El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-26
LAS CRUCES INCREASES
ITS RESIDENT POPULATION
Children Are Born to Local Families
New Arrivals From Other States;
Visitors I'm the Old Town.

Las Cruces, y. NJ, Sept. 26-Matthew
Steele, a former resident of this coun-
ty and a graduate of the New Mexico
Agricultural college, is now located at
Columbia, Mo-. where he is at the head
of the chemistry department of ! the
college there.
Mrs. Anna Steele has sold out her
household effects and gone to Column
bia, II. Y, where her son, James. is
studying for the ministry.
Word from Mrs. Florence Fleming,
daughter of professor and Mrs. Luther
Foster, states that a baby girl has
come to gladden. their home. Professor
and Mrs. Fleming are now located at
Iowa City, Iowa.
C. o. F. Hoffman, of the Hoffman &
Upton drug store, left this morning
with his baby for Washington, No.
where he will leave the child with his
parents for the winter. Mr.. Hoffman
expects to be gone about two weeks.
Manuel De La o, of Chihuahua, Mex
leo, was in the city Saturday morning
for a short time to see his three daugh
tiers, who are in the LOretto academy
here. Mr.. De La o was on his way home
from Denver, where he had gone to
place his three sons in school,
Mrs a. Byles has gone to Clint, Tex,
to visit with friends and relatives for
two weeks.
Frank Hiler, of the Pitchfork ranch,
near HillsborO, who has been visiting
in Las Cruces for several days, re-
turned yesterday to the ranch He was
accompanied by Islous Willis, who will
spend several weeks in the HillsbboFo
country on an outdoor recreation trip.
w. S. Martin and family arrived Sat
urday from JonesbOro, Ark, to spend
the winter in Las Cruces. They came
here for the benefit of Mrs. Martins
health. If her health improves Mr.. Mar
tin intends to locate in Las Cruces per-
marently, and viii probably engage in
some mercantile business. Miss Os-
borne, a niece of Mr. Martins accom-
panied the family and will remain here
with them.
Mrs c. NJ Clay, of TuIarosa. who
owns considerable property near the
Agricultural college. was here last
week looking after her real estate in
tn~ests. She returned to her home Sat
urday
Mrs. George Warren Young, of Tula-
rosa, was in Las Cruces Friday and
Saturday on business before the United
States land office She was accom-
PANIED by Mrs. Sid w Fulton, also of
Tularosa.
NJ. H Peterson and wife returned
Saturday from their California trip,
where they have been for several
weeks visiting all of the principal coast
and inland cities of that state, and also
Portland and other Oregon points.
THE Zarzuela Opera company will
make its debut in Las Cruces tomor-
row evening at the armory in Spanish
opera. The cast includes % people,
and the company will put on the operas
that have been running in the City of
Mexico.
H A. Owsley. of St. Louis. who was
in Las Cruces Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. has gone to Ell Paso.
Charles E. Springer. of FL Paso was
business visitor in Las Cruces on Sat
urday.
W F. Messman, of Tuarosa, arrived
in the city last evening and will re-
main here for two weeks. Mr. Messman
owns several good ranches in the vi
cinity CT TularoSa, but he has discov-
cred that there are ether good local
tiles In New Mexico. and believes that
the Rio Grande valley Is destined to
become one of the best farming regions
of the southwest.
4 daughter WsiS horn to Mr.. and Mrs
F. c. Merrill on Friday
Mrs. Harry Bloom has returned to
her home in Albuquerque after spend
ing several days here with her hus-
band, deputy United States marshal,
who is here on official business.
DR.. r. E Mcbride delivered the SER
mon at the morning services IF ST.
James's Episcopal church at Mesilla
Park yesterday morning.
Lee Elliott, a Rincon merchant and
formerly assessor of Dona Ana coun
ty, was in Las Cruces Friday and Sat-
urday on business.
A r. Heineman was an FL Paso Wis
itor Saturday and SUNDAY
Miss Mary Cuniffe spent Saturday
evening and Sunday III Anthony the
guest of friends.
John BirdweIl and sister. Katie Mai
accompanied by Miss Catherine Corine
Bennett, went to Anthony Saturday