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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
NEW STOCK PENS
DOING BUSINESS

Down on the river front, between the
Santa Fe railroad reservation and the
Franklin canal, the FL Paso Live Stock
commission company has built a sea
of cattle pens. chutes and feeding pens
which have converted the sand waste
into a miniature Chicago union stock
yards
Although the yards are not yet COM
si,leted and will not be until the last of
the summer, the greater part of thu
yardaes is now occupied by Mexican
cattle, which have been brought across
ne border for the spring movement of
deSlcaD cattle TO the fattening pasture
lands Of the west and northwest. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
RACING HORSES AT ALPINE:
SUMNER NORMAL WILL OPEN
Championship of COuzItry Decided at
saturday Races-Reai Estate Dealers
Plan Advertising Campaign.

Alpine, Texas, May THE free fol-
all horse race was won by the black
horse belonging TO DR.. Locke of Fr
Davis The big race is to be held Sat
urday between the Alpine sorreI. Rib
bon. and the Fit. Davis horse. 1t will
decide the years championship in this
country The sorrel won last year.
John Young, jr-, was in to celebrate
cinco de Mayo.
E. E Townsend, manager of the Elsi-
more Cattle company ranch near FIT
Stockton, is here with his family.
Mrs r B. Trent is visiting friends
a. Del Rio
The minstrel show given by the Noun
tainers club was a success. The produce
ton will be given at Maria Saturday
night under the direction of DR.. Locke.
Miss Mary Cotter. has gone to Sulphur
Springs.
Miss Nellie Bain&s is here from San
Marcos, visiting her brother, G. W.
Baines, jr-
Mrs. James Frye. OF Oklahoma, has
arrived to be with her sister Mrs NJ H
Harmon, during her illness.
]. S. Bowles and wife are visiting
their sen, A J. Bowles. who is foreman
at the Dunbar saddiery.
Mrs. A J. Allen, Miss Ennis Allen, DR..
Hudson and wife and county clerk Lem
mons were Sanderson visitors during
the Cinco de Mayo celebration
Prot. Page reports indications for a
large attendance at the Alpine summer
normal are good. Contractor Clarke
is rushing the work on the new school
building and says that ii will be ready
for occupancy by June 1.
W. F. Stewart, postmaster at TesSie,
the new postofffce 80 miles northeast
of Alpine. has been notified to receive
bids for carrying the mail between AL
pins and Tessie.
The Real Estate Dealers association
met with the Alpine Business Mems
club and decided 10 have number of
booklets printed ito answer the many
letters and inquiries received daily by
Alpine citizens, as we'll as the real
estate men.
r. A. Werth has sold his interest in
the firm of Mitchell Werth & Co. and
will devote his time to the plano busi-
ness.
Miss Thalia Gillette, assisted by her
pupils, gave a music recital. Miss Gill
letto was graduated from the conserva-
tory OF music at Boston.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
WILL DRILL
1t CAMP
CITY
Nevadans and Californians
Take Over Property of
Several Men in New Field
TROXEL ALSO GETS
SOME PROPERTIES
Toyah Field Is Also Attract
ing Attention by Reported
New Oil Strikes.

With the Toyah oil field rapidly de-
veloping on one side OF the city md the
prospects at the Camp City well grow
ing better every day--c- oil. z: easo
promises to become an oil center that
will attract the attention of the world
Besides the wells that have been
brought in, capped and kept under
guard frequently mentioned In The
Herald late reports from the Toyah
field are that new wells have been
brought in, where the oil rose several
hundred feet towards the surface. The
Texas company, which is said to have
brought in the first big well. Is making
every effort to get control Of all the
land possible, as told in The Herald
yesterday. The Toyah field seems TO
be proved and in a few days the Camp
City field is expected to yield up its
secret.
Already. experienced oil men have
so much faith in the Camp City field
that they are making investments there.
Contracting For OIL Land.
Yesterday some deals OF considerable
magnitude, pending for the past week,
were successfully closed in this city,
on oil lands near the Camp City oil
well
In one transaction Frank NJ Leland
and associates have leased from T. T.
Hardesty, J. R. Hunter c. NJ Hunter,
J. ]. Bennett D. P. Bennett and others
the south half of section eight and the
north half Of section IT. township 1s,
south range 10, east New Mexico merf-
dian, in Otero county. New Mexico. ag-
gregating $40 acres, for a period OF
10 years for the purpose Of drilling and
developing petroleum oil and gas and
other minerals. establishing pipe lines
and tanks, etc The lessees are TO pay
the lessons royalty Of one-eighth OF
the gross sums OF money received for
oil, or other products sold and also
agree that within 80 days after COM
mercial oil is brought in anywhere
within six miles of these lands to in
stall drilling machinery with power and
capacity adequate to drill not less than
$500 feet depth, and to drill thereafter
a series Of wells in various parts OF
these lands.
Second Transaction
In another transaction Frank NJ Le-
land and associates leased from J. r.
Hunter H F. Bennett, J. T. Bennett J.
J. Bennett, G. Collins and others, the
east half OF section % and the north
west quarter of township IS, south 10,
east New Mexico meridian, Otero coun-
", and other lands aggregatfng 500
acres; also for the term OF 10 years
with royalty Of one-eighth OF the gross
output of oil, etc, and with similar OBJ
legations as 10 installing drilling ma
chinery, tanks, pipe lines. ETC.
Cash Also Transferred.
In addition to the consideration ex-
pressed in these leases, Mr.. Leland II
said to have paid the lessons a liberal
sum Of cash for the leases Besides
these lands Leland Co., have located
a number of claims; and their entire
holdings cover 2400 acres.
1t should be mentioned that Mr.. Le-
land is general manager and associate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
USE TRASH FOR
STREET BUILDING

AS cheap as dirt is literally what 1t
means in FL Paso these days. The
excavation that is in progress at the
Mills building site. the American Ma
tiona1 bank block, the little CABLES
building and at the Reckhart and
Schultz building has made this other
wise valuable commodity sell for a
song to get rid of it. Many lots are
being filled with the dirt from these
building sites. and West San Antonio
street, the new business thoroughfare.
has been filled in at the west end with
dirt from the Krakauer and Schultz
buildings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
By
r. Y. Anderson

ing results cannot be obtained here by
developing water by wells.
We are 1000 miles nearer the eastern
market than the San Joaquin valley.
and the general conditions for econo-
mical farming are as good or better
here than there, and 1t is only a ques-
tioin OF systematic and energetic work
TO produce like results.
Farming OH Mesa.
If the oil excitement a few miles east
of Ell Paso does not result in develop
ing oil in commercial quantity, it will
demonstrate that there is abundant
water for farming and horticulture on
our mesa lands, which are destined in
q few years to produce the greater por-
ton of our fruits and vegetables, and 1t
is not q utopian idea that this section
of the country will in the near future
become famous for its superior fruits
and valuable products of the soil. while
proving a veritable gold mine to those
so fortunate as to own a few acres Of
land.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
OPEN BIDS FOR BIG
BUILDING MONDAY
Gen. Arson Mills to Inspect
Bids and Determine
Buildings Size.

Bids for the Arson Mills building
will be opened Monday in the archi-
tects' office. and the lowest bidder will
be awarded the contract for FL Paso's
highest building.
Gen. Mills when he first announced
the fact that he would build an office
building to replace the old Mills build
ing, said that il would be eight stories
and that the plans might be drawn
for ten or twelve, and If the cost was
not too great he would extend the
structure into the sky at least two if
not four more, stories.
An eight story structure is assured
and bids have been submitted for such
a structure Gen. Mills is here from
Washington to personally supervise
the letting Of the contract and a def
mite announcement will be made Mon
day Of the size of the building and
the successful contractor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
CAPITALISTS LEASE OIL LANDS
RUSHING OPENING
OF SAN ANTONIO
West End of Street May Be
Opened for Traffic by
Nav 20.

West San Antonio street will be
opened from FL Paso to the Santa Fe
reservation by May 20 If nothing hap
pens to delay the street opening oper-
atoms George Look who owns the
building on the southwest corner OF
San Antonio and Ell Paso, is tearing
away Il feet of his building and will
have this part of the street opening
work completed by May 20. The Gem
saloon will also vacate it's present
site by that time if it is possible to
secure new quarters across Ell Paso
street.
The Eastern Grill will be torn down
about May Is, and the; old Bachelors's
club house on the lower end of the
recently opened street Will also be
torn away in time for the street to
be opened through for traffic The
lower end of the new street has been
filled with dirt from the new build
ings down town and will be ready for
the paving crews by the time the upper
end of the street is opened.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
Continued on page 17.)
CARRIZOZO GRAND JURY
INDICTS THREE FOR MURDER.
Trial of Trapp and Two Sons for May
17-Court in Vacation Until May L..
Railway News Notes.

CarriZozo, N NJ, May Court has
adjourned to reconvene again on May
II. at which time the grand jury is In
structed to report. Three true bills
have been reported by the grand jury
against Trapp and his two sons, who are
charged with the murder Of deputy
sheriff McAdams at Corona last jan
uary- The trial of the Traps Is set
for Tuesday. May II, at which time tho
criminal docket will be called. Attor-
ney G. W. GatewoOd is here from Ros-
well and will defend the Traps The
petit jurymen have been instructed to
report on May Il. Chief Justice Pope
has returned to Roswell. where he ID
at present holding court.
Engineer r. F. Blound. who has been
laying off on account OF an injured
hand. has returned to work
Fireman A T. Chaneu has moved
his family TO Deming, N NJ
Mrs H 3. Tompkins has gone to Tu-
cumcari to visit her son, engineer
Tompkins.
Engineer c. J. Croft is laying off on
account OF sickness.
j. p Rink has returned to Dawson,
\. NJ. after a visit with ]. z. KimbeT-
County treasurer Watson. 5. F. Miller
and VIM. F. O. Gierke. have returned
from Alamogordo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
CEMENT COMPANY,
MAKES ADDITIONS

Although the plant is running night
and day, the Southwestern Portland
Cement company has not yet COM
pleted the buildings which are TO be a
part OF the great cement making plant
beyond the Smelter. A locker room
is now being built which will be 80 b ;
so feet and which will contain shower
baths, steel lockers for the men to
keep their clothes in while at work.
and a series of modern factory wash
basins. One end of the building will
be fitted for an emergency hospital
for the treatment of accidents and
sickness among the employees OF the
Southwestern company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
MORE HOUSES FOR
WEST MISSOURI
House Street to
Soon Have More Mod
ern Structures.

West Missouri, FL Paso's apartment
house street, is rapidly being trans
formed into a modern street of apart
ment buildings. The Great Texas Real
~ company has built three apartment
houses on the west end of this street
and has a site purchased for a fourth
building.
". W. Follett is building a modern
apartment building on this street and
W. S. Godfrey, a mining man from
Mexico, is planning to build an apart
ment house, and the new Carnegie, to
replace the present Carnegie house, OPP
posite the library, will be built before
fall West Missouri is to be paved both
west and east of Oregon street, and
when this work is completed and the
new apartments finished, this street
will be one of the modern streets of the
city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07

iced barn, quarantine pens ana the
orflces of the stock yards are now in
process of construction and the yards
ana streets are to be paved with vitri-
fled brick before the new stock yards
are completed.
viaduct is to be built over the canal
Tor reloading the cattle from the stock
yards TO be shipped out over the South
western line tracks and new spur
track independent of the Santa Fe yard
tracks will be built to the loading chutes
Of the stock yards.
The scales, which are TO have a ca
pacity of one car Of cattle at a time, will
De installed at once and the pumping
plant for furnishing water to the stock
pens is now in place as an auxiliary
water service to the city service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
IMPROVEMENTS FOR
ORNDORFF HOTEL
New Appointments, Renova-
tons, Repainting and
Galleries Planned.

1t will be the New Orndorff after
september 1st- Arrangements are be-
Ing made for remodeling the Orndorff
and the plaza hotel WILDE ready fol-
the fall and winter visitors in a new
dress The building will be redecor-
ated throughout and the exterior wood
work will be painted
Inc rock pillars which now support
the three-story gallery will be replaced
Dy heavy concrete columns and the gal
leries improved. Other improvements
will be made in the hotel and new ele-
vator Installed, an electric of the
latest pattern.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
CARNATIONS
hRE RIGHT
SORT
ALI Big Oil Fields Have the
Same Formation as That
North Of Ell Paso.
EXPERTS AGREE
ON CONDITIONS
Those Around Alamogordo
Are the Best for the High
est Grade of Oils.

The organic theory of the origin OF
petroleum encourages the belief of an
oil field in the Camp City fields
The six great oil provinces of the
United States. says w. G.. Burrows in
the Engineering Mining Journal. ARE
the Appalachian. Lima-Indiana, Illinois,
Midcontinental gulf and California
fields Minor occurrences of petroleum
are found in other states and terri
tories.
The origin of the OIL" he continues.
''in all OF these fields is probably the
same Of the many opinions advanced.
the organic origin OF petroleum is based
on the soundest geologic facts The
hydrocarbons are found in large guam
titles, save in one instance, in rocks OF
sedimentary character. No matter where
sediments are deposited, if they enclose
animal or vegetable matter bituminous
may be produced.
The presence of water. preferably
salt, the exclusion OF air and the ex-
istence of an impervious protecting
stratum of clay seem 20 be an essential
condition toward rendering the trans
fOrnaatf N possible. Seaweeds, moluScs
crusta, cans. fishes AID even microscopic
organisms OF many kinds may contrib
ute material 20 the change. The change
is accomplished by a process Of slow
distilation of the organizes matter
Sacramento Mountains Similar.
Tho Sacramento mountain range. up
lifted several thousand feet from is
original. natural position. exposes a
series Of bedding planes of sedimentary
hmestones, presume bly, of the carbon
iferous era, along its face or escarp-
ment for at least "a miles-a great
mountain wall on the east of the great
valley extending north from the Rio
Grande TO the interior of New Mexico.
There can be no reasonable doubt that
deep down, underlying this great inter
mountain valley-with over'1200 feet OF
alluvium, of which the first 800 feet is
recent wash or decomposed material.
and 900 feet is what is termed 'gumbo,"
deep drilling viii show the same car
boniferous strata
This great mountain of strata accord
ing TO geological reports, is highly
fosiliferous- In fact, all the limestones
are vast cemetery of extinct organic
matter, of animal and vegetable life in
the early history OF the world building.
Conditions In California.
In the oil fields OF California, there
is a mass Of fosiIiferous rock several
hundred feet thick, everything the oil
horizon 1t is the consensus of opinion
that the oils distilled from the organ
isms gradually through millions OF
years leachee down and filled the pOr-
Gus rocks resting on impervious floors
If such were the case IN California il
is not unreasonable TO kslIeve the same
causes may have formed great oil de-
posts in the Camp City oil fields In
fact, the thickness of the fosiliferous
rock in the Sacramentos is nearly three
times as great as that everything the oil
basins OF California.
Nearby Coal DepeSita Heavy.
Again, as mentioned in a description
of the vast coal fields of Dawson and
Ration, the organic deposits north of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
Deeds Filed.

Lebanon street. between Myles street
and Park avenue. Altura Park-Ai-
tura Realty Co. TO z. A Humphrey.
lots Is, II and Is, block II, Altura
Park addition; consideration $500 Sept
5, 1908.
Alhambra Heights-W- H Austin ct
ais to Mrs. Joanna Bradford, north one
half lot 3. block 10, Alhambra Heights
addition: consideration 1925. April 90,
1910.
Old Fort Bliss-H. n Small and wife
to James Crawford, lots "a and 25, old
Fort Bliss: consideration $500 Feb.
IL 1910.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
VALENTINE RESIDENTS MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS: NEWS NOTES

Valentine. Texas. May &c. z. Con-
riny is adding TO the beauty Of his town
pro Jerty. Since placing around it a
galvanized fence with the latest i'm
proved gates, he has planted numerous
shrubs, vines and fruit trees. which are
all in a splendid growing condition.
Mr.. Corning also has one piece of
ground which he has thoroughly fertil-
lied by mulching and will experiment in
the growing of pumpkins.
Mr. and Mrs. T. w. Snyder and chill
dren are in Valentine, the guests of Mrs.
Lou Foley.
Mrs. a. s. Stewart has returned from
visit to her sisters in FL Paso.
Roy Mulhern is in FL PaSo.
L. s. Robinson OF Wendell. who has
been i'll, is improving. He is stopping
at the home of Mrs. Lou Foley.
Mrs. c. E. Corning is in Ell Paso this
week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
PLAN RESIDENCES
IN ALTURA PARK
Improvements Made Include
Garage for Present Own
or of Pr0nertN

Altura park, where the mulberry
trees are loaded with berries and the
grass is green, is enjoying a healthy
growth these days. L. c. Washburn,
OF Swift & Company's plant, has bought
four lots on Frankfort street in AL
tura and expects TO improve them with
residence.
John T. Cameron, the cattleman, has
also bought a five-room brick cottage
on Frankfort street of Highland park
and has added a room to it and built
q brick garage in the rear Both sales
were made by W. T. Downing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
RAZING Ell PASOs
STREET BUILDINGS

L. W. Hoffecker has been given the
contract for wrecking the buildings on
FL Paso street which are to be re-
moved to make way for the new Few
Ell building. jor Fewel has \been
promised possession of the buildings
on May 90 On May 81 the wrecking
crew will begin work on the onel story
buildings facing San Antonio street
and 1T is expected TO have the exca-
walton work well under way and the
materials for the building on the
ground before June 1st
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
Building Permits,

To J. D. Love to build a one story
five room brick residence, corner New
man and Rio Grande street Estimated
cost $4,000.
To P. H Paroles TO build a two
story and basement brick store and
residence on South Stanton street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets.
Estimated cost 5000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
COPPER MINER
BUYS $4,000 TRACT

Coming from Cananea to invest in
Rio Grande valley land, Roger H.
Hatchett, of the Cananea Consolidated
company. has bought POI acres of land
near San Elizario. through the William
Moeller agency, paying $4,000 for the
tract The land Is under ditch and will
be improved and put in alfalfa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
TOLTEC CLUB WILL
OPEN AFTER JUNE I

The Ioltec club viii not be
DC open "S way ~ the delays incident of
the club building
until June and definite
the
the third
In
sare ady for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
TEARING DOWN
AND BUILDING
Contractors Pouring Con
crete for Buildings and
Others Tearing Down.

The fourth floor Of the Roberts-Ban-
ner building and the basement floor of
the Schultz building are now pouring
from the gaping jaws of the concrete
mixers. The Schultz building work
started Friday morning, and a large
part Of the basement floor has already
been poured through the metal convey
ors, which are being used by the con-
crete contractors.
At the Roberts Banner building the
fourth floor columns and supports were
poured early in the week and the hurry
up job of pouring the floor was started
Friday.
The rock foundation Of the Reckhart
building is now in place ard the ex-
cavation work is being done at the site
of the new Caples building, and the
American National bank building
The Mills building is down to the
street level, with the exception of the
stone supports, which are being removed
as rapidly as possible.
ADDING TWO ROOMS.
Mrs. He'll Hale is having two rooms
added to her residence property on north
Florence street. The work is being
done by j. 1. Hewitt & Son.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07
RuYS A HOUSE.

BUYS A HOUSE
A. y. Marker. chief clerk in the Gus
tom house, has bought the five-room
brick cottage on Montana street which
has been the home of F. B. Alexander.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07

CONTINUED on page 17.N
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-08
IMMUNITY FOR
SMALL Fry
ONLY
ILLINOIS PROSECUTOR
AFTER NAN HIGHER UP


10y morning. 'f"urfib >ne'ihi EA'sen Nirei
chicago, Mav .,"ii They must
p int the STATE If Illinois haek by
- III hch them-b bAcker than amy
State in the Union. SO help me
floating through the open tansom of
r witness room today the words quoted
seemed to tell cf desperate frame OF
mind amongst some Of the most i'm
terested in the grand jury investga-
zion OF bribrA charges against illinois
Legislators. Siate's Attorney Wy
mans immunity bath accepted anoth-
or refuge today in the person of Mich
acl : Link, democratic representative
from Mitchell who made confession.
similar to those of the two FIRST
"s.ucalcrs Representatives Beck
meyer and White, q night i'm the GUS
tody of detectives with an indictment
Tor perjury against him proved too
much for Link To-day ne went before
the jury and changed his testimony
ANA the charge OF perjury against him
was quashed bv states attorney Ii Is
said so be MIR WNman's determination
10 deal leniently With the small fry
that he may make sure Of the "men
higher up
Ice O'Ncal Browne. alleged To have
handled the Lorimer money and Rob-
er T.. Wilson. charged with having
distributed the "Jark-pot at st Lou
s. furnished bonds during the day
Eepre seutatives Clarke of Nandalia.
ana Rlair of Mount Vernon were
among the DAYS witnesses. or three
mf stcriuus Witnesses who went be-
foie the inquisitors two were discov-
erred to bc Allen 6. Tanner "a grocer.