El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

Deming. " NJ, Oct THE Luna
county fair closed with baby show
1t has been overlooked in the multi
pliclty of other products that baDles
is one of the most prolific crops in the
Mimbres valley. There was large
number entered at the show.
The prizes were awarded on agrtcul-
tural products, and awards made as
Best bale of alfalfa, John Humid; six
biggest sugar beets, J. Z WesLtalli best
six ears OF indian corn, 5. o. w nee-er
first Shuu Bros. second; best dozen
stalks Of milo maize, i. +. Hurt first,
NyrOn McROberts second; best dozen
stalks Of kaffir corn, 2. X COnnaWay
first, s L. Hubbard second best dozen
stalks Of sorghum w. 3. Hines first,
J. ". AsbuTy second; best dozen stalks
broom corn, p. K. COnnaWay first, H.
F. Hurt second; best sheaf millet, f.
F. Hurt; best sheaf oats, Frank Bar
rett; best sheaf wheat, Frank Barrel;
best Is pounds Of California pink beans
DR.. Bowen first, s O. Wheeler second
best 80 pounds Irish potatoes. Louie
Sing first, Shuu Bros. second; best 10
pounds sweet potatoes, Wah Bros first
heads cabbage, j. Z. Westfau first,
Wan Bros second; best three KOhl-rabi,
Ed Kimmick; best six punches celery,
Wah Bros best Is onions, q. D. Os-
born first, ShulI Bros. second best
pumpkin, w. J. Clevengeri best squash,
P X. COnnaway first, w. J. Clevenger
second; best five watermeIOus, Louie
Sing first z. D. Osborn second; hest
six cantalOupes, A L. Taylor first, F. K.
COnnaWay second; best six muskmel-
Ons, Myron McRobertsi best six pars-
nips S. O. Wheeler first, Wan Bros.
second; best six carrots, Ed Kimmicl1;
best six beets, s. o. Wheeler first, NJ
E. Bradshaw second, best six egg
plants Wah Bros; best 10 tomatoes,
Z. D. Osborn & Sons first, A. /. Taylor
second; best 10 turnips, Ed. ktmmlck
first, ". E. Hines second best pea
nuts. P. K. COnnaWay first, w. T. Hines
second; best six ears Of popcorn, Myron
McROberts first, p. K COnnaWay second;
best Is pounds cOWpeas, =. d. Osborn
& Sons; best 10 pounds navy beans, i.
K COnnaWay; best assortment Of Vege-
tables not less than 10 varieties, Wah
Bros. first, w. p. Hines second; best
Is apples, Ed. Kimmicki best 10 peaches,
Geo. W. Chester first, Miss NJ. A. OlcOtt
second best grapes, Geo. w. CHESTER
best jar picked cuCumbe Mrs. p K
COnnaWay first, Mrs. Frank Barrett
second; best dozen roses raised in Luna
county, Miss Bette Hines first. Mrs. j.
@. AIOir second; best span work horses,
S. NJ Bush; best stallion, Dwight Ste
phens first, S. D. SWOpe second; best
span mules, Andy Lewis; best colt uu-
der one year, MyrOn McRObertsi best
milch COW, q. T. Atkins; best bull, y.
T. Atkins; best pair Plymouth Rock
chickens, Mrs w. B. KimbrOugh; best
pair White WyandOttes, A. II. Donald
son first, Morton Brown second; Rhode
Island Reds Mrs A. Van Meter first,
NJ W Hon second; turkeys, z. T. At
kins first, Miss Ethel Walsh second
stock beers S. o. Wheeler first j.. D.
Gaines second; drinking gOurds, Chas-
Jackson first, Mrs. p. K. COnnGWay Sc
ond; best six stalks Of indian corn,
ShUu Bros. first DR.. Berry Bowen sec
ond; best bell pepper. Wah Bros. first,
w. z. Hines second; best ounces. Mrs.
z. E. Burdick first Ed. Kimmick sec
ond; best rhubarb. Ed. kimmick first,
Wah Bros. second; castor beans, p. a.
Connaway first, T. D. SwOpe second.
Park Is Discussed.
At a meeting OF the park committee
Of the chamber Of commerce in the
rooms of the chamber, ways and means
were discussed for parking the space,
Sc by $50 feet, in front of the union
station. the S p. company having
agreed to take over and maintain the
park If the city viii do the parking.
A subcommittee was appointed TO view
the ground and determine upon the
most economical points from which
dirt for the fill In can be obtained. The
secretary of the chamber Of commerce
was Instructed to get from the rail-
road company a cross section map Of
the area proposed to be parked. With
this map and the data which the sub
committee will furnish, the committee
will be enabled to take further action
at It's meeting next Saturday after
noon.
Good Rain.
A heavy rain fell here, the iustru-
ments at the S. P. depot showing q to-
tai precipitation Up until - o'clock of
IS inches. The rain was undoubtedly
general, as the flood waters came down
the AIimbr5S, showing a heavy rain up
the river Reports from Columbus in
dictate that that end Of the county got
a thorough soaking.
H D. Green, Pierce Hughes. w. J.
Evans, W. w. Atkins and J. l. Nicholson.
who have been serving on the federal
grand jury at Las Cruces, have re-