The Benson signal., 1920-04-10
Southwest News
From All Over
NeU Mexico
and Arizona

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
For the first time III history all Of
the school districts in OterO county,
New Mexico, are out Of debt, having
no outstanding warrants or interest
overdue and unpaid
An addition to the capitol building
at Phoenix, completed at q cost of
$3.50, 900, has been occupied and the
entire capitol is again OvercrOwded,
according to reports.
Interest is being shown in the new
Chloride Kerwfn oil and gas field sit
uated on the Colorado river about
thirty miles west of Chloride, Ariz.
Surface indications are believed to be
of promising character, Oil and gas
seepages having been encountered at
various places.
A. t. Eldredge, naturalization exam
iner for the southern district of Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada under
Fred Jones, examiner in charge, has
resigned from government services to
become assistant industrial superin-
tendent of one Of the largest mines in
Arizona
The Calumet-New Mexico Mining
Company at PinOs Altos is adding a
flotation unit to its mill and will have
the work completed SO that the test
run can be made shortly. The mill
has been running for some weeks ON
the Pinos Altos ores and has succeed
ed in the work of separation to de-
gree never reached before.
Sixteen horses belonging to the
First cavalry were burned to death in
a fire of unknown origin which broke
out in the row of stables used by
Troop NJ. and the Medical Detachment
and which destroyed the entire row
at Douglas, Ariz. The loss is esti-
mated to be in the neighbOrhood Of
$4,000.
Antonio Carpio. conyicteds of the
murder Of Efren Rios, must hang. He
was brought before Judge Mechem at
Silver City, N. NJ, and sentenced to
be hanged on Friday, April 10th.
When asked if he had anything to
say he shook his head After sentence
had been pronounced he made an eff
fort to speak but was unable to do
So The case will likely be appealed.
Claiming that the freight tariffs
from Phoenix and other points in the
Salt River valley located on the Ari-
Zona Eastern railroad to stations in
Arizona are unjust and unreasonable
the Traffic Bureau Of the Phoenix
Chamber of Commerce has filed a
complaint with the Arizona Corpora
tion Commission against the Arizona
Eastern, Southern Pacific, Eel PasO &
Southwestern railroads.
1t is rumOred that the Santa Fe
will, during the coming year, erect an
$4,000 office building in Clovis, N.
NJ, to be built somewhere on the rail
road property. This improvement has
been contemplated for several years
and was postponed when the railroads
were turned over to the government
No official announcement has been
made in regard to this Improvement.
but there are many who believe that
State Adjutant Dudley w. WindeS
of the American Legion has been no
titled that a new post of the Leg:0n
has been organized at IIolbrook, Ariz,
This is the th!rty-SeVenth OrganiZa
ton of the American Legion organ
lied in the state Of Arizona, and will
be designated as Navajo Post 81 o.
the American Legion. Other posts are
in process Of organization, it was an
nounced yesterday at the new head
quarters of the Legion in the state
capitol. There are now about 5000
members in the Legion throughout the
state
The class of 30 of the Clovis, n
NJ, High school, which will graduate
in May, is the largest in the history
Of the school, twenty-five young ladies
and ten young men, and is one of the
liveSt student bodies in the state
Many social and class functions are
being planned for the closing days OF
the school.
TO prospect for further ore bodies
below the 1,5O0-fOot level of the Briggs
mine in Arizona, the Calumet & Ari-
zOna Mining Company is about to put
down a number OF d .amOnd drill hOle
from that level. It is estimated tha
there is more than 1000 feet of the
limestone formation below the 1,JO0
foot level that may yet be prospected
The holes will be driven vertically
down.
Henry s 'mmons, Van Houten ne
gro who IS charged with the murder
of his wife at Van HOuten, n. NJ, on
March Il, was taken before Judge 7.
u. Leib Of The u. $ riot Court at Ra
ION 10 ca:se the prisoner to be held
for prel mlnury hearing Several wit
-~As ard. and the evidence
adduced wAs sufficient in the mind OF
iie court To cause the prisoner to bl
neld for the action of the grand jury