El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-06
DEAD INDIAN is
FOUND BY HUNTER
Wildcats and Coyotes Are
Scarce Boone Brought
From California

Roswell n N, Dec. 6-While hunt
ing north of the bridge across the
PecOs at Hagerman, Ed. j. Feemst ter
found a dead indian. The officers were
not put on the trail nor has anyone
In the neighbOrhoOd been suspected
of murder for the indian had undOubt-
edly been dead for a long time. The
dust Of other bones lay near by. Be
side the body there were several pieces
Of indian pottery The grave was near
the river and it is thought the late
heavy winds uncovered it.
N. s Wright, IN charge Of the local
United States weather bureau station,
has received letters from his son. Fred
who is on the steamship Rainbow,
now cruising in Oriental waters at
Shanghai China, stating that he can
see the fighting
W NJ. Atkinson, chairman of the
Malaga Roswell good road organiza-
secretary, have called a meeting Of
this organization to meet in Carlsbad
about the 18th of this month. It is
the plan to build a good automobile
road between these two points, con-
Meeting with the intermediate towns
A. Keisling. a settler from near Salt
creek was In the city this week. He
brought in several wild cat and coyote
hides, TO secure the bounty which the
county pays. He says that these ami
mals have been very scarce In the Salt
creek neighbOrhOOd, but for the past
two weeks have been on the increase
on account OF the bringing in Of large
herds Of sheep.
Jim Boone was brought IN from
Los angeles, Cal. by deputy sheriff
Jim Johnson, and must answer to a
grand jury indictment charging him
Win the larceny OF a yearling heifer
Two years ago The discovery of the
stolen yearling was brought about nv
John Hall and Dutch Utterback. two
young. local lads in knee pants who
were hunting near SiX-Mile caves one
sunday afternoon when they acct
oenIallF went into the cave and found
fresh blood, tracks and part of the
moe OF heifer- The discovery looked
suspicious TO the boys who at once
reported the find to the sheriff's Of
Llee, VINO arrested John Hart and
Happy Jack Padgett Jim Boone
escaped Hart was sent to the peni-
Tertiary. but escaped and IS still at
large. Padgett Wasi convicted. attemDf-
ed TO escape, was intercepted. served
MS time and is now back at Roswell
Rio HOndO Commandery No
Knight Templars, has held It's annual
installation Of officers. Colonel ]. "
Wilson, superintendent Of the New
Mexico Military institute, and deputy
grand commander Of New Mexico. made
the installation Of the following Off
GERS Eminent commander. John II
Jenkins; generalissfmo Frank n
broWni captain general, Claude Hobbs;
prelate, ode White: senior warden.
j. Smith Lea; junior warden. Harry
White; treasurer. T. A Cahoon: rec-
order, ". ". Phillips; standard bearer.
Harper W Axtell; sword bearer. I,v-
man Sanders; warden, R. F. Ballard.
sentinel D. c. Pearson.
While out hunting near Dexter VI
n. Erwin, a real estate man Of this
city. shot slightly wounded and can
tured an eagle which measured az
lncnes from tip to tip. Tt viii be pre-
scented to the HAYNES park and nlsce5
IN g cage
The local Elk fraternity held its
annual lodge Of sorrow at the armorv
SUNDAY One hundred Elks were in
me me aFmory was crowded T NJ
O.Brien delivered the eulogy and ". q
Reid the grafton. -