El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

Deming, n. NJ. Nay 3.-That the Bor-
derIand route is jumping into sudden
popularity with the transcontinental
touring parties is evidenced by the fact
tnaU within the last fiEe days there
nave Deen elSct such parties IN Dem
ing, all of which have been routed out
OF Demlug by the Deming Automobile
cluD over the BOrderland route. W L.
hammond, Of Aberdeen, Miss, passed
through Demlng from Phoenix, ArlZ-,
TO Aberdeen, Miss, Thursday. He re-
ports an excellent road from Mesa TO
LorusDurg, and an extra good road
from LordsbUrg to Deming. Under
direction of the Deming Automobile
club he left Deming for FL PasO over
the Borderland route L. Borenstine,
OF Silver City, and B. NJ. Price, of FL
Paso, passed through Deming on the
Borderland route, having made the run
from Ell Paso here in five hours. Mr.
ACQUIRE and son, Of Douglas, AriZ-,
were here a few days ago en- route
from Douglas to FL Paso and points be
yond. Louis LennOX and the Long
Bros, Of Roswell. y. NJ, passed through
Deming this week on the BOrderland
route for san Diego. They were routed
by way of Douglas by the Deming
Automobile club. These men report
TO Deming
c. H. Lester and son, R. A. Lester.
have arrived in Dem-ug, having made
the run from Phoenix TO Deming over
a
miles from the Adams hotel in PhOe-
nix to the pOstOffice In Deming in is
hours and five minutes, running time
an average of % Is miles per hour
There were stretches Of road, said Mr.
Lester, between Lowell and Douglas.
AriZ-, and between Lords burg and
Deming, n N. where so miles an hour
was made. The following are notes OF
the trip Phoenix to Florence. 0S
miles, three hours and five minutes
Florence Tucson bV the new state
road, 50 miles. running time two hours
and 50 minutes. The whole run from
Tucson to Douglas. 139 miles, required
five hours and 80 minutes. an average
speed Of 25-27 miles per hour. Doug
las to LOrdsburg, 99-2 miles, four hours
and 20 minutes. LOrdsburg to Demlng.
GOA miles, two hours and - minutes,
total distance from Douglas to Dem
ing is 1886 miles and was made in
six hours and 80 minutes Ar Lester
carried three passengers part or Ihe
time and two part Of the time Desloes
the driver Mr.. Lester IS an enthusiast
for the BOrderland route, and states
that when the work on the road which
Is now being iole IS completed. Z VIII
be easily possible for an ordinary car
to make the -r5o from FL Pasc TO IhOe-
nix at an average speed Of % miles an
hour.
A telegram was received yesterday
by Mr. Robinson from w H. Kelly, an
architect of PecOs, Texas, stating thaL
ne was leaving EtCOS IOE DtlA-A5 Win
car of household goods Mr. Kelly
viii make his home here.
l. l. Williamson and family Of Knox
county, Texas, have moved TO DemlnS
70 make their home
News of Death Received.
A telegram was received from Green
vile. Texas. stating that Mrs. J. f
Wright had died there She leaves a
number of children. as follows. Mrs
Albert Field, Deming, y NJ, Mrs
Henry Mann. OF Whitewater; Jess and
Luther Wright, Of Heber, Calf; Miss
Effie Wright. of Deming; Mrs. W s
Taylor. Dallas, Tex. Mrs W G. Strait,
Dallas Texas. Mrs. Kent Jesse. Green
FiIIe Texas and +. c. Wright Of Dem
Ing. who left here for Greenville to
attend the funeral Besides these chill
iren. Mrs. Wright leaves II grandchil-
dren.
]. Allen Ray. presiding elder Of this
district of the NJ F. church, held SER
vices here last night.
!. ". Gibson, OF GuadalaJara, Mexico,
is in Deming prospecting.
4 social dance was given at the /
Harvey house last night by Mrs l. NJ
Harrington to number Of friends
R. Y. Tidmore and Mr. Barron have
bought the interest of T. F. Hughes in
the Deming Tailoring W orks.
Bud Robinson, of Pencil, Texas, IL
prospecting here today
Work has started on the excava-
ton for the new extension Of the pres
ent postOffice building owned by J. A
NTahoney. It is to be 25x50 and built
of brick This extension was required
bv the pOstoffice. due to the immense
frcreasa of business in the last year.