El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-27
VIII Elect 14e Legislators.
REALTY DEALS ARE
MADE AT SANDERSON
Waterworks System Is In
spected and Found in
Excellent Shape.

Sanderson, Texas, July Z7.-Dr. S. B.
Hudson has sold his brick building To-
Gated on the corner of First and Oak
streets, and at present occupied by the
SanderSon Drug company, to J. W
I Happle. DR.. Hudson also sold three
rent houses to Dr. f W. Reeve. He eX-
poets to leave here shortly.
A bee cave containing several hun
dred pounds of wild honey was found
on the Kicth ranch, about 80 miles west
of Sanderson this week by A B. Dyer.
| The honey was as fine in flavor as the
domestic product The cave was in
the side of a mountain and was large
enough for a man TO walk into for sew
eral feet.
Dr. S B. Hudson. county health Of
ficer, made an inspection of the water
works system here this week and re-
ported that it is in an excellent sani-
tary condition. The reservoir from
which the towns supply goes into the
pipes is covered so that 1t is lmpOS-
sible for insects or any kind of vermin
to get into the water and cOntaminate
it, though an air cupOla is provided,
but this is protected by wire screen
DR.. F. W. Reeve and W D. Hunter
went to Alpine this week to see the in
itial run of the Rio Grande Wax COM
pany. They returned with a sample Of
the wax and say that the factory is in
fine shape. Several hundred tons of
the candelilla, from which the wax IS
manufactured is on hand a t the factory.
The apacity of the factory is 20 tons
of weed per day.
Several big tanks on the Paxton
ranch. located in the western portion
of this county and the eastern portion
of Pecos, were filled during the big
rain a few days ago. The rain that
filled these tanks was very freakish,
the country covered being only a few
miles wide, by over 100 miles long, eX
tending from the head of Big Canyon
draw to it's mouth on the Pecos river
Joe Wolff, who was injured four
months ago by being run over by a
mule, has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to his work as superintendent of
the road gang. He has force OF men
working the road about % miles north
of town.
G. s. Waid of FL Paso, superintendent
of this division Of the G. H, was here
a couple of days this week. His visit
here was in connection with the es-
Establishment of the machine shops at
this point.
at the Anderson ranch a few days ago
by slipping and falling on a cement
floor. He is getting along nicely at
present.
lean of this place, has gone to the
CITY of Mexico on visit to president
Francisco L Madero-
Gus Collins has announced as can
didate for constable of precinct No. l.
This is the only office in this county in
which there is a contest, there being
three out for this office, as follows:
Joe Wolff, Frank Tessmann and Gus
Collins No primaries for county Of
fices were held in this county. all the
county officers running on the indie
pendent ticket.
A watermelon feast was enjoyed by
the members of the Christian Endeavor
at the suburban home of Mr.. and Mrs
S. c. Bodkin, at the conclusion of the
literary program
Ms. F. r. Hankamer, of Orange,
Texas, is here on a visit to the fam
lily Of c. J. Hankamer.
J. =. Armstrong has gone TO San An
tonic on business.
NJ p. Glasscock and family have re-
turned from q pleasant visit to rela-
tives at Sonora.
Mrs. A. c. Murray has gone to Nacog-
doches, Texas, on a visit to relatives
Mrs A. G. Pruitt has arrived from
Uvalde to join her husband, who was
recently employed by the G. H, as
brakeman on the west END
Charley Gillespie. of FL Paso. is here
and working on the engineers extra
list
H s Sims, brakeman on the west
end. has gone to FL Paso to visit his
wife.
Mrs. D. L Anderson and little daugh-
ter, Ella Mac, has gone to Bracket
on a visit to relatives.
". T. Hope has returned from
prospecting trip to Douglas, Ariz.
c. L Davis. formerly night yardmas-
ter at this place, is at Ell Paso in search
OF employment.