El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-28

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Las Cruces. May 2S.-Work Of de-
molishing the Methodist Episcopal
church, south. Of this city, VIII pc
commenced this week The brick and
such of the church material a S the
BerinO trustees may need, viii be sent
to BerinO and no old material viii en-
ter into the erection Of the new build
ing here, which viii cost about $1z,5Uu-
1t is estimated that with the fur
nishings and the new pipe organ Wnlcn
will be bought, the cost OF the cnufen
complete, ready for worship, viii De
nearly $1,000. II is the purpose or
the trustees to get the building ready
for use Dy OCTOBER 10, when the con-
ference Of the church Will be held
here, and many out Of town guests
viii assemble
Bascom x Co were awarded the con-
tract, having the lowest bid, the next
lowest bid being made by an FL BaSO
firm. amounting TO Approximately Sl4,-
coo, and from that, bids we're made as
high as $4,000
The new church viii occupy the site
of the old church, which has stood in
its present location for 25 years, being
on Griggs street and facing north
However, the lot has been enlarged,
through the exchanging with the ao-
joining owner OF two small triangular
parcels Of land, thus giving more
frontage on GriggS street and more
regular shaped building plot Ine
present frontage on which ire new
church building VIII be erected IS 1l5
feet
bank, is spending few days in II
Mrs.. Bessie Case has left for Ell Paso
en- route TO her home in Three Rivers.
Mrs. Case has been teaching school
here this term and expects to return
in the fall
Miss Annebeu Cushman. who has
been teaching in the Central school
here this term, has left for her home
in Corpus Christi Tex, to spend the
vacation
Mrs. j. L Miller. Of MesiIla Park, en-
tertained with a large party in honor
Of Mrs. c. T. Miller, OF Santa Fe, who
has been in the valley visiting among
her girlhOCd friends. Mrs. Miller's
home was beautifully decorated Re
freshments were served. Mrs. Miller, OF
Santa Fe, viii be entertained at one
or two other dinners and parties given
in her honor, and viii leave Wednes-
day morning for California to spend
the summer at the coast resorts AIRS
Miller attended college here years ago,
and was one Of the members Of the
basket ball team
The AIianza Hispano Americana is
holding picnic for its members and
families and their friends at Shalem
grove, few miles north Of DOna Ana.
MargarlIO -Barela leaves today for
san Francisco, Cal, on an extended
business trip.
Charles Mccoy. the son Of ]. Mccoy.
Of FL PasO, came up for the commence
ment ball at the college
W. H futile. of FL Paso, accOmpa-
MED by Belle Tutte, came up to at
tend the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Storm, who have
made this their home for a year have
left for Los Angeles, where Mr.. storm
Will engage in business. having dis
posed OF his steam laundry 10 newcom-
ers here.
7. r. H smith was called to Okla
hOma City on business, and VIII be
away for 10 days.
Mrs 7. c. Cleveland has left for Fl
Paso en- route to Cleburne, Tex, where
she will visit.
Manager Piuaud. Of the Telephone
company, has returned from FL PasO,
having been called there to confer with
Representatives of the company from
Denver
Miss Ray Hines entertained at her
home in Mesilla in honor Of her guest,
Miss MOffitt of Ell Paso, who is visit
Ing the Hines family.
Important LnndOfffce Notices.
The local landOffice is in receipt of
notice from the commissioner OF the
general landOffice at Washington, that
on and after June ], 1912, with all ap-
pHcauOns and proofs executed before
officers other than the registers and
receivers of district land offices must
be filed a statement in duplicate, OF
the fees charged by the attesting Of
ficer
Section 1924. revised statutes. as
amended by the act Of March 4, 1904
(35 Stat, so, provides in part as fol-
lows:
That the fees for entries and for
final proofs, when made before any
other officer than the register and re-
ceiver, shall be as follows;
For each affidavit % cents.
For each deposition Of claimant or
witness, when not prepared BY the Of
ficer, % cents.
For each deposition of claimant or
witness, when prepared by the officer.
one dollar.
ANY officer demanding or receiving
a greater sum for such service shall
be guilty of a misdemeanOr. and. uDon
conviction, shall be punished for each
Offense by a fine not exceeding 800"
Also notice relating to isolated tracts
has been received, calling attention TO
the revised statutes, authorizing the
sale Of legal subdivisions not exceed
ing One-Quarter section, the greater
part of which is mountainous or too
rough Tor cultivation, upon the appli
cation of any person who owns or
holds a valid entry Of lands adjoining
such tract, and regardless Of the fact
that such tract may not be actually
Isolated by the entry or other DISPOSE
ton Of surrounding lands. 1t is left
entirely 90 the discretion of the COM
missioner OF the general land office 10
determine whether tract shall De
sold. ana IL VIII not be practicable to
prescrlpe set of rules governing the
conditions which would render n tract
susceptible 10 sale under the provisO.'
PARTY AND DANCE ARE
La Mesa, n. NJ. Nav 2S-NTrs. ID 81
Stettmund entertained a few of her
friends with a ''tacl1y party
a dance viii be given this evening at