El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
News Of the Great Southwest
ROSWELL IIQUOR IS
ORDERED DESTROYED
Governor Pardons Man Con
victed Of Gaming; Side
walk Decision.

Roswell. \. NJ. Aug. 25.-The 50 gal
Ions of wines and liquors that were
found when the cold drink stand Of ID.
r. Patrick was raided by the ponce
have been ordered destroyed by ponce
Judge A. J. Welter. The court ordered
II destroyed, regardless of its owner
ship. as provided by the city PROM
bition ordinance The case was ap-
pesled to the district court
Judge Welter, who found Patrick
guilty on two counts, gave him the
limit of the law for the first offence al
proyided by city ordinance In each
case he was fined 500 and costs and 80
DAYS in Jail. The cases were appealed
Wade Swift, who was convicted here
in the district court on the charge or
violating the territorial ani-Samo1ing
law. and sentenced by judge Pope to
serve six months in Jail and to pay
fine Of 500 and the costs of the case,
will not suffer the sentence inflicted. as
deDutv sheriff G r. Young received
pardon for Swift from governor NILS
The case had been appealed to the Su-
preme court and Swift had removed to
Clovis where he has been awaiting the
outcome He was convicted on the
charge of banking and running poker
game At the time the grand jury m
dicted him he was arrested for assault
ing a witness who had testified before
the grand jury against him and judge
pope sentenced him TO Jail for 80 days
on the charge of contempt of court ana
he also paid fine in the police court on
the charge of assault
City attorney Hiram Dow received
telegram from Jose d. Sena, clerk of the
supreme court at Santa Fe, stating that
the higher court had affirmed the de-
cision Of the district court in the case
OF the City of Roswell against B. l.
IngersoI. of the Ingersol Book, Station
cry and Art company This IS the test
sidewalk case, in which Mr. IngerSoIl
opposed the city ordinance ordering IN
sidewalks at the expense OF the prop
eTty owners
ARA ngements are being made to start
the dipping of infected cattle under
the orders of the territorial sanitary
board and under the supervision OF
United States inspectors. The order IN
cludes all of the infected cattle On the
Pecos Valley and Plains ranges and
the dipping will start September II with
two outfits. The start Will be made at
the DZ ranch and ranch of Doc" Sears
and Will McCombs. both on the plains
Rev. Earl D. Sims, the Baptist mis-
sionary to China who has been here
with his wife visiting his brOtherinlaw,
Frank Divers, left for a visit to Berke-
ley, Cal. and will probably locate
there. He wild be Joined later by ms
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Williams left for
Chicago and the Adirondack mountains
of New York Mr. Williams. who has
been connected with the Pecos Valley
Drug company here, will locate at Pitts
burg, Pa.
John Gist, has returned from Buchan-
nan, Va. where he was called by the
serious illness Of his wife, who was
there visiting her parents His Wlfe
is much improved.
W. S. Miller and two sons, Robert and
David, of FL Paso, Texas. arrived over
land from FL PaSo and will again make
their home in this city
Mrs. c. c. Rogers, who has been
visiting Mrs. Robert Cravens for two
weeks. returned to her home at Airing
ton. Texas.
E L. Lusk. civil engineer of this
city, who has been engaged in work
i at Buckeye, Texas. on the coast since
last February, has returned and will
remain at his home here until Christ
mas.
Mrs. X Dobson has returned from
, trip to Plainview, Texas
c. c. Martin and family, s P. john
! son and family, and the Misses Geyer
have returned from a camping trip to
/ the White mountains.
Capt John c. Dufo, the barber at the
New Mexico Military institute, has re-
! turned from a trip to Boston, and his
old home at Worcester, Mass, where
| he spent ten weeks visiting his brother.
DR. H D. Freeman inspector for the
Cniked States bureau of animal indus
| try is in the valley and is making in
| spections at numerous points along