El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-01
LAS CRUCES NOTES
Crops Not in Flourishing Condi-
ton In the Valley-An Attempt
to Assassinate CitiZen-Sev-
eraI Deaths-A Large Bear Seen
af AnfhOnV.

erdl DedthS-A Large Bear seen
at Anthony.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
LAS CRUCES, N. NJ, August al
have delayed writing this letter on &C
count of a short absence from town. 1
made q flying trip to Anthony Satur-
day and returned Tuesday.
The people of Anthony report seeing
q big bear in the bosque near An
thony.
Max Pracht, land agent and J. A.
Ancheta of Silver City were in town
Tuesday.
George King of Anthony, buried his
baby on Sunday, who died from sum-
mer complaint.
Martin and Sloane bought q car load
of very fine bulls from Cox, at the Saint
Augustine ranch.
E.P. Warner, one of the purchasers
of the Modoc mine in the Organ Noun
tains, is stopping in town.
The crops In the lower part of the
valley are looking poor, especially the
beans and most of the corn.
r. A. Kelly of Denver, and L. H.
Davis of Ell Paso went out to commence
work on the Dewey and Sampson prop
critics.
John w. Harrison, son-in-law of
Captain Fades, formerly of Las Vegas.
or, who owns large amount of val
ley land, is in town.
Mr.. Bennett, who has been in
Las Cruces, sufferer
from lung trouble for the past two
years, died on Sunday night last. He
leaves widow and two children, boys
10 aud II years of age. He came from
western Kentucky.
Report comes from San Nicholas of q
dastardly attempt at assassination OF
one of our citizens. The perpetrators
should be severely punished, if found
and identified. 1t is said one of the
parties was recognized.
The following are the hotel arrivals
since my last letter:
Rio Grande Hotel: A. Z. Montalb,
II. B. SCHULZ, Galveston; j. J. Reese,
Barker and wife, @. D. Casad, j. Fran
ces Findlay, City: G. E. Dunbar, Ex-
ellsior Mine; James n. Isaacks aud
wife, Organ; John w. Harrison, Phil
Prayer, ST. Louis; Carl Joseph, Ell
Paso; E. P. Warner, Chicago; j. ].
Schreiner. Mrs Coleman and daugh-
ter, Garfield, N. M; Mrs. B. o. Ar
milo, Ell Paso; Wallace Baird, Fred
Grath, San Andreas; Sam Geek, Santos
Sam Hughes and wife, San Andrea Is.
Ed. A. Lackett, Denver: J. W. Fitz-
gerald, Ell Paso; John ]. Wood, ST.
Louis, C. A. Rowland, Organ; D. Nc
Cowen, Organ; 81. D. Rynerson, City;
D. M. Read, City; b. A. Martin, Silver
City: Sam Stone, Silver City Dan Prios,
Membrillo Canon; W. b. Jameson,
Odessa. Texas; E. K. Talbot, Earlhsm;
Geo. Lynch, Colorado; G. 3. Bonny,
81. Stephens, Antelope; Rev. J. F. Cor
bin, El Paso; w. G. Strobe, Dona Ana;
J. I. Williams, City; A. P. Rhoder, San
Agustin; John E. Jeffrey, California;
r. Y. Anderson, Excelsior: Mrs; I. M
Hockey, Chamberino; John Hagan,
Jarills, N. M; E. Rose Brown, Mag
gle G. Camp; Max Prscht, Washing
guel, N. M; Otis Turner. Ell Paso, Tex;
P. A. Kelly, Denver, Colorado; L. 81.
Davis. Ell Paso; L. Goodman, La Mesa;
p. A. Chaffee, City; F. Burke, New
York; G: A. Jameson. City;J. P. Cas-
ey, Jr, City; George B. Ryan, New
York; Chas. Reese and family; S. W.
Gilbert, Kansas City: E. j. Murray,
City; F. Rivera, San Miguel; Manuel
Florer. La Mesa; Enemecio Armente,
La Mesa; Albert B; Fall, Tularosa.
Don Bernando: Geo, Hen
derson, San Francisco Cal:
Mrs. G. Townsed, Carl Townsend, G..
A. Rowland, A. John, Organ N. M; 81.
A. Holt, Las Cruces; J. W. Fitzgerald,
Ell Paso Tex; Alfred Wagner. Chihua-
hua Mex; E. E. Day, City; o. Zoch,
Galveston Tex; F. o. Smith; Wood
Vile Tex; II. A. Yoast, Enele N. M;
Mrs. J. r. De Mier, DR.. J. G. McCon-
nell, o. G. Tyson. w. M. Danburg, Las