El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-01
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the Santa Fe yards yesterday to be
transfe rred to the Mexican Central for
shipme Mt to the interior of Mexico.
1. Sanger was in from Tulsross max
ing arrangements with the Z. p. 4 N.
f. com pany for the shipment of a car
load of groceries to his store at that
place.
The chemical expert is here repair
lug the twin tanks of the G.. II, for
service. 1t is thought that the pure
water will be running through the
mains in a few days.
News was a little scarce yesterday
around the railroads owing to the fact
that all the clerks were busy on their
monthly reports and too busy to ''be
seen" by the reporters.
The Alamogordo road is an import
ant feeder for FL Psso, and when it be-
comes a portion of the great Rock Is
land trunk line it will be of still great
err benefit to that city. Sacramento
Chief.
Yesterday they CONNIE lced handl-
ing logs on the Sacramento mountain
, branch of the E. P. & N. E. and from
now on twenty cars of timber will be
| hauled daily to the Alamogordo mill,
including Sunday.
Misses Lena and Daisy Kirby, the
charming daughters of Col. Kirby, of
| the C, 81. blacksmith shop, arrived
yesterday from their far away home in
England. They will make this city
their future home.
| F. L. Peck, president of the Alamo
| gordo Lumber company, was in the
city yesterday from his eastern home.
| He went north over the E. p. 81 N. E..
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ing of the big mill.
In view of the fact that the G. II. is
| to use electricity on their passenger
trains the pops are being set for 60 in
stead OF forty pounds of steam. 1t is
said that all the coaches are to be fur
nished with electric lights.
Some of the G. n. shop men are
wondering when the company is going
to put doors in the round house. 1t
was rather frosty they say around the
machinery few mornings ago and an
other cold snap will soon be here.
For the benefit of those inquiring
about the matter Mr.. Greig stated yes
terday that the general offices of the
E. P. 81 N. E. road would not be ready
to move to Alamogordo for possibly
six months. Buildings to accom-
modate the general offices are not built
at that point.
The E. P. & N. E. quail train will
start one week from next Sunday.
This train will leave here st an early
! hour in the morning and passengers
| will be allowed to stop off at any point
along the line they wish and hunt
during the day, returning the same
evening.
Chas. Weidman, car inspector of the
Mexican Central, has announced his
intention to his friends of leaving the
| dumping ground of single unpleasant
ness and entering the inviting field OF
double blessings. Charley says that
the recent sand storms have so dis
gusted him with single life that he is
going to get married.
The freight crew charged with rob-
bling freight cars had preliminary
hearing before Judge Bayne at Ration
on Wednesday. And the accused, w.
N. King, Jaynes and Downen, were
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury. None of them could give
the required 81, 900 bond, so they were
returned to the Springer Jail. Assist.
ant Attorney r. E. Twitchell was on
hand to prosecute the case.-Las Vegas
Optic.
Two Mexicans were released from q
box car on the Mexican General yester-
day afternoon after being locked in
there, it is thought, for a couple of days
Two girls were passing the car in
which the men were locked and heard
them pleading to be released. They
reported the fact tn the yardmaster
and he promptly liberated the hungry
men. 1t is thought that they entered
the car at some place down the line
and fell asleep and were locked in by
someone not knowing they were there
II Sufficient passengers can be secur
ed the E. P. 81 N. E. will run an excur-
sion from Alamogordo to this city d
few days before Christmas. This mat
ter will be investigated by the Ell Pasc
ball team with q view to bringing the
IAlamogordo team down here for re.
furr oo mo ~, this oycrrsf0p Th{a ey