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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
SHOOTS HOLES IN
STEEL WITH 80 so

Las Cruces, N NJ March 13-The
Bascom- French company, which is re-
modelling the Riley room. 20 be occu-
pied by the Bowman Bank and Trust
company, viii also put in the vault for
the bank This vault viii be built OF
two walls Of brick, with an air space
between In this air space steel wall
will be placed. The plates for the
steel lining will be riveted together and
as a quick way of drilling the holes
for rivets. Frank Islas is shooting them
IN with a 1870 caliber rifle. The
plates are one-quarter of an inch in
thickness, and Frank is piercing three
of the steel plates at time, using a
steel jacketed, smokeless powder bull
let The holes are made just as clean
as Though drilled, with a saving in
time and labor.
LAS CRUCES MINOR HAPPENINGS.
Las Cruces. n. NJ, March I'D. A.
Fribley of Alamogordo has purchased
the Mitchell meat market in Las Cru
ees, taking charge yesterday. A L.
Mitchell. the former proprietor, will
return with his family to his former
home in Socorro.
Mrs. Luther Foster entertained
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Fred Barker, just the intimate friends
delightfully."- dainty luncheon was
served.
Mrs. W. F, Jacoby has arrived home
from an extended visit with her par
ents. United States consul Louis Hos
letter and wife, at Hermosillo, Mex
There are at PRESENTS prisoners in
the Dena Ana county JAIL of which
number SO are insurrectos from Mex
leo. There were originally SO insurrec-
tos. but two have been able TO give
bond.
Deputy sheriff Gonzales is serving
the papers for the venire of territorial
grand and petit jurors. Deputy United
States marshal Smith is expected here
next week to serve the papers for the
United States juries.
On the bottom lands in the vicinity
Of Mesilla alfalfa has already attained
a height of from II to IA inches in
the field. while on the borders and the
bitches 1t is as tall as 20~inehes.
Vincent B. May is confined to his
home by illness.
The new equipment for the pool and
billiard hall arrived yesterday from Fl
Paso and is being placed in the north
room of the May building, the May
Bros having discontinued the dry
goods department which they had been
conducting in that room.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
FARMERS VOTE TO
MERGE THE UNIONS

La Meso. " NJ March 13--At called
meeting of the West Side Farmers
union, IL was voted TO merge the Ber-
ino-Anthony association into the South
New Mexico Farmers association. which
has recently been Incorporated with
e capital stock OF $4,000 divided into
10 900 shares
days with her aunt. Mrs. McClue OF
Las Cruces.
Mesdames Jones. White Hyland.
Jackson and Ilvesay are attending the
convention OF the Wonaen's clubs in Las
Cruces.
Miss T. J. Davis is spending a few
days with Mrs. Colauitt at Anthony.
Mrs. ~. lie Hawk has returned 70 FL
Paso-
J.E. Dossey. hide inspector. was here
on business Saturday.
Miss Lillian Huggett and Mrs. Rich
ardson, both teachers IN the FL Paso
school for girls, spent Sunday with Rev.
and Mrs. Huggett-
Bob Ragin, Of northern New Mexico.
has purchased 40 acres of W. W.
Crosby's ranch near Chamberino. and
takes possession in a few days.
Miss Mamie Williamson and her
brother, Lloyd. spent Sunday with
friends in Las Cruces.
H. NJ Greenwood. OF Anthony. IS
spending a few days in La Mesa
The thermometer dropped again and
there was a little Ice and frost, enough
to turn the young alfalfa black
The river was almost as high on Sat-
urday as at any time last fall Men
with teams we're called out to work on
the head OF the La Mesa ditch to pre- :
vent the river from breaking through.
which would have done a great deal OF
damage to this portion of the valley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
MAKING MORE ROOM
ON TRANSFER PLAZA

The Sheldon hotel corner Of the
transfer plaza is being cut back to
make more room for the passage OF
buggies between the curbing and the
street car tracks. The sidewalk has
been narrowed on this corner and the
street widened two feet. With the ad-
ditional street space given by the Mills
building being back from the street
line. traffic in this part Of the plaza
win not be as congested, as 1T has been
in the past.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

south of range west. containing $50
acres.
George S. Bosworth. Carne, southeast
quarter section l9, township %. south
of range west. containing $50 acres
Charles N Carnes, Alamogordo.
southwest quarter of section Z, town
ship II, south Of range 10 east. contain
ing $50 acres
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
LOCO WEED KILLS HORSES.

Las Cruces. N NJ. March lathe
loco weed has made its appearance on
the flats between Dona Ana and the
river and is causing considerable loss
to the residents Of the section around
Dona Ana This week John Barncastle
lost horse which was valued at $3.50
and Agripito Montoya one which was
valued at $50. Several other horses
are reported dead from the effects OF
the weed and the farmers are much
alarmed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

Las Cruces. N. NJ. March 1S.-Capt.
P. E. Dessauer, OF company 8. first
infantry, New Mexico national guards,
has received a telegram from Adjt.
Gen. Brooks. OF Santa Fe, granting him
permission to go to Fort Sam Houston.
Texas. for an observation visit to the
army camp now being established. The
territory pays all the expenses OF the
national guard officers who go. Capt.
Dessauer left yesterday and expects to
remain for week or 10 days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
INSURANCE Is ADJUSTED
ON Las CRUCES FIRE

las Cruces. y. NJ, March Is
Through the office Of NJ B. Stevens.
the insurance on the stock and build
ing recently burned has been satisfac-
torily adjusted. J. B. Wickard re-
ceived the full amount Of both poll
cies. one of $500 on his pool and bill
lard equipment. and one of $500 on
his bowling alleys, and F. j. Amedor
received the full amount of his policy,
$1,000 on the burned building. me
$4,000 insurance carried by B. NJ foole
on his undertaking establishment Is
also being adjusted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
WATER is TURNED OUT
WHILE REPAIRS ARE MADE

Las Cruces, n. NJ, March 1s.-Iu or
der to make repairs the commissioners
Of the Las Cruces and the Mesilla COM
munity bitches have ordered the water
from the diversion dam turned off in
beth bitches for several days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
ELKs TO ELECT OFFICERS.

Las Cruces, N. NJ. March 1S.-The
Las Cruces lodge of Elks will elect
officers at the regular meeting to be
held tomorrow evening. The main con-
test viii be on the office OF secretary,
Prof J. H. Squires the present incum-
bent having stated that he was not
a candidate for reelection FinaI ss-
ton upon the building site for the new
home viii also be taken at this meet
ing. Refreshments will be served by
the trustees after the business session.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
POPCORN WAGON ABLAZE
THREATENS THE AIRDk

Las. Cruces. n NJ, March 1S.-Shsw's
popcorn and peanut wagon took fire
81 the Airdome Saturday afternoon
from an overflowed gasoline tank, the
canopy top of the machine being de-
Stroyed ard the glass sides broken
from the heat Fortunately, there were
rersons present who assisted in getting
the machine out of the building, or
otherwise the Air6one would have
been badly damaged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
PATE GIVES RnNn.

Las Cruces. N NJ, March 13.-Tom
Pate. who was arrested on a charge
of horse theft, was bound over to the
grand jury, bond being placed at $1,000,
which was given at once with w w.
Cox and John Stewart as sureties.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
DRUG STORE CHANGES HANDS.

Las Cruces, n. NJ. March 15.-John
3. Robinson, of San Antonio. Texas.
has purchased the Hoffman & Tipto1
drug store in this city, taking charge
this week. Mr.. Robinson's family is
here and they will make this their
home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
LAND OFFICE NOTES.

Las Cruces. N. NJ, March 13.-The
following application for desert land
entry was filed and allowed at the
local United States land office:
Eta B. Raithel, Deming, for the
southwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter, the northeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter, the east half Of the
southwest quarter, the west half OF
the southeast quarter and the east half
OF the northwest quarter of section "a.
township %. south OF range west,
containing 40 acres.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
NEW PosTAL MANAGER.

Las Cruces, n. n, March 13.-W. Case
has resigned as manager of the Las
Cruces office of the Postal Telegraph
company and has returned to FL Paso.
Miss Maud Craig Of Trinidad, Colo.
has been appointed to the position Of
manager Of the local office, assuming
charge last Saturday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

The application for homestead entry
Of Charley G. Mayfield OF Holloway,
for the north half of the northwest
quarter Of section s. township 27, south
Of range 8 west, containing so acres.
was rejected for the reason that the
application was executed outside OF
the county and OF the land district IN
which the land applied for is situated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
ATTENDS LUMBERMEN'S
CONVENTION At ROSWELL

Las Cruces, n. NJ, March 13.-George
W. Frenger. of the Bascom- French
company Of this city, and president of
the Lumbermen's association OF Ari-
IONA and New Mexico has gone to
Roswell TO attend the seventh annual
meeting Of the association. The meet
ing begins to morrow and lasts over
Wednesday. Mr.. Frenger is on the
program for an address.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
Las Cruces andthe MesiIla Valley
TO MAKE FIGHT FOR
WOODMEN HOSPITAL

Las Cruces. n. NJ, March 1S.-Las
Cruces camp of woodmen OF the World
has elected NJ. C. O'Hara delegate to
the Jurisdiction convention of the or
der. to be held at Mineral Wells. Texas.
on March Il. At this jurisdiction con-
vention delegates VIII be elected TO
the national convention to be held In
Rochester, N Y, in June, and at which
the site for the national sanitaTtum Of
the order will be selected The dele
gate from the Las Cruces camp was
Instructed to use every endeavor to
have the jurisdiction convention en-
dorse Las Cruces as the location for
the sanitarium
KEIGHBoRHOoD SOCIAL HELD;
NEW CHURCH TO BE BUILT
Agricultural College, \. NJ, March IS.
"A social was held at the dormitory
and was well attended by the young
folks around the neighborhood- 1t was
the first one held there for some time.
Dancing and games were the chief en-
joyments of the evening
The members Of the Presbyterian
church Of AIesiila Park congregated
Friday night at the school house at
Mesilla Park and decided to take i'm
mediate steps to erect a church. S. P.
Stewart, c. P. Wilson. J, o. Miller, Da-
Wis and professor vaughn were ap-
pointed as the building committee.
The faculty members are to put On
their play the 18th of this month.
The past week has been taken up
with quarterly examinations and start
ing Monday, regular classes will be-
gin again.
Professor ". T. Schaphorst, asst
ant in the mechanical department, has
he VIII go to work on the staff Of an
engineering magazine.
The track for field events has been
prepared and a number Of students are
1oW practicing every day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
LIND oFFICE NOTES.

LAND OFFICE NOTES.
Las Cruces. n. NJ, March 13.-The
following entries have been made in
the United States land office: I
Homestead Entries.
Earl K Craver. Hondale, northeast
quarter section s, township %. south
Of range 10 west, containing 16o acres.
Desert LnRd Entries.
Belle T. Hughes, Deming, northwest
quarter section Is, township "a, south
of range 10 west, containing $50 acres.
Earl K Craver. Hondale, northwest
quarter section s, township IS, south
OF range 10 west, containing 100 acres.
Final Certificates.
Addie Phillips, Hondale, commute
ton certificate on homestead entry for
southwest quarter section 81, township
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
BUYS INTEREST IN TRANSFER

NUNFals n III On = OI1l5.
Las Cruces. n. NJ, March I3.-Everett
Hurt has bought out Lester KatZen-
tein's interest in the ''Ever Ready
Transfer company and the firm will be
known as Dessauer & Hurt.
The mirror., 1911-07-13

An Arkansaw Judge, in passing
sentence upon prisoner, delivered
himself in the following style: sPris-
oner. stand up! John Oats, this
court is under the painful necessity
OF passing sentence of the law upon
you. This court has no doubt, Mr..
Oats, but what you were brought
into this scrape by the use of moon
shine. The friends of this court all
knows That eff thar is any vice this
court abhors, it is intemperance.
When this court was a young man,
Mr.. Oats, it was considerably in
clined to drink mconshine, and the
friends of this court knows that this
court has naturally very high tenn
per, and If this court had not
stopped the use of said moonshine.
this court has no doubt, sir, but
what this court. sir, would have
been in the penitentiary, sir, or in
the gravep'
The mirror., 1911-07-13

than hobble or hareln skirts. They
could enjoy atone petticoatsl The
asbestos g native fossil tone
could easily be split into long fbrea
and woven like any other threads
into cloth suitable for the sacred
purp ose in question. Moreover,
they were exempt from all wash tub
immersions; for when soiled, they
need only to be thrown into the FIRE,
whence they come out tunharmed and
whittier than snow.
The mirror., 1911-07-13

A MAN in St. Louis some few years
ago bet a bottle of beer that he
could swim the Mississippi. The
bet was taken, and he won and drank
the wager. Grown bolder, he offered
to bet two more bottles that he
could swim across and back again
without stopping. This was also
taken, and this time the swimmer
lost! He had collected the bet he
won, but he never paid the one he
lost. Our informant was at bis fu-
neral.
The mirror., 1911-07-13


she vouldn't I stop to dink apout Il Il
Iss il not den our turn turn
apout is fair) to do Something's tc
make her happy. Oh, what can
DO to make her happya
Do vat she taught you in you1
childhood, und lead de life she tried
SO hard to teach. Do right. act
right und pc right at all dimes NIT
eferyvon. und show her dot you viii
pc better man when you get out.
Dot ISIS vot you can do to make her
nappy und py doing SO you will
make someyon else happy-dot iss
yourself.
When you are out go to mother.
stay nit her und treat her as YOU
would a flower. Start Sunday by
writing to her und you will never
regret it.
Dere is nodding in dis kind Of
life, not ding. Dis life only bays
me seven und one half cents day.
und when get out I know hafe a
long dime to vait, but it will be here
some day. am going to do what
is right, for mothers sake.
In a lonely grave yard, many miles
away;
Lies your dear old mother, meath
the cold cold clay.
Memories oft returning, of h e r
prayers and sighs:
Boys, If you love your mother, meet
her in the skies.
just listen to her pleadings, wan
dering boys come home,
Lovingly entreating; do not longer
roam,
Let your manhood waken, heaven
ward lift your eyes;
And if you love your mother, meet
her in the skies.
Now in true repentance. to the
9Saviour's plea,
lie who pardons mother, mercy has
for thee;
syer more to dwell where pleasure
never dies;
Boys, if you love your mother, meet
her in the skies.'
The mirror., 1911-07-13
of sleeping the whole hour on the
grass or the hard ground.

A COUNTRY school tragedy:-Old
master Brown brought his ruler
down-his face was angry and red.
Now, Anthony Clair, go seat you
there along with the girls,'' he said.
Then Anthony Clair, with mortified
air. and his chin down on his breast.
crept slowly away, and sat all day,
with the girl that loved him best.
The mirror., 1911-07-13
Shoe Trade Notes
By T. J. W.

The prevailing dearth of news
along Shoe lines is reflected IN
Trade Notes the editors call fol
copy is. never the less, insistent and
In order to make good he has given
me permission to relate one or two
amusing incidents of life on the road
said incidents happening to yours
truly.
| received a telegram one morning
while staying in Indianapolis. order
Ing me to proceed at once, to a
small town in the northern part of In
diana, and interview a certain gen
tieman who wanted to buy some of
the stuff our company was feeding
to long suffering public. / reached
this little town about midnight and
as saw the lights of the train van
ish in the darkness stumbled about.
trying to find some one from whom
| could extract some necessary in
formation.
Stumbled is the proper term, for.
it was so dark that every move I
made threw me into hole or down
the embankment. Finally, after an
hours racket that would have landed
me six months in the "band-house. .
the town marshal came in sight and
in response to my inquiries for a
hotel, said the Widow Flynn run
the only place in town, and to fol-
low him. / did, to one story cot
tage. | woke up alive the next
morning and upon rising from the
breakfast table, the widow placed
her hands on her hips and after tell
ing me what fine bit of man her
late husband was, and that he could
rink more Irish whiskey than any
,en men in town, said anxiously;
Will ye be here on Sunday?0
don t know madam how long /
hall stay, but why do you ask?o
III tell ye, if ye will stay until
sunday. I'll have fried chicken for
linner!''
As it was then Tuesday and
easoning on the fried steak for
The mirror., 1911-07-13


The latest addition to our ex-
change list is volume 1, number 1 !,
OF The Gonvick, (Minn.) Banner.
The Banner makes its initial appear
ance in the newspaper world with
Mr.. I. A. eastman at the helm, and
judging from the neat and newsy
appearance of his paper we would
say that he is an old hand at the
business and that he will have little
trouble in firmly establishing it in a
he Id of usefulness. The Mirror
wishes the Banner bon voyage.
The mirror., 1911-07-13

MosT people have a tendency to
save tbs best things which come
their way to the last, or rather, post
pone their pleasures. They seem
like people who. having but an hour
to sleep, take fifty minutes to make
themselves nice, soft bed, instead
The mirror., 1911-07-13
Says Herr Limberger:

Tonight prings me vonce again
back to mine childhood days, When
a child at mothers knee. Mother
Oh how sweet dot name sounds to
us all.
Poys We hafe now blenty of dimes
to stop und dink. how We hafe made
our dear mothers suffer because We
hafe not lived de life dot dey taught
each und every Won of us in our
young day. If We done vat she
wanted us to do, We would not pc
where We are today. bnt where We
ought to be, und dot ISIS, mitt mother
the truest, t,noblest und de best frient
in dis pig world.
twill pc to late for us to make
her happy, for some day, no Won
knows ven, she will be nit God und
den poys iss ven We will miss her.
She vas suffering more today den
you or | for dis vot We haf done.
We vos all kind und goot to her ven
We vas home, also dot We would not
do someding to make her unhappy,
und how We would give our lives for
her at any dimes.
She does not want our lifes; all
she wants ISIS for her boys, her bapies
to be a man und live, a good honest
life, und by doing dot We will make
her happy in her old age.
Oh poys, could We not but see the
mothers dot vas alone tonight pray
ing for her poys to come home, SO
as she can kiss you vonce again, und
see her as she sits by de window
crying as if her poor heart would
preak.
Mother will be waiting for youI
und she will hafe her hearts desire
when she is able to clasp you in her
arms und den, only den is ven she
iss happy.
Had We (any Won of u.s. for Won
dimes to stop und dink vat
she has done for us. No. nv oollv
We vas too pussy dinking apout some
ding else where We vas going, or
vat We vas going to eat.
We donts hafe to worry apout
vhere We are going to sleep now, or
7hen and vat We vas going to eat.
No py golly, as our room und board
IS paid in advance for some years
Q come, und SO having holdings to
,orry apout in dot line, let us dink,
nod only to dink business) but
make up your mind dot you Will be
at mother wants you to be.
Would We go mitout nodding to {
at Won day to blease somebody
'h, no, We like our frients but We s
Ike some eats better yet. d
Veil poys, mother would starve in
rder dot We live und pc happy und /
The mirror., 1911-07-13

The tables or mortality show that
the lives of editors, compared with
other men are comparatively short.
They wear out before their time, as
if the only hope they have for a res
pite from their great troubles is an
early release from them.
The mirror., 1911-07-13

A PADDY domiciled here, says that
nothing can be aiser than to repale
the union of the United Kingdoms
OF Great Britain and Ireland. It is
only necessary" says he, to trans
pose two letters and they will be-
come united kingdoms at once. y
The mirror., 1911-07-13

The newspapers are the log-books
OF the age. They tell us at what
rate the world is running, we would
be unable to find our reckoning"
without them.
The mirror., 1911-07-13

RELIEVE misfortune quickly. A
man is like an egg-the longer he is
kept in hot water, the harder he is
when taken out.
The mirror., 1911-07-13

q A1ASne, VINO could never understand
why ! passed up fried chicken IN s
town Of one water plug and two.
saloons.
Yes, life on the road is one lcno
sweet dream; nothing to do but ride
/ from town to town and stop at pal
atial hotels, kept BY cultured gen :
tlemen who wear long hair, and
drive the mail wagon just for recrea-
tion, not because they need the mon-
ley.
1t may be true that some hotels
provide towels the size of postage
stamps and that the beds are slight
" uncomfortable, but it is no Joke to
be given thimble full Of water in !
cup, and be charged so cents for a
bath. The walters at these hotels
are all young and beautiful maidens.
pure and sweet, and when a guest
enters the dining room, at least three
rush to place you and take your or
der. They literally fall over one
another to comply with your wishes.
In two hours or more your order ia
placed before you smoking hot: it
got hot by friction with the air and
the red headed cook four blocks
away. who cooked between intervals
OF entertaining the rubes who called
for handouts.
Yes, [ like this quick short order
service. and brand as false the idea
that any little waitress was, or could
be sassy / never got black
look fromany of them when / asked
for milk instead of coffee. No sir.
never. And the hotel clerks! All
perfect gentlemen / assure. you.
Never have seen one slightly in
toxicated, nor asleep ON the hotel
counter, or billiard table. Never
have | failed to be called in time to
catch train, nor have / fled down
the main street "dishab lille" to see
the train disappearing round the
curve. This is al slander. nv
friends, base and unalloyed. Space
prevents any reference. to ticket
and station agents, baggage masters
and conductors; it is only necessary
to say that the new road man will
lind them perfect types of unselfish-
ness, ignorant of graft and living to
serve a grateful public.
A friend of the writer's who tray-
els for the largest dry goods house
in New York, explained his system
one Sunday afternoon, at the Hotel
Oliver, South Bend, Ind. He has
what he calls the law of Ascending
and Decending Returns" Today.
when he is hard up he eats at Sher-
rvs, when he's flush he eats at Childs'.
IN the road to economic, cheapens
md depresses you to the extent of
affecting your effort for sales.
cheap and dirty surroundings make
Desslmlstic surroundings. Five
cent cigars and stogies make hazy
IMAGES and dull perceptions. A
mans effort and capacity becomes
over or higher according to his sur
lie best is none too good for the
nan on the road. Did you ever
lotice that stingy man is usually
n inefficient man?
Did you ever think of the position
be retail shoe dealer finds himself
twice year? For several months
e receives almost daily visits from
alesmen who ask the favor of show
1g him the strongest line Of samples
e ever laid eyes on. He places an
rder, then later, cancels it because
'me other mans shoes are cheaper
nd better; this is the basis for what
called the 10 days latter or two
'eeks earlier" excuse, SO much in
ogue by road men.
"A hoe manufanfnrar Of