El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

Las cruces. n. ~. Feb. 19-Sunday
was motion picture day at san Angus
tine ranch. Boz Organ mountains
Cowboys from the lsaaeks rdncA
went no the Cox ranch al san Angus
tine and depicted the days OF cattle
r-srling' Just as the critical moment
arrived the c0wboEs appeared on the
scene and Felipe Lucero, sheriff OF
Doua Ana county. captured the oanu
o. rusuers II was all realistically
acted Many people went TO the ranch
from Las Cruces 10y auto, buggy and
horseback TO see the novel sight ana
visit san Augustine.
IT. Mcguire and o. J. Durand are
So town with a large touring car load
ed De the rear with equipment Tor
camping They are from Douglas
have been % Albuquerque and up into
Colorado. and are returning to Doug
The Hamilton residence under con
struction near the courthouse is go
ing ahead rapidly The walls are up
ne the roof and it wiz be one of the
neat attractive modern homes OF the
town.
The ditch machine which has been
working west Of the santa Re tracks,
on me river ditch has been trans
ferred 10 the mesa The work on the
sewer system is going ahead rapidly
fng car and party Of friends 70 san
Augustine ranch sunday
Gus frost, 81 El Paso, spent sunday
in Las Cruces, returning Monday morn
The Junior Prom" at the college
was one Of the enjoyable social affairs
- tie coiege year The students ana
faculty ana many guests from OUT on
town were present, and dancing was
INDUCED in until late hour TO good
music. The Junior Prom IS always
ere Of the most successful affairs OF
the college year, and this one was no
exception to the rule.
The members Of the w J. A. gave
q 900" party and also a few tables
those who did not nlSN
300 10 raise e. fund Tor city improve
ment THIS IS task on Whlch TINS E
association has spent years OF enoeaV- 4
Or. and the park Is one OF the beauty .
spots Of the Mesilla valley in summer
Manuel De La Q is up from Chihua-
hua. visiting his daughters, VINO are 4
8fr. and AIRS. Fred Fletcher are new 4
arrivals Ga the valley.
Miss o. miller whose home is in F.
AlamogordO. is here and expects to re- /
main untl the legislature meets at 4
santa Fe Fra March
was six Days short.
The general land office has handed 1
down decision in re case OF Bessie z
Harris who made homestead entry for /
the northeast quarter OF the northeast /
quarter OF section g. township "A south (
o. range : west and made commuted /
proof on the same By showing what 3
residence On the land.
The general landofflce in reviewing I
me NaHe LlLLU l-aL the clG--llAcLl anu
witnesses proved but - months and I
- Gays actual residence, making the !
residence under the entry six days
short o. the time provided by law for
Communication. and as result the local I
landofficc has been directed TO allow
the claimant IN this case 30 days with
81 which 10 show that she continued 70 Z
reside upon the land after the date Of :
her fiuaf proof and that her residence
ln All Amounted 70 the full II months.
Several desert land entries made
bT married women have been sus-
pended both by the general iandoffice .
IS well as By the local laudOffice on +
account % q more strict rule adopted .
because Of the act OF March ? 1907, 3
81 which u IS provided that the citi-
zenship ~ the wife follows that of .
rhe husband IN case the marriage Oc-
CURED after the passage Of the act
Where the husband IS native-bOrn /
citizen OF the United States. the aft /
5aTit u the wife TO that fact viii be +
deemed sufficient. but this affidavit 7
HnuEt accompany the original entry 4
papers.
~ cases where the husband is not f
E natiTe-bOrn citizen OF the United |
States the proof Of his naturalization /
must be shown By the wife in making 1
entry under the desert land laws.
large numbers Of desert land entries T
are being held up. both in the land /
office at Las Cruces as wei as IN /
Washington. because % this rule, 4
which makes II necessary for the vile 4
~ make the showing regarding citi- /
EensLip If the husband
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The new telephone exchange build !