El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-24

Las Cruces. n. NJ June 24.-kt
meeting of the town trustees last night
four ordinances were passed. One was
tn create the office of superintendent
town affairs. or the same as town man
ager. He viii have charge OF water
works. sewers, bridges, streets and
street sweeping and sprinkling; IN TACT
eevrvthing outside OF the clerks Ofuce-
Another ordinance was IN regard to
plumbing. This ordinance provides tna5
after so DAYS notice connections with
the sewer must be made
The third related to water rates. The
first rate. for the first 5000 gallons and
for each additional 1000 gallons viii
be u lie.
The fourth ordinance prohibits stock
running at large.
May Sell the Mine.
In the recent trial of the Victoria
| Mining and Smelling company, bank.
ruptcy case, Judge Pope, Of the federal
court at Santa Fe, ruled that q. A Ben
nett viii be permitted to sell the COM
pany's mine and machinery Tor the pur-
pose of satisfying a mortgage o. over
$4,000.
Ivtton Taylor and n. c. Frenger. who
appeared for the mining company, have
returned from Santa Fe-
Mr. Lvndall of Organ, was here yes
terdav and stated that about the 1lrst
of July a considerable force Of men viii
be put to work reopening the Organ
mines.
A birthday anniversary party IN the
form of a surprise was gwen at the
home of John Freeman, IN North Las
Cruces yesterday afternoon, IN honor OF
Mrs. Freeman, who expects to leave here
in a few days for California to spend
several weeks with her mother.
The members of the party congre-
gated at the home of Mrs. II. v Bundy
| on Amador street, and went in a body
to the home Of Mrs. Freeman, where
they found her playing the piano The
surprise was a complete one She was
Z shOwered with flowers and presents The
visitors took with them refreshments,
I which were served late in the afternoon.
The following were IN attendance
/ Mesdames W. ID. Stevens, z. B. Hinton,
! ]. Walker, D. w. Morgan, W. s Gillian,
/ c. X. Campbell, Smith, c. /. Post, Frank
] lslas. l. W. lies, Ralph French, Herbert
/ Kelly. III. Y. Bundv. Joseph Ward. g. W.
I Freeman. Bliss Freeman and Herbert
/ Ieo, and Miss Happy Llewellyn.
Ask Better Mail Service
A petition is being circulated to be
/ presented to the pOstOffice department
I asking that mail clerks be secured for
: the daylight trains on the Santa Fe
/ between Albuquerque and Ell PasO- At
I present nothing but pouch mail Is ac-
/ eepted and the securing OF clerks viii
| very much improve the service, as at
] the present time no mail Is accepted
/ from OF delivered to the smaller stations,
I and no mail Is distributed on the trains
Preparing for Publicity.
! L. Chapp, of Hatch, president of the
/ Elephant Butte Water Users assOcia-
ton. was a business caller in town yes
I terday. returning home last night. While
I here he had expected to meet c. J.
/ Blanchard, statistician of the L. S. re-
I clamatiOn service, who was to leave
| Washington ID. c. on June 20. Mr..
Blanchard VIII confer with and cooperate
/ with the Water Users association IN the
I publicity campaign which viii soon be
initiated with the $4,000 which are avail
| able, $4,000 having been raised by sub
scription and $4,000 by the Water Users
/ association.
Mrs. f. E. Griffith, of Topeka, Kan,
arrived here yesterday morning TO re-
heve F. w. FentOn as night operator at
I Las Cruces. Mr.. Fenton goes to RincOn.
1 Mrs. Griffith has taken rooms in the
Davis house on Las Cruces avenue, next
to the depot
( Miss Bouldin. a teacher of the high
I school of Houston. Tex. Is spending her
vacation at the Strong house, on Court
/ sree-
/ Mrs. Leonard Traviz and baby ar
rived here from Selden yesterday to
visit Mrs. Francisco Soto. Her sister,
Miss Margaret Soto. who had been Wis
iting her, returned home also.
! VIM. futile and son, of FL PasO. and
| Mrs. w S. TiltOn and Mrs Z. i. Dav
and Ruth returned to Las Cruces from
Elephant Butte on Sunday evening.
L. ..
Z ride last night to their friends. About
20 went out on the mesa and about
town. The lunch was served on the
mesa on the Organ road.
/ Frank Heron. of La Mesa, was in
! town on business Yesterday.
Antonio ROuis has returned from a
brief visit in FL Paso.
! Engineers Homer J. Gault and Earl
Patterson left here this morning by auto
for FL PasO and viii visit the reclama-
ton camp at Brazito on their way down
They viii remain in El PasO tomorrow,
returning to this place that evening or
the following morning.
Misses ROena and Alice Wheeler, Of
Ad9msville Ohio, and Mrs. Jennie West,
of Kansas City. No, viii arrive here
I Saturday, for a visit i'm the home of DR..
( b. T. Lane. on Griggs street. The Misses
( Wheeler are nieces and Mrs. West a
! sister OF Mrs. Lane Mrs Lane, VINO mas
been quite IN. Is much improved.
Miss A. Jacoby entertained informally
at a thimble party in honor of Mrs. c.
p Hostetter. of Fl Paso, who left this
morning after 10 days visit with her
sister. Mrs. William Jacoby, on Las
Cruces avenue.
Mrs. T. II. r. Smith gave a morning
bridge party this morning at her home
on the Alameda.
Miss Violet. daughter of Mrs. 7. Serf,
of New York. who Is spending the sum
/ mer at the home of C.. F. Bradford, Is
/ recovering from a slight illness.
Miss Edna May Stinson left here this
morning for a brief visit in El PasO.
I OLD TIME CELEBR ALTON
PLANNED FOR WEST SIDE
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