El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-26

Las Cruces. n. NJ. July 25-Notice
has been given by the Elephant Butte
Water Users association which states
that the association will accept pay
ments upon the basis of 10 cents per
acre on the assessment levied January
10, 1908. and the same for the assess
ment of November Z, 1912, provided
these are paid prior to August L. After
that time legal means VIII be used in
collecting the assessments. The money
so collected VIII be used largely in the
publicity campaign now being started
under the direction of R. f. Bassett,
who has been employed for this special
work.
Sends Out Information.
Project engineer L NJ. Lawson has
mailed to the various water users a copy
of a news letter telling about the prog
ress at Elephant Butte and elsewhere,
and giving other data.
Big Experimental Project.
E. J. Carne. representing the state of
New South Wales. Australia, has been
here some days examining the range
experiments now being conducted by the
United States government through the
department OF agriculture, north of Las
Cruces. About 100000 acres of the
range on the lower end of the Joranada
State college. New Mexico, has charge
of the investigation. c. 7. Turney. one
of the largest cattle owners in Dona
Ana county, is the local manager. The
government has placed the land at the
disposal of Mr.. Turney. He furnishes
the boundary fences and interior fences
to a certain extent, also the cattle and
the water for the cattle by means of
wells. windmills and gasoline engines.
II ole =,
count of the number of stock, the time
they occupy each pasture, the cost Of all
items and the selling price of all stock.
These investigations will in a few years
prove the practicability OF impractical
bility of fencing the range.
Mr.. CaTne made a special trip to Las
Cruces to visit this experiment station.
He Is in the country securing data on
range conditions and on agriculture.
From here he goes to the range expert
ment station near Tucson and the Carne-
gle desert experiment station at Tucson
He left Las Cruces this morning.
Want Avenue Graded.
a petition is being circulated among
the property owners on Miranda avenue,
asking the town trustees for the grad
ing OF the avenue, and particularly the
part at the south end which has no
drainage. This IS one of the prettiest
residence streets in Las Cruces but at
times owners OF autos on the avenue
are unable to take their machines out
on Miranda avenue, owing to the fact
that parts OF the street are flooded with
water after heavy rains.
The local people who are touring Eu-
rope have been in Venice and Florence,
and all were in excellent health.
The next meeting of the Tuesday
Bridge club VIII be at the home of Mrs
Fay Speery. in North Las Cruces.
Mrs. ]. H. Mcclure entertained the
Five Hundred club at her home near
town. The house was artisticalIy deco
rated with roses and other flowers.
Mrs. r L. Faulkner, of Miranda ave-
nue., entertained a few women this after
noon in honor of Mrs. Fitting, of Cali
fOrnia, who is here visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Vincent Nav. The diversion of
the afternoon was -forty-two" Sweet
peas were the decorations. Refreshments
were served.
Move to Central.
The family of F. B. Clingo will ioin
him next week at Central n NJ, which
is near Silver City. Their household
goods have already been shipped. They
have been occupying the Lemon house
on AmadOr street.
Clarence G. Mueller, of Ell Paso, was
here yesterday on business.
Z. G. Wade, it., was in FL Paso yes
terday on legal business.
2. X; Birdwel has gone to Shreveport,
La, after six months spent with his
family here. Oil business has again
called him to Shreveport.
{. J. Came, of Sydney. Australia, was
entertained at dinner last evening in
the home of Herbert Yeo, on Miranda
avenue.
Rev. DR.. Sands will occupy the pulpit