El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-28
MEN GIVE
VISITORS FISH FRY
After the Feast Ten Of the Men Who
Gave IL Are Arrested by Deputy
Game Warden.

Artesia, n IL, May 2S.-The Retail
ers' Association of New Mexico after
the annual session at Roswell. came
IN p automobiles to Artesia in re-
Spouse to an Invitation from the Ar
tesla chamber of commerce. As the
visitors arrived, each was presented
with yellow pennant to which was
attached a small phial containing oil
from the wells south of Artesia. They
were escorted TO the C.. A. P ranch,
three miles southeast of ArueSia to the
orchard where they witnessed an ar
tesian wei throwing water 20 feet in
the air Here the chamber of com
merce had prepared a fish fry In ad-
dluOn TO the memD ers Of the asSOcl-
alton there were persons present from
all over the valley, about 200 being
served Six hundred pounds of fish
We're fried Besides the fish there was
bread pickles, PIE, cOtfee and butter
milk From the C.. A. p ranch the
guests were guided to the Brown wei,
the Everest well. the Martin well and
Belt wei and saw the oil squirt so feet
in the air when the valve was opened
J. NJ Woods, deputy game warden, Of
lakewood, and editor Of the Lakewood
Progress. sWOre out a warrant before
justice DaurOn. Of Lakewood, against
10 citizens Of Artesia for alleged viO-
latiOn Of the fish laws in SEEMING for
fish in the PecoS river The fish were
those used in the fish fry for the en-
tertainment of the Retailers aSsOci-
alton. and were caught below Lake
bin was included IN the list None or
the fish taken were game fish and
those arrested contend they were act
ing within the law in catching Buffalo
and carp with a seine They all ap-
peared before the justice where a
change of venue was taken before JUS
tice Ferd Berry Of Dayton. The hear
ing viii come up Tuesday The action
of Woods has engendered considerable
bad feeling between lakewood and
Artesia-
me chamber Of commerce has mini
allure bales Of hay, made by ballng
machine manufactured by Murray
Schenck. The bales are four inches
long. two and a half wide and one and
three-fourtns inches thick and weigh
about four ounces They are wrapped
with copper wire and tied with a silk
ribbon with the words Chamber or
Commerce, Artesia, n NJ They are
being sent to various parts Of the cOun-
try as an advertisement Of Artesia-
At the Belt well during a demOnstra-
ton an accident occurred with serious
results to Miss Ethel Scott, who had
arrived from Missouri the previous day
TO visit the Misses Stagner, of Arresia-
They were seated in a surry near the
wei and when the gate valve was re-
leased and the oil SpOured IN the air
with a roar of gas the horse took
fright and wheeled about, throwing
Miss Scott to the ground and breaking
both bones Of her leg between the
knee and ankle and lacerarlng the
flesh. Dr. Neale, of Roswell, and DR..
Culpepper, of Dayton, rendered her
temporary relief She was brought to
Artesja. where she was given attention
by the local physicians
J. D. H. Reed traded his residence
ana Two story brick building for some
business blocks in BartIeville, Okla,
and so acres Of land near Delta. Colo.
Revival services are being conducted
at the Baptist church by Rev. sam d.
Taylor, the pastor, and Rev J. E Bell.
S. P Baughman has traded his so
acre farm north of Artesia with James
ii Boston, for property at Chickasha,
Okla
The Pecos Valley OIL and Gas com
pany has completed a derrick on the
Terry farm southwest Of the Brown
wei and is preparing to drill in the
near future
George d. Hunter. formerly Of Ar
tesla, who was recently indicted by q
Hunt county, Tex, grand jury on a
robbery charge, is out on bail He
was here at the time of the robbery,
but has been unable to convince the
Texas people Of his innocence.