El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-02

Juarez policemen have been reclothed
| and look quite decent, thanks to Mayor
ArriOla.
| Ben jenkins submitted to a successful
operation yesterday for abcess on tie
| neck,
Mexican Engineer Basave is
strengthening the dikes on the south
side of the river.
Judge Buckler signed the minutes of
the district court and officially termi-
mated the October term.
O'Possum and sweet potatoe dinner
every day at the Pigs Ear restaurant,
| 100 East Overland street.
| Furnished house for rent, five rooms,
| bath, etc. Best location in city. In
quire B, HERALD office.
The Corralitos railroad company has
lately received thirty eight cars of
material for track laying.
Fresh Kansas eggs 25c per dozen.
Best creamery butter 25c per ID. at the
Ell Paso Grocery Co.'S, 1l2 East Over
| land St.
Best creamery butter 25c per ID,
Fresh Kansas eggs 25c per dozen at the
Ell Paso Grocery Co.'S, 1l2 East Over
| land ST.
Ell Paso Fuel Co., are THE" agents
| for the celebrated Cerrillos White
| Ash and anthersite Goals. Succe ssors
| TO Cerrillos Coal r. r. Co. Phone
ITO.
There will be New Years eve SER
vice at the German evangelical chapel,
I2J5 N. Stanton, at p. m, tonight.
Preaching in German and English by
| the pastor.
There was an ancient bicycle parade
yesterday, of five big wheeled affairs,
and several old relics that attracted h
crowd of boys through the principal
streets of the city.
J. T. Logan woke up at a. M, the
| other night, TO see burglar climbing
in his window. He seized his gun and
''let her went" and Mister Burglar
dropped out of sight and was gone.
The HERALD is in receipt to an
Invitation TO the annual convention OF
the Texas Irrigation association to be
held at Laredo, January 4th and 9th.
Thanks, awfully amigos, but can't
tend the meeting.
There are about twelve Spaniards in
Juarez, and these were intending to
celebrate the Staying of Maceo with a
banquet. But alter second sober
tn ought, they concluded it wouldn't
do, and gave up the idea.
A land slide on the Yuma division
| made yesterdays No. 10 three hours
late The train from the east was late
because of hot box. T0day's train
| from the west is three hours late, and
from New Orleans about two hours
late.
D. 6. Upton has enlisted, it is said,
thirty six men IN this city to go to Afri-
ca on a mining expedition. But it is
understood that the recruits will go via
Key West, and strange to say. they all
expect to be ''wrecked'' on the Island
of Cuba.
The first really disagreabe winter
weather of the season, struck the town
this morning in the shape of a wet
snow which let up at noon, leaving the
streets very muddy. The boys made
the most of the situation, and snow
balling was the order Of the day, to the
disgust of the street car drivers who
were cOnstan tly getting it where the
chicken got the axe.
The Fabio Romani company appeared
at the opera house last night to, a large
and appreciatiye audience, Alden
Benedict in the title role and Miss
Olive West as Nina appeared to ad-
vantage The fire and stereoptican
dances given by Miss Grace Hunter
between the second and third acts were
applauded to the echo and were finely
executed. Tonight last appearance in
FL Paso OF this company.