El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-29

Deming, n. NJ, May ga petition
is being circulated for a rural mail
delivery running southeast Of Deming,
as follows: two miles east, south on
the Humid section line 10 miles, one
mile west, and thence north and west
back to town The petition has now
the required 100 signers for a rs mile
route, all the signers being heads OF
FAMILIES Three years ago there
were Just three families living on this
proposed route.
The welI at the Deming park has
been completed by Richardson & Sidey
Ihey state that it viii furnish easily
1e0O gallons of water per minutes. 1t
viii be equipped, however, with an 500
gallon pump The water bearing stra-
ia encountered are as follows: First
A II to 90 feet; second, IS to 1O4:
third, lZ6 to 129; fourth, IA to 142;
1lIth, 100 to 155, making a total OF
about % feet Of splendid water bearing
material The first SO feet is IS inches
in diameter, from 50 to 104 feet il Is
a Inches in diameter, from 40 to I33
It IS Is inches in diameter; from 13S
10 lob II is i inches IN diameter. The
pump will be set at the rs foot level
and the suction will extend almost to
the bottom of the we'll Enough wa
ter viii be derived from this well to
boulevard or park every street in
town. and il is quite likely that the
water viii be used for this purpose
as well as for watering the park at
the station and the seven acre park
around the courthouse
AIessrs. Richardson & Sidey go from
this well to the Cook place, four miles
north Of town, to put down a small
We'll and from there they will go to
Myndus. is miles east to put down
a large irrigation well
Mr.. and Mrs. sam Abraham and
daughter, of Clifton, Ariz., passed
through DeminS on the Borderland
auto route going 10 Silver City. They
were met here by DR.. B. +. Capp and
family, Of Silver City
F. E. Kimbau has just completed a
fine irrigation well on his farm, three
and half miles south of Hondale-
The contest case OF May Dimes VS..
Leslie r. Coffin is being heard in the
local land office today
Miss Willie Shepard purchased.
through Messrs. Smith & Wells 10
acres from the HOmeplot company, near
town.
Mrs. Belle Deter has returned from
Fl Paso, where she has been visiting
for several weeks.
Messrs. Ferguson & Hamman have
on display a piece Of oil well casing
which they perforated so feet under
ground with their new Brinkman per-
fOratOr. This instrument is necessary
in putting down an irrigation well
by what is known as the California
method They are perfOrating the cas-
ing now in the new TroWbridge well,
four miles south Of Deining,
j. NJ Greek and family, of Kirkland,
Ind are visiting the family of A ].
ClOssin. of this place.
Z. L. Cummings. Of Boston, Mass,
is here prospecting.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Meek. of Olympia,
Wash, are here prospecting
X L. Lester Of FL Paso, was here
on business
Rev. o. T. Finch, OF Memphis. Tenn,
is in Deming- He preached at the Bap-
fist church.
J. W Roland, of St. Louis. No. is
here looking for a location.
Mrs. B. II. Schwerdtfeger and three
children, Of Berwyn, Pa, have Joined
Mr.. SchWerdtfeger. who has been here
for some months developing q 10 acre
farm, four miles south OF town. Geo.
r. Zimmerman and wife. parents Of
Mrs. Schwerdtfeger. and Miss thinner
man. also Of Berwyn, Pa. are here for
a three months visit with their daugh-
ter.
A F. Van DENSE, manager Of the
local ice and power company. has been
transferred to the management Of the
Albuquerque plant OF the Federal Light
e. Traction company. H J. Buell.. who
was connected with the Federal Light
and Traction company at Trinidad,
Colo, takes Mr.. Van Deinse's place
here. Mr.. Buelrs mother and sister
viii soon join him here.
z. w. Bauman baled 23S bales OF al
falfa off his six and seven-tenths acres
two miles southeast Of town. He is
delivering this alfalfa to purchasers in
town at SIS per ton.
c. c. ChappelIe, vice president OF the {
Federal Light and Traction company,
was here on business
Ralph G. Ely has returned from Las 1
Cruces, where he delivered the COM /
mencement address before the gradua- 1