El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-09
IA Years Ago To-
- From The Herald OF Iau
= This Date 1898 Ooy

Four persons were arrested last
night by officer 6Schmidt for riding
blind bikes.
H H. Dulaney returned to the city
this morning, where he Will be WEI
coined by a host of friends.
J. s Reynolds was one of the pas
sengers on the nOrthbOund Santa te
this morning for Las Vegas
Lorion Miller, secretary of the New
Mexico bureau o. immigration, came
in last evening from Deming-
The reception and ball rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Mckinley at Chopin nan
Saturday night was a success
Geo. Barrett returned over the T 2
this morning and denies having fallen
from the 7. P excursion train last
Thursday.
rived on the southbOund Santa Fe.
from Socorro. and will spend several
days in the city
c H. Payne and wife, of New York
came in today from the west and are
stopping a the PiersOn prior TO. con-
tinuing their journey east
I. r. Blacker today decided to J. Z:
Jones. in consideration of $500, half OF
a certain parcel OF land in the south-
western part Of the county contain
ing about 20 acres.
Can't Lee arrived yesterday AFTER
noon from Deming, where he went TO
attend the New Mexico convention
The captain left this morning on the
Santa Fe for a run up the valley
This morning at nine o'clock Rev
Mr.. French officiating Russel va
ters of Don Ana, n NJ, was mar
ried to Miss Belle Neal of this city.
The bride and groom left on the san
ia Fe for Las Cruces
The little daughter of Mr. Solomon
Schultz had a narrow escape last
riding a tandem at rather fast rate
of speed ran into her when she was
riding on Myrtle avenue.
The Southwestern Telegraph & Tele-
phone company is making extensive
improvements. The force OF men VINO
are busy on the main streets Of the
town are putting up large lead cables
which viii run into the central oI1lce-
Gov Ahumada and a large party
came up from Chihuahua on Satur-
day nights Central and were met at
the depot by a quite large crowd
of prominent officials in Juarez- There
was a small reception rendered the
governor at the club, at which the
Juarez band serenaded him
As soon as the council adjourned as
a council this morning they met as a
board of appeals to hear the kicks
which the taxpayers thought they
were entitled to because of the board
of equalization thinking the other
way. lnere are SOmeluluB over OSu
of these kickers who Will come IN to
this board with their tale Of woe to
tell.
Yesterday afternoon about four
o'clock the police and people on san
Antonio street were startled by the
loud report of three pistol shots IN
quick succession. Everyone in TIE
neighbOrhOod rushed to the corner.
only to find that the reports were
caused by some of the proceedings IN
the initiating of some railroad con-
ductOr into the mysteries of the order.
At 10 o'clock this morning the city
council met in special session for the
consideration for the plans for the
new Jail and fire department building
Mayor Magoffin and all aldermen
were present except alderman Scott
at roll call. Alderman McDuffle rec
commended that the plans of Messrs.
MaydeH and McClintOck be accepted,
and also recommended that the shed
or feed room be widened five feet
The council then notified the clerk
to advertise for bids to erect the
building.