El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20


a month.
Las Cruces, n. NJ, Sept. 20.-The
heaviest rain for months fell on Mon
day and Tuesday. The streets were
almost impossible from p. m until
late at night Monday on account Of the
water standing in the cutters.
Very little damage was done, as the
the ground There was some WlnQ
with the rain and this caused some OF
the fruit to fall, but aside frGm that
there was little Damage reported.
The attention Of the chamber Of com
merce has been called to the neglect
Of property owners to remove some old
dead trees and suags that have been
allowed 20 stand where seeding trees
and volunteer shrubs were growing
The beauty of the town, as well as the
surrounding country, is marred by
these unsightly objects.
Special Fl PasO Train.
The interest already shown in this
fair by the people Of FL PasO makes
it necessary to arrange for a special
train to come up on the morning Of FL
PasO day, returning late in the evening
after the merchants carnival and con-
fetti battle in the evening This train
will accommodate all the people who
may wish to come to the fair and the
Santa Fe rhilroad has granted spe-
cial round trip rate Of a fare and
fifth for the three days during the
fair
X. X Bonner, Formerly OF III EdaOf
has been driving over the lower val
ley advertising the fair.
A. c. Clark, with the daily program
concession for the fair, is a Pass City
visitor on business Mr.. Clark is boost
ing the fair and talking advertising
The ground plan for the big exhibit
ton tent has arrived from Pueblo ana
the ground will be staked off for the
main exhibits as well as for the various
concessions. The tent viii be erected
September IS, ready for the display Of
farm products and the booths OF mer-
chants who win exhibit
An entry blank received by the Fair
association from c. D. Winder, Of Fl
PasO. Texas, makes application for en-
try in department Z Of the best story,
and in department Of the best lie.
Buys Valley Land.
Robert Gethier. of Oakland, Cal, (
was a recent visitor to Las Cruces. Be
fore coming to the valley he purchased
six lots in the Grand View addition, and /
after looking over the valley he took Z
an option contract on a large tract Of I
acreage near town. which he viii i'm I
prove as an uptOOate garden and or 4
chard tract Mr. Gethier expects to !
make the valley his home.
The visit Of Booker T Washington I
to FL PasO on September "a will be the 4
occasion Of special party being 4
formed to secure special rates for the 4
trip.
William W. Atkins. Of -Deming, n. /
NJ has been in Las Cruces to attend !
to some land office business Mr.. At /
kins was the owner Of the northeast /
Quarter section IS which was contest.
ed by Irwin 3. Keller, Of Deming. The /
contest Of Keller was dismissed be-
cause Of the failure Of the CONTESTANT 4
to serve a COPY Of the contest affida- /
Wit on the cOntestee-
Secures Land.
Mr. Atkins appeared at the land OF j
flee, relinquished his homestead entry I
which had been attacked by. Keller and /
made a desert land entry in place Of it,
covering the same land. The failure
of contestant Keller to serve the no
tice according to the rules Of the de-
partment, thus cost him the land.
r E. Hardaway, OF Ysleta, was here
looking over the valley with a view Of
investing While here he visited the
land office and secured a plat Of the
land north Of Demlng with view or D
going to the Afimbres valley and taking
up q homestead
There are several tracts Of from 40 to
800 acres Of land in the immediate VI
cinity Of Deming that are vacant and
these tracts can be entered as home
steads or under the desert land laws.
Land office Notes.
acknowledgements p. Ryan,
PalO Verde, Arizona, northwest quarter
section p, township 80 south, Of range
II west.
Final Proofs-Orrin Mcpherson, Of
quarter and south half northeast quar-
ter section &C. township south, range
4 west; heirs Of William G. Anglin, de-
ceased. lola, n H., southwest quarter
section 8, township 26 south, range
10 west; Thomas L. Curry. HOnsdale,
n NJ, north half northeast quarter and
north half northwest quarter section
20, township % south, range g west
Contests Filed-Zezna Swain, Fort
Texas, Us. Joseph Buck
haults Rider, La, involving north
east quarter section 80, township %
south, range Z west.