El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-21
LAS CRUCES NEGRO
NFES5ES MURDER
Is Thought Insane Until Ok
IahOma Officers Wire
to Hold Him.

LnOuEnT
authorities at Ada were teleSraphed TO
about the negro and at once wired
back to hold the negro, whose name is
said to be George Warren The negro
claims he was hired to kill white
man at Ada and that his conscience
since has worried him so that he wishes
10 be tried on the charge. He has been
considered sober and well behaved
negro here and worked around a local
saloon. Oklahoma officials are ex-
pected to come for him this week
Music Club Holds Meeting.
The second meeting OF the Music
club for this season was held at the
home Of W. J. Stevens. on Amador
street, last night. The leader Of the
evening was Miss Lutte Foster. The
hostess was Mrs Levi Malone. The
following program was rendered
Flower Song Uange), Mrs Branni-
gan, Miss Burke, Miss Foster.
The Lark CBalakirev). Mrs. Snow.
Little Folk Song CRimsky Korsakow),
Miss Lutte Foster
Madame Butterfly (PuccinD, Miss
Cradle Song (CuD. Mrs. L. a. Broad
dus
That's. duet ,CIasseneD. Mrs. Bran
nigan. DR.. Brown.
Modern songs tselected), Mrs Sweet
Humoresque CDvorak). Mrs. Monty,
Mrs. W A. BrOaddus-
Each number of the program was a
special feature and much individual
thought and time had been given to the
preparation.
Prof f O. Wooten. a former mem
Der of the club, gave two selections.
the words and music being composed (
by his wife The refreshments were [
very appetiZing- consisting of sand .
witches olives. coffee and cake
After the program a social hour was I
enjoyed
Narrow Tires Cut Up Roads.
The bona Ana county road board has
fo no for mi no
on the gravel haul work Of the county (
that do not have tires ? = inches or (
more IN width This action was taken /
because of the fact that narrow tired F!
wagons pulling very heavy loads are /
injuring the roads that are being built. /
The board also decided to visit the I
upper part of the county and inVesti- /
gate road conditions and needs 1t or
dered Instructions removed by certain
citizens along the line of the old Fort
ThOrne road, in the northern part OF (
the county. It ordered work started on /
2 he gravel and surfacing Of the Canine /
Real at BerinO during the week. The
board directed its secretary and treas
urer to proceed with its investigation
install on the county road in accordance
with the decision heretofore arrived
at to signpost the roads as soon as pos
sible- Tt made arrangements for the
completion of repairs on the RlncOn
bridge. It entered into a cooperative
y agreement with Oscar c. Snow to gravel
the surface of the road south OF Me-
silla to Mr. Shows ranch the county
and the residents Of that vicinity to
share equally in the cost
To Repair Anapra Read.
The board. upon the request of Rob
ert Harrington. appropriated the sum
of $3.50 for repair of roads in the Vi
cinity of Anapra, residents of that VI
cinity 10 do an equal amount Of, work.
It engaged the services OF a superin-
tending foreman, whose duty it VIII be
to secure effectiveness and cOncentra-
ton Of the road work now going on
in the vicinity Of Las Cruces and Ne
silla Park
The board also decided to enter into
2 contract with the Santa Fe Railroad
for the hauling of gravel, the
price assuring a lower cost for xhe
gravel laid on the road than what II
would otherwise cost the county.
n. ". DartOn. Of the United States
geological survey. with headquarters :
Cruces yesterday He has written
much for publication in the magazines.
His Notes on the Southwest which
was published in the National Geo
graphic MAGAZINE. was illustrated with I
some local views
Is Conducting Feeding Experiments.
l. O. " Ooten, = former professor IN
state college at Aesilla Park. but now
ID. C, is in Las Cruces on
business for the government Prof
n range feeding which IS being con-
lucted on the JOronada. northwest Of
Las Cruces about % miles C. T. Iur-
ler. a well known local cattle man. has
charge Of the ranch. y large reserve
Of about 10000 acres was created by
the government Mr. TUrney fenced !
this and suDdivided il into different
pastures lie Keeps account OF the
time and number of cattle kept in each
pasture and the dates put In and taken
out. Mr. IurneT. in order to have the
put in sufficient wells and. gasoline en-
rines to supply the cattle with water
The purpose or the experiment IS to =
determine the feed value of the nat
Iral range when not OVerstOcked and
he cost OF producing the beef
Mrs LYDIA EOtt- VINO spent most OF I
Fresno, Cal. but a part of the time
1t one Of the beach resorts. has re-
urned 10 Las Cruces and IS at the
nome Of her son. Ira 3. Holt While (
laughter in FL PaSO-
AIRS. Estes and son, Of Brook. Maine,
ire established al Peterson Place for {
j. 5. Mactavish. Of AIagdalena, n.
", and j.. Mactavish. of State col
eye. n. NJ. were in Las Cruces re
" 4. Sutherland has been back a
Ouple Of days from hunting trip IN
he Black range. The other members I
# the party. J. g NewbeTry, Clay New ]
Jerry and Davis Gambler. have not Yet
rriVed.
Frank Dixon Hawley has returned !
@ his work with the L 5. reclama- {
ion service in the lower valley, after G
brief visit at the home of his parents. e
Jay Turley. of Santa Fe, has been e
iere on business as consulting en- s
sineer-
on tomorrow night the women Of
he Catholic church viii give an oyster 6
upper IN connection with their bazaar
Ducks Arc Plentiful.
4 large number of ducks and sand :
ill cranes have come into the valley 3
ately. Quai are very plentiful in the :
-iciniuy Of PicachO-
Miss Hortensia ApOdaca visited her
ousin. Mrs. Elena ApOdaca, at Mesilla
eturning home last evening
Mrs. Herbert Kelly Is entertaining
ne Sew and SO club at her home on the ;
orner Of Melendres ana Florida aveu- |
les.
r. E Dawson, after q weeks visit at j.
he home of Russell Walters. at Organ, =
eft here this morning for mis- home ia 3
! PasO. -
Irs. B. Z. Lane and daughters. Anna I
,ell and Maxine. went TO FL PasO today. II
Mrs ". H H Llewellyn was a pas q
enger on the morning train to i1l a.
'aso. She viii leave here tomorrow for ! =
anita Fe. where she will attend the
tate convention of the Eastern Star.
Mrs A. Petin is spending today in ri