El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-12
Given the Visiting Sheriffs
Last Night At sthe
Roof Garden.
REFRESHMENTS
Enliven The Evening, And Many
We're The Good Stories That We're
Snapped over The Sandwiches
And Soda Water.

and their friends at the natatortun
roof garden last night by the citizens
committee of arrangements was rip
roaring, bowling SUI cess. Soda water
of Gil colors flowed freely and unceas
ingiy from the arrival of the first until
the departure of the last, while there
was no end to the distribution of sand
wiches and good cigars.
AT O'Clock Judge Peyton F. Ed
wards was introduced as the man who
would tell how it happened.
"Ladies and gentlemen, said he
(Voice-"Where's your ladies'? }: 81
can't tell you what is going to happen
t night. You have come to the most
remarkable place in the world, one OF
longest river in the country without
any water in it. We have mountains
on all sides of US and we have one OF
the most unique institutions in the
country, the Bachelors and Sumner
Grass Widowers' Association. Here
Is the president dntroducing DR..
Stark). He is physician. We have
q doctors association as side issue
to the bachelors and wldo associa-
| ton. They advise our wives and
daughters to leave town for their
health and while they are gone we
have big time and they know nothing
about it. Sheriff., let me give you a
pointer. Organize bachelors club
and tske in the doctors.
1--WE are going to show you a good
time. A lady visitor to our city ask
ed why the city didn't make prepsra-
! tions to supply the people with better
water, and the answer was that such
matters were attended to by the men
and they don't care what sort of water
the city has Cor they don't drink water.
We are not going TO give you anything
but water. Some of It may be colored
water but 1t is water"
After telling the visitors to help
themselves to anything they wanted,
he turned the program over to DR..
Stark, master of ceremonies. DR.. Stark
announced a song by Jack Williams, of
Mills theater. He was encored the
second time and after singing the third
song was requested to sing She was
Bred In Old Kentucky which he did.
Willis Hall cong ''All about the
Papers of To-day" which proved that
no matter where you go you will find
The press is represented there Mr..
neous vocalist and his work last night
showed that he is indeed resourceful
10 his line.
He was followed by John Swor, a
very clever song and dance artist, who
kept the crowd in an uproar of laught-
err and cheers with his jokes, songs
and clogs.
Robert Stokes, burnt cork spe ial-
it, contributed some excellent sing
ing.
The master of ceremonies then an
nounced that as preliminary to the
championship fight between Smith and
Staubly, two featherweights from Jua-
rez would box four rounds for Il deci
sion. Harry Turner was selected re-
feree and Sam Gatlin time keeper.
They enterel the ring together and
Jesus Slow. They mixed things ny
from the start and IL was pretty bas-
tie. Referee Turner awarded the bout
to Jimmy O'Ioole of Juarez. AS the
decision was given some one threw
piece of money to the boys aud then
every body in the house kept it up until
the little fellow had several dollars.
The big fgnt came next and was q
very clever exhibition. Billie Smith
aud Ward Staubly were the principals.
Roth are sole ntific men but as neither
ha fought or trained for several years
Luey lacked wind. In the first round
both we're very cautious and NO dam
age was done, but in the second round
they livened matters up and both got
home with some good blows. It was
in this round that the most scientific
sor and rushed his man on several
occasions only to find him sidestep-
ping. Smith inside some very clever
Gucks. The third and last round wa
still faster but both showed the lack |
of training and were fast growing |
tired. Referee Turner gave the |
decision to Staubly on points.
AT the conclusion Of this bout D.
Herbert Stevenson and Douglass
- vN,,tn har r1n fn,.
bout. Although very heavy |
DR. Stevenson surprised every one by |
his clever sparriug. He would side |
step aud duck and it was almost impos-
sible for Stewart to land at all while |
Stevenson would land at will. No de-
cision was given but the doctor was
easily the best man that had the
g loves on during the evening.
This part OF the program was such
success that steps have already been
taken to form boxing club and give
exhibitions once month at the roof.
garden which is an ideal place.
This closed the entertainment at the
but at the earnest request
Of a large number of friends Barry
Turner and Douglas Ste wart went down
to the natstorium and gave some won
1erfui exhibitions of fancy and high
diving. Harry Turner, who has more
Jhao twenty-five gold medals for such
work, is certainly an artist in the
waite and often held the large crowd
b eathless while he was in the act OF
some daring feat.
Everything conducive to pleasure
was on the program. An excellent
orchestra discoursed enchanting music
almost continuously, The roof garden
% large ADD open, making delightful
place for such &C enter a!nment. The
,heriffs declared "There is nothing
ike it:' that it was the praudest affair |