El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-27
SCHOOLS PREPARE
FOR OPENING DAY
BeIen Clerk Gets Severe Fall From
Motorcycle; CantaIOupe Day Oh
served on Gray Ranch

Clint, Tex, Aug. 27.-CIint public
schools will open on Monday Septem-
Der 8, with Miss Ruth Critchett and
Miss Abbie Curran in charge of the
American section, and Mrs Compton
teaching the Mexicans. A new one
story building is being erected in the
Garcia addition, north Of the depot,
which will be used by the Mexican
school.
The San Elizario school is scheduled
to open the first day of September, and
Prof Briggs will be IN charge there
again this year, Miss Elizabeth Rob
ertson will be a teacher at that place
again, filling the position she has had
for the past five years, and Miss
Briggs, a niece of Prof Briggs, will
teach the primary grades
Miss Helen DeLacy, who conducted
the Mexican school at Clint last year,
will have charge of the Fabens' school
this season.
The third business house to be
erected by J. J. Schairer, on Federal
avenue, will be completed at an early
date, and it is rumOred that a stock OF
merchandise will be placed therein as
soon as the building is ready for oc-
cupancy. The old residence building.
adjoining this new store building, viii
be remOdeled, a brick and glass front
added, and the interior prepared for a
club room.
Joe Lightfoot, a clerk in the Sharpe
& Schairer store at Belen, had what
might have been a serious accident on
the county road near the Moon ranch,
when his motorcycle skidded with him,
throwing him violently to the hard
road, breaking the right arm just above
the wrist Several minor scratches
were received about the face, but no
other serious damage done, the machine
coming out with only one pedal slight
" damaged. Joe will not be able to
report for duty for several days.
Mrs. Stewart Schalrer is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Adams,
at FL Paso.
Mr.. Clary, a former resident Of Clint,
but now making his home at BarstoW,
was with Clint friends
The 'tacky party" and dance given
for the benefit Of Clint schools, by the
Women's Circle at the new Schairer
building was well attended. Something
over $500 net, was realized.
Faben's new hotel, the Island Inn"
IS now open for business, with W 2.
Graham in charge. This building was
erected by Messrs- Camp and Jack
son, merchants Of Fabens. While the
building is but one story in height, it
is so arranged that every room is an
outside room. which opens out onto
a screenedin porch, The location,
which is across the tracks, near where
the new @. H & S. A. depot will be
built, is an ideal one, giving a view
OF the island and all surrounding low
lands Mr.. Graham is from Portland
oregon. where he conducted a hotel for
several years.
Cantaloupe day in the Lower Valley
was observed at the II. J. Gray ranch
west of Clint, where everyone was in
yited to feast on the fruits which Mr..
Gray has grown on his place this year.
A large crowd was in attendance, and it
Is talked of being made an annual
event and widely advertised for next
season.
R W Love has left. for Sierra Blan-
ca, where he will later be Joined by
the family They expect to make that
place their home J. B. RandIe will
Gated.
The new cottage OF F. A. Humble is
nearing completion, and will be ready
for occupancy early in September.
J. B. Robertson has established an
automobile route between Clint and
FL Paso, leaving Clint at o'clock a. m.
and returning. leaving Ell Paso at
o'clock o. m