El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-11
SILVER CITY BOARD
MAKES TAX LEVY
AppOrtionment of School
Funds Made-Two
Weddings

Silver City, n. NJ Aug. 1.-THE city
council has made a 20 mill levy for
general and special purposes for the
present year
County school superintendent Colin
Neoiett has made an apportionment of
school funds, amounting 10 $3.50. to
the 81 school districts of the county.
clerk E. B. Venable has issued the
election proclamation of the board of
county commissioners for delegates to
the constitutional convention, and 1t has
been mailed to the various precincts for
posting.
DE- Victor F. Mueller, who has been
in charge at the Haywood Hot Springs,
has fitted up office quarters over the
American National bank and will prac-
tice his profession in this city.
Al O'Brien, who recently disposed of
his ranch at Lone Mountain to the
Chino Copper company. left for visit
with relatives at Omaha, Neb. He will
be absent two months
Douglas c. Crowel, formerly of this
city, has formed a partnership with
w L Downing of Ell Paso in the real
estate and insurance business
County surveyor c. f. Johnson has
ordered a second edition Of his revision
Of the Powell & Kingman map of the
southwest The map has been brought
The Grant County Abstract company
has opened offices in the same building
with the Wells-Fargo company. with
& B. Hickman. the secretary of the
company in charge.
Theo- w Carter. having mining in
terests in this section and well known
promoter, has gone TO New York and
will be absent several weeks.
w ]. Cureton, who disposed of his
interests here some weeks ago. is pre-
pairing to leave for Oregon this week
and may locate there.
J. z. Coffey, a mining operator in the
Mogollon district, is stopping in the
city for some weeks, on account of the
illness of his wife.
II. o. Bursum, chairman of the terri
torial Republican central committee,
and ". B. Walton of the Democratic
committee, have issued a joint letter.
asking for minority representation on
all election boards and stating that il
is the desire of both parties to have
fair, honest election on September
for delegates to the constitutional con-
vention.
Ike Holman and Miss Nellie Patch
IN were married here at the residence
of judge w. H. Newcomb. The marriage
was kept secret until the couple had
eluded their friends by getting on the
outgoing train at the stockyards. a
couple of miles below town, and speed
ing away for Los Angeles, where they
will spend couple Of weeks Mr.. Holz-
man is a well known merchant of this
city and the bride is the daughter of
DR. and Mrs. Patchin of Albuquerque.
A wedding of prominent parties oc-
CURED in this city at the Episcopal
church, when Norman ". Pronger of
Bas Obispo, canal zone, and formerly
of this county, married Miss Kate Con-
way Crawfor& daughter of one of the
most prominent families of che county.
The newly married couple Mere driven
in an auto to Deming, where they TOOK
the train for New York City. Following
their honeymoon they will make their
home in the canal zone.
The big steam sewer digger has ac-
complished its work here and has been
shipped to Denver for general repairs.
II was loaded on a Santa Fe car. which
shortly afterwards gave way under its
weight Of is tons. The remainder Of
the sewer bitches must be dug by hand,
owing to the rocky formatio requir-
ing considerable blasting and excava-
ions.
W. A. Tenney has left with 500 sacks
Of cement for the Chino Copper COM
pany's big reservoir, located on the old
Holson ranch 1t required seven 10
horse teams to haul the big shipment. |
which is the largest single shipment of
cement ever unloaded at the local
freight station.
w H. B. Kent, supervisor of the ella |
I'd tional forest. has left for complete |
inspection Of the reserve. He was re- |
Gently appointed TO succeed Mr.. Rod |
nan.
Judge a. II. Harllee has returned |
from Ell Paso, where he had been on |
egal business pertaining to the Tri- |
State telephone matter