El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-03

ley There were g. desert entries
during the same period comprising
1873 acres, making a total Of land
entered during the first three months
of the year Of 23,9l3 acres or an ay-
erage Of I,9ll acres per month. Of
course, this land was not vacant
land 10y any means Much Of II repre-
SCENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS bought from
other entrymen. Some relinQuish-
ments have sold i'm the vicinity OF
Deming during the last few months for
$40 10 $50 per acre in the three
months just past there have been O.
yearly proofs made upon desert en-
tries in the local land office, repre-
enUng a total expenditure sworn TO
by entrymen and als) by witnesses
of sI5,5gO
Jeff short. nightwatchman for the
:. p. in Deming, has been transferred
10 Tucson, AriZ j. NJ King has been
sent from Benson. Ariz.. here TO take
the place of short King is an old
resident Of Deming, having served
Don Johnson as deputy sheriff Of Luna
county, and having later served
Dwight Stephens as jailer here.
John stein. of the Harvey house
system, is here on business.
J. T. Turney. OF FL Paso, who was
foreman on the MahOney building,
came to Deming Monday on business.
n A. Richardson. Socialist, lectured
to a crowded house here on How
Things Happen TO Happen The next
Geo D. Brewer who viii lecture here
next saturday on The War Of the
Classes"
Col. L. J. Carter spent several days
in silver City on Business returning
TO DemIng yesterday evening.
DR.. /. n. MOnfOrt, Of Ithaca, Men,
Is visiting his friend, John c. Wat
son, for a few days
J. NJ Young and family expected
70 leave for London. Ky. MOnuay, DIT
all Of them did not reach the station
in time for the train. so their de-
parture is delayed day they VII
spend several months visiting In
their old home.
Architect Chas. NJ. Gibson, OF FL
Paso VIII meet with the building
committee of the Methodist church 10
90 over plans for the new church
building
Julius Jensen. Of Douglas, Alaska,
is visiting his friend J. J. jacobsen,
OF this place. MesSrs- jacobson anu
Jensen were old mining partners IN
Alaska IN the days OF the hlondlke Ie-
YER.
j. H. Rogers. Of Portage. Wis is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. W. FOL
lard, Of this place.
B, B. Ownby, commissions OF
Grant county. passed through Demlng
en- route to Silver City to attend
meeting Of the Grant county commls-
siOners
John Corbett spent Monday in Fl
Paso on business.
Mounted policeman John Beal went
TO santa Fe on official business.
Judge l. L. BrOwning's house IN the
country, six miles east Of town, was
broken into sunday and Y WIN
chester special rifle was stolen
Sebastian Perez and Francis Pena
were married at the courthouse, judge
Browning Officiating.
Completing Survey.
Ine county commissioners 4estel
& #Hnr. u
Edw NJ Carter. to complete the survey
Of county road from Carne west 10
the Dona Ana county line
Mr.. Greenwald is installing Bes-
semer engine for Wade Herren LouL
miles south OF town The engine i
40-hOrsepOWer capacity and VIII oPer-
ate No pump Mr.. GreehW a1l u
Just here from Garden CITY hq-l.'
where he installed g 100 h- ?, elsiil
for the Sugar and Land company, Ot
that place. This engine pumps 7'UUU
gallons of water per minute at a ut
of 40 feet.
E. C. Wells has oDened a real es
tate office in the Fielder bIock, dho
has purchased a 80 h. p. nXe-passeh--
ger automobile from II. g. BUSH
signing Up Contracts.
w w Ferris commercial manager
of the Federal Light and Traction
manager. are busy signing up power
contracts with farmers in the Vicln-
ity of Deming- They have been at TINS
work only few days and have signed
size from five n. D. TO 40 D. p plants
j. r. DOderer has just brought in a
splendid well south of town few
miles. He viii irrigate about so acres
Ira O. Wetmore states that he made
the trip from Deming TO EI PasO last
week In his automobile with four pas