El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-22
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Mrs. Judge Kemp, of this city, Was in
FL Pa-o for several days recently on
business MIR. Herndon lie a director of
the Bank AND Trust company Of Rich
monu, KY, ard president of the Madi-
con county, Kentucky, fair association.
He IL the Owrer of one Of the largest
stock farms In Kentucky, and has some
of the best b.ooded stock IL the Blue
grass state.
The remarkable part of MIR. Hern-
done visit TO Ell Paso. is the fact that
ne came all the way 10 Texas 70 buy
horses and mules for 6 stock farm in u
state which has the reputation Of be-
.ng the beet horse" sta.e In the union.
Mr.. Herr don purchased one hundred
ana eighty-Shree mules near Big
Syringe, ard shipped them to Ken
lucky. He intends to portion them
out among tie stock rsisers OF bic
state for one year, sf.er which he will
put them on the Kentucky market.
he expects to realize a handsome pro-
at on the Texas mules.
II believe that Texas Is the grestest
state In the country for mules, SAID
MIR. Hernion this morning, 'sod L
could say about the same thing concern
ing horses. 1 never cav finer animals
than have seen in this state. The
mules and scks here are the finest 10
the world, and Kentucky will be oene-
hted by the iutrod uction Of some OF the
Texas blood
Mr.. Herndon left the city this
morning for his home In Kentucky.
F. h. Palmer registered last night
1t she Orndorff, from ST. Louis
After surveying the name OF his native
city on the hotel register for full
minute he turned away with sign.
That's the first time I've done that
for months" said Mr.. Palmer to the
night clerk. Il always write 1913
afse- my name, in honor OF the EXPOSE
ton ~ Saint Louis IN that year, but
tonight for the first tine since 1 began
The practice, 1 forgot II. Don't you
know" he adceo, TIA, tEs prac-
tice # the boys fr. IL The old
city ofsnailing from '1903" has been
she BEST advertisement for the expoei-
ton that could be imagined. Every
body wants TO know what IL me ans,
those who sre not quick enous q To
caLcn on TO IL, and when Ioey tiao cut,
they are In no danger of forgetting that
St. Louis il going TO have an expos..
tion.
1.-The frat man TO DO that was a
drummer from a ST. Louis coffin
MAJ ufsc;uring firm. he has u reputa-
ton be wit all over st. Lou ,, in
spite of the mournful and depressing
line of business he is in. He started
''19U3' IS joke but 1t has since been
adopted by every drummer In st. Louis,
and by other travellers as we'll.
politics in my CITY," said Mr..
Palmer, sis settled. ST. Louis will
go repu blican as IL always does, but
Iust outside the city limits the DEM
ocrats hold full sway. The board OF
election in Missouri is composed of two
democrats and one republican, appoint |
ed by democratic governor. You
can imagine bow pure the politics is |
The Nisoet lsw.as IL Is called, Is worse |
than the GoeoSl law of Kentucky" |
Mr.. Palmer Is the senior member CT
the firm of Palmer snd company, the !
we'll known glue manufacturer He |
IL on his way TO Saint Louis FROM San |
Francisco, where he has extensive !
business interests.
Captain E. T. Lee, lass OF the COME /
derste army, - registered at the Plaza |
hotel. For several years past he has |
lived in the Black Range, in New |
Mexico, and has found the climate of 1
FL Paso az this time considerably /
warmer than he has been accustomed |
To.
Captain Lee served through the war
between the states 10 Wri. GJ's brigade,
Chestham's division, and lie u N lem Der of !
she Lee family Of Virginia, II which |
Robert L, aud Fitzhugh Lee are mem
bers. He is proud however OF lis own
branch of the family, and will. good /
rease n. His ser vices during the late
war were valuable TO the confederate
government. In his brigade YVES q
battalion of Illinois troops raised for
the confederate army by General John
A. Logan, who was in favor
of the confederacy when
the war broke out. General Logan
raised a regiment IT Marion, ILL.,, bus
after~ard changed his mind and went
with the federal government. He cue
ceeded In taking with him the greater
part of the regiment, but one battalion
refused TO 60 with him, and joined the
southern states forces. They fought
throughout the entire wsr with brave
~, took par: IN many i'm portsnt battles.
This bit of historical information fs
not generally known, and Is interest
ing TO northern and southern soldiers
alike.
S. s. Pollock, Kansas City Cattle
man, has been In Ell Paso for several
days purchasing steers and horses. He
shipped a large number OF cattle, and
several horses. He has heeu register
ed 1t the Zeiger- Several nights ago
Mr.. Pollock lost q valuable horse. The
animal was stolen from the Texas Paci-
flo stockyards, and haa apparently been
carried of by the thieves. The horse
was recovered and was finally shipped
with the rest of she stock after an ex-
citing experience. Mr.. Pollock left
for his homo yesterday. !,
J. c. Austin, of st. Louis, and his
brother, w. 8. Austin Of Glad water,
Texas. are stopping at the Piersop.