II trusty SUM-
moned deputies by hammcring on II
cell.
The meeting Uf the executive bOard
Of the New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association, which was held
In silver City, was Onc of the busiest
In the history of tile board. BESIDES
the members of the board mnny of the
stockgrowers IN different parts of the
state attended.
james Nations, a Grant county, N.
NJ, boy, has been notified by the adJu-
tnnt general of the United States army
OF the award of Il distinguished serv-
lee medal for extraordinary herolsnl
In action during the late war, Nations
won the medal MS n result of rare bray
cry near Fleyllle, France.
Mesquite honey is finding lis way
to the Fast to vie for favor with the
famed clover honey of New York
state and other rival flnvors. Bee men
along the Salt River valley report the
best season they have ever known
and say that mesquite honey IL selling
ut I'm average of $4,000 II car load.
clyde NJ. Ncy, "a mining engineer
was Instantly killed IN u blast In th,
Old Dominlon mine ut Globe, Ariz
Ney Is said 90 have been engaged II
measuring work done by men worklnl
on contract when he walked Into III,
blast unconscious of danger. Life wa
extinct when workmen found the bod,
three minutes after the blast.
Frank l.. Davis aud Alexander Nc
Donnld recently found on their hold
lngs ON Squaw creek, what Is said Il
he the largest Tin nugget ever foun'
not only In this country, hut In ih'
world.
Decrease Of ST,25O,OOO In assesse,
valuation of Yayapal county, Arizona
mines, us the result of the ASSESS
mcnts by the State Tux Commission
was announced by the Board OF Su
. pervlsors. Increase In the county rs
/, SCISSORS rolls In assessments on oihe
clnsses of property brought the ne
+, loss In valuation this year us compare
with 1919 down to Sii,022, 900.
A balance OF 1927, 09G Is on hand, a,
/. eordlng TO a statement Of admlnlstra
ton OF the ArlzOnn state institution
, furnished to Governor Thomas j
Campbell by Clayton Bennett, secrt
A tnry to the board Of directors Of stat
institutions. There is a balance cred