Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-04-16
Southwest News
From An Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
western Newspaper Union New. ssrvlss.

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overdue and unpaid.
An addition to the capitol building
At Phoenix, completed nc a cost OF
$4,000, has been occupied and the
entire capitol Is again oyercrowded,
according TO reports,
Interest il being shown In the new
Chloride Kerwin oil and gas field sit
uated on the Colorado river about
thirty miles west OF Chloride, Ariz,
Surface Indications are believed to be
OF a promising character, oil and gas
seepages having been encoun cred at
various places.
A. 10. E~idredge, naturalization exam
liner for the southern district OF Cali
fornla. 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 Plnos Altos liz adding a
flotation unit TO It's mill and will have
the work completed 80 that the test
run can be made shortly. The mill
has been running for some weeks on
the Plnos Altos ores and has succeed
cd IN the work OF separation to a de-
gree never reached before.
Sixteen horses belonging TO the
First cavalry were burned TO death In
n 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
Mt Douglas, Ariz. The loss In esti-
mated TO be In the nelghborhood Of
$1,000.
Antonio Cnrplo, convicted 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 II he had anything to
sny 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
ton Commission against the Arizona
Eastern, Southern Pacific, Ei Paso 4
Southwestern railroads.
II 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 hns been
made In regard to this Improvement,
hut there are many who believe that
1920 will see this new building started,
State AdJutant Dudley W. windes
Of the American Legion has been no
titled that n new post Of the Legion
has beer organized at Holbrook, Ariz.,
which is named Navajo Post A. l..
This is the thlrty-seyenth o%rgnnlza
tion Of the American Legion organ
lied In the state Of Arizona, and will
be designated MS Navajo Post ~ OF
the American Legion. Other posts are
IN process OF organization, Il was an
nounced yesterday at the new head.
quarters Of the Legion In the state
capitol. There are now about 1900
members In the Legion throughout the
state.
The class Of 20 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
ana ten young men, and IL one OF the
Invest student bodies In the state.
Many social aud class functions are
being planned for the closing days OF
the school.
To prospect for further ore bodies
below the 1899. foot level OF the Briggs
mine IN Arizona, the Calumet 4 Arr
IONA Mining Company Is about to put
down a number OF diamond drlli holes
from that level. Il is estimated that
there Is more than 1000 feet of the
limestone formation below the 1900
foot level that may yet be prospected
The holes will be driven vertically
down.
Henry Simmons, a Van Houten ne
gro who is charged with the murder
OF his wife M Van Houten, N. NJ, on
March "a, was taken before Judge r
H. Ieib Of the District Court at TIA
ton 10 ruuse the prisoner to be held
for preliminary hearing, Several wit
ncsses we're heard, and the eyldenc'
ahI,,,.a ysoe atffictant la tho mind All