Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-09-17
Southwest News
From An Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

bale Of long staple cotton 20 the acre.
The majority OF farmers and rnnchers
In that district are engaging exten.
slvely In raising cotton.
The Lordsburg hospital, TINT the
contractors expect 10 be able to turn
over to the hnilding committee by
Dec. 10, will be II credit TO the city
and county and m honor to the as
ISOLATION that II making II possible.
The big farm bureau picnic held ut
Aztec wns n success. About 1900
people were In attendance. An or
chestrn furnished the music TO the
crowds. A ball game was played In
the morning. hut the afternoon game
was chilled off IN the fourth inning
on account OF rain.
Five deep test wells are now drill
Ing In Roosevelt county, Now Mexico.
The Nu-Mex well, the farthest nd
yanced, is located on exceptionally
good structure, is looked forward to
by experts as n possible big producer.
The well Is now more than 1000 feet
deep and drilling day and night.
Fred Meyer was painfully hurt
while driving a wagon at the salt
lake east OF willard, New Mexico. In
jumping off the wagon he lost his
balance and fell under the wagon,
which caused the team TO start. A
wheel ran over his foot, breaking the
bones, but the injury Is not serious.
The Pueblo Canyon Rod River Trail
construction crew, near Taos, New
Mexico, has completed the trail as far
as Old Mike peak, the highest point
on the route between Taos and Red
river. The crew nj present Is working
on the down grade toward Blue lake,
where II Is hoped that the trail Will
be completed this fall.
II is estimated that at least 10000
visitors attended the big annual Tu-
:umcarl roundup and the success OF
he event transcribed all expectations
Of the most optimistic. Bronco rid
ing, steer roplng, calf riding, bull
logging, Romnn racing, cowglrls rae
lng, relay races and all the old stunts
we're on the program,
Two field engineering crews are
low NJ work IN the Paradise valley,
parallel to the Salt river valley and
separated from Il by the Phoenix
mountain range. Preparation OF final
plans and specifications for the big
reclamation project, by which II is in
ended TO bring 10000 acres In Arl-
ona under cultivation. is under way.
Government investigation OF the
oractlcablllty of the Little Colorado
liver reclamation project has been
secured. II has been estimated that
1900 to 10000 acres could be lrrl.
mted by dammlng the Little Colorado
1 few miles west OF Wlnslow, Ariz.
rhe state owns about 1900 acres
hat would come under the project,
and department officials said.
The first road TO he paved In Mari
;opa county under the s4,0O0.O0O bond
ssue for the paving Of 21s miles OF
county roads will be tho Yuma road,
{ has been announced by the Mari
sopa county highway commission. The
road will be paved for ten miles west
" Phoenix. Federal aid funds will
10 matched for the first six and one.
ialf miles for immediate work.
The last three Of the ten big pumps
20 he Installed by rho Peco Refinery
Company have arrived nc Tucumcnrl,
New Mexico, ana the work of placing
hem is being rushed as rapidly rs
possible. The last shipment OF pumps
completes the refinery, SO far as ma.
.hinery requirements are concerned
but the plant cannot be entirely MS
iembled and started 10 work until the
Necessary piping arrives.
The New Mexico Construction Com.
pany Is milking rapid progress with
The paving Of the streets nt Gallup,
New Mexico. On Aztec avenue. four
blocks have been completed. Third
street has been completed from
Aztec to Railroad avenue. Second
street has been completed from Hin
avenue TO Coil. Coal avenu Is com.
)lstad from Thlrd street to First
street. The breaking OF the ground
On Hailroud M has started and
the entire work will be completed be-
fore the first OF October.
james r.. Saunders was shot and
fatally wounded nc Columbus, N.
NJ, in the home OF Mrs. Mary
Hem, according to evidence given
A coroner's jury. which released
Mrs. Hem. Both were pioneers OF
Columbus. According 10 evidence
given the jury, Saunders entered the
Hem home and after passing through
several rooms discovered Mrs. Hem
IN the bathroom. Mrs. Hem ordered