El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-03
VAN HORN REUNION
ATTENDED BY MANY
Three Days Celebration
Held and Many Social
Features Provided.

Van Horn. Tex. Sept S.-The big
barbecue and old settlers reunion,
which is given annually here, lasted
two days and three nights; with pan
each night. The music was furnished
by the HSleta band, which IS cOnSlO-
cred among the best. Racing, ropl1g,
tournaments, ball game between Toy
an and Van Horn team and bronco
busting furnished amusement Tor one
day. People from all nearby towns
attended and all the ranch people from
Tar and near, Among those from a
distance were: Major FormWalt, OF
Grandbury; Mrs Charlie FOrmwalt, of
COLORADO City; Mrs George Grubbs, and
family, captain Gillette's two daugh-
tiers and son, OF Fort Davis.
Among the people registered at at
Commercial hotel during celebration
were Mr.. and Mrs. 4. h Bounds, Louise
Bounds, Mrs. e. Hall, Tulsa, Okla; Mrs.
w. a. LoOmis, Ell Paso, Tex Mr.. and
Mrs Ted Bean, ranch; Misses Gillette.
Ryan, Texas r. .. Leatherman and
wife, Kent; Will COalson, Adolph Ar
mold, VIII Dixon, Ira jackson, A Is.
lennon. and wife, Joe Duncan, Ruth
BillingSIey, Kiplen Crawford, Steamer
Billing, Toyah, Texas; Harry McFen,
Joe Evan, Chas. Shillings, Kent, Texas;
Hal McCarty, ranch; George Watson,
ranch; Amos NARROW, ranch; Roy Rice,
Mrs. DAFT LendOp, Mrs Jackson, Toyah;
Albert Tatum, Chester Norris, Kent;
W. II Maulden, Harry Moore, ii PasO;
Prince Love- Mr.. and Mrs. J ess MOsley,
Sierra Blanca; Arthur Williams, Alpine,
Texas; judge Dale W. y. Day, Ell Paso;
Guy Bounds, ranch; Luke Anderson,
Lobo, Texas; c. T. Hawker, Valentine;
Mr.. and Mrs. ShOepeck, LObO, Texas;
Dolph Williams, Harry Richburg, Pla-
teau, Texas.
Registered at the Central hotel were:
J. A. Hicks, BrOwnwoOd; NJ A
Gresham, Toyah, Texas; Verna Wells,
Big Springs; W. J. Haselwood, Okla
hOma City; Ernest McErOy, Wallace
Leatherman, Toyah, Texas; Tip Fra
ter, Sierra Blanca, S. L. brady, Ell
Paso; D. H. Butz and wife, Plateau;
Elwood ButZ, Mrs Perry Altman, Glen
Altman, Vera Altman, Alamogordo;
Wallace, FL PasO; Mrs Bird; Mrs.
Smith, OzOna, Texas; Miss Mary Sowell.
Stafford, Arizona
This is considered an Improvement
over all other entertainments given
in Van Horn.
One of the most noted visitors of
the reunion was major FramWalt OF
Grandbury, an old confederate veteran,
who is hale and hearty at the age OF
SO. He is the father of the well
known ranchmen, viii and John Form
walt. who are pioneers OF west Texas.
Among the most interesting horse
race during the celebration was the
sweepstakes, riders being boys under
II years old. Max Mitchell, Henry
SoWen, Wallace Durrell and Joe Gunter
Prude. Wallace Durren won first
money and Joe Gunter Prude second
money.
Miss Lillian Tatum of Kent. was
visiting the Misses Garren during the
school begins Tuesday. Ranch peo-
pie are moving 10 town for the school
term
Mrs. E. II. Bounds entertained with
house party. The guests were: Miss
Willie and Hattie Cloyd, Glenn Durren
and judge Espy-
visiting at the ranch home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Bean this week
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of Roswell.
\. NJ, were the guests of Mrs Buck
General manager Lockhart Of the
Van Horn Trading company, mas re-
turned from New York.
Mrs. Mcmillan and neice, Miss Alsup:
who have been visiting at the home OF
Mrs III. Hail, have returned to their
homes near san Antonio.
Miss Hattie ClOyd left Saturday ID
attend college at FIT Worth. Texas
Mrs. Bird, mother Of Mrs D. B.
Jackson, and also her aunt. Mrs. Smith
both of OZona, attended the celebra-
Miss Maud Rice, of odessa, is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Z. r. Silliman.
AR. and Mrs John Marine, from their
Eagle mountain ranch, were IN town
Mrs. Altman and daughter. Vera.
were here for the celebration Mrs.
Altman left for Las Cruces where she
will put her son, in the A and NJ. col
lege at Mesilla Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Graham, of PecOs,
were here during the celebration,
guests Of sheriff FeeIy's family.
The courthouse in course of cree
ton employs quite a lot of men, and
Van Horn is on a small boom The
recent rains all over the country give
this section OF the country an air OF
prosperity.
Miss Hattie Duncan has left for
Valley View to visit her grand parents,
and later viii go to Thorp's Springs,
where she viii attend the Christian
college the coming session
W. J. Raiza Is making preparations
to open up a machine shop in the Van
Horn Trading company warehouse
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Bean were in for
the reunion.
Rev. Mr.. Miller has moved in the
new Presbyterian manse which is COM
pleted.