El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-21
TWO INJURED IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Mrs. J. S. Quisenberry and
Two Daughters Thrown
From Buggy.

Las Cruces. n. NJ, March 21.-AIrs.
J. S. Quisenberry was painfully in
jured and her daughter, Annie. aged
16, was seriously injured, while an
other daughter, Florence, age Il. es-
capped without injury, when a horse
driven by Mrs. Quisenberry became
frightened. ran away and threw the
occupants Of the vehicle to the ground.
Mrs. Quisenberry, although badly
bruised and stunned, managed II get
to a nearby telephone and summoned
a physician and a passing automobile
picked up the injured girl and she was
carried TO her home, where it was
found she had sustained a broken col
lar bone and probably had been in
ternaly injured. The wheels OF the
buggy had passed over her head and
she was st1u unconscious when her
home was reached.
Mr.. Quisenberry was phoned for at
the ranch of Joe Taylor, on the north
of town, where he was attending to
some business matters. 1t is cons1d-
cred miraculous that Florence Quisen-
berry escaped without a scratch, while
her sisters condition is critical, ana
the mother though badly hurt, raj
lied long enough 10 get help.
The Talavera family, of chihuahua,
are refugees here from revolutionary
troubles in Mexico, and are at the no
tel until they can obtain a suitable
house to move into. The family con-
sists of Juan Talavera and Misses Rey-
nadia and Maragarita TalaVera. They
viii remain in this country till peace
is restored.
John ]. Cole, of Albuquerque, n. NJ,
is in the city on business.
Miss Eide Tate is the pOssessor Of
Land office Notes.
The following business was done at
the United States land office at this
nj
Homestead Entries: Clarence J. Pugh.
Deming, \. NJ, s. W 4 Sec 49, L
% S, r 10 W. Willis ShellhOrn, Glen
L Sec. "a, T. II s. r. 20 ". Jesse Il
Dickson, Lampasas, Tex, n. i, 4 Sec
9, T. % S, r. Z W.
Desert Land Entries; BeTn9dette
McDonOugh. Deming, y; NJ, S. Z 4
Sec. II, I. % ), r. ".
W W. Stilson. of FL Paso, is spend
ing the day in Las Cruces
MI and Mrs. J. \. Stafford, OF LORDS
burg. y NJ. are here for a stay Of a
few days in the valley.
R H. Sims. receiver of the United
States land office, has returned from a
business trip to the state capital
Connecting Phone System.
The construction crew of the Noun
tain states Telephone company is con
Meeting the new phone system Win
the offices and business houses. Inc
old stvle phones will be replaced with
modern automatic ones at very carry
date ana the new switch board in the
office on Griggs street will be In COM
mission
Red fire plugs are new decora--
ton on Main street. and the old dread
OF Sire is beginning TO give way to a
feeling of security backed by the
knowledge that Las Cruces Is soon 70
have a modern water system with
plenty OF water and plenty Of pressure
to protect the town
Treasurer's Report.
The county treasurer has issued ms
report for the month of February, 1912,
showing a total appOrtiOnment Of S5S'-
1852 from taxes. OF this amount there
is now available in the bank the sum
of S4OI66S1. and due from the former
treasurer S19,1392A The county has
available for road Improvement on the
Canine Real the sum Of S1444-22, which
will help very materially in the work
of putting a rock surface on the road
south Of Mesilla Park There IS also
s111127 available for bridges and with
the agitation for q bridge across the
river at Pecacho. this sum could wei
be applied on bridge at that point.