El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-23

Las Cruces, n. NJ, Jan ga dispatch
has been received from congressman
George Curry at Washington, that no
selection of a federal site will be made
here until an agent visits this place and
I views the different sites offered and an
\ opportunity is given the business men
| to express their opinions and prefer
] ence of the different sites
Mr.. Curry states in his telegram that
he is very anxious TO have this matter
! settled as soon as possible, as under the
I rule adopted by the committee on pub
! lie buildings he has been allowed to
/ designate the location Of one building
/ and has selected Las Cruces. He is anX-
! ious to have the site selected before
/ March 1. when mis- term expires.
/ Upon the arrival of the inspector here
J the business men Will be called together
! by r. II. Sims and every effort put
/ forth to aid in the selection Of the most
! suita Die site.
Mrs. Kyle, teacher in the Central
| school is among the sick, and Miss
! FIOy French has been substituting for
/ her.
Water Pipes Lowered.
The Electric Light company is low
/ ering the water pipes two feet or more
( on Florida avenue. Previously the pipes
were only about one-half foot, and in
some places barely under the surface,
consequently they frOze during the late
cold weather and caused the street TO
be flooded.
B. W. Brown, Of the Western Union
telegraph office, is at home, after
brief visit in the east
The snow mere remained on the
ground only brief time
T D. Archibald who for several
months past was in the employ of the
BOrin-Stein company in Silver City, has
returned to this place to his former po-
sition as head clerk in Henry NJ StOeS's
store on Main street During Mr.. Arch
ibald's absence David Merkin filled this
position, leaving last evening for Hur-
ley, n. NJ, where a position awaits him
in the mining company store
Homer J. GaulC has returned from La
Mesa, where he spent two days on bus
mess for the reclamation service.
Engineers Post and White were at
Anthony yesterday.
Building a Home.
P. f. Campbell, cashier of the First
National bank, is erecting new house
on the Alameda.
Mrs. Fred Lehman has been visiting
friends in FL PasO.
Fred Cation, after a long spell of ty-
phoid fever. is again able to be on the
street.
Miss Paz Garcia has a position as
clerk in the store of Henry NJ Stoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker and four year
old daughter, Dorothy, have arrived
here. Their home is in London, Eng
land, but they have been travelling in
this country for three years. They in
tend returning to thir mother country
next year
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Ottumwa, Iowa, has returned to his
home near this place.
The morning train on the Santa Fe
was one and One-half hours late this
morning, owing to a freight wreck up
the track several miles.
Alfalfa is being shipped from this
place t. eastern points.
Work will begin in the near future
on the new ROuault block, the Bas-
com French company having secured
the contract
The Sew and So society met at the
home of Mrs. Joseph Loe on Miranda
avenue The following were in attend
ance: Mesdames Saunders, IsIas, Kelly,
Ward, Hatcher. Taylor, White, Post,
Minatree, Brownlee, Bundy and YeO
and Miss Llewellyn.
The custom of the society is to give
a birthday present to each member
and Mrs. White was the one who re-
ceived a handsome present The next
meeting of the society will be held at
the home of Mrs. J. T. Keiso on Mi
randa avenue next Tuesday. at which
time she and Mrs Hatcher will be
hostesses. On next Thursday after
noon Mrs. H. V Bundy will entertain
this club at her home on AmadOr street.
of the clubs organization and the
meeting is a special one.
Henry Taylor. who has been visit
ing his son, Lytton R Taylor and
family, in their new home in the Hin
ton addition, returned to Ell PasO this
morning.
The Bridge club was entertained at
the home of Mrs Theodore Rouault on