El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-23
N Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1899.

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Egerton CIairmonte has returned to
FL Paso after a months stay in Ala
! mOgOrdO.
A miner from Mexico went into the
Ruby last night and lost $500 Next
can money at roulet-
Jim McCOnaughey, popular genius
at the G. H. & S. A shops, is on the
retired list for a few days.
A Swartz leaves tomorrow for New
York, to be gone until September, pur-
chasing fall and winter goods
The new second ward school Is rap
idly nearing completion and 1t VIII
certainly be a credit to that part OF
the city
George W. Hfckox left for San
Diego, Cal. this morning and will re-
move his entire stock from that city
to FL PasO-
A Aronstein, Frank Coles, A Scha-
per, a. Matthias and quite number OF
others went up to ClOudcrOft and Ala
mogordO this morning
S E. Murray sent his three children
up to ClOudcrOft to visit their mother
today. Mrs. Murray is much improved
and will soon be able to come home
Hill street is now being graded. This
is one of the streets that lead to the
second ward school, and was ordered
graded by the city council some weeks
ago
Plumber RAIDER. at Momsens and
ThOrne's, was badly burned about the
hands and face this afternoon while
mending a gas jet at North Kansas
The Santa Fe train, which should
have reached the city at $3.50 yester-
day, did not arrive until this morning.
The delay was OccasiOned by the wash
out Of a steel bridge above Albuquer-
que.
There will be a meeting tomorrow
night at the Tanner bicycle store for
the purpose of organizing an athletic
club FL PaSO needs a club OF this sort
and If properly managed ii would
soon be in a flOurishing condition
1t is reported that BLACK jack and
his band of outlaws are planning
train robbery IN Preside county On
account of this warning the G. H and
7. & P. railroads are all carrying
armed guards on every train in and
out Of this city
The pupils of the FL Paso school OF
Elocution and OratOry will give an ex-
hibition at the opera house Tuesday
night, to fittingly celebrate the clos
ing Of the first term of the institu-
ton The elOcutiOn school is conducted
The prowess of the FL Paso base
ball team IS becoming generally known
throughout this portion of the state
Manager JacOby is in receipt of a tele-
gram from the PecOs City team invit-
ing the FL PasOans to play a series OF
three games there defraying all ex-
penses.
Captain Charles Davis and T H
COnklin recently returned from New
York, where their mission is supposed
TO have been to put the new mining
company on its feet and secure enough
money to work the celebrated tin mine
near this city, out beyond Mt Frank
line.
Phil Smith. of the Ranch, rendered
turtle lunch TO a few Of his friends
yesterday The following assembled;
jim Darsey Ponder, J. P. Dieter. J. H
White, ". Breeme r c. Lightbody,
+. r. Hunter, D. ". Reckhart. R c.
Lightbody, J d. Fisher, H P Char
man and J. J. Watts.
The much wished for water reached
FL Paso with a rush this morning and,
as a result. the Rio Grande is a river
not only in name but in reality The
irrigation canal and the large acequia
across the river are also full. Judging
from indications, the water is stiu ris-
ing above here at a rapid rate.
I have never seen FL PasO so des-
titute Of vegetables of any kind as il
IS this season" remarked a citizen
this morning. Now that water has
reached here it is hoped that this state
OF affairs will be remedied and that
FL Paso viii soon be enjoying the
produce Of her own gardeners