El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08
MIMBRES VALLEY
ATTRACTS MANY
Oklahomans Begin Resi-
dence on Land Near Dem
ing; Farmers Buy Autos.

Deming, n. NJ, March S.-F'red Web
] hoener and wife and seven children and
! his son. Gust Wehhoener and wife and
I one child have arrived in Deming from
I Oklahoma City. and FL Reno, Okla. TO
take up residence on their land near
Deming. ". ". Moshling, recently from
7 Germany. and an experienced farmer,
came with them and viii also improve
land here
d. H Crane, Of Lodi. Cal, purchased
today 40 acres Of land four miles east
OF Deming from w. W Piper, adjoining
the tract Of y. o. Osborn Mr.. Crane
will improve this tract immediately. DR..
Osborn has already sunk an irrigation
well on his tract, so that there VIII
be 80 acres reclaimed just across
the road from the Van Sickle place, Of
which 80 acres IS in cultivation. Messrs.
Crane and Osborn viii both set out quite
extensive orchards and vineyards.
W. A klmoIe has just purchased five
put the same into cultivation shortly
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph c. Ely, John
Humid and james W Dymond went 10
Las Cruces today to make final proof
on the desert land entries OF Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph c. Ely, comprising a section
OF land lying Just east of town
h G. Bush has returned from Flag
staff Ariz, where he has been for sew
eral days on business.
w 5 Clark has returned from FL
Paso, where he has been attending the
good service meeting of santa Fe
agents
Jas. Robinson. customs inspector of
Hachlta, is in Deming on business.
ThOs. R Taylor has returned with a
- morse power touring car Mr.. Tay-
lor's form lies Il miles south of Dem
ing, and SINCE the road has been built
between Deming and his farm in 40
Mrs. J. c. Dblan and daughter. Helen.
have returned to their home IN flag
STAIR, Ariz. She has been visiting her
IaLher A j. Clark Of this place.
John Corbett Is in FL Paso attending
the cattlemen's convention
MIS- Ira Q. WetmOre has returned
rom Carrizozo, where she has been
visiting for several weeks.
The music class of lone Hodgdon
gave recital at the Hodgdon home.
After, the recital refreshments were
John N. McTeer went to FL Paso on
business
] +. English, of Albuquerque, is in
W. z Brand. Q. s. Chinese interpre-
Yer or II Paso, is in Deming on official
A H Austerman and V K. Jones, Of
Denver, Colo, are in Deming on bust
B. Wen Of Albuquerque. is in
Dr. A. E. Montenyohl and wife have
returned from FL Paso
=. :. smith, representative OF Luna
santa Fe to attend the coming session
or the legislature
II n Kelly has bought the half in
lerest Of T. B. BertrOng In the Berfronr
oulIoing on Silver avenue; considera-
Increases Acreage.
H. H HOugland is increasing his I
acreage under subirrigation this year.
LAST year he experimental with a half
acre using cement thing laid 90 inch
Is Underground and allowing the water
70 escape from openings at the Joints.
ne raised a fine crop OF tomatoes and Z
olAer garden crop on about one third Z
lne water which surface frrfgs ton /
would have required. Mr. HouEland I
mas now some 5000 tile made ana is
laying IL under six acres. the tile be- I
ing laid in rows 20 feet apart in 4
making this tile a special machine is /
used which costs but a trifle, and the I
material used is ordinary drift sand 4
and cement one TO six. With Mr.
Hougland's outfit, one man can haul /
the sand and make 40 tile per day
and the tile costs. labor included about 4
one cent per y inch tile. 1t requires /
two weeks work With a team to lay
six acres OF tile. The beauty of the
system is that i requires, according +
TO Mr.. Hougland's statement only 4
about one third the water, and the 4
ground does not have to be leveled. /
If further experiments justify. Mr.
Hougland expects ultimately to have
his entire farm underlaid with sub
irrigating tile.
Geo. A. Perry, for many years pub
Usher Of the Tribune, Charlotte, Mich,