Williams news., 1922-08-11
Southwest News From All OUer NeU Mexico
 and Arizona

new water mains, sewage disposa
 plant and storm sewers
 At the meeting of the New MexicC
 State Farm Bureau held in Clovis
 Charles Adams of Union county was
 chosen as the president of the organ
 ization. Fred Davis of Roosevelt
 county is the new vice president.
 Over 100000 pounds of wool have
 been shipped from Wagon Mound dur
 ing the past ten days. Many of the
 sheep men claim that the crop will
 run 15 per cent under the clip of last
 year will bring over $1,OOO,OOO- l The highest price paid for wool in
 the state this year was received by J.
 H. Clements and company of Roswell | when the company sold 10000 pounds
 for fl cents per pound. The clip to be sold on the Roswell market this | year.
 Robert Kealey of Cochise, Ariz., was bitten by rattlesnake few days 1 ago. He put his hand in a can and
 was bitten on the finger He was hur- | ried to Wilcox to a doctor for treat ! ment and is getting along fairly well | with the exception of a badly swollen | hand and arm.
 Announcement of the appointment | of pr. Frank W. Schwartz as super intendent of the Arizona state hospital for the insane has been made by Gov
 ernor Campbell. The appointment
 was made to fill the vacancy caused
 by the resignation of Dr. Ray Fergu- son, several days ago.
 Mayo Simpson, Prescott barber, was found guilty by Federal Court jury on six of eight counts of an indicr-
 ment charging him with dealing in and possessing narcotics. Judge Sawtelle sentenced him to twenty-five months in Leavenworth penitentiary and then
 dismissed similar indictments against the mother and brother of the defend
 ant.
 J. D. Whitten, held at Globe, Ariz., on warrant from Angleton, Tex, charging murder in connection with the killing of a supposed Ku Klux Klansman in Texas, was liberated fol lowing failure of Texas authorities to reply to telegrams sent by the local sheriff and inquiring whether they wished the prisoner detained longer. Whitten was arrested July IS.
 The raise at the Calumet and Je- rome, near Jerome, Ariz, has been completed to a height of 15O feet and IL IS lO CO the south soon. The country opened by the raise is said to be of a highly promising nature and much interest is felt as to what will be opened when the crosscut reaches the ore disclosed by the diamond drill hole that was put down couple of years ago.
 Actual work is under way on the hfteen-mile stretch of state highway hQtwQQn Silver (ifU N M Mangas, to cost over $50,OOO. The contractor, N. J. Skousen, has force of forty men and numerous teams em- plOyed in the work. The new link, | when completed, will provide first l class road between Silver City and | Cliff, a distance of thirty miles,
 For some time interest in the Ala mogordo unit of the New Mexico Ma | tfonaI Guard seems to have waned and | there is a possibility that the guard | will be diSorganized in the near flu | ture. Adjutant General Brown visited | recently on an inspection trip, and after discussing the matter with committee of citizens, stated that in all probability the troop would be disorganized at once.
 Vocational men in training at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and ex-service men in Las Cruces have completed plans to open a cooperative commfssary at Las Cruces for the benefit of veterans of the World War and other wars. The provisional directorate consists of the following named persons: James Hugo, general manager; Zara H. Mo treasurer; Fred Sandoval. salesman; G. H. Thompson, James T. Ferguson, Samuel Clark, J. M. Cor dova. J. Cameron, J. B. Foster, J. A Livesay and M Serna.
 If the present plans are carried out, the New Mexico insane asylum will soon have a new addition which, when will cost about $1OO,OOO The addition will be two stories in height and will be composed of brick and concrete. c. w. Barrett, the architect, has announced that the buildings will be ready for occupation will be in connection with the wom- ems dormitory and will provide space for at least fffty-fOur more beds. The other building will contain a complete operating room, N-ray room, reception room and other smaller quarters.
 Seven minutes after the case had been given into their hands, members If jury in Judge Jenckes' division of he, Supreme Court at Phoenix, re turned a verdict finding Tom Akers lot guilty of committing aggravated