El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-21

Las Cruces, n. VI, Aug. 21.-The local
land office has received notice of the
approval by the general land office Of
23,1O5 acres of state land selections
made in Socorro county. This land is
mostly for grazing purposes and will
be leased or sold by the state.
Owing to the controversy in regard
to the dividing line between Texas and
New Mexico, the general land office
has notified the register and receiver
that land in sections 81 to So, both IN
elusive, in township &c south. range 8
east, would not be subject to entry IN
til final action on the retracement Of
the Texas and New Mexico boundary
line
H B. Hening, Of the state bureau Of
immigration, has been a valley visitor
during the fore part of the week look
ing into conditions and crop prospects
The basement of the new Sam Bean
building. at the corner of Main street
and the plaza. is finished and work on
the first story of the building will be
well under way by the end of the week
This building will be one of the most
modern OF the new buildings and will
consist Of stores on the main floor and
a roominS house on the second floor.
Running water in every room, bath
and toilet ACCOMMODATIONS on the soc
ond floor Will give the new building
a, J
one Of the desirable rOomins houses in
town.
The First National bank, which had
the plate glass front blown out by the
explosion in the Sam Bean saloon. mas
succeeded in getting the large plate
glass replaced and viii have new
gold leaf sign lettered on the window
as soon as the sign painters can con-
plete the work.
The main structure of the new
Methodist church has been completed
and the interior work is now being
pushed as rapidly as possible Elec-
tricians are putting in the electric
wires and the contractors, Bascom-
French company. will have the build
Ing ready to turn over to the trustees
before the time limit set in the con-
tract.
Printing of the premium list for the
second annual fair is already started
by the Rio Grande Republican, which
secured the contract on a competitive
bid The booklet will contain As pages
and cover. making % pages in all, and
the advertising will consist of about &c
pages, the balance being given up To
the premiums. rules and regulations.
Land office Notes.
The following business has been done
by the United States land office;
Homestead entries-Dot Upshaw, Ha-
chita, \. NJ, nwH sec "a, twp 80 $. 4
16 W. rejected because land is already
dDDIOpTldLe Ds Den 4nOOiAltdus W dlcl iO' .,
N NJ, swA neH, VIZ seA and sek Sc 4
sec 81, twp p s, W; John NJ. Duff,
Deming, n. NJ. ne14 sec Il, twp % 5.
re W; Margin Castillo, AraSon. n. NJ,
swA neH. ne seA and seH SEX sec
II twp S, 16 W. rejected because
land already Appropriated William l..
Evans, Deming, y. NJ, sw1z sec Is, twp
"A S. W; Charles Redies, Box 1923,
Ell PasO, Tex, s y seH sec u. and neA
nwH sec Is, twp 16 s. T e; William f.
TN-r-
Tex, neH sec q, twp IS s, We; Felix
Chavez, Palvadera, y. NJ. nwH seH
nH swA and lot 4, sec p. twp 1 s, =
u W; Delphia c. Upshaw, Hachita, \.
NJ, sw15 sec 81, twp 80 s, 16 ", re-
jected as land is already appropriated;
Ralph S. Alderman, Gueydan, La, sw Z
sec 10, twp "a S, 10 W; Howard r..
Cantrell, Deming, \. NJ, SEX sec %, twp
25 s. T 9 W; Troy R Cantrell. Deming,
n. NJ, swH sec %. twp % s, ";
Charles J. CoOney, Rosedale, N. NJ,
nwH nwH sec ), ny neA and swA
neH sec 6, twp 5 5. 5 W; rejected be-
cause land is in forest reserve: William
G. Merrilees, Columbus, n. NJ, nwE
sec II, twp q S, w
Desert land entries-Gertrude +.
Stevens. Deming, n. NJ, neA sec 81.
twp IS s. 9 W; William G. Merrilees,
Columbus, n. NJ, neA sec II, twp q s,
s W; Sarah \. Slavin. Deming, n. NJ,
81 sec p, twp "a s, r W; Chas Redics,
FL PasO, Tex, mex SEA sec II and sw14
sec u, twp Is s. s e, rejected because
applicant is a resident of the state of
Texas; Charles B. Allen, Deming, n. NJ
sWA sec %, tWD % S 9 W.