El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-12
Las Cruces, \. ", Dee 12.-Court has

Las Cruces, \. NJ, Dec 12.-Court has
convened here with Judge Frank Parker
presiding The docket will be, completed
for the term and this will finish the
session for this year. The docket is not
very lengthy and should be completed in
a week or ten days.
MRS. J. H. Riley has returned to her
home in Colorado, after a long visit IN
Las Cruces with relatives.
j. r. GOldbaum Is a newcomer from
Sonora, Mex, attending court here tins
week Mr. GOldbam IS interested in
mining in the Organs and Is going to
resume active work on his property.
Mark B. Thompson of this place, &C
companied by his wife and two daugh-
tiers, left for Denver and Kansas City,
Mo. to be gone for a couple Of weeks,
on legal business.
Dr. Nehbel. Las Cruces dentist, ran
one of his dental instruments into his
hand, which caused him the temporary
disuse of the member.
Miss Henrietta Petin Is now with the
Bowman Bank and Trust company, do
ing stenOgraphic work.
Red Cross Christmas seals are on sale
in this city.
Mrs. Nicholas Gales is i'll at her home
on Las Cruces avenue, suffering with an
abscess Of the throat.
Frank Kropp, who has been on an eX-
tended visit here from Germany, Will
return shortly to the fatheTland.
Mrs. John England has. arrived from
New York city; after spending a few
days she will 90 to FL PasO to reside
for the winter, with her husband and
sons.
Mrs. S. P. Kroh has returned to Kan
sas City, after a visit of some weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. H. NJ Cornell.
She was accompanied as far as Fl Paso
BY DR.. Cornell.
AT a meeting of the volunteer fire de-
partment of Las Cruces the following
were elected officers for the year:
President, D. Seligman; vice president,
Vim. JacOby; chief, A. F. katzenstein;
secretary, D. Y. Hart; treasurer, John
Freeman.
Miss Price has a school three miles
north of town on the John Engler ranch
for the next five months
Laurence Staublein, nephew Of J. f.
Eckert, exploded a cartridge with a ham,
mer and nail which had bad results. He
intended that it should not explode to-
ward him, but the cartridge imbedded
itself in his cheek. and he had to pull
it out of the flesh.
Mrs. J. F. Eckert has returned from
Chicago. where she has been for the past
three weeks on business matters.
The sky Is overcast in las Cruces, and
snow can be seen in the Organs, in fact,
quite q stOr mis- raging. with a few
fleeing flakes falling here.
Vim. B. AtterbuTy Ia sarrived from
st. Louis. Mo. Mr.. AtterbUTy states
that he Is here to stay. he and his
the valley and intend to remain. The
father viii be here shortly TO take up
his residence, with Mrs Atterbury and
another son.
B. D. Wright of Denver, Colo, is
valley visitor
The little daughter of X. SHIRLEY Of
the reclamation service, who Is i'll in III
PasO with pneumonia Is getting along
nicely. 50 Mr.. Shiblev states on his re-
turn from a trip to FL Paso. to see her.
Miss F. Hammer. of Springfield, No,
Is a newcomer to the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. a. F. Fleming. of Cor
ming Ia. are newcomers in the valley.
looking 1t over with a view TO locating.
W. R. Merrill was a Deming visitor in
the town Yesterday.
A. z. DansOn, of Anthony, Is a lower
valley visitor in Las Cruces.
Mrs Chas. Bartlett. whose home is in
La Mesa. has arrived in town to remain
a day or so shopping.
J. A. Riehl. of Albuquerque. y. N. is
a newcomer in town. arriving on the
morning train.
The following business was done at
the United States land office at this
place: Homestead entries, Walter T.
Stockwen. Deming. \. NJ NV quarter
of lots ] and 2. E half NV quarter Sec /
IS. 7 "a s r W: Claude HeHdricksOn.
lock box 826, FL PasO, Texas, lot 2, Sc
quarter NV quarter NE quarter SW
quarter See 2, T24 S R W.