El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-28
ASPHALT SHORTAGE
STOPSSTREETW0RK
Many Refugees From Mex
leo in Las Cruces and
Vicinity.

Las Cruces. n. NJ. June 2S.-The re-
pairs on Main street have come to a
sudden end, owing to the shortage of
asphalt, and the street is almost i'm
passible in places because Of the broken
rock, dust and sand that came out Of
the trenches where the water and sewer
pipe were laid. The contractors say they
will have a large crew Of men finishing
the work between Bowman and Church
streets as soon as the material arrives.
In the preliminary test of the pumping
machinery at the septic tanks, it was
proved that the installation was salts
factory. and that the plant would handle
the sewerage from a much larger town
than Las Cruces Is today.
The demand for rooms and houses by
refugees from Mexico continues. Hardly
a day passes that does not bring new
faces from the south and at the present
time the number of refugees IS YaTiOusly
estimated at from 500 to $50 persons
in Las Cruces. not counting the poorer
classes who are living with friends out
in the country until the trouble in Next
co IS adjusted.
H. B. Holt and Oscar Snow have re-
turned from Kansas City and Chicago.
w. A. Sutherland writes from Long
Beach that the family is having a fine
time in the surf.
The Sn1ith-James Mercantile company
is moving into its new store on Main
street.
Repair work and remodeIng of the old
Masonic Temple at the corner of Grlggs
and Main street is progressing as fast
as the contractor can complete it, this
building will be occupied on the first
of the month.
Plans are being prepared for the sam
Bean building on Main street and the
plaza. This building will be completed
for the tenants to move into this fall
The extra force at the United States
land office is sending out 1000 copies OF
the three-year homestead law to all the
entrymen whose entries were made IN
der the old law.
The following business has been trans
acted at the United States land office:
Homestead Entries: Troy Lakey, lola,
\. NJ, Sc IA Sec. IS, I. 26 S, R. 9 W;
Mary l. Kent. Deming. y. NJ, NE IA
Sec. %, 7. % S. R. 10 W; Henry F.
Lackey, Carne, Luna county, n. NJ, Ne
IA Sec. 9, 7. "A s.. R. 6 W; Norris j
Mason. Deming, n IL Sc IA See. II,
rock, n. NJ, Sc IA Sc IA Sec. II, 7.
is S, r 9 E.; Lee A Ransom, Alamo
gordO. y. NJ. NE IA See u. Z. II s,
r. 8 E; Alexander Mcneil. Rodeo. N NJ,
SW IA Sc IA Sec /, W II NE Il
and NV IA Sc IA, Sec. u, T. 20 s.,
X. Y w.
Desert Land Entries: Frank ". Par
ker, Las Cruces, n. NJ, lots 1 and 2,
S IL NE Il and Sc IA Sec. 4. 7. p
s.. R. w; John Esch, Deming, n. n,
NE IA Sec. %, L. 25 S, R. 10 W.
Mineral Entries: Turgite Mining
company of Las Cruces, n. NJ. Julius
C. Carera, president, BY Wade and Wade,
attorneys, 160 acres in the \ IL SW
IA and the S u NV IA Sec. 16. T.
% S, R. W.. as placer location; En-
pire cine company of SocOrro. y. n,
by James G. Fitch, attorney III fact,
patent to survey No. 1853 in the Mag
dalena Mining district, SOcorro county,
for 20.37S acres in the Sc IA Sec. So,
7. 2 S. R. W, and the NE IA Sec.
l, 7. 8 $, R. 4 W. comprising the Lille
Maurice and Little Flo mining claims;
the same company also filed application
for patent to 1858 acres in the " II
Sec. 6, T. 3 S, R. W., and the NE IA
Sec. 1, T 3 S., R W. contained in
survey No. 1867 in the Magdalena Min
ing district, n. NJ.