El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01

the exhibition tent Six members Of the
Las cruces militia company stood be-
mind these dummies with guns loaded
with blank cartridges, and a six horse
men rode toward the dummies in an en-
deaVOr to pick them UP and carry them
back TO the other end Of the field the
mtntiamen fired into the air. Many of
the horses were scared and their riders
mad great difficulty in securing the
dummies and returning them to the
goal.
Following this the Ell Pasoans parad-
ed up town with the band. In front Of
the Catholic church concert was given
and then all went to the station. where
another concert was given before the
arrival Of the train.
The ExhibIts
Farmers had q good year in the Ne
siIla valley this year, as is evidenced
BY the exhibits now shown at the fair.
The best OF these are to be selected and
sent to the state fair at Albuquerque
next week.
Nose B. Stevens. a brother of H. B.
and G. B. Stevens, OF FL Paso, won first
prize for the best female bird in the
poultry show, his White Orpington pull
let scoring IS 81 points There were
125 birds in the show and J. NJ Morris
son, who acted as judge, said they were
a fine bunch Of chickens. Many Of them
viii be brought to the FL PasO poultry
exhibition. Dr. r. B. Homan had seven
white Wyandottes In the show and they
all took prizes.
The Agricultural college at MssiIla
Park has an exhibition Of grapes. corn,
wheat. barley, beans chile Of various
kinds, cotton, FAX, oats. rye, peaches
pears, kaffir corn. milo maize, millet
and dem onstratiOn Of the various soils
in the Mesilla valley; also a demOnstra-
ton Of the capillary rise OF water IN
the various soils, in its agricultural eX-
hibits, while carpentry work, machin-
cry and a gasoline engine made by the
male students, represents the manual
training department, and samples Of
pies, cakes and art work done by the
girls in the domestic science depart
ment are also shown.
J. W. Stern, Of the American Bend
colony, exhibits garden products J. g..
johnson, pumpkins that would delight
vez corn, wheat and beans P. W. Bar
ker. garden truck; Albert J. Fountain
Of Mesilla, beans, sweet potatoes, onions
and peanuts.
HesiIla Valley Fruits.
There are apples and pears galore
from the Mesilla valley, peaches and
grapes Of size, quantity and quality
equal to the best, and every kind Of
melon raised in the valley.
". J. Viljoen, Of San Miguel, exhibits
kaffir corn and hickory corn.
The Berino Farmers association has
On exhibit Of various feed products and
agricultural and horticultural produce
that shows up well
Ine girls or LOreLLO academy AT Las
Cruces, have a booth in which are eX-
hibited samples Of work done by the
students, Including paintings, draw
ings and needle work, while local man
ufacturers and FL Paso firms have eX-
editions Of machinery, farming imple-
ments and everything that farmer
needs.
one corner Of the tent IS devoted to
the exhibition OF jams, jellies, preserves
and pickles OF every known variety,
made nv women of the Mesilla valley
from products grown in the valley.
All told, there are 500 entries and
between 900 and 400 prizes are to be
awarded. It will close Saturday night
with a ball in the armory.
Next winter a tabernacle is to be
built In Las Cruces. $1,000 having been
CONTINUED on Next PaEe).