El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-10
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A morning paper gives picture OF
Andree's balloon anchored at Tue
north and marks it "Prosperl'y. Inc
picture is probably intended as re
fection On the prosperity boom that Is
now passing over the country and has
especially settled in Ell Paso. The
Der of new brick editices that nave
been built in Ell Haso since the hret
of the year is monumental eVloence
of tue prosperity that has relgneo 10
this coun ny since the advent OF NC
kinley into power.
Writing on human bones is dry
subj. ct, but the digging up OF the
skeleton near the Atlanta house last
W. elk has called to mind many OF such
inciueuts that have occurred In FL
Paso the past few years. In talking
with a plum her yesterday very ID
teresting story about the finding OF
skeletons around the city was obtained.
Besides the unearthing of the skeleton
back of the Atlanta house, spoken OF Ia
Yesterdays HERALD, the same plum |
Der has unearthed two other skeletons
in FL Paso. One skeleton was unearth-
ed back of the Gem saloon about nVe
wears ago, and the story runs as fol
Gem saloon had a beer garden just
back of it and in one corner OF the
garden there was dry closet. Alter
Ell Paso had grown and a sewer sy5.
tenn was adopted al proprletors OF
buildings were required 10 connect up
with the sewers. 1t was while dong
this WORK that the skeleton was fonnu.
The Gem sewer connection ran right
through the old dry closet. and while
"a
ditch through where the closet had
been they unearthed the skeleton or a
man. On the bones were found the
shreds of muscles and also parts OF
clothing were found, but as to who be
was no one never knew and the myS-
terry was never cleared up. Inc sup
position was at the time that he had
been murdered and thrown into the
closet to conceal the crime. The other
skeleton WAS found while workmeu
were eXcavating for the forDdailon o.
Hot Il Dieu. The fading of this last
skeleton was as complete mystery as
the one found at the Gem. NO one
knew whsn or how the skele .on was
buried there. Plumbers find great
MANY of these skeletons while digging
bitches and laying sewer connections.
The HERALD takes this method OF
challenging tie L mes for relay race
to Ysleta aud back, the race TO take
place Sunday. August p TheIdea Is
to get up friendly race: the HERALD
to select eight riders and the Times TO
select tire same bumbar. All the rid
ers must be citizens of h Paso ana
none of them must be professionals
Two HERALD and Times riders are to
start from some given point IN this
city with message, these mess ages
are 10 be delivered to relay messengers
along the road to Tsleta and then re-
turned to Ell P..so and the messenger
first ureturning wins the race. There
are a number of riders in Ell Paso who
are anxious to make the test and the
Times will have no trouble in securing
90 I'd riders to make the race. The
boys realize that this is the only means
of properly getting up the race ana
are willing to goIn and run II the
match il made. If the Times accepts
this challenge ii should make 1t known
Immediately so that all prellmlnarles
can be arranged and each team can
have chance to practice. Let the
Times speak or forever after hold its
peace.
The arrangements for the McGinty
picnic next Sunday are about cOmplet-
I'd ana everything Is in re idlnesS Tor
grand time. a special train has been
chartered that VIII leave the u. ii
| depot at 10 o'clock d. M, aud return a /
| > D. N. ThOSe who cannot go at tha5
| uour can run down on the afternoon
trains to Orn'S grove. the Texas ran-
| gers stationed at Ysleta have oeen in
vited and will see that no one IS ad-
mitted to the grove who Is not
member of the McGinties or Woo Is not
! invited. The menu for the picnic is
/ n laos
ant time is anticipated py all who are
lucky enough to be able to attend.
| A smelter hand played a great
game to keep from being robbed
while on his road 10 the smelter last
night. He was in town and IN some
way got zip that ii tough gang would
| hOlu lin up Oh his way back to the
| smelter. He had just bought a new
| watch VIII Gu he showed TO several
parties and among toe crowd was the
| epOtter for the tough gang that intend
| ed holding him up As ne got ready
| to start for the smelter he told several
! friends that he had an iDkliUg that be
would be held up so be bought bran
| new ! islol and this be also showed to
| the crowd. 1t is unnecessary to say
| hat the showing Of the pistol worked
like a CO arm and he was not held up on
| his way TO the sLnelter.
| Billy ChiSm, a carpeter at the smell
er lost so out of his pocket on his way
| to the smell err. II e riding a gig no
| the suppcs ton is tnat the gig jagged
the money out of his pocket.
| The feast of San Lorenz) began yes
terday AMI will last until tomorrow
night The citizens of Juarez are
ceie brating the occasion ny gra9d
feast five miles below Juarez in the
little village known as San Lorenzo.
Quite large GRO gd OF people is gather
ed there to participate in the festivi
ties
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