El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-27

Two good showers fell yesterday,
and the air, is cool, crisp and very in
MIGRATING.
WANTED-Reliable man, permanent
position. Stamp and references. a
L. Morris, care this paper.
7. D. Mccarthy was fued So by
Judge Buckler. for not being in cour;
when his name was called for jury
service.
The Campbell Real Estate company
sells to Mlllard Patterson for $500 lots
II to Is, block 261 and part of blocA
pa, Campbel's addition.
The city assessor will be through as
sessiug this week and property owners
not assessed, are requested to step up
to the Cap'n's office and settle.''
The boundary commission have re-
turned from e Island country after
having heard cons derab,e evidence
in the facts relating to the cattle siez-
ure case Of some years ago.
Lieutenant Thomas Franklin left for
San Antonio Sunday and will visit
there with his parents until about the
middle of May when he will join his
regiment, the 23rd infantry, at Fort
Clark.
Out of special venire of seventy-six
men only four jurors qualified 10 the
district court this morning in the case
of the state VS.. George Scarborough, e.
al. Another special venire of fifty men
was ordered for this afternoon.
Three sheriffs are in attendance on
the district court as witnesses. They
areJ. r. Chadbourne. of Jefferson
county: John y. Leayell. of Reeves
county: 5. :. Montgomery, OF Hall
county. They were subpoened in the
Scarborough case.
The district court took up this morn
ing the case of the state against J. d.
Milton, charged with killing Martin
NJ Rose, the well known desperadO. A
venire of over seventy was ordered, and
the defense took every juror who want
ed to serve. Four were secured at noon.
George Scarborough will be tried sep
arateIy. Stanton and Burgess for the
defense.
A general agent for National
Buildiug and Loan association is in the
city. This company will take up your
vendors lien notes and build houses
Money loaned at 6 per cent for log
time. Call and see him at Judge
Willard PattersoD's office. No trouble
to explain its plans of operation. Ask
d bout the investment plans. Guaran-
teed time for maturity.
Country people would do well to
prepare to visit this city during the
firemen's convention as there will be a
great deal going On at that time. On
the first night there will be a big ball
and banquet at the court house. On
the second night, comes an entertain
ment on the other side: and on the
third night there will be Il big Me
Ginty blowout in this city.
All the railroads have offered Il one
fare round trip fer those who want to
attend the State Firemen's convention
which will meet in this city on May II.
- and II. This will prove of great
value to the success of the convention
and large crowd should attend. The
citizens are raising large sum Of
money to entertain the firemen and the
will be of such char
acter that all visitors, whether fire men
or not, will be most interestingly en-
tertained. The arrangement commit
tee of the fire department meets this
afternoon at > o'clock for the purpose
of perfecting the proposed program
and they feel certain that everything
will be in readiness to receive the fire.
men before the appointed time.