El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-14

/ ! Mrs. Herbert TeO, p. O. box 4O2. or /
telephone to her at phone 273.
Las Cruces, n. NJ. July 14-One of
the heaviest electrical storms which has
visited Las Cruces and vicinity this
summer occurred here last night near
midnight. a heavy rain followed. Rain
was greatly needed and especially so
since the Rio Grande is not carrying
much water for the ranch men at the
present time. The flow at Selden on
| Sunday was but % cubic feet per second.
Advertises Tax Sale.
For several weeks ". W. Cox, treas
urer and eX-OfficiO collector of taxes
| for DOna Ana county, has had adver-
/ tisements running in the local papers
/ that on August he would offer for
sale at the court house the properties
! upon which taxes are delinquent Tor the
years 1901-1912. Hundreds OF properties
were shown as delinquent and many
have paid up, but it is expected many
/ bargains viii be picked up at the sale.
! Thousands of dollars have been paid in
for back taxes.
Raise Cannery Fund.
There has been considerable agitation
y
proposition has not gone forward rapid
ly, but now $4,000 have been subscribed
in shares of 5000 and about $4,000 more
viii be required.
As it now is the Rouault factory,
which formerly supplied the southwest
with canned chill and tomatoes, Is not
being operated. A large number Of fruit
trees viii in @ season come INTO bearing,
and no means VIII be provided for tax
ing care of the unshipable fruit. Such
a factory would give Las Cruces a need
ed industry and would furnish employ
ment TO a number Of people and give
the ranchers a sure market for their
crops that can be canned, and prevent
the wasting of some grades of fruit.
Pays OFF Mine Debt.
]. ]. Mccullough was in Las Cruces
the latter part of last week. He is the
manager of the Bennett-StevensOn mine
Of the Organ mining district, and
stopped off to pay off the indebtedness
OF the old mining company before the
mine Is take mover by the new company.
Mr.. Mccullough but recently made a
trip to Kansas in the interest Of this
settlement. The recent court decision
of Judge Pope at Santa Fe. giving Ben
nett the power to sell the mine and
equipment to satisfy debts owed to him
necessitated this procedure.
A feature of the development Is a
tunnel 1000 feet in length, cutting IN
ore body at a depth of 500 feet. An
early resumption of wo-k IS contem-
plated.
A diamond drill Is operated by the
Philadelphia company on its property
in the Organ district. This is the cheap
and modern way of prospecting.
Col Eugene Van Patton went to An
thOnv this morning. where he has charge
of the party surveying the boundary
between New Mexico and Texas. They
are gathering data concerning where the
river ran prior to 1850. Attorney gen
eral Clancy. of Santa Fe. will Join
the party on tomorrow. Engineers Steen
and Post. attorney Reber and VIII La
Point, Of this place. are among the
party, besides a number of witnesses.
Oliver Reese. of the Z. s. reclamR-
ton service at CanutillO visited his
parents over Sunday.
The ice cream social given by the
women Of the Catholic church on Sat
Urday night was well attended and over
$50 realized.
Culverts for Street Work.
A number OF corrugated iron syphOn
eulverts have been received by town
manager o. II. Brown for use in Las
they are manufactured.
Mrs. Lopez. who has been sick at the
home of her mother. Mrs Remnant. for
the past two weeks. is better and re-
turned to her home in the upper part
of the valley yesterday.
Building Coal Bins.
The Mesilla Valley Fuel company has
started construction on coal bins and
other buildings necessary for their bust
ness They now are renters from Far
rah Bros. but viii soon occupy their
own property.
John Chamberlin passed through town
yesterday. He Is now located at Tucson. /
Ariz-. and IS returning to Missouri for
a visit.
F. N. Hough. of the Z. s. reclamation
service and several of his assistants.
spent Sunday In Las Cruces.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Smith. of Lebanon.
Tenn, left here this morning for III
PasO, where they VIII spend a couple
of weeks. They were here two weeks.
Judge F. A. NcCamic and RAYMOND
Frenger were entertained at dinner on
Sunday at the home of Harold Hague. |
in East Las Cruces.
Miss Louisa Duran left this morning
for her home at Nsleta. Tex. having
meen called on account of the death OF
the child of Mr.. and Mrs n L. Ken
nedv- She IS a cousin of Mrs. Kennedy.
The dance in the armorv tonight will (
be in honor of the local militia before [
going to Las Vegas to the encampment.
j. p. Alderete. who has been working I
at Brice- n. NJ, viii return to his home /
here today
NEW HEAD OF State