El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
II Years Ago To day
From The Herald This Date 1899.

Attorney Hawkins went to Las Cru
ces this morning and viii return sun
Work on the improved piping of the
twin tanks Of the G. H is progressing
rapidly.
H S. Church and Ed Kurmier, Of FL
2asO. are employed in the commissary
in the Jarilia mountains
Dr. Villas went this morning to san
Marcial, n NJ, in response to call
from Mr.. Nudge, Of that place
The freight crew which was taken
off the @. II. two weeks ago, has been
ordered on again A rush OF work ne
cessitated this.
Louis B. Bishop. late Of troop B,
Rough Riders, returned from Las Cru
ces yesterday and will reside perma-
nently in FL PasO-
George Hedges. a well known young
man OF 81 PasO, is now holding down
! a good job with the Mamie Baird mine
in the Jlrilla mountains.
DR.. Henry Schugt today procured
from the city clerk a permit for the
erection of a brick house in Satterth-
waites addition TO cost $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Isbei, Of Silver
City, y. N, who have been spen1ing a
few weeks in FL PasO, left over the
Mexican Central his afternoon for Chi
huahua.
Tom Maher left today with his fam
lily on the G. Fl. Tor a trip to New Or
leans. Mr. Maher has been switching
in the G. II. yards here for several
months past
Herbert J. Bishop left today TO pho
tograph all Of the station buildings and
attractive scenes along the q. h road,
under orders Of J J. Parks, general pas
senger and ticket agent
W. R Gibbs, superintendent Of the
United Copper company who owns a
group Of nine claims in the Jarillas,
came down a few days ago with load
Of copper ore to ship to Silver City.
Troop L 10th L. : cavalry (negrOcS1,
reached FL PasO this morning and with
out leaving the cars were taken cut TO
FL Bliss on the White Oaks road Negro
{ soldiers at Fl. Bliss viii he something
Of a novelty.
The excavations for the new city hall
on the little plaza, opposite the court
house, are now being made and dirt IS
! being shOveled rapidly Some OF the
/ holes for the foundation have been dug
to a depth of 10 feet
A marriage license was issued yeSter-
day TO Frank Chapman Earle ana Cath
crime Knight MARI. The ceremony takes
place this afternoon at the home OF the
brides parents, on South Camp bell
street The groom holds responsible
position at the shelter and the bride IS
I the daughter Of Col. and Mrs. James
MARI.
Yesterday afternoon. at the office OF
Leigh Clark, the FL Paso aldermen met
the committee appointed by the mass
meeting OF the GlllLelSs Win LltS 4 Gu -
that each alderman in turn, with two
exceptions. admitted that he had acted
I hastily and without fully realizing Ihat
a stumbling block was being placed IN
the way of progress. The exceptions
were Messrs. Badger and Robinson
Messrs. Campbell and ColdweI e1-
planned that the mayor could elJner
veto. or the counciImen hold a special
meeting and reconsider their action Fe-
lix Martinez, who was present and hau
been introduced by attorney Clark, ere
ated no little sensation by offering to
put up a $4,000 forfeit that he could es-
tabIish within six months plant that
could furnish FL PasO with arc lampts
at 50 per month, and lncandescenL
lamps for 81 per month