El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-21

Las Cruces, n. N, Sept 21.-The fac
uIty Of the New Mexico Agricultural
college at lIesilla Park is making ar
rangements to exhibit the work OF stu
dents at the AIesilla Valley fair.
The exhibit will consist Of articles
from the manual training class, wood,
iron and steel as well as drawings,
and works Of art One OF the dis
plays of greatest interest viii be the
pumping plant which viii be shown
in operation, giving an illustration OF
how the waters from below can be
raised for irrigation at a limited ex-
pense. This display in itself viii cover
a space Of 6Ox1OO feet and viii not
alone show the pumping plant but also
the arrangement of laterals and Dor
ders for irrigation
The women in the cooking depart
ment viii exhibit work done by the
girls in their cooking class as well
as examples Of bread making and cake
baking, and while these displays VIII
be for exhibition purposes, there VIII
be no competition for prizes either by
the school or the students.
Land office Notes.
The Colorado, Columbus and Mexican
railroad company has filed application
for right Of way from section 9, town
ship south. range 10 west to section
l. township 10 south. range Is west
The general land office held this appll-
cation for rejection on June 20, 1871,
because the company failed to file a
profile map of the right OF way be-
tween stations 1880 and 1880, which
would enable the United States geolOg-
zeal survey to determine the water
power possibilities Of the lands affect
ed along its line. The company failed
TO take action on this rejection and
was given notice by the local land Of
flee, through its attorney, hence the
letter Of September II from the general
land office cancelling the right Of way
and returning the maps to the com
pany.
Knight Loses Contest.
In the case of James H. Knight vs..
heirs Of AnastaciO Serna, involving IT,
tie to the south half of southwest
quarter section 8, township l9 south,
range west, contestant appealed rom
the decision Of general land office be
cause his contest was dismissed The
appeal was not made within the time
allowed, and the contestant stated that
If his attorneys were served with no
tice Of the decision they neglected to
notify him. 1t was held by the de-
partment that the contestant did not
take proper steps to protect his right OF
appeal and the failure OF the attorney
to protect the interests Of his client, In
itself would not constitute surucient
reason to reopen the case.
Homestead Entries-James Bourqu, {,
Monticello, n. NJ, southeast quart. 9
section 28 township 10 south range 8
west; Julian Y. Gibson. Sylvanite, J.
NJ, southwest quarter southwest C--dr-
ter section %, west half n"-shwest
quarter and northwest quar.er south
west quarter section %, -ownship %
south, range II west; Will am H Smith,
Colum bus n NJ, south rest quarter
section p, township % south, range
west; Ernest NJ. BrUmback Silver
City, n. NJ, southeast quarter section
z. township 90 south, range II west;
Annie Kitchens, Bayard. n. NJ, lot 4,
southeast quarter southwest quarter
and southwest quarter southeast quar-
ter section so, township Is south, range
y west; William A. Robbins Deming.
n. NJ northwest quarter section %,
township % south range ! west; Mat
tie Harbert. Deming, n. NJ. east half
northeast quarter and west half north
west quarter section IA. township %
south, range west; rejected, as party
is married woman and falls to show
abandonment; George r. Beasley, Las
Cruces. N NJ, east half northeast
quarter section %, southwest quarter
northwest quarter and northwest quar-
ter southwest quarter section %, town
ship % south, range 4 east
Desert Land Entries.-William ". At
kins. DeminE, n. NJ. northeast quarter
section Is. township % south, range
wesH, William A Robbins. Demlng,
n NJ. northeast quarter section %,
township % south, range west; Hat
tie Herbert Deming, n NJ, west half
southeast quarter and east half south
west quarter section II, township %