El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-18
CATTLEMEN ARE
AFTER PASTURE
Valley Farmers R eceive
Many Inquiries From Men
With Cattle to Feed.

VintOn. Texas. Oct 1s--Numerous
inquiries are being received by farm
ers from cattIemen all over this sec
zion Of the country wanting to pasture
stock on fields for the winter months.
The herds are Of different sizes. one
man wanting to put between 400 and
500 head on a place
Y. A. Young is buying up a carload
Of horses to ship TO Mississippi next
week. Work stock in the south is
very scarce and all the horses and
mules taken down there from the val
ley have sold readily
The In Union Ditch company held
its regular monthly meeting this week
at the office Plans tor the Dulldlns
Of new revolsos and ditch cleaning
and other improvements had been
made but all work had TO be post
poned because Of so much Illness The
ditch boss is quite i'll and would have
been unable to look after the Work
and there are any number OF cases
OF influenza among the Mexican popu-
latiOn making It impossible for them
to be employed.
Tenez brothers have rented the
ranch belonging to Mrs Margaret
Rowley on the west side and are put
ting it all in grain crops
Dies of Influenza
Juan Carbajal, a land owner and
farmer on the west side, died at his
home after an attack OF influenza
Interment was made in the local GEM
etery. Deceased left a wife and sew
eral brothers and sisters
" J. Heating and brotherinlaw. L
Clarke. motored up the valley for a
DAY.
Mrs. Matnde Schuster. who has been
spending the past two months in
Pittsburg and adjacent places. is eX-
pected home this week end
Z. L. Christian Of Douglas. AriZ.,
accompanied by his nephew. Edward
Simmons, of FL Paso, motored up the
valley and visited J. C. Rishaberger.
Mrs Eugene Gardner has gone into
Fl Paso 10 offer her services in caring
for the sick Mrs Gardner IS a trained
nurse and recently from New York
city
\. J. Jarrett was a business visitor
here from Mesquite.
Mrs l. H Brandt accompanied Mrs
". +. Baker OF CanutillO on a trip 10
Las Cruces this week.
Harry Lenahan and Edward kene-
man both Of the reclamation service. I
are making arrangements 10 rent the
little brick house Of J. Ford on the
west side Of the railroad track and
fitting 1t up for living quarters this
winter
Seeks Location in Valley.
Airs. Thomas Thornton was up the
valley on business and while here was !
a guest Of Mrs II. Z. Moore Is Mrs I
Thornton is thinking Of locating in I
the valley, and was much impressed 1
Mrs Lulu Carruthers, who has been I
spending several months here, left
n~a.r7u
-ives and later VIII return to her home I
In St. Augustine, Fla
Ardencia Enrique. an elderly Mex I
lean and an old time resident in this 4
part OF the valley. died at his home .
after a long illness Interment was I
made in the Ia Union cemetery.
a number Of persons in the valley
are taking the serum treatment 10
lvoid the danger OF contracting in /,
.luenZa
c. n. Church motored into FL Paso I
Thursday on business.
Carl Price from Berino was a Vim
on visitor this week
Mrs Tim Williams and sons, Jack
and Robert. are in FL Paso for a few
lays Robert has just recovered from
pneumonia.
Miss Anna James is couValescfng
ifter a six day illness with influenza
Many Hunters From Fl Paso.
With the opening OF the hunting
season hUnters are out from Fl Paso
n force The ponds around the val
ey have been quarters for big
lunches OF ducks for some time. Wild
geese were plentiful for a time.
A light shower fell here Thursday
evening. accompanied by a high wind
which grew cold towards night
William Sauramen, an employee OF
he reclamation service. went into FL