Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-04-02
Southwest News
From All OVer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

A now mail route IL now in operation
from Mountalnalr 10 ManEano with
some twenty mail boxer en- route.
The Bank of Florence, at Florence,
Aris., was robbed recently. The mes
sage said a safe had been broken open
and several hundred dollars stolen.
The Masonic temple ut Albuquerque
ls to be remodsley and reflnlshed, the
lobby Is to be enlarged and the club
rooms made more commodlous. Some
$4,000 will be spent.
The npportionment Of s143,31044
among the counties OF New Mexico for
school purposes has been announced
by the department Of education. The
apportlonment was made on the basis
OF S1.40 per capita. The school census
is 120,059.
A rich vein OF $40 ore, chiefly silver.
partly sticking out OF tho ground, has
been discovered by DR.. M. NJ. Croker
leased by him, Immediately south OF
the proved Bonney properties, near
Lordsburg, N. M.
The state treasury OF New Mexico,
at the close of the quarter year ending
on February 20. had a balance Of ST.
1Oo,0o0.20, according to Treasurer
Charles U. strong's report. At the
same time last year the balance was
$1,40S,04 10, showing an increase Of
S5S4,047. 80.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico, Is making
progress with the new dam. The sec
rotary Of the irrigation district turned
w to the county treasurer 100 of Its
500 bonds and the drive for the sale
Of the bonds among local people has
been very successful. 1t is desired to
get the dam finished before high wa
ter.
The county supervisors at Nognles,
Arlz., have authorized n reward OF $500
for the capture Of Ezequlel Lara and
and unidentified companion, supposed
to be Manuel Garcia, charged with the
murder Of Alexander and John Frasler
and the robbery OF the Frasier Bro
Tiers store and postoffice at Montana
Camp.
The Arizona congress of mothers, In
convention at Phoenix, passed n reso-
luton pledglng Its influence to stamp
out what II termed as gambling at the
state fair. While the resolution was so
worded ms to cover all alleged gam.
bling devices at the state fair grounds,
members said 1t was aimed chiefly
against betting on the races.
Albuquerqueans may continue to
view their favorlte screen stars Sun
day afternoon and night. Recently the
ministerial alliance started n move TO
close movie shows on Sunday. The
matter was presented to the grand
Jury, which body reported TO tho court
that there is no statute In New Mex
isco prohibiting Sunday movies.
A scientific club known as the
Cooney Miners Club has been organ
lied at the State School of Mines at
Socorro, named In honor Of the late
Captain NJ. Cooney, who perlshed In n
blizzard In the wllds Of the Mogollons
in 1914. Charles II. williams was
elected president. II will affiliate with
the American Institute of Mining and
Metallurglcal Engineers.
United States District Judge Dyer
has dismissed the suit OF the Standard
OH Company OF California vs., Charles
Howe and others on stipulation OF
counsel. II was n suit OF the Standard
oil Company against the Arizona
State Tax Commission with thousands
OF dollars OF taxes contingent upon the
outcome and II was announced the case
had been settled out OF court.
The Las Animas Peak Gold Mines
Company Is about to resume operations
soon In Sierra county, N. NJ, install an
electric plant and sink the main SHIFT
1000 feet.
Mystery surrounds the death OF
James Daily, formerly n we'll known
Nogales contractor, whose body was
found badly crushed at the foot Of a
preclplce near Magdalena de Jalisco.
A piece OF n mules Bride was found In
the dead mans hand but there was no
trace OF the animal. The Mexican au-
thorlties, after holding an autopsy aud
ordering a judicial investigation, had
the body buried near where 1t was
found.
The New Mexico state land office
has just arranged to hold three
sales OF state land In Luna
county at Demlng on June %, 1920
The first tract contains 24O acres and