El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-05
FL PASO ELKS MAY
OPEN VALLEY FAIR
Dona Ana County Commits
sioners Want to Build
More Bridges.

Las, Cruces, N NJ, Sept Sat
special meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Mesilla Fair association,
the invitation was extended the local
order of Elks to have the honor OF
opening the Second MeSilla Valley Fair
entertainment on the evening of We'd
neSday, September 70, with musical
After discussing the matter it was
decided by the committee of the local
lodge to ask the Ell Paso Elks to put
on the entertainment on this occasion,
and the Fair association has accord
ingly reserved the main auditorium of
the armory for this event
In the district court, Jose Jorda
and Console Dezia, accused of destroy
ing the Sam Bean building by the use
of explosives, were arra1gned- 1t was
necessary to draw a special Venlre to
secure jury. The selection OF the jury
will be taken up at once and may take
several days. The county commission
ers have been in session for two days.
The subject Of rebuilding the bridges
at Mesquite and Anthony was consid-
cred and the opening Of bids for the
work occupied part OF the time After
the bids were opened it was found that
the whole authority for repairing
roads, building bridges and, in fact, all
matters in connection with the public
roads of the county would pass out or
the control Of the county commission
ers on September Z, and the district at
torney rendered a decision that the
county commissioners would not be
authorized to execute contract for
these bridges at this time without the
authority of the state highway commits
sion. The rapid advance in the price
of all materials that will go into the
construction of the bridge, makes this
delay particularly Objectionable, and
the commissioners are doing all in their
power to secure the authorization for
closing the contract at the low bid
which was submitted
The heavy rains that have occurred
to the east(Of the valley on the mesa
lands and along the foot of the Organ
mountains caused the flooding OF much
of the land east OF the Alameda 70 me lts
north of town as well as completely
putting the paseO to the south OF town
out of commission The question OF
handling the flood waters from these
arroyOs is one that is being taken up
by the Fibab club
Repairs on the Borderland route
through San Augustine pass are being
made BY W W. Cox county treasurer
and collector, who has mad large force
of men at work.
A large force of men and teams
working on the Canine Real, between
this place and Anthony, with drags and
scrs 6ers is ranidIv nuttiner this sec
ton of the road in condition for use.
In the district court, indictments
were returned against w. H Knight,
proprietor of the Palmilla club and
John HYDE, proprietor of the Blue Rib
bon. The indictments charged viola
ton of the Sunday closing law, and
the defendants pleaded guilty. Judge
Medler fined each SIS and costs ana
Is days in jail, but the jail sentence
was suspended subject to complying
with the law in future.
The Jury in the case of the state vs.
James Hall and Ed Pride, after Is
hours elaboration, returned verdict
of not guilty. The Indictment IRE
turned by the grand jury in this case
alleged the larceny OF meat cattle, ana
was based on an alleged sale by the
defendants of cattle belonging to
native by the name of Gonzales -The
witnesses in the case were prominent
cattlemen and business men of Luna
county, where the cattle were alleged
to have been sold
Harry L. Miles, one of the first de-
pot agents TO occupy the position Tor
the Santa Fe at this station, and later
identified with the Santa Fe as travel
ing freight agent, has been visiting
here from Wichita, Kansas, to bid
on the Mesquite and Anthony bridges
County commissioner Findlay, of
Garfield, is spending several days at
ATTORNEY z. G Wade. jr. has returned
after several days spent in Santa Fe-
Judge Frank W Parker has gone to
Santa Fe to attend the regular ses-
sion of the supreme court OF New
Friday night the Airdome will be
given over to the women of the Catho-
lie church who Will give benefit
musical program
Mrs. Fred [. Hill. of Mountainair. &C
companied by her three children and
Clyde Mayo. also of Mountainair, drove
across country with a camping outfit,
and will remain in the valley during
the college year in order that the
young people may attend the ASricul-
tural college
c. L Porter. Of RiddIeton, Tenn, &C
companied by his wife. is a valley Wis
itor in search of health.
John H. May has gone to California