El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
DEMOCRATS OF HALE
COUNTY CONVENE
Elect Delegates to State, Ju-
dicial and Representa-
tive Conventions.

PIainview? Tex. Aug. 13.-The Hale
J county Democratic convention chose
the following delegates to the state
| convention: A. L Anderson, J. NJ. Ad-
ans, r. W. Lemond, L. S. Kinder, r
n. Euerd, R. P. Smyth. r. B. Long
mire. To the representative conven-
ton: H c. Randolph, Y. w. Holmes,
R. W. Lemond, T. J. Tilson, L c. Perry.
To the judicial convention: Chas.
Clements, W. w. Laney, Y NJ. Holmes.
To the supreme judicial convention:
L. S. Kinder, +. c Joiner, Y. ".
Holmes, and J. o. Bailey.
The district court is in session The
civil docket is rather large, but the
criminal docket is even lighter than
usual District Judge kinder IS pre-
siding.
At the convention of the Panhandle
Bankers association in Plainview,
August IS, IA and Is, Col. Henry Exall,
president of the Texas Industrial con-
gress, win address the convention on
the subject of Better Soil Cultural
Methods" More than so Hale county
farmers are in the big yield contest
that is under the auspices of the Texas
Industrial congress.
The meeting at the First Baptist
church, under the charge Of EYange-
list Finney and Singer Hiett, closed
after two weeks of services. There
were 60 persons reclaimed or converted,
40 of whom are awaiting baptism.
a deal was contaminated this week
whereby the Southwestern Telephone
company became the owner of the en-
tire system Of the Northwest Texas
Telephone company The consideration
was SIO1, 900. The exchange Will
probably be made about october 1. The
old company had undertaken extensive
improvements at PlainvieW-the cree
ton of a new brick exchange build
ing, the installation of a flash light
system, etc.-Which plans, it it report
ed, the new owners will carry out
Plainview has been endorsed by the
South Plains I. o. o. F. association, in
convention at Lubbock for the site of
the new Odd Fellows Widows and Or
phanS' home, which is to be located at
an early date. Plainview had already
been endorsed by the Panhandle Odd
Fellows association
At a meeting of the city council last
week the resignation of R a. Long
as alderman was accepted, and later
the election returns were canvaSsed and
H. ". Harrel was declared elected to
Watson showed that the taxable valu-
alton of PlainvieW is S2,242, 600, of S4O,-
900 more than last year. An ordinance
was passed levying the tax for the
coming year as follows: General fund,
25 cents on the 500 valuation street
fund, Is cents; interest and sinking
fund, cents
Prof. Jones Mercer, Of Bowling Green,
KY, has arrived to take up his duties
as principal of the commercial depart
ment OF Wayland Baptist college.
Judge F. P. Powell has bought the
G. A London residence and will move
into same shortly. Attorney Otis
TruloVe will also move here at once
He has eight sections of land west of
town which he will also look after
Both families are from Amarillo.
The first county convention of the
Socialist party of Texas to be held in
Hale county convened at PIainview
Saturday, with every voting precinct
in the county represented. Resolutions
were adopted endorsing the national
and state platforms of the Socialist
party.