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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
HERE IS THE FINEST KIND OF A
PROPOSVTTON

HERE IS THE FINEST KIND OF 4
PROPOSITION.
for a cOnsumptive. or anyone that dc
sires to live in small town and make
a good living sure with .ittlc work. II
New Mexico. not so miles from Fl Pas0,
we have town block of acres all in
alfalfa and fruit; over 100 fruit trees,
70 stands of bees. $50 chickens. fine
garden, large room house nicely fur
nished. The postoffice, which pays
1925 per year goes with it. There are
many other interesting facts that can
be told not advertised. Price s25O0.
$500 cash. balance terms. Do not an
swer unless you mean business
Ask Hodge Realty CO..
202 Roberts-Banner Bldg.
Phone SIS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
EAST Ell PASO LOT.
RarEaSu-

II you really want to buy some of the
prettiest, south front lots on the east
side let US show you the we have
close to the new school; can divide
them; level as a floor. overlooking the
valley; the houses built on each side
of these lots are bull on great big
lots, thus giving extra wide space be-
tween the houses and these lots. Think
Of the price. $3.50 each. Be quick.
Forced sale.
MayfieId Realty Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
WOOL
st. Louis Wool.

st. Louis, No, Aug. wool steady
Territory and western mediums, goa
24c; fine mediums, $50 zoe; fine, Is
G1Tc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

TELEPHONE COMPLAINTS EARLY.
Subscribers falling to get The Her
aid promptly should call at the office
or telephone No. 2OsO before $3.50 p. m.
All complaints viii receive prompt
attention
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
Answers to Herald Ads

The following list Of uncalled for
answers 10 Herald Want ADVERTISE
ments are now being held for delivery
at The Herald business office:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
Lodge Notices

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Ell PASO LODGE NO. $50. A. r. & A. II
q Regular meetings 1st and Srd
Wednesdays Of each month
No. W. W. Evans. ". n
~ l. E Giliett. Secretary.
Masonic Relief Board. los Mesa Ave:
hours 10 a. m to u IN.
Z. E. RyAN'S DANCING ACADEMY at
the F B. hall Social dance every
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
Current SmeIte< Quotations.
ri PaSO SmeIteFH

Bar silver 30 3
Copper (Wire bars) ...-........ 1850
Copper Cathode Gets per Id 80 -$17-SI5
Lead IN Y. sales prices) 1880 $3.50
Lead (London) f19, sf,d6
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

FOREIGN BUSINESS OFFICES
The John Budd Co.. Brunswick
Building, New York; Tribune Building,
Chicago, III, and Chemical Building.
St Louis, No.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

SEE CREEL
For high class resident
property at bargain prices.
sSOO0-9 T. resid. ror days, $500
S760O-7 T. resid. for days, $500
Owner must have money.
ROOMING HOUSES.
9 R. r. house. ...S $50
r. R house. .....S 400
II R R house .-...S $50
19 r. r. house. $1,000
For sale saloons, , gro
Gerry stores. restaurants.
cigar store
h. b. CreeI & Co..
RoOming House Specialists.
Phone 1872 216 Mills St.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

BUY A BUNGALOW HOME.
We have only two left. will be COM
pleted in a very short while. Let US
finish il to suit you. The price IS
right
Mayfield Realty Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

SEE THIS AND YOU WILL
BUY 1T.
4 room white brick cottage
near Washington Park.
We can fit your eye
II you want a residence.
rooming house. valley or
grazing lands.
If you want to trade
Residence for valley land
or valley land for residence
we have about a dozen Of
each to trade. Always see
US before you make
deal, and VIII save you
money.
+. p. Com. & Realty
Exchange Brokers.
4o1 Mesa Ave. Phone 1850.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
NEW YORK LISTED
STOCKS

(By Special Wire to The Herald from
L. J. Overlook, Bisbee. Ariz.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
Fnr Sala-Furniture

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FOR ICE BOXES, large or small, and
refrigerators of every description see
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

Noter Coolers,
Laurie. Hardware Co. SOC Mills st.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

EOR SALE-Very cheap, dresser, sew
ing machine, bed and springs. 20 ".
san Antonio St. Auto phone 1853
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

FOR SALE-A good refrigerator, 100
pounds capacity; an ice saver Fred
c. Knollenberg. 1890 Ohio Ave. Phone
22I4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

BEAUTIFUL BLISS ST. SITE.
81 y feet, south front. on BIS street,
,lOse to car line and level; SGice S525.
Prettiest lots in the street. Be quick.
MayfieId Realty Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

L. P. ROBB, As Roberts Banner Bldg.
Bell 1850.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
TO REPAIR CITY'S TELEPHONE LINES

To the electric light committee the
council at its meeting Friday night
assigned the duty of putting In shape
the city's telephone lines to the
pumping stations east Of town. The
fact that the one to the gas pumping
station was out of commission was
reported by chairman Freeman OF
the gas committee. Mayor Beach
told of the report that the city had
no phone communication with the
water pumping station. The electric
light department does not yet own
a horse and wagon as chairman Filson
reported that the purchasing commit
tee had been unable to locate a horse
nj the desired strength and cheapness.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
MANY ATTENDED GEAR FUNERAL

G. e. Eklund aud e. e. wilkins at
tended the funeral services Of VIM.
Gear Sunday afternoon which were
conducted at the High Prairie church
west of Villas by Rev. Alva Mason OF
the Christian church Of Altoona. In
addition to Mr.. Gears daughters
from lola and Parsons friends were
present for the funeral from Gales
burg, Shaw, Altoona and Benedict
and inm the Villas neighborhood.
Mr.. Gear had been a member Of the
Christian church organization at the
Mound Spring school house near his
home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READIMG

An ordinance was introduced on
first reading at the Friday night
meeting of the council which
designates the direction and
character of construction of a
main sewer proposed for the north
part of the city. Chairman Fllson
of the waterworks and sewer com
mittee explained that the ordinance
was the old one that had been
passed by a former council but
which had never taken effect be-
cause action was held up at the
time because of shortage in the
city water supply. The unsewered
condition of much of the north
part of Chanute was recently called
to the councils attention by ]. F.
Seaver'and his request referred to
the sewers committee.
A faint echo of former conflict
was heard in the city hall when
councilman Bideau asked that an
ordinance in the hands of the clerk
to change the name of Durham
avenue to North Western..avenue be
placed on first reading. Upon
motion of Nation and Hedeen the
ordinance was referred to the law
and ordinance committee.
A protest against macadamizing
South Lafayette avenue which was
signed by al persons was in posses
sion of the city clerk and was read
by him. II was referred to the
streets and alleys committee upon
motion of Bideau and Nation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
ESTIMATES COST OF BOOKS

Superintendent J. F. Hughes to-
day sent to state superintendent
Fairchild at Topeka some interest
ing estimates of the cost of school
books and supplies to the students
of Chanute as part of state wide
estimate which Mr.. Falrchild is
making at the request Of Governor
Stubs. Knowing the number OF
pupils in the different schools and
the text books required for each
grade Professor Hughes is able to
estimate quite closely the value OF
the books now in use. With a
liberal estimate for the cost of the
supplies also in use he puts the
total for books and accessories at
$4,000.
The above figure is for the pre-
sent value of the books and an
estimate of the cost to each student
for the year is more difficult. After
taking into consideration the prob
able number of books which are be-
queathed from older to younger
children Professor Hughes estimates
that about half of the books and
supplies In use are purchased new
each year. Of the estimate of
$4,000 the proportion for the 24o
students of the high school is $1,000
as they have the more expensive
texts to buy. Thus the average ex-
pense each year for the approxi-
mately 1000 pupils in the school is
placed at 81. Professor Hughes
will await with interest compar-
ison between his estimates and
those of other superintendent of
Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
MRS. DYER INJURED BY FALL

Mrs Thos. Dyer was painfully
injured about a O'Clock Monday
afternoon from falling on the icy
sidewalk on South Highland as she
was returning home from doing a
little shopping. Two men who
were passing assisted her into the
home of Mrs. G.. H. Brooks at IIa
South Highland. A cab was called
and Mrs. Dyer was assisted to reach
it and was driven to her home at
SIG South Evergreen where her
neighbors gave her further help.
The physicians who were called
stated this morning. that the hip
was not fractured but that Mrs.
Dyer had sustained severe bruises.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
PROF. BOWEN HERE JANUARY II

D. M. Bowen head of the peda-
gogical work at the State Normal
Training School at Pittsburg will
speak to the teachers of Chanute on
Saturday morning January 81. Pro-
fessor Bowen is one of the educators
who was secured for the series Of
talks this winter to the school
teachers of Parsons, Independence
and Chanute. The date when he
would be here was learned this
morning by Superintendent Hughes
by a postal from Superintendent
Risdon of Independence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
Park Proposition
Almost Defeated
Majority Of "a Votes Favored
Issuing Bonds for Pur-
chase of Sites.

The proposition submitted to the
people of Chanute to vote bonds to
the amount of $25ooo for the pur
chase and improvement of two park
sites carried in Wednesdays cleo
ton by the small majority of "a
votes in a total of 1914 ballots cast.
The Second and Third wards and
the second precinct of the Fourth
ward voted against the proposition
but their combined majorities were
unable to overcome the favorable
vote from the First ward and the
first precinct of the Fourth ward,
the latter returning a majority of
I22 In favor of the bonds.
The First ward vote was I24
votes for and So votes against the
bonds being 10 per cent favorable
vote. The Second ward cast Io4
votes for and 1873 votes against the
proposition thus giving an unfavor
able majority of "a votes. A .frac-
ton over ssh 20 of the ballots were
favorable to the park bonds. In
the Third ward a majority of IS
votes against the proposition were
cast as there were ia votes for and
100 votes against the bond issue.
Thus the favorable vote in the
Third ward was just 37H per cent of
its total vote. The first precinct in
the Fourth ward gave 233 votes for
and III votes against the prop
osltion, making almost 67A per
cent of its total vote favorable to
issuing the bonds. The second
precinct of the Fourth ward cast a
majority of 10 votes against the
bonds. Its favorable percentage
was trife less than As.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
Phone 828, Street No. Ill w. Main
Council Will Seek
Low Rate for Bonds
Counci1rnen Believe Issues fer
Parks Car. be Sold at
4 - Per Cent.

The majority in favor of issuing
bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
purchasing park sites was 23 votes &C
cordingto the official figures and can
vassed by the council Friday evening
in their meeting held for that purpose.
Mayor Beach thereupon officially
declared that the proposition was
carried by the vote of the citizens
of Chanute. The change from the
majority previously reported was
by reason of the official returns CIV
ing an additional negative vote in
the Second ward where the majority
against the bend issue was there
fore IS votes.
Councilman Nation as chairman
of the finances committee spoke of
the communications that the city
clerk was receiving from persons
who wished to purchase part or
all Of the bond issue. A motion
offered by him and seconded by
Hedeen was carried to the effect
that the clerk be instructed to ask
these persons 10 promptly submit
their best bidson the bonds which
will be written for a 20 year term
with an option for the city 10 pay
after 10 years. Mayor Beach re-
ported having received phone
message from Kansas City com.
pany wishing to purchase the bonds
at S per cent rate. The mayors
belief that sale could be secured
from some source at "A Ia per
cent rate was Held also by several of
the councilmen. Johnson stated
that some of the owners of the park
sites were willing to accept S per
cent bonds In payment forthe tracts
but that he too believed they could
be sold on a 4 IL per cent basis.
Upon request of Bideau the op.
ton for the purchase of the fair
grounds was read. His motion was
carried that the owners of the four
properties which the council has
now been authorized to purchase
should be requested to furnish the
city as soon as possible with alb.
stracts to the tracts brought up to
date.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
MODERN WOODMEN INSTALLED OFFICERS

The Modern Woodmen' and the
Royal Neighbors met Monday for the
installation of the officers elected
early In December for the ensuing
year, A literary and musical pro-
gram was also given. The Modern
Woodmen officers are as follows:
Consul DR.. G. H. McWhirt, advisor
G. M. Brobst, clerk F. S. Wilson
banker Ovid Elliott, escort Ben Ecord,
watchman Harry Sawyer, sentry Fl.
M. Downing and member Of the board
Of managers j. II. Rumble. The
physicians are Doctors W. K. Mathis,
j. n. Light, ]. B. Edwards, M. A.
Duncan, ], W. Barker, A. M. Davis,
T. R. Hickey, G. II. Brown, Price
and 1. C. Somers.
The officers installed by the Royal
Neighbors were: Oracle Mrs. Millie
Long, past oracle Mrs. Rose Stacey,
vice oracle Mrs Lizzie Kimbrough,
chancellor Mrs. Fannie Smith, re-
corder Mrs. j. Alcock, receiver Mrs.
Mary Lincoln, Marshal Mrs. Lee
Finch, inner sentinel Mrs. Mary
Turner, outer sentinel Mrs. Laura
Pegg, manager Mrs. Lizzie Trammell,
physicians Doctors j. W. Barker, G.
81. Brown and A. M. Davis. The
installing officers we're Mrs. Lizzie
Kimbrough past oracle, Mrs. Blanche
Webber ceremonial marshal,
Mesdames Grace Wood and Helma
Heller marshals for the evening.
Mrs, Winnie Campbell is press secre-
tary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
TORCH STARTED A FIRE

A plumber who was thawing out a
flow pipe by the use Of a gasoline
torch started blaze in the PARTITION
at the home Of M. N. Wells at zoe
South Central about 2;sO Friday
afternoon. A prompt notification
brought the fire department to the
house. The hose was not used how
ever as chief McLane was able to put
out the fire by dashing pan Of
water on it after knocking of a few
laths In the wall
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19

VIM. Gear pioneer in the Villas
neighborhood was found dead Fri
day afternoon from the effects of gas
asphyxiation at the home of his
youngest son Orval who lives mile
and half south and a mile west of
Villas. Mr.. Gear who was past 10
years old has made his home with
his son for number of years since
the death of his wife. He was
alone in the house at the time he
was overcome by the gas fumes as
his son and family were away from
the farm.
Orval Gear had expected his
father to meet him at Villas on his
return and was fearful of accident
when the old gentleman was not
waiting for him at the station yes
terday afternoon. In company with
Peter Hanson, neighbor, he
entered his home only to find his
father sitting dead in his chair be-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
Meters Mysterious
To Gas Committee
CounciImen Are Yet Unable
to Explain Difference in
Meter Readings.

A loss of 80 percent in the
volume of gas received by the city
according to the different readings
of the two meters at either end of
d. H. Fishers southwest line was
reported to the council Friday
night by chairman Freeman of the
gas committee. "We would like to
have the council instruct the COM
mittee on how to proceed to solve
the mystery" said Freeman, "one
or the other of the meters is wrong
or possibly both. We figure that
there was loss of over $4,000, 900
cubic feet in December and that
the gas really cost the city 8 cents
instead of 6 Ia cents per thousand"
Johnson who is a member of the
gas committee said that at present
it seemed simply to be question
which meter could outguess the
other as to the amount of gas the
city was receiving through this line.
He explained that the committee
had planned to send out a man
over the line to thoroughly invssti-
gate the situation but that the
severe weather had delayed action.
Nation offered the committee no
suggestions but moved that it be
instructed to keep working at the
problem for the rest of the month.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
Store Wall Paper House. Barn and Carriage Paints Phon
Prominent Wilson County Pioneer Found
Dead from Gas Fumes at Sons Home.

fore the fire where he had been read
ing. The gas fumes were yet so
strong that the men were almost
overcome when they stepped into
the room. The stove was red hot
from the fire but the hue was found
to be stopped up, full of ice evil
dently formed before Mr.. Gear,
senior had started the fire. Thus
the fumes had been turned back
into the close room.
Besides the son with whom he
lived Mr.. Gear is survived by ohm
and Homer Gear, sons who also
live in the neighborhood. Mrs.
Ella Pefey of lola and Mrs. John
Toomey of Parsons are daughters.
He was highly respected by all who
knew him. The funeral services
were held at 2 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon at the High Prairie church
three miles west of the Gear home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
new OFFICERS FOR DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Pittsburg will be the meeting place
for the Southeast Kansas Dental
Association next year and the dates
will he the same as this year January
Is and 16. The officers elected by the
dentists before they adjourned this
morning were as follows: President,
A. d. Lucas, Parsons; vice president,
H. L. Mcwhirt of Pittsburg; DR.. E.
c, Glass of Independence was reelected
secretary and treasurer. The other
officers are appointed by the execu-
tive board.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF MRS. BAKER

Mrs. L. M. KeefauvOr received a
telegram Friday morning from Paola
announcing the death Of her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Baker at her home on
a farm near that city. Mrs. Baker
was IS years old at the time Of her
death. She is survived by children.
Among her grandchildren are j. H.
Dorsey and Mrs. @. S, Henry of Cha
mute. Mrs. Baker visited here for
three months about two years ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
KELLY BABY BURIED SUNDAY

The funeral services for Vincent K.
Kelley, the two months old boy OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Kelley, we're held
at their home I424 South Santa Fe at
2:3O Sunday afternoon. The baby
had been sick only a day being taken
with d chill Friday from which he
died Saturday morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
MADE INTERESTING TALK TO MEN

That men were more generally
coming to recognize that religion is
essential to their largest activity was
emphasized by Evangelist Putnam
at the beginning of his talk to men at
the Christian church Sunday after
noon. He then spoke of the way
in which Christ spoke to men>when
He was on earth, telling particularly
of His meeting with Zaccheus and
the results in the latter's life.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-19
DENTAL ASSOCIATION

An interesting and profitable an
nual meeting of the Southeastern
Kansas Dental Association was
concluded when the last session was
closed on Tuesday. Many of the
dentists wished to return home on
the afternoon trains and the morn
ing session was held until about
O'Clock in order to give as. much
time as possible for the clinics. AS
most of the visitors arrived on the
Monday afternoon trains the pro-
gram did not entirely get under way
until about 2:3o Monday afternoon.
The sessions were held in Lapham's
hall and banquet was served at the
Manhattan at 1890 Mon. night for
the local and visiting dentists. DR..
w. E. Cutler, president of the asso-
citation this year was assisted on the
local committee work by Doctors
B. E. Livingston, J. E Shoemaker
and A. E. Upton.
In the presidents address Monday
afternoon Doctor Cutler spoke of
the benefits to be derived from the as
sociating together of profession
al men and of the value of the an
nual gatherings. In the discussion
which Immediately followed and on
later occasions the visitors ex-
pressed their appreciation of the re-
marks. Doctor Cutler is mem
Der of the state association and at
tends its meetings regularly but this
is the first time he has publicly ad-
dressed a gathering of dentists.
His associates were therefore spec
tally gratified at his success.
Following the presidents address
was a discussion of nitrous oxide
and oxygen by DR.. G. S. Moffatt of
Pittsburg. DR.. A. E. Martin of
Coffeyville reported on Backing
Facings" and he was followed on
the program by DR.. H. L. McWhirt
of Pittsburg who is brother of DR..
C. H. McWhirt of this city. DR..
E. C. Glass of Independence then
gave demonstration of a cast pin
for a crown. DR.. G. R. White of
Parsons conducted a clinic on
bridge work. DR.. A. D. Lucas al
so of Parsons had table clinic on
the restoration of broken root.
The evening address was a lecture
on Oral Hygiene by DR.. DR.. c. A.
Martin of Winfield illustrated with
stereopticon slides. Teachers, men,
bers of the school and library boards
and other professional men of the
city had been invited to hear it.