El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-22

Las Cruces, n. NJ, June 22-Boosters
OF Las Cruces met last night in the Of
flee of N. B. Stevens and organized the
Z. !. B. a. B. elub-the Forget It; Be
a Booster" club. They elected temper
airy officers and plan to make the OF
ganization statewide. a ritual is to be
drawn and the society Is to be secret.
George Frenger, chairman of the
meeting, was elected chief booster; +.
L. Lester, vice booster; L. c. Wade, jr.,
scratchem; i. n. Hayner, money bag
ger; NJ. O. LleWellyn, door knocker; VI.
B. StevensA forager; n. c. tTenger,
whip cracker.
The object of the club, as stated by
its promoters, Is ito encourage indus
tries and develop new enterprises and
TO investigate and boost all things of
benefit to bona Ana county; to en-
deavor to satisfy all factions of strife,
political, business and personal; and to
promote feeling of good fellowship
among the people Of the community"
Rain Last Evening.
There was quite a good rain here last
evening The damage was very light TO
hay crops, as there was not much hay
on the ground.
New homestead Law
The United States land office is now
mailing out to each of the 20O0 home
stead entrymen. in this district copies
direction of the secretary of the in
terror.
The provisions of the law are made
plain in a circular which IS also accom-
panied by a blank form on which each
homestead entryman must signify his
desire to make proof under the old law
within 40 days after June 6, 1912, or
failing to do this the government viii
require proof under the new law as to
residence and cultivation.
ANY homestead entryman whose entry
was made prior TO June 8, 1912, viii be
allowed to prove up under the old law,
which requires five years residence with
a reasonable amount of cultivation.
The law specifically requires that any
= homestead entryman who elects to prove
up under the old law must notify the
register and receiver by registered mail
within 120 days after June 6, 1912.
All homestead entrymen who do not
give notice to the register and receiver
within the 120 days from June 6, 1912,
stating that they desire to prove up I'M
der the old law, VIII be required to prove
Up under the provisions of the new law.
three-yea homestead act, differs ma
terially from the old law, the main
points Of difference being:
Three years residence instead of five.
Entryman must prove by himself and
two creditable witnesses that he has
habitable house upon the land and has
actually resided upon the same for a
term of three years succeeding the time
Of filing. The three years residence re-
quired begins at the time actual resi-
dence is established upon the land and
not at the time Of filing.
Cultivation of not less than one-siX-
tenth Of the area Of the entry begin
ming with the second year of the entry,
and not less than one-eighth of the area
beginning with the third year Of the en-
try and up to the time of final proof, Is
required. This means that at least ten
acres must be cultivated the second
year and at least 20 acres must be cul-
ticated before proof can be made on
160 acre homestead.
Leave Of absence. Upon filing in The
local land office a notice, entTymen are
allowed q continuous leave of absence
for period not exceeding five months
in each year. Notice of the termination
of this leave OF absence must also be
filed in the land office. This absence
from the land must be continuous and
cannot be taken at various times during
the year. Seven months continuous resi-
dence out of each year IS required
Residence must be established within
six months, as is the case under the old
law. The secretary of the interior Is,
however, given authority TO extend this
time to y months where there may be
climatic reasons, sickness or other I'M
aVoidable cause.
There is no change in the law as to
heirs of deceased entrymen, they being
required to fulfil all the requirements
of the law except that of residence.
Final Proofs ANY homestead entry
man may now make proof under the new
law who can by himself and two credit
able witnesses prove required residence
and the required cultivation.
There Is no change in the old law IN
connection with Communication proofs,
excepting that TO commute IA months
actual residence is required and an en-
tryman in committing must show that
he Is a citizen Of the United States.
Although the law requires three years
actual residence, the five months leave
of absence each year Is not deducted.
therefore, under this law an entryman
who lives seven months each year for
three years upon his land, may make
proof providing the other requirements
OF the law are fulfilled.
Land Office Notes.
The following business was done at
the United States land office today:
Homestead entries: Fred II. Peel,
Rodeo. \. NJ, Sc IA NE IA Z II Sc
IA Sec. 19. SYW IA NV IA SW IA Sec.
20. T. q s., R q ". Above applica-
ton was rejected for the reason that
evidence Of naturalization were not pre-
sented Lieu Selection, Santa Fe Pa
cifie R. R. Co., by Howell Jones, com
missioner. Topeka, Kan, for SW IA SW
IA Sec. q, 7. II s., R Is W; based on
Sc IA NE IA See. IS, 7. II n. r
". Lieu selection, Santa Fe Pacific
R. R. Co., SW IA Sc IA Sec. %, I.
II S., r. "A W. Based on SW IA
NE IA Sec. 50, 7. IL s., R W.
New suitcases for sale at Bryan Bros.