El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-14
AT LAS CRUCES
Items of Interest From That Thriv-
ing Little City-Mining News
The Hotels are Constantly Filled
With TranSlentS

LAS CRUCES, Aug. 14.-Special cor
respondence. The following register
ed at the Rio Grande
dining room the past few
days: T. c. Allen, Mescalero; w.
M. Clute, Nogsl; J. Frances Finl ~,
Mesilla Park; Eugene Van Patten,
Dripping Spring; E: z. schackelford,
Samuel Geek, Dona Ana; Chss Donley,
Pueblo; F, Buchanan, Socorro;J. P. Ca
sey, Jr., Mesilla; J. civilians, city;
b. b. Summerford, Lessburg; Otis
Turner, A. J. Papin, City; Purley Bull
Oakland, Cal; Geo. Emerson, City;
Joe. Corneir. City; D. M. Reade, City;
N. c. Trenton, Tucson; ]. P. Good
lander, ST. Louis; Lew 81. Davis. Ell
Paso; Henry Store and wife, Ell Paso
Newberry, Bear Canyon; D. v.
Williams, Parral.
The following persons have register
ed at the Don Bernardo within the past
days:
G. G. Masters, ST. Louis; Mrs. Fowl
err, Ell Paso; Sr. Emilio Lafon, Chihus-
hus; G. r. Forest. New York City; N.
c. Fenton, ]: b. May, City; Geo. Hen
dersop, San Francisco; 81 Fruden-
thai. Masculine Illegal. Ell Paso; M.
Matthiesop, Socorro; G. E. Slivers.
City: Geo. w. Conner. Organ.
The Presbyterian mission school has
an enrolment of 125 native and Mex
lean children with regular attendance
of IS. The language taught is English
and Is taught wholly in English, the
teachers not understanding or speak
ing Spanish. It is said that the results
obtained are remar kable. Miss Donelley
Is the teacher.
Col. Henderson from the Bonnet
Stevenson mine, was in town over Sun
day.
E. L. Shsckelford, of Ell Paso, came
to town Saturday. We are always glad
to meet Shack.
T. Roualt has started his canning fac
tory on the green chilli crop. He tells
us that he has 300 acres in tomatoes,
and all at this time are in fine order;
that with the amount of tomatoes and
chilli he can put up he cannot begin to
supply the demand.
Two parties were brought down from
the upper part of the county charged
with theft of cattle. They were taken
before Justice Luna.
Don Florencia Luna came in from the
Turquois mine, owned by him, Moreno
and Ascara- e, Thursday last. He re-
turned to the mine Sunday.
We are sorry to say that our very
efficient school Superintendent Jose
Gonz ales has been unable to be in his
Office the past week on account of in
famation in his eyes caused by a
sinder.
Deputy Marshal Hall was down from
Albuquerque on Tuesday last week.
1 see in the New Mexican that Grant
Van Lendt, a cowboy, who is we'll
known in this county and Ell Paso. met
Grant Co. last week.
The account states that he met with
the accident by his horse pitching and |
finally falling on him, breaking his leg |
10 two places that he was taken to |
Deming for treatment.
Since the death of Mr.. Jobliu severa |
years ago, who owned the extension of |
sral years kept up the assessment work |
md finally abandoned it. Then some |
other prospectors relocated and just |
lone the assessment work with q |
view to selling out. A few days ago they |
'old tito William Hadon who sold out |
in theTorpedo and Excelsior
10 stated few days ago. He went |
back to camp and bought this claim
vent to work upon 1t and before going |
EN- feet strucktinto rich vein of cop.
Der ore three feet thick.
George w. Conner came into town
Sunday with a rather badly demoraliz-
ID head It seems he was attending q
lance at Organ Saturday night and q
lificulty occurred between him and
Will Craven. Craven seems to have
truck COnuor over the head with a
tx shooter, making three bad scalp
Not doing him up with that
le Is said to have attempted to shoot
lin, but Conner got his finger under
he hammer and prevented it from be-
ng disch arged. Finally the people
eparsted them and all hands came
own to Cruces. Two charges are
odged against Craven, one for assault
o kill and one for carrying a pistol
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