El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-24

Las Cruces. y NJ. May 24-Today
at 2;3O the pupils Of the public schools
assembled for an hour at the school
building to get their grades and pro
motions The exercises for commence
ment viii be held at night at the
ArmOry, which will be prettily deco
rated
From the eighth grade of the pub
lie schools will be graduated the fol-
lowing, with diplomas emitting them
to enter the high school or college.
comprising a class OF 20:
Harry Hes, LYDIA Rhodes. Linnie
Rhodes, Eleanor Hunter. Leva Soto,
Ralph VIII, Kenneth McClernon. Ray
Bean. Joseph Turney. Annie Leslie,
Margaret Tutweiler, Florence Quesen-
berry, Olnie Reese. Cysril Kennedy.
Mary Potts. Robert EllwOod, Hester
Day. John Schenk. John Gatlin, Clar-
ence Adair Archie Sattley, Chas.
Schenk. Joe Blickenstoff. Beulah sum
merfOrd, Ira Pixley. Thomas Tutweiler
r. H Sims, receiver Of the local land
office, is subpenaed TO appear in Dem
ing in a civil suit 10 testify in q land
case where the records of the land
office have a bearing on q point at
issue.
F. A Wager. OF Tucson. Ariz Is
here and expects TO remain for some
days looking into conditions.
Mny Contest Cases
following business has been done IN
the matter Of contests and action on
contests pending:
IN the case OF William W. Dixon. OF
FL PasO. VS.. Nancy E L. Frans, of FL
PasO. involving homestead entry No.
0617S. made October 4. 1911. for the :.
y y. f. 4 and W. y s. E Il Sec. 4,
T. a s. r W, contest affidavit has
been filed and notices for personal ser
vice issued.
Columbus. y. NJ. VS.. Larry Powers. in
vOlving homestead entry No. 044414.
made April %, 1910, for the n W 4
Sec. II. T. % S. r W, affidavit OF
contest alleging abandonment and
failure TO comply with the law has
vice on claimant.
Emory NJ Paine vs.. s Meredith
involving homestead entry No.
OHIO. made September %. 1905, for the
y. W. 4 and s. F. 4 y w 4 Sec is,
L. % s. r. 9 W, new affidavit of con-
test filed by contestant and notices
Issued for personal service on claimant
In the cOnest case Of Madge Dagmar
Boyd VS.. John D. Boyd, involving
entry No. O662S. made Janu-
airy Is, 1912. for the S. ". 4 s. E. 4
Sec. 1. and the y. W. = \. E. Z and
y. = y. ". y Sec. y, T. % s, r E.,
hearing has been set for June 18th.
at Las Cruces.
In the case Of Cora B. Dudley vs.
Lee o. Paddock, of FL PasO, Texas. I
involving homestead entry No. 055O5, |
made May 10. 1911, for the y W. \
Sec 10. T. Is S, R. w, a hearing
has been set before the United States
at Columbus, y. NJ, on
June 27th, 1912. at 10 a. m.
Donald Harris. of Riverside. Cal, /
filed affidavit OF contest against Lo-
abandonment Of homestead (
entry No. OS173. made May Z. 1909. for I
the \. ". 4 Sec. 9, T. % S, R W.
this was rejected because Of the act OF I
August 18th. 1911. which allowed a 1
leave Of absence to all homestead !
claimants. on May I. 1912 the same I
contestant filed new affidavit which /
was rejected on account of six months
abandonment not being shown. The
law provides that a homestead entry 4
before contest will lie I
against the entry
Louis W. Gales VS.. Frank T. Nord- I
haus, involving D. L z. No O5S35.
made March 80, 1911; hearing set for /
June 25. 1912. before B. Y. McKeyes.
g. s. commissioner at Deming. N NJ I
In the case Of May Dimes vs. Leila
R. Coffin. involving homestead entry i
No. O5971 made August 80, 1911. for I
he Y " L. Sec 81. r. % s. R 10 W. d
27th. before B. y McKeyes. United .
States commissioner at Deming. y. N. !
The contest case Of Beulah ". Blair :
1f Columbus. y. NJ VS.. William c. For /
est. involving the s. Z. L Sec s. T. % \
s. P w. has abated because Of fall 4
IRE Of contestant to file the proof OF /
publication.
Thomas A. Hulsey vs.. Charles E 1
Warner. involving the s. Z. Il Sec %. /
T. % S, r s ", entry Of Warner con- ]
,eled and case closed; Hulsey given 80 /
days within which 10 file on the land. /
In the case OF John P. Dunnaway, Of /
vs. James NJ Barracks. OF /
Deming. involving d. L. p. No. O1254, /
made May %. 1908, for the n. E. 4 Sec. /
%, T. 25 s., r. 10 W, the register and !
receiver decided IN favor OF the con 4
-estee Barracks. holding that the con- |
testant Dunnaway did not prove the /
set out in the affidavit OF I
contest
Thomas A. Gates, OF Deming. filed 1
affidavit OF contest against Jesse J. |
oliver Of Hurley. y. NJ, on January !