El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-22

las Cruces, n. NJ, March 2z.-In the
United states landoffice the increase
Of business has been very great since
the appointment Of United States com
nnfssioners by Judge Pope. and the new
entries, applications for final proof and
yearly proofs on desert land entries
make the office force work continuous
Nv on new business.
The work Of transcriblng all the old
records into the new form loose lear
books is being done by extra eler5s
appointed for the purpose the records
are all entered in serial register
which gives the description OF every
tract of land entered and the com
plete history Of the case Inc otIlcs
also has q complete card index sys-
tenn in which the name Of each nome
stead entryman and desert land claim
ant Is placed in alphabetical order rms
prevents duplicate entries and mistakes
which might cause trouble unless dis
covered at once.
The new office occupied by the reg
lister and receiver is q modern 1lES
proof building Of concrete constructor,
erected by the Las Cruces lmpro enc m n
company as temporary quarters Io[ luS
United States pOstoffice and landoA1lCe-
The office force at present CONSISTS
OF three clerks in addition TO the regis
ter and receiver. ao,.
yesterday at the landottice-
Homestead entries BIallOlS .
Ovnbv I,Ordsburg, y. NJ, Sc IA sec
%, T. % s, R IS W. Joseph = LOT q ~
Columbus. \. NJ, Sw. IL SCI +5a o resso 19
that applicant is not quallIlso 70 Illa-->S
entry; John J. Weyland 90 u1 Pc Us : M y:
NJ, Sw. IA Sec. 10. T. Is s; X w
Beulah NJ Blair. Col1mpu 81 n NJ NV.
IA Sec. 1g, T. IS S, k W.
Desert land entries: Anna ~ Ownbys
T.ordsburr n NJ, W. IL NV. IA Sec
% n 80 : r. is W. rejected for the
reason that claimant does not snow
f17I r1a1fficatiOns as TO c1tlzenSnlp-
The Mortimer cigar manufacturing
b,,siness on Main and Water streets,
has sold TO Mr. 1ost
TeTrv Totten. Of SinaIoa, Mexico. is
bsclr in the valley with his wife and
Family TO make it their home until the
-av-olI1tfonary troubles are ended In
Nevico- Mr. Totten lived here eight
years ago. on his Mesilla Park ranch,
ister removing to Mexico, where he has
large ranching interests, and is en-
FACED in raising horses. Since the
Proclamation issued by president Taft,
NTr Totten has been preparing to re-
move his family to the United States.
He states that he feels he will suffer a
heavy loss in the leaving OF his inter
ests there. but does not feel like going
contrary to the admOnitions conveyed
to all American residents in Mexico,
that Lneg 4clNt at once MI. rotten
and family are residing at Mesilla
park for the present.
Mrs. C. +. Adds has gone to her old
home in Fit Worth, Texas, where she
viii visit relatives and friends for a
few weeks.
Jos. W BOnham is IN FL Paso on
legal business, but IS expected back
this week
Judge Edward Medler, OF the Third
judicial district, has arrived from
AlamogordO.
J. D. Rawlings. Of Berino. n. NJ, Is
spending the day in the county seat
S. s Reynolds, OF FL Paso Is a val
lev visitor.
W. G. White. Of Decatur, H.. is a
newcomer in the valley, where he is
| looking into business conditions.
Mr. and Mrs. p. II. Braeme are al
I Albuquerque, where they expect %
remain for some weeks.