El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-28
STATE MAKES BIC
LAND SELECTIONS
In One Day 1000 Acres Are
Selected at Cruces; Libel
Suit Is Dismissed

menC lana IN Luna ana OIs-uJ COuALAc9.
1t is understood that this lind is to be
purchased from the state by stocSmen
for grazing purposes. The state has
been selecting through the Las Cruces
land office from 10000 to 10000 acres
of land per month for the past lew
months.
Libel Suit Dismissed.
The Holt libel case. IN which II. B.
Holt sued Grin A. Foster and Josephine
Foster, owners of the Rio Grande Re
publican, for an alleged hbelous article
published on August 27, 1912, has been
dismissed by default. Judgment was
given for the costs incurred by the de-
7 PENDANTS. The suit was for 10000
Grand jury organizes.
The third district court grand jury
has organized win George Frenger as
chairman. Ralph E. French secretary, P.
Moreno Interpreter and William h.
Baker stengrapher. MERGED Gonzales IS
bailiff. The grand jury has up to the
present disposed OF a large number Of
cases and more are coming IN. 1t held
a night session last night.
In the third district court, the case Of
Fountain VS.. the Corporation of Mesilla
| was dismissed at the cost of the plain
tiff
The case of Mai. Eugene Van Patton
and Dr. Boyd will be tried during the
November term of court, providing the
latter returns from Washington, D. c.,
! by that time.
The following are the members of the
petit jury: Roman De La o. Luz d.
Lueero, Tiburcio Almeras. Emil Cardi-
| nal, Jacob Appelzoller, Desiderio Lopez,
W. c. Mossman, Felix Carrillo. Optimo
Moreno. Jaeinto MARQUEE, Nicanor
Guerra, Jose Romero, n. C. Flint, Jose
Duran. Hilario Moreno, Isabel GARLIC,
! c. V. Hart. Albino Renteria, Lee Q.
Malone, A D. Brownlee. J. D. Walker
Celso Banegas, P. B. Hinton, Antonio
| Silva Abeita
| The court was occupied yesterday on
1 the case of oliver vs. Auriquez con-
/ corning Is acres of land in the lower
! Mesilla valley
Water System Extended.
The extension of the Las Cruces wa
| ter system to Hinton avenue will be
/ completed tonight Fifteen new water
users will come in under this extern
/ sion. which makes total OF al to
date. It is expected that $50 viii be
using city water by Sept. I. More have
! connected up the past month than at
| any time since the system was COM
/ pleted, about year ago.
Town superintendent Anderson IS
now laying 500 feet of sewer from the
| Academy of the Sisters of Loretto to
AmadOr street.
connected with the city water. Up to
this time the hydrant at the west side
of the store has been the only public
watering place in towr for men. horses
! and dogs.
Fountain Base Broken.
The new fountain for the town which
was purchased from a Chicago firm,
| has arrived at the depot, but will not
be accepted by the purchasers as the
base is broken. This was purchased
b several
from the WOmens Christian Temper
ance Union from the Women's I'M
prOvement association, and from vari-
Gus SUBSCRIPTIONS
Arrangements have been made by the
town Of Las Cruces for the grading Of
I some streets. one of which win be
Miranda avenue provided all will make
water and sewer connections.
To Start Dog Campaign.
From indications it would seem that
marshal Pete Gonzales will be the
! busiest man IN Las Cruces after Sept
I 1. On that date all dogs without a Ii
cense tag will be captured and if not
claimed by owners and tag secured
| they will be killed There will probably
be about 400 to be caught
The marshaIs fee is two bits per
head He is now investi eating various
! means and contrivances for capturing
dogs People not residents Of Las
! Cruces who bring their CANNES here
without a license will have them put in
the pound the same as the residents
l
/ female dogs.
Under the new pound law several
horses have been taken up. advertised
and sold.
Season Is Closing.
The Messila Valley Fruit association
has shipped one car of cantaloupes this
week and it is expected that the other
car will be shipped on Friday. The
second car will close the season for car
shipments by the association
D. +. Baker. who has been in the
east during the season for shipping
cantalOupes and has sold the canta-
/ loupes Of the Dona Ana Distributing
! company viii arrive home on Septem-
| Der 8: This company has closed its
!! season for car load lots, after shipping
% cars.
To ReestabIish Lines.
Charles Devendorf, deputy United
States surveyor Will arrive about Sept.
! 1 and will proceed to the reestablish-
ment of the New Mexico principal
meridian in this vicinity. The section
and quarter section corners on this
most important line have been de-
stroyed for number of years and this
has caused much trouble to surveyors
and land seekers.
The Women's Improvement associa-
ton, an organization Of women, which
owns the park of the town, will with
4 the aid of the Elks, give a drama in
the near future. P 3. Hinton will be
the director.
Lizzie Garrett, daughter of Pat Gar
rett will sing tonight at the Crystal
theater and it will be a benefit for
Miss Garrett. She is blind. and is one
of Las Cruces most talented singers.
Mrs W. r. Twining is confined to
her home on account of sickness.
Mrs. John Freeman is quite i'll at
her home in East Las Cruces.
Mrs. c. NJ Poole will entertain at
bridge on Friday at the Elks' home.
B. T. Link is at home from Chicago,
where he went on business connected
with the cantaloupe shipment of the
Mesilla Valley Fruit association.
Sisters NJ Lud-milla and NJ Gene
rosa, of st. Anthony's Orphanage. of
Albuquerque, who have been here solic-
iting money for the completion of a
building, left last night.
Miss Lucille Lynch. formerly a school
teacher of this place. has been on a
visit to HolbrOok, Ariz., and is now
here visiting among friends Later
she will return to her home at Win
field Kansas.
Ships Apples.
James g. Stuart has started the ship
ment of apples to local points. The
apple crop was damaged early in the
season by hail
H B. Jones. Of Tucumcari, was in
4ouvr Yesterday