El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-28
COURT ENDS At
CARLSBAD, n. NJ.
Many Cattle Are Shipped.
Mayor to Move Away.
Alfalfa Being Cut.

Carlsbad, \. NJ, April 2S.-Eighteen
prisoners received sentences at the
close of the court term, the mapority Of
whom were sentenced to period of
from 80 TO SO days in Jail and also re-
ceived fines of from $50 to $500
Charles Burkett, of FL Paso, was ar
rested in this city on the charge Of
assault and battery and was fined s25
and costs and sentenced to so days in
Jail. The sentence was suspended pend
ing his leave of absence which was
voluntarily granted by the court. The
defendant lost no time in accepting and
starting on his vacation.
Ninety-five warrants were issued by
justice of the peace Cunningham this
week against delinquent poll tax pay
ers.
Cattle Shipments.
The spring cattle shipments have
commenced in real earnest from this
part of the valley, and will continue
with more or less regularity from now
until the middle of June. j. ]. Draper
is loading and shipping about three
train loads from Riverton, consigned to
Buxton, Kansas, for pasture.
s. T. Biting is shipping about 5000
head from Lake Avalon to pastures in
Kansas and the Panhandle country. He
expects to ship about zoo head of cows
to the Panhandle country Saturday.
Jones Bros. will ship 500 cows TO
northern pastures this week.
Benson Bros. will ship about 800
cows to pastures in Oklahoma Friday.
]. D. Hagler. the recent purchaser
of the Lucas & Reynolds ranch, ship
ped 500 steers to Hereford and the
Panhandle section this week.
Morgan Livingston has just conclud-
ed the shipment of 400 head of steers
to northern pastures.
These shipments represent but
fractional part of the cattle which
buyers and which will be ready for de-
livery between now and the middle of
June.
Cutting Hay.
The first cutting of alfalfa hay COM
menced in this section of the valley this
week. Lee Holland was the first one
to start the moving machine with c.
r. Foster a close second. The hay is
of a fine quality. The freezing wealth
er delayed the cutting about two
weeks. 1t was beginning TO bloom when
a slight freeze killed the buds and 1t is
just now recovering from the effects
VI llc
More Valley Settlers.
G. J. Mauel and II. B. Hoyle, Of Ne |
braska, have been in the city for the
past few days looking over the situa-
ton here with a view of installing a
systematized immigration business here
for the purpose of putting a homa1eek-
er on every quarter section of the irri-
gable land under the Carlsbad pro-
ject-
J. D. Clark, territorial superintend-
ent of public instruction, will deliver
lecture in this city Friday evening on
''Gumption."
Extending Water Mains.
The Public Utilities company, which
owns and operates the waterworks |
telephone and electric light system |
here, has a force of men busy this /
week extending the water mains |
through the residence portion of the |
city
The Eastern Railway of New Mexico !
has recently materially enlarged its /
yards and track facilities in this city |
on account of the increased business
being transacted in this end of the VAL
ley.
Mayor TO Move Away
Mayor ]. VI. Dye, who will retire from
his official position next Monday even
ing, has arranged to remove to Ros- (
well with his family the first of the
coming month, where he has formed a |
partnership with ]. NJ. Dunn, of that |
place, to engage in the practice of law
He will retain his partnership interests
in this city with his present partner, H.
E. MCDOWELL.