El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-14
SHIPS CARLOAD Of
APPLES TO FL PA5O
Stewart Ranch Produces
Fine Fruit; Water Users
Attract Land Buyers.

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Las Cruces, n. NJ, Oct. Thames G..
Stewart. owner of lei Manzanaf' ranch,
has shipped a carload of apples to FL
Paso. Mr.. Stewart has an orchard which
produces more apples than any other
orchard in the valley.
In one year he cleared $4,000. The
orchard Is located near the center of
the Mesilla valley. being about two
miles south of Mesilia. Apples from
this orchard received first prize at the
last international exhibition held in
Paris, France
Sells Much Land to New Settlers.
The Water Users association OF Las
Cruces has formed a plan whereby OPP
tiOns = taken on lands and sold through
the locating agents. The association
has some splendid lands for sale, and
during the last week or two there has
been consideral activity in land mat
tiers.
The advertising and immigration work
of the Water Users association, of Las
Cruces, inaugurated a short time ago, IS
beginning to bring IN returns. In addl-
ton to a large number of inquiries
which are being received, people are
beginning to visit Las Cruces and the
valleys, and land sales are being made.
In addition to the new people who are
becoming interested. the work of the
association is bringing back many people
who have visited here before, who Will
undoubtedly purchase land and settle
here.
Now that the farmers of other states
have put away their crops and are in
position to read their papers and ar
range for trips. it Is believed that very
soon additional results from the adver-
tlsing work Will be obtained. During
the remainder of this month advertise
ments will appear IN several of the farm
journals circulating in Kansas, Okla
hOma. Texas. Nebraska, Iowa and Mis-
pected. especially in view OF the bad
season in The major portions of most of
these states.
CAPTURED ALLEGED Horsethief.
, week apo last Sunday Reyes Alvares,
Mexican. it is charged, stole a horse,
saddle and gun from Francisco Soto,
who lives north OF Dona Ana. He was
captured bv c. W Richard and held at
Hachita, \. N. Sheriff Felipe Lucero
and Francisco Soto Went to Hachita and
sheriff LucerO has returned with the
prisoner and placed him in the county
jail. Mr.. Soto is riding the horse home.
The negro porter Mitchell. who, it is
charged, recently participated in a shoot
ing scrape at the Neal hotel in Las
Cruces. has been captured. bound over
to court and has been placed in Jail to
await the action of the grand jury. The
charge is shooting to kill.
School Census Taken.
The school enumeration for Las Cruces
gives the following results: Males 234.
females 245. Of the English speaking
children; males 467, females 498, of the
Spanish speaking children, making a to-
tai of z79 of English speaking parentage,
and 965 of Spanish speaking parentage.
a basketball team has been organized
in the Las Cruces high school The
following are the members: Joe Turnev.
Charles O'Hara. Louis Dales, Albert Cox,
Dale Lane, Ollie Isaacs. Olnie Reese,
Humboldt MandeIl and Francis Burke.
Miss Hanley, teacher of the fifth
grade. entertained the girls of her room.
The girls brought their sewing. Refresh
ments were served
Land Office Notes.
A mineral adverse claim was filed bv
John S. Martin, of Organ, n NJ. for
Bob Cat Lode against the mineral ap-
DheatIon OF j. D. Isaacs, for Asbestos
lode.
Leo E. Carter, of Central. y NJ. has
filed application for a homestead in ID.
ne IA e II Sc IA section 20. township
IL 5, range 12 W, $50 acres. The ap-
plicatiOn was refused.
Nellie Fl. EdgingtOn, of Alamogordo.
n NJ, has filed application for a desert
land claim, n II of NV IA section 81
and W IL of sw IA section 80. township
10 5, range 10 e, containing 1914 acres.
The application was allowed
Annie Lee Mcdonald. of Columbus. Y.
NJ, has filed application for homestead.
Sc IA section 3, township % s. range s
", area 160 acres. The application was
allowed.
Mary Lacey Roiee. of Columbus, N
NJ, made application for desert land,
sw IA section % s, range Z W, 1888
acres, allowed
Mary Lacey Roice, of Columbus, n.
NJ, has made application for the Sc Il
of section IS. township q 5, range 6 W,
16O acres. The application was refused.
Frank H. Weld, 0 Columbus, \. NJ.
has made application for the ne IA of
section 80, township q S, range W,
100 acres. The application was refused.
Picnic at Mays Grove.
Lytton R. Taylor's Sunday school
class of the Presbyterian church enjoyed
a picnic on Saturday at Mays grove,
west of Las Cruces, and along the river
The class is made up of young men. =
number of Young women accompanied
them. All enjoyed the ride in the hay
wagon and the GOOD time at the grove.
A literary program will be presented
by the high school literary society Fri
day afternoon in school hall.
Joe Lowe and family viii move on
Wednesday to their ranch northwest of
Las Cruces, which was recently pur-
chased from Mrs. A. l. KelsO The tract