El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-08
COLD WEATHER At
CRUCES BREAKS
THE RECORDS
Water and Light Committee
Meets-Las Cruces News
Items.


Las Cruces. n. NJ, Jan. Sold resi-
| dents in Las Cruces say that they never
saw 1t so cold before. with the thermom-
eter registering from to II above zero
these mornings.
Remains Sent Home.
died at Mesina Park, were taken by
his brother back to his Florida home
for burial.
Woodmcn install
Woodmen OF the world have installed
new officers for 1910, as follows: Pro-
fessor Hagarty, c. c.; Joe W. Lowe. a.
l.; Frank Amador, banker; Prim Anes,
escort; j. K. Gambler, watchman; Archie
Rowland, guard; B. H. Moeler, clerk Dr.
rectors, NJ. C. O'Hara, P. Morino and J.
d. Isaacks.
Farmers to Meet
The Farmers institute to be held I'M
der the auspices of the Mesilla Valley
Produce exchange for January will be
on Thursday, the Goth. This meeting will
be devoted the fruit industry.
Street Grading.
Contractor Brown is making fine pro-
gress in his work of paving Las Cruces
avenue. The grading has been done and
gravel ballast placed and rolled from
Main street to Armijo, a distance of four
blocks
Church Services.
Mr. Hiett, who is in charge of the
singing in the evangelistic meetings
will sing at the morning service of the
Presbyterian church Sunday Evangelist
Finney viii preach in the Baptist church
Sunday morning.
Visitors at Hotels.
The following visitors are registered
at the hotel Don Bernardo: l. Il. Walker,
Elida, n. NJ: John 'Walthan. Ell Paso;
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Brown, Denver; N.
V Benson. Denver. W A. McCrew,
Denver; J. F. Hornet, San MarcfaJ; W.
5. Vinto, Clovis; w. NJ. Reed, Ell Paso.
At the Park hotel: W. A. CALHOUN,
Mount Olive, Miss; s P. Pinckam, Ala
mogOrdo; Ed Dixon. FL Paso.
AT Central hotel: I. c. Oden. Ell Paso;
Clyde Martin. Sunny Side, Cal; J. e.
StanseIl, Ell Paso; ]. H Russell. Ell
Paso; c. n. c. Anil, New York: Capt
Fail. Three Rixers,; B. B. Jones, Seguin
Tex.
card Party.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. d. F. Ba-
ker was hostess for "The" club. enter
tanning at her beautiful home on Ala
media road. The guests sitting at two
tables played four games of bridge.
Mrs. c. A Sattley won the prize. A
buffet luncheon was served after the
games. Those present were Mesdames
T. W. Parker, S. NJ Briscoe, c. A.
Sattley, j. F. Sattley, R. H. Sims. c. D,
Thompson, W. c. Field, and the hostess.
Water and Lights.
The citizens water and light COM
mittee met last night The subcom-
mittee appointed to investigate the re-
port of engineers for the installation
and maintenance of a waterworks sys-
tenn submitted a report.
Mr.. Gales made a motion to the eff
feet that ii was the sense of the COM
mittee after a years elaboration that
they recommend to the town board of
trustees that they grant franchise
to the Las Cruces Electric Light and
Ice company under proper terms. Mr.
Paxton objected to the motion on the
grounds that If was the duty imposed
on the committee to specify the terms
under which a franchise should be
granted.
Mr.. Frenger offered a substitute mo-
ton covering on the letter of instruc-
lions from the trustees to the commit
tee but this was tabled by motion from
Paxton.
Mr.. Holt recommended that a com
mittee Of three or five be appointed to
take up the matter of a franchise with
the Las Cruces Electric Light and Ice
company for an electric system
On motion of Martin Lehman the
same subcommittee. consisting Of j. H
Paxton, r E. Mcbride, D. V. Peacock,
Jose Gonzales and n, c. Frenger was