The Snowflake herald., 1922-11-10
Southwest News
From Al OUer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona


state commander of the American Le-
gion, will be the principal speaker at
the armistice day celebration In No
gales
Five hundred and forty babies. 279
girls and 261 boys, were born in Ari-
zoua during September, according to
the birth records of the state board
of health.
Inc National Bank of Gallup, n. NJ,
which has been in operation for the
past year and half, last week had it's
name changed to the First National
Bank of Gallup.
Inc quarantine that has been in eff
feet for many months requiring all cat
tie entering Arizona from New Mex
leo to be dipped under veterinary su-
pervision, has just recently been mod
flied.
John c. Dunbar, publisher of a
Phoenix weekly newspaper, was found
not guilty on a charge of criminal
libel by jury in Judge r. C. Stan
ford's division of the Maricopa county
superior court.
The Old Ranch Inn, the popular
summer resort of Watrous, N. NJ, has
closed after one of the most success
full seasons in history. Several sum-
mer homes are to be erected near the
inn next year.
The new high school building at
HillsbOro, N. NJ, has been completed
and will be occupied by the first of
the month. The enrolment this year
is the largest in the history of the
school.
w. +. Lewis, business man of San
Simon, reports that the residents of
the northern Cochise county farming
center are at present engaged in boost
ing for road leading north from San
Simon to Duncan
A new industry, which it is believed
will grow rapidly in the next few
years, was begun in San Miguel coun-
ty, n. NJ, when ten cars of sugar beets
were shipped to the Holly Sugar COM
pany of Colorado.
Construction of the big dam at Red
Bluff, near the New Mexico-Texas
state line, will cost nearly 100000
and the capacity will be over 100000
acre feet, according to the report of
engineers.
The committee in charge of the rails
ing of funds for the building of the
railroad from the San Juan valley to
Gallup, reports that over $3,500,0OO in
for the road
Navajo City, the newest town in
New Mexico, has been launched on the
Shiprock road, twenty miles west of
nearest possible tOwnsite to the Mid
west company's oil field and will do
much to boost the field after the town
is laid out.
e. A. Rogers, pioneer resident of
Prescott and owner of the Courier for
40 years, died at his home in Prescott
after a short illness. Mr.. Rogers, who
was 6S years old, had retired from
active newspaper work January 1,
1920, selling his interest in the Courier
at that time.
At meeting of large number of
the SpOrtsmen in the vicinity of Gal
lup a branch of the game protective
association of New Mexico was formed
with some of the livest wires in the
county as leaders. T. f. Smalling, To-
cal banker, was elected president of
the association and the other officers
are all workers for the betterment of
the game conditions.
Announcement has been made at
Phoenix of the affiliation of the Amer
ican Woman's Overseas League,
Phoenix organization composed of ex-
service women who served overseas
during the World War with the Wom-
ems Overseas Service League, the ma
tional organization of overseas women.
The Arizona state board of registra
ton for engineers has decided to join
the national council of the state board
of engineers and examiners. This
move will make it possible for any
Arizona registered engineer to obtain
a reciprocity certificate in any state
in which a similar board is organized
without the requirement of additional
examinations.
A. B. McMillen, whose attorney de-
manded of the jury in his libel suit
against Carl Magee, at Albuquerque,
that it set a figure on the value of the
reputation of his client, is dissatisfied
with the jury's instructed award of
one dollar. Mr.. McMillen asked dam
ages of $4,000, the jury failing by
$40, 500 to reach the figure asked. Mr..
McMillen has filed a motion asking
that the verdict be set aside and new
trial granted
Howard Dillman of Phoenix was IN
stantIv killed near Benson, AriZ., Wnen