El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-24
LAS CRUCES WILL
BUY FAIR GROUND
VIII Have No Fair This
Year-GoOd School
Attendance.

I Las Cruces, n. NJ. Sept. ga move
/ ment has been started by the Mesilla
/ Valley Fair association to purchase
site for a fair grounds and also make
/ a baseball and football grounds. P. ~.
{ Barker, George W. Frenger and Moses
| B. Stevens have been soliciting sub
scriptions for this fund.
a tract of land for this purpose has
| been optioned from Mrs. Jesus Garcia.
/ 1t lies west of the Santa Fe railroad
and south of Amador street, and con-
tains 10 acres. One payment of $1,000
is due about October Is, and the COM
mittee has secured nearly half of that
| amount. The subscriptions are condi
tional on the entire amount being raised.
This will undoubtedly be done. Last
year a large amount was raised by sub
seription through the efforts of W. E.
Baker and w. S. Gillian.
No Fair This Year.
The Mesilla Valley Fair association
viii not have a fair this year.
The last legislature passed a bill max
ing it compulsory for county commits
sioners to give at least $500 a year for
the support of any incorporated fair
association, and they can give more if
it is their pleasure. The fair assOcia-
ton expects to get $1,000 in this way.
The tract of land is admirably To-
Gated for fair purposes. It is about one
half mile from he center of town and
within the city limits, and would make
a very convenient place for all football
and baseball games.
The fairs held in the years 1911 and
1917 were very successful and beneficial,
but better quarters were needed for any
expansion. With permanent grounds
and permanent buildings, a great many
more exhibits and exhibitors can be Sc
cured. At the last fair, a large amount
OF lumber remained from the temporary
sheds and fences It is said there is
enough OF this to put a high board fence
about the grounds which are optiOned
Dairyman Held Up.
Mr.. DAVIS. owner of the Davis dairy
southwest of Las Cruces, was held ND
at the point of pistol in the hands of
a stranger. who got about SO and
pocket knife. Sheriff Felipe Lueero was
notlfled at once and soon arrested man
bearing the description given BY Mr..
Davis, and found on his person some
money and a knife which is similar TO
the one secured from Mr.. Davis. The
prisoner Will be given a hearing some
time today.
r. H Sims entertained at Z o'clock
qlnner at mis- home on North Main street
IN nonor OF James W Chavez. represen-
IaIlVe rom Torrance county The
guests were: Senator H B. Holt. rem
resentative W II. H LIeWeIlyn. Capt.
Maklns, of State College, Col ". A
Ten I fleming Jones, Capt Phil Dessauer,
MARK b Thompson, 7. r H Smith and
w F. Jacoby- The host acted as toast
master and quite a number of toasts
were given by the guests.
Party Motors to Dam.
L. A -BroaGHus. Fred Hess. A. H
Bilnebry and Theodore RouauIt mo-
tored TO Elephant Butte in Mr. Rou-
auLIS Nelie 40 The time of the trip
70 Elephant Butte was three hours, SO
minutes and 90 seconds They report
the roads good and had no punctures
on Ihe. trip They spent two days at
Elephant Butte. where they We're en-
Iertalned by superintendent Baldwin.
Six Hundred in Schools.
There are now 625 scholars and p
teachers in the public schools of Las
A school social will be held in the
armory on Friday evening. It is to be
known as book social All attending
are expected to bring a book, or the
price to purchase one, for the school
The school orchestra held its first
practice for this school year this after
noon The orchestra is composed of
10 pupils Superintendent R. ". Twin
ing is the leader.
Missionary Speaks on China.
Miss Louisa Vaughn, a missionary
from China, who is enjoying her second
furlouSh after II years spent in the
foreign field, gave an interesting ad-
dress in the Presbyterian church last
night Miss Vaughn has been located !
in north China during three wars, the |
ChinO-Japanese and the RusO-Japanese |
and the Boxer uprising, and saw the |
beginning of the revolution. She will
return to her work in China this fall.
Many Entertainments
Mrs. A Jacoby entertained at her |
home in North Las Cruces, in honor of |
Mrs. E c. Wade, jr, who leaves to- |
night to join her husband in Santa Fe
-Forty-two' was played by the guests.
Mint punch was served followed by a |
two course luncheon The color scheme |
was yellow.
W. P. Sherwood. after spending the
summer in FL PasO, returned to Las /
Cruces last evening and left this |
for Salina, KaS, where he will /
visit his sister, Mrs. A. P. Shipe, for 1
several weeks and possibly until |
Mrs. G. E. sinnett and son. Black
burn, left here this morning for /
W. Va, after two months |
visit with her daughter, Mrs. D. T ]
Baker. Mrs Baker accompanied her !
as far as Ell Paso
Mrs. E. GuilfOil, who has been here |
visiting her son. 7. J. Guilfoil, regis
tar at State college, left this morning /
for Oklahoma City
NJ. o. Lewellyn will return today
from trip to Dallas. Texas. where he
has been on legal business. Mrs. Lew
eIyn, who has been enjoying a months !
vacation IN the east, will return home
Saturday.
Col. W. H. Weston, of Cutter, N NJ,
accompanied NJ O. LleWellyn to Dallas. |
Mrs. G. KnOwlton. of Los Angeles.
went from here to Ell Paso this morn !
ing and viii return this evening.