El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-22
New Mexico.

The Roswell steam laundry is put
ting in new machinery.-EA.
The Roswell public schools opened
with 300 pupils on the roll.--Ex.
A town plot has been laid out at ia
rills. The streets run PARALLEL to the
Railroads.&c..
| A Woman's Christian Temperance
Union AMI choral society have been
organized at Ration.
Rev. w. E. Reynolds resigned as
pastor of the Baptist church at Ration
and left for the esst.-Ex.
L. K. McGaffey has been appointed
trustee of the town of Roswell, to sue
coed E. S. Wildly, resigned.-Ex.
The Elizabethtown school opened
this week, with Mrs. Neff Day and
Mrs. F. D. Morse in charge as teach
ers.-Ex.
The study of music shas been intro
duced in the Roswell pubic schools,
and George E. Toomey elected teacher.
Register.
A new well machine has reached
Roswell. 1t can bore 1920 feet, and
has already CONNIE ced putting down
q well on Hobson's ranch.-Record.
of bonds for q sewerage system will be
voted upon by the taxpaying voters of
Roswell October 19.-Dona Ana Coun-
ty Republican.
The school census shows that there
are 275 children of school age in Ala
moRordo. That should give the thriv-
ing little town population of 1, 1915 in
he Observation-Disclosures News.
There are involved in tho Ration
public schools 1858 children, which 10
far more than the enrolment of any
other place in New Mexico except AL
buquerque and Las Vegas.-Gazette.
G. w. Choate was arrested 1T Ala
mogordo by Deputy Sheriff Tucker on
q charge of cattle stealing. Sheriff
Fred Higgins, of Roswell, took the
prisoner to Chaves county, where the
crime was committed.-NewM Mexican.
The attendance at the opening of
the Flagstaff school on Monday in the
| various departments was as follows:
Fret primary, q; second primary, 35;
first Intermediate, 20; second informed
late, 80; grammar. q; total, 129.-Sun.
The water question is a serious one
in many places in northern Arizona.
Williams is asking Flagstaff to fur
nish that place with several cars .
day, but the railroad company cannot
spare the cars for that purpose.-Re-
publican.
| The county commissioners of Otero
have appointed Manuel Moneur Justice
of the peace and Jose Maria Montoya
constable of precinct No. 5. F. A.
Beidlemsn has been appointed superin.
tendent of schools, aud G. L. Black
justice and j. F. Reaves constable oil
Jarilla.-Alamogordo News.
Ben Anderson, for years a we'll
known Salt river valley cattleman, is
believed to be dead. He disappeared
very mysteriously last January, since
which time nothing has been heard
from him and all efforts to trace him
have been futile. The day before his
departure he drew 1000 deposit
from the bank.-Stockman.
The street railway company is en-
deavoring to get its assessment reduc-
ed to nothing, so that it will not be
bothered about paying taxes at all.
Cut down from $40, 900 to SIS 200 last
made to get it cut down to $5, 900. AT
this ratio, next year 1t would be moth
ing. The city fathers will certainly
look closely into this demand for dis
equalization.-Gaz
The large hotel being erected by the
lumber company at Alamogordo lie
nearing completion. In the cOnstruc-
ton of the building, SIS, 900 feet of lum-
Der and 40, 900 shingles were used. The
building fronts ITO feet on Sixth street
and 80 feet on New York avenue.
There are forty one bed rooms in the
hotel. in addition to dining room 3Ox3O.
a sitting room and a kitchen 20x2O
| feet.-White Oaks Eagle.
Arizona.