El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-18

James A Laughren OF Pennington
was in town Tuesday. Mr.. Lsughren
is buying apples for Porter Bros. of
Chicago, and his presence in Aztec is
therefore easily accounted for. He is
prepared to purchase the entire crop in
the county, and at good figures. APP
piles are up, and Mr.. Laughren an
ticipates that they will command as
high as cent a pound in the orchards.
San Juan County Index.
1t is understood that, in response to
an urgent invitation from the Demo-
cratic territorial central committee,
Congressman Bailey, of Texas. will at
tend and address the Democratic terri
torialconvention at Deming on October
8. Following this event the distin-
guished Democratic minority leader
in congress will visit Albuquerque.
Santa Fe. Las Vegas and other points
in New Mexico.-New Mexican.
AS ''Broncho Bill" is in the peniten-
tiary, kid" johnson has been killed
once, and "Black Jack 'about iix times
since the successful robbery at Grants,
it is hard TO Say who will be credited
with the job of Sunday last. There
were certainly three in the party of
holdups and some of the train crew say
there were five. None of the friends
OF the train crew or robbers need feel
the least uneasiness. as no one was
hurt.-Albuquerque Democrat.
A boy showed the reporter quite
long list of orders for groceries he had
received for Baker & Co., some east
ern concern, one day last week. This
kind of business should be discourag-
ed. The people who give such orders
should go east TO earn a living, leaving
the local field of employment open to
those who are fairminded enough 10
spend with local merchants q portion
of the increase OF salary habitual
with people who secure situations in
New Mexico.-Ssn Msrcial Bee.
Hon. Lorion Miller, who was at San
ia Fe last Saturday attending a meet
ing of the territorial democratic CEN
trail committee, has returned to the
city. Mr.. Miller states that the COM
mittee selected Deming ss the place
for the next territorial democratic
convention. which will convene on
S saturday, October 8. Hon. J. Il. Ma
honey, a prominent merchant of Dem
ing, is a member of the committee and
attended the meeting. 1t was through
bis efforts that Deming was selected
Albuquerque Citizen.
Shortly after o'clock Saturday Of
ternoOn, at the residence of G. A.
Rothgeb, George l.. Kilmer, of the CITY
of Mexico, and Miss Edith Rothgeb,
talented and admired daughters, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony,
by Rev. George Selby, rector OF the
st Paul Episcopal church. Only i'm
mediate relatives wer present at the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Kilmer left
on the afternoon train Tor the City of
Mexico, there they will make their
home.-Las Vegas Optic.
Corporal Dunwiddle, deserter from
the volunteers at Ell Paso, is said to be
in Albuquerque living with a woman
who followed him from Fort Worth and
caused him to desert. They lived in Ell
PasO under the name of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fink, and Mr.. Fink posed as rail-
Texas for this city just q week ago to-
day. and the woman is said to be we
provided with money and very high
flying. Nothing is known OF the cou.
pie in this city and the lady who will
be suspected by local railroaders is an
other party altOgether.-Albuq
Democrat.
The republican county central COM
mittee of Chaves county met last
Saturday for the purpose of organic
ing. The members present were II.
Leland, W. S. Prayer. Z. A. Cahoon,
81. w. Hamilton, w. A. Finlay, j. s. !
Dicus, Q. X. Tan"er and r. S Hamil- |
ton. The absentees were w. NJ. Reed, |
G. G. Martin, M. +. Lewis, A. D. |
and j. r. Slease. An early |
had bee found necessary, and |
only two days notice could be given |
which was the cause of so many being |
absent. The election of officers result |
ed in the unanimous choice of f. A |
Cahoon for chairman and II. Leland |
as secretary and treasurer.-Roswell |
Register.
When Company G was being enlisted |
in Santa te, Captain Connor was walk
ing along the west side of the plaza of |
that town. y bunch of Spanish sym
pathizers emerged from saloon, filed |
With liquid Spanish enthusiasm. "Viva
tspano" was the cry that emanated
rom well fabricated throat No soon
er was 1t said than Captain Conpor
loored two of them and started for the
est. Bystander are authority for the
assertion that just at that moment US