El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-04

Las Cruces, n. NJ, Aug. 4.-County
treasurer. W. W. Cox started the sale OF
property delinquent IN the payment OF
taxes. TODAY. This viii be the greatest
sale of delinquent properties ever held
in Dona Ana county, and will cover
properties delinquent as lar back as
1901.
ID to the present time and subse-
quent to the publishing of the notices
thousands of dollars have been paid IN
for back taxes. Some who gave war
ranty deeds several years ago, have had
to paw taxes due previous to the sales.
Mr.. Cox and his assistant, Mr.. Lee, have
expended a great amount OF labor on
the tax proposition OF past years
No preaching services were held at the
Baptist church yesterday, as Rev Mr.
VermilliOn Is in the state OF Oklahoma,
holding revival services.
Sunday Services.
At the Presbyterian church Rev. DR..
Sands preached in the morning and at
the Christian TndeavOr society meeting
in the evening. Miss Lima Brownlee gave
a report OF the Worlds Christian En-
deavOr convention, recently held in Los
Angeles, from which place she returned
on Friday.
Mrs. H. c. KEGS has gone to Alpine,
Tex, to visit her mother, who is Ill.
Mrs. Elliott has the position of secre-
taTy to W. A Fleming-Jones, taking the
place held by J. ". Sanders, who Is on a
trip through the east. Mrs. Elliott for
merly held this position.
Miss Fay Valentine, of Spartansburg,
s. c.. has arrived here and viii probably
remain with her brother, William Valen-
tine, who has a chicken ranch III the
east end of town and Is also one of the
bumpers for the municipal waterwOrks.
Fred NJ Hough, locating engineer for
the high line canal, was IN town with
his family yesterday
Mr. Goodrich is a recent arrival here
and is employed on the Democrat, while
editor Allen Papen IS in Arizona.
Ira c. Farney has returned home from
/ Ell Paso.
Instals Pumping Plant.
| D. +. Baker has had a pumping plant
| installed on his eantaloupe ranch.
| The recent rains, although not heavy,
! have been of great benefit to growing
] crops, especially cantalOupes.
Loading Melons at Night.
Catalogues are being loaded here day
| and night A string of electric lights
! mas Deen placed over the new platform
/ from which the cantalOupes are being
! loaded.
! Among the strangers here were the
| parents of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. D. Nillaume.
( They are now visiting their son in El
Paso. They came here from Herradura,
/ Cuba, having stopped in Florida, their
1 former home state.
Miss Bette Davidson left this morning
for Chicago, after spending three weeks
with her sister, Mrs. G. L. Brewer After
months visit in that city, she viii
return to her home at Honey Grove Tex.
! Mr. and Mrs R. L. SWEET, after three
; months residence here, left this morning
for Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. SWEET has had a
position with the electric light COM
! pany at this place. He has secured a
more lucrative position.
| w. J. Kyle went to Ell PasO in his car
this morning. Mrs. Rose Neil and her
| mother, Mrs. MatlOck. accompanied him.
Directors to Meet.
! s. Lehmen, of Newton, Kan, will ar
rive here tomorrow morning to attend
meeting of the directors of the Organ
Mountain Mining emOpany, to be held
in Las Cruces tomorrow.
Miss Apolonia Archibald went to Fl
/ PasO this morning.
William Lerma is very sick at his
home on North Main street.