El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-09
BEGIN A CAMPAIGN
FOR GREATER CLOVIS
Primary School Grades Are
Closed Because of
Scarlet Fever.

/ Clovis. n. NJ, April 9.-Clovis' Com
mercial club has revived its activity for
I a greater Clovis. A meeting has been
held at which an election was called for
I the election OF directors for the ensuing
term. At this meeting Prof. V. L. Crit
fintendere d his resignation as secretary
on account of MS duties with the pub
lie schools, and C. A. Clark was elected
to fill the vacancy. Mr. Clark viii de-
vote most of his time TO the work of the
Commercial club IN the future. One of
the first matters to be agitated is a new
high school building
The primary grades in the public
schools have been closed for several days
on account of a scarlet fever scare. There
are but two or three cases, but several
children were exposed, and the board
Of education thought it best to take this
precautiOn.
Chas. H. Keller was mere to visit his
sister. Airs. j. f. Lidington- Mr.. Keif,r
Is employed by the Santa Fe railroad
at Slaton, Tex.
II. c. Herby, chief clerk for the mas
ter mechanics office here. returned yes
terday from Topeka, Kan. where he
went TO attend an operation on MS
daughter, Miss Ethel Herby, for appen-
dicitis. The operation was performed
last Thursday and the young woman Is
doing well.
Dr.. J. B. Westerfield has returned
from professional visit to Oklahoma
City. The doctor reports Oklahoma to
be flooded with the heaviest rains for
many seasons.
Mrs. W. 3. Cramer received telegram
calling her to Enid, Okla to the bedside
OF her father, who is violently III, and
she LETT yesterday for that place.
Judge G. l. Reece, of Portales. has |
hanr7 linz
nectlon with court matters.
Mrs Groves and family are under /
quarautine this week on account of her /
year old daughter being III with scar |
let fever.
Bert Curless had a slight operation
performed Saturday for a Duss lorna
ton on one of his wrists, and is suffer 1
ing intensely as a result.
Easter Sunday was elaboratelv OBJ
served here by the various churches. At 4
the Baptist church the pastor. Rev. 8. II /
Galloway, delivered the annual sermon
to the Masonic fraternity. nearly loo
members of that order attending that
service in body. At the First Metho-
dist church the day was opened with
sunrise service which was attended by
more than 100 persons, and the remark
able feature OF 1t was that only two
persons entered the church after sun
rise, the people being in waiting for the
service at sunrise. This was followed bv
special services at the Sunday school +
hour by the Baraca and PhiIatbea
classes, at which Prof. J. N. Buckley.
principal of the high school. gave an ad-
dress. Rev. Mr. Downing. late of Las
Cruces, filled the pulpit at II o'clock bv
invitation of the pastor. At the Presbv-
terrain church the Sunday school rem
1ered an Easter program at the evening
hour and the house was taxed to its
capacity. At the Christian church the
Sunday school had charge of the nom
ng service. and rendered an Easter 5ro-
gram. AT the Catholic church the occs-
sion witnessed the opening of the beau
5iful new church lust completed. The
-egular Easter service was read bv Rev.
7r Edward LeaTy, the parish priest. and
special musical numbers were features I
IF the service. Otto Leibelt rendered
violin solo as the Offertory. and Ed
yard Hoering assisted the choir and sung
basso solo.
avery Turner Of the Santa Fe rail
Dad has sent in a voluntary assessment
.gainst his lines in Curry county OF
$4,000 It was thought the railroad
would likely contest their assessment. 1t
means a lower rate of taxation TO the
Whole county. and the lifting of a bur
en- off farmers who are struggling to
stablish homes for themselves and their
antilles.
Mrs. G. N. Bryan gave a dinner yes
ardav. having as her guests 80 young
len of the Baraea class of the Metho-
ist Sunday school, of which. she is the
ffieient teacher. A p pound turkey
raced the dining table as the central
TRACTION. Mrs. Bryan was assisted BY
Irs. ". F. SwaTtz and her daughter,
liss Evylen Hamilton.
A free for all Easter egg hunt was
iven by Mrs c. A Clark in the railroad
eserve in the south part Of the city.
he hunt was largely attended by both
Oung and old on foot, horseback. in
Iggies and automobiles