El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-04


Dalhart. Tex, May 4.-There are few
ROYAL arch chapters in the state or
Texas that SURPRISES in interest ana
number especially speed in their work,
that of Dalhart-
number exceeds 100 At the last SEES
sion the council degree was conferred
by brother Ewing, of Childress- over
100 members were in attendance and "
members were initiated into the mys-
tic order within one hour and 30 min
utes.
After the ceremony promptly ban
quet al the DeSoto hotel was rendered
the lodge and 10 men met around the
festive board. Toasts were numerous
and highly interesting, most especially
those of sir knight Spencer, of Anna
rillo; G. A Vawter. Dalhart: Robert
Stclcup, OF DaIhart; W. W. Milliner, OF
hart. Rev. J. W. Hunt and W. j.
Clarke, of Dalhart-
1t IS most gratifying to announce
that since the Rock Island has run
trains over its FL Paso division, there
has never been as much business by
large percent as what the road is now
experiencing Cattle and fruit is the
principal commodity handled eastbound,
while the western shipments are most
~ general, including empties. From in
formatio gained from the rank and
file of employees on the road, it IS gen
orally considered the outlook is good
for a continuation of business. such as
the system never enjoyed over this d.
vision.
On Saturday next there will be Sc
lection of three school directors for
the ensuing year in the independent
school district of Dalhart. The retir-
ing board members are A S. Kendrfck,
Thomas w Turner and c. ]. Carter
The old board. including the men just
named has given Dalhart an education
al system of which any community could
feel proud. From one teacher and a
handful of children in q board shanty
in 1901, has sprung the present sys-
tenn of 10 teachers, over 500 students.
a fine $4,000 brick building on the
south side. and a $4,000 frame building
on the north side
Fort Worth and Denver road in and out
of Dalhart.
J. a. Hedrick, who was Rock Islands
local surgeon at Dalhart from the ar
rival of the road in this territory. has
located in Ell Paso, with his family
W. F. FELTON,, one Of the first bust
ness men in Dalhart, and who owns
considerable real estate, has returned
from San Antonio. with his family.
where they have been for the past six
months
The DaIhart postoffice has been ad-
vanced TO a higher class, the receipts Of
the office being noted by the depart
ment-
o. c. Haynes. vice president of the
First National bank of Dalhart. has re-
turned from Seymour, Tex, where he
had been attending his brother who was
stricken with apoplexy. He Is recover
ing.
George Elsey and Ada Hill. who have
been in Hot Springs for their health,
nave recovered.
The school board of the independent
ed all teachers for next year. as fol-
lows: Superintendent. H. Z. Gable;
assistant, 5. 5. Gable; Miss Estelle Por
ter. Miss Ethel FarweH. Mrs. Durrell
Miller, Mrs Grace Scarborough, Miss
Nellie Dillenger, Mrs. Lusian Goss.
Miss Media West, ]. NJ. Anderson, Miss
Nora Anderson, Miss Mary Hannah;
musical director. Miss Pearl Daniel; ex-
preston, Miss Nellie Turner
J. A. Roberts. a farmer living south
of town, was knocked unconscious by
his team becoming frightened at an
automobile. He was unloading a piow
and being unable to control his horses.
was thrown to the ground. He is re-
covering
The Dalhart creamery, with Homer
Rowe as president, IS making a record
as a successful business venture for
Dalhart Cream from Logan, n. NJ, Tex
homa, Texline and Tascosa, Tex, and
intermediate territory is arriving daily.
There are several hundred milk cows
being purchased by the farmers in Dali
lam county.
Rorbert Gordon has sold a section
of land 10 miles east OF here for SIC per
acre
John McCanless, sheriff of Dallam
county, has returned from New York,
where he had been for the past three
weeks with extradition papers for
Chas NJ. Meeks, charged with swind
ling McCanlesS failed TO get the man,
habeas corpur proceedings having been
instituted to prevent his returning TO
Texas. The case Will come up before
the supreme court of New York on May
16.
The ice plant is running day and
night in order to ice fruit trains from
California over the Rock Island that
are now in transit daily from that
state.