El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-23
BRIEF LOCALS.

Holiday books at Electric book store
Trunks, all grades, below cost, at the
Closing Out Store.
There will be q children's ball in
Chopin music hall next Tuesday night.
WANTED-Two furnished rooms
with board in private family. Address
A, this office.
The Tularosa chief says that nearly
the entire population of the Hills have
gone to Ell PasO for Christmas supplies.
Commendable efforts are being made
20 resuscitate the Choral union, and
continue with successful organiza-
ton.
There will be children s Christmas
entertainment given by ST. Clements
church in Chopin hall on Monday
night.
Francisco Lucero was elected mayor
domo, and F. G. Barker, W. Dessauer
and Nestor Armijo commissioners, at
the acequia election in Las Cruces.
Do you wish the best hair cut and
be among those who get the very best
of everything. You will be obliged to
20 to G. w. Morrow, 109 Oregon St.
An advertisement in this Mornings
Telegraph states gravely that there
are but nine more days before Christ
mas. Somebody has evidently reset the
calendar.
Go TO the Closing Out Store near the
post Office if you want to get anything
n dry goods, clothing. trunks, valises.
'tc.. etc, where goods are being closed
out below cost.
An organization was started last
aVening to boom Ell Paso county at the
Tennessee centennial, with A. p Coles
as president, Juan Hart secretary and
w. J. FewelI, treasurer.
Albert Wilcox. who has served the
readers of the HERALD so faithfully
fGr over two years-nOt losing a sim
gle day during that periods coufin-
% to his home with throat trouble.
A pleasant and reassuring notice in
the street cars tells people who have
been enjoying passes over the street
railway, that after the first day of
January, 10 the year Of our Lord, 1897,
no passes will be issued to any body
Everybody must pay up the dinero to
ride.
The railroad men say that if the
colonists now en- route to TOluca from
northern Texas and Oklahoma find the |
down there as it has been re-
presented to be, there will be one
families moving down into |
from the upper country in short |
order.
Alderman Del Buono appreciates the |
of the Morning Times.
which announces that a dance house |
will land in Alderman Del Buono's |
stocking. But our friend of the Morn
ing Times failed to state how many
tbn rroY1 h i'm hnnSoS 10, IA
IN his stocking.
Some thirty agricultural people ar
lived in q special car this morning
over the Texas & Pacific, and continue
his evening south over the Mexican
Centr al to Toluca where they will take
up land, and try to better their fortunes
the republic. The cOlOnists come
rom Wichita Falls, Texas.
G. Fl. Young, division superintendent
or Wells-Fargo Express company,
says that his company will give a
Christmas turkey to every married
nan and single man who supports a
mother or a sister. Mr..
YOung states that this generosity
IN the part of President Valentine will
distribute turkeys to at least 1900
employees.
The embalmed remains of Joseph T.
Jnderhill were shipped this afternoon
% Redlands, Cal, by the Caldwell
Undertaking company for burial, by
he side of the mother of the deceased
". II. Underhill, brother of Joseph t,
Lrrived this morning from Fort Worth
md made the necessary arrangements.
Ir. Underhill died down in the Sabinal
ountry and was brought in a wagon
26 miles to Ahumada station on the
1eXican Central The remains were
Il, i Se,x L
Ross of this city was at Ahumada and
y careful work the body has been
made to appear lifelike in color and {
eneral appearance. u