El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-17

Deming. n NJ. June Southern Pa
E CIIIc freight engine No 4I4 COlllocU
switch, 200 feet east of the union sta
ton IN Demins, at 10 o'clock this morn
Bob Woodmausee. freight engineer
has several ribs broken and is seriously
hurt The lever hit him in the pit of
the stomach, either just before or after
the collision.
Both engines are badly damaged and
the track IS torn up Passengers on
No. were frightened, but not injured.
Woman Buys Farm.
Miss Eugene Harrison, Of Mil
Waukee. Wis, has purchased of Mrs.
Kate Moir 16O-acre rehnquish-
menu, eight miles south OF Dem
ing, the consideration being $500
cash. Miss Harrison is niece of Geo.
J.. Bell. whose farm aCJoIns the pur-
chased tract Miss Harrison probably
viii put in an irrigation Well
q. b. GllchrlsL manager OF the O. q.
5. Cattle company. was in RemIng at
tending to the delivery of the 1850 head
Of cattle sold by his company TO Metzcl
Bros of Canada. r. F. Herndon, vice
president OF the company, and We Cul-
version, foreman for the q. O. s. ranches,
were also in town assisting In the ship
ment
b. n HoItry, of Fierro. was in Dem
ing on business, having made the trip
by auto.
yey News company, whose headquarters
are at Newton, has-, is in DemIng on
business.
Mrs. A. w. Pollard and daughter,
Wandra. have left DemiuS for Portage,
Wis, where they viii spend the sum
mer.
e. E. Ely went to Lordsburg on bust
A. NJ McCurry viii leave Deming for
FL FaSO. where ne viii erect a nome
and viii engage in the contracting
The chamber of commerce of DeminE
has secured the publication of six fN9
cuts showing scenes In the Mlmbres
valley, on the front cover of SIX con-
secuJIYe issues of a Denver agricultural
paper one cut carried in each issue.
The cut appearing on the cover Of the
issue of June the 18th has for a sub
Ject the +. ]. Case well, six miles east
Of Deming, and the title assigned this
picture by the editor IS Opening Up
the Hidden River IN a Desert Land
l. ~ wilcox, the editor, makes the fol-
lowing comment on this Mlmbres valley
scene:
The JOY of irriEating the desert is IL
Illustrated In closeup view OF a pump
ing plant photographed on the farm of
u. j. Case, near Deming, n NJ. This
pump is throwing 400 gallons min
ute. which is equal TO two second feet, !
or quantity sufficient to irrigate q
quarter section without resOrung to
reservoir Around Deming more than
800 wells have been sunk during the
last three years, which are yielding wa
ter at the rate of from 600 10 1900 gal
Ions q minute When we were with
Gen Lew Wallaces home guard %
years ago this summer, and while on an
Apache hunt, we camped in the MINI
bres valley. near the present site OF
this town of DeE-ng. and scarcely i'm
lEiue the evolution that has taken place
there through the magic touch of IRA Z
Mas wand. but it must be something I
marvellous"
Frank AIonser. Of the Federal Light I
and Traction company, has recovered I
sufficiently TO attend to business again T
al the office.
The Deming chamber Of commerce is {
back in its old rooms, which have been Z
remOdeled, plastered, papered a new /
and attractive front put in, with am ]
pie space for displays in the windows, I
during the past few weeks.
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