El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-06

But one happy thought you gain
Every time you lick one
It's another lick at Spain.
Exchange
Proposition for new railroad build.
ing in Texas are now coming thick ano
fast.-Houston Post.
George Howard has sold out his
stock of cattle to Henry Bernard fol
$40, OOO.-Marfa New Era.
Victoria and Fort Lavaca are
scheduled to play ball at Athletic
Park Sundsy..afternoon.-Port Lavaca'
en-.
Considerable damage was done JOske
Bros fine decorations by the rain and
wind yesterday afternoon.-San An
tonic Light.
Jack Dawson passed through this
week from the Big Bend with $500
sheep bound for Toyah Creek.-Alpine
Avalanche.
We learn that Dell Devices is taking
out 500 pounds of quicksilver daily
from his mine located south of Alpine.
Avalanche.
Thieves made q raid last night on
the poultry at No. SO4 Avenue G, and a
large number of fowls were missing
this morning San Antonio Light.
This afternoon a horse hitched to
one of r. Walsh's delivery wagons be-
came frightened on East Pecan street
and ray, away.-Sherman Register.
Ninety per cent. of the cigarette
smokers who applied for enlistment
in the army were rejected on the
ham News.
At the cotton exchange of Turner
Wilson s. Co. today authentic word
was received that the first bale of Tex
as cotton was ginned at Pearsall, Frio
county, June 13th.-Sherman Re
gister.
An unknown white man, apparently
about q years old, was found in an un-
conscious condition at the corner OF
Main and Dove streets last night about
n:30 o'clock by Officers Stampley and
Gsnnaway.-Dallas News.
Mans life is full of crosses and temp
tatiOns. He comes into the world
without his consent and goes out of it
against his will, and his trip be-
tween the two eternities is exceeding
ly rocky.-Marfa New Era.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, of East
Sherman, Texas, by mistake took NOR
phine instead of Quinine. Forum
ately, the quantity of the drug swal-
lowed was sufficient to produce nausea
and vomiting, which saved the lives of
both.-Sherman Register.
Southern Pacific private car "Sara-
gossa' arrived from Ell Paso July LIST,
with the family of Superintendent w.
r. Martin on board, accompanying q
party of friends, who have been visit
ing them at Ell Paso, as far as San An
tonic. on their return to Canada.-San
Antonio Light.
NEW MEXICO.
Jaffs, Prayer & Miller sold Leon
As, 600 pounds.-Pecos Valley Argus.
Mayor J. w. Fleming will recruit
men for Captain Eugene Van Patterns
U. S. volunteer infantry.-Silver City
Enterprise.
New machinery for the North Home
stake mill at White Oaks, N. M, has
been purchased in Denver.-South
West Bullion.
William Nell, the young man shot at
Hope, recently in the Pratt difficulty
there, came to Eddy this week.-Pecos
Valley Argus.
The government is buying $4,000
head of cattle in Texas and the Indian
Territory for the us. soldiers in Cuba.
New Mexican.
Col. j. w. Fleming, of Silver City,
mine inspector for New Mexico, was
here the latter part of last week on Of
fetal DISSATISFACTION Range.
Frank Plonteaux is in the city from
La Luz endeavoring to secure 100 la
borers for the Ell Paso & Northeastern
Fe New Mexican.
DR.. G. N. Woods is sinking q shaft
On the Gold Belt mine, at a depth of
Il feet the vein shows two feet of rich
gold Ore.-Silver City Enter
prise.
The thermometers in Cerrillos paid
their respects to SO In the shade last
Wednesday making it the warmest.day
Of the season so far.-Cerrillos Re
gister.
Sheriff K1nsell relates that few
lays ago man in Santa Fe hurrahed
Tor Spain and was promptly knocked
Town by two other men.-Cerillos IRE
yister.