La Mesa, New Mexico

La Mesa is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 728 as of the 2010 census.

La Mesa in The House of Daniel
In 1934, La Mesa was a tiny town, but it hosted its own barnstorming semi-pros, the La Mesa Town Team. The House of Daniel beat the Town Team, 9-7. Both teams had supper after the game, which mostly consisted of chili and beer. That night, the House was kept awake by crickets in the boarding house.