El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-06
M. H. WEBB, Druggist.
Neiyhbor
hood Notes
IooceSs $4,000
TEXAS.

FEEDING AT ABILENE.
Already several herds of cattle
amounting to over 1000 head have been
quartered at Abilene for winter feed
| ing and others are making arrange
mentS to take their cattle there for
that purpose.
A VETERAN SENTENCED.
In the district court at Austin J. o.
Mills was convicted of killing ]. w.
Singleton and sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary. The two men
were confederate veterans and were
inmates of the state confederate home
at Austin. A few weeks ago they
quarreled over trivial matter and
Mills shot and killed Singleton.
PAVING WITH ASPHALT.
Saturday morning the work of pay
ing the streets of San Antonio with
asphalt was commenced. The Parker
Washington company. which is doing
the work, has purchased the asphalt
lands adjoining the Uvalde Asphalt
company's mine and has already COM
menced the opening of a mine of its
own. The company has $50 days from
November 9Th in which to complete
the work.
PLANO DAM BREAKS.
The Plano city dam. which was
built across Spring creek just outside
of the city limits broke one morning
last week and the water escaped with
n mighty roar. but did no damage. Tim
bers at the bottom of the dam had
rotted and caused the dam to break
The ictv used this for its water sup =
ply but it has another one up the creek
a little farther and it has plenty of wa
ter for general use and fire purposes
for while, until the broken one can
be repaired.
A CHECKERED CAREER.
Twenty-one years ago while buying
up cattle over the central part of Tex
as c. w. Merchant bought a 800 lot
from n Mr.. Mobley and gave his check
for the amount. Owing to the distance
to FIT. Worth. where Mr.. Merchant had
his money deposited. Mr.. Mobley did
not go to cash the check until six
monts after he received it. When he
did go he was informed that Mr.. Mer-
chant had closed his account with the
bank and they of course would not
cash it. The two men never met any
more until one day last week when
they met in Haskell and Mr.. Merchant
paid off the check. Mr.. Merchant said
he had bought so much cattle that year
that it was an easy matter to forget
about a small matter of 500.
EDITORS SUDDEN DEATH.
r. l.. Barnett, n well known Texas
journalist. fell dead out of his chair
in the Grand hotel at FIT. Worth. He
w3s forty years of age and single. He
had wide experience in newspaper
work during his life. having worked at
the business in South Carolina. Geor-
gin. Tennessee and Kentucky before
coming to Texas. He was Il native OF
Virginia and also did newspaper work
and taught school in his native state.
He was reporter on the FIT. Worth
Gazette years ago. At the time of his
death he possessed an interest in the
Stockman at Colorado City and had
just established a branch Office of the
Stockman in FIT. Worth. An inquest
was held and it was decided that his
death was the result OF apoplexy.
A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
At Shiloh small town southeast of
Denton, !. II. Yoakley merchant and
of the place. was held up
and robbed in broad daylight. He was
standing in front of his store when
two strange rode up. tied their horses
and walked into the house. Thinking
they wanted to buy something or get
their mail. Mr.. Yoakley followed them
into the store. After the trio was in
side the strangers drew their guns and
demanded the postmasters money. He
gave them $253 of his own and $40 of
Uncle Sans. The robbers then rode
away. Neither of them was masked
and Mr.. Yoakley is able to give good
description of them and their horses
He offers 800 reward for their cap
ture. He says he recognized the older
OF the men to be a man that robbed
him in the same place exactly seven
teen years ago. He must be a Pharoah