El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-15

measure passed the house without any
difficulty, but when it got in the senate
it wac promptly killed. Dallas News.
New Mexico
A choral society has been organized
at Clayton.
A new Methodist church Is being
built at Dryer.
The Deming ice plant is now in suo-
cessful operation.
The Crown Mill company at Socorr0
is building large warehouse.
The new M. E. church in Pinos AL
tos was dedicated last Sunday.
The town council of Eddy has pro-
vided horse for the chemical engines.
The next election for school trustees
at LOrdsburg will be held on June 9Th.
Two new bridges are to be built
across the Berrendo river near Ros-
we'll,
The Santa F'e road will receive sixty
| new locomotives for use in the terri
tory.
John A. Haley has sold his interest
in the White Oaks Eagle to Lidney M.
Wharton.
Fred Dearborn of Roswell, claims to
have caught an eight pound bass in
Dummitt hoke.
The freight business at Silver City in
April was the largest ever done at that
Office in single month.-Ex.
FIG. Trasey of Eddy county will
have upwards of 5000 baskets of
peaches to ship this summer.
Sheriff Garrett of Dona Ana county
has proved that crops can be raised in
Black mountains without irrigation.
The board of county commissioners
has appointed E. o. Creighton county
superintendent, vice Lucuis Dills, re-
signed.
The Roswell ice plant has started OPP
eratiOns for the summer, and Is selling
ice for Is cents per 100 pounds.-Ex-
change.
The assessors returns show the PEN
asco precinct, lately attached to Cha
vez county, to have 60 voters, and an
assessed valuation of over 5000, OOO.-
Elk.
The rounding up of the gangs of bad
men in this territory has the effect of
driving others from the territory. Let
the good work 60 on.-Dona Ana Re-
publican.
An election to vote upon the propos-
ed change of the town name of Eddy
has been set for the 23rd inst, and the
board of registration is now in session.
Exchange.
The Wells-Fargo Express company
has superseded the Pacific Express
Comp any on the Pecos Valley & North
eastern railway, and has greatly re-
duced raues.-New Mexican.
MI
| conveyed $4,000 in bullion from the
Bland and Albem arle mills, which will
be shipped to United States mint to
be coined into money .-Exchange.
The Roswell band has organized by
| elscting the following officers: Presi-
dent, Fhil Helming; vice president,
Charles kanen: secretary, Joseph
Jones: treasurer, Charles Sherwood. -
Elk.
The district conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church south will be
| held at San Marcial from June to IL
| inclusive. Rev. M. Hodgsop, of this
city, presiding elder.-Albuquerqu
| Citizen.
No stock buyers have yet reached
the section around White Oaks. Cattle
in Lincoln county have gone through
the winter in good condition and will
be ready for the early market.-Ex-
channe.
Albuquerque will refund its bonded
Indebtedness at q lower rate of interest.
About fifty applications are on file from
eastern firms to buy the bonds, which
shows the excellent credit of the city.
Citizen.
the New Mexico Military Institute. will
make the commencement address of
the Ros we'll pu bile schools. His topic
will be "The Aim OF the Modern Edu-
cation. '-Ex.
at the seventh annual field day of
the agricultural college several records
were broken. The tug OF war between
the business department and the sub
freshmen was won by the former
New Mexican.
r. w. Transit. special master. sold
the Northern canal system at a sale
| held in Roswell. It was purch ased by
the Feliz Irrigation company organized
especially for the purchase of this prop
erty.-Exchange.
T. G. Jacobs arrived in White Oaks
from Captains the other day. He re-
Gently purchased q number of large
traps for the purpose of catching lobo
wolves. He has had them in use ten
days and captured ten lobos. The
bounty on the scalps is $5.-Las Vegas
Optic.
Although there are no beaver dams
upon the ella river yet there are many
of the animals along the river, above
and below Cliff. One hunter sold over
three hundred dollars worth of beever
pelts, taken from the river in that vi
cinity during. the past season.-Silvel
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