El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-22
AUTO STRIKES TREE:
CRUCES BOY INJURED
Albert Cox Was Showing Mexican How
to Run Car When Accident Occurred;
Accidental Shooting Reported.

Accidental Shooting Reported.
Las Cruces, n. NJ. May 22.-Albert
Cox, son of w. w. Cox. county treas
urer, met with a painful injury in an
automobile accident in front of the john
ston residence on the Alameda. Mr.. Cox
was teaching a Mexican to run the auto
mobile, which is owned by the Baseom-
French company
The Mexican insisted on turning on
more gasoline against Mr.. COX's instruc-
tons, and the result was that the ma
chine got beyond control and dashed to
the side of the road, striking a tree.
Mr.. Cox was thrown forward, one knee
penetrating the wind shield cutting the
knee badly. One arm was slightly cut
in numerous places BIZ the broken glass
The Mexican escaped with little injury
The automobile was somewhat damaged
Tho rod Of the steering wheel was badly
bent.
. Boy Shoots a Man.
ord has been received here stating
that Francisco Melenudo. of Silver CITY
the Is year old son of LiandrO AIelenudO
of Las Cruces. had accidentally shot a
man by the name Of Alfonso GarsiIla at
Silver City. The lad was cleaning a gun
when it went off. the bullet lodging in
the meek of Garsilla. The physician had
been unable to dislOdge the bullet at last
reports received here and 1t Is not known
whether the man viii recover or not. The
father of the lad lately moved here from
Silver City, but lived here many years
ago before going to Silver City.
Reception to Teachers
The school board VIII give a reception
to the teachers, both those of the present
year and the newly elected teachers. in
the parlOrs of Hotel Don Bernardo this
evening. hours to 10.
The women of the Catholic church viii
give an ice cream social on the lawn In
front OF the Catholic church on the even
ing of May 80.
The mulberry trees in this section are
bearing down with fruit. The crop this
years IS unusually large. The berries .
are now ripening.
Leroy VI. Harrison. special agent Of
the bureau of statistics. department of
agriculture, at Washington, D. c., left /
here yesterday for El Paso, after brief I
visit.
r. ". B. Martin. who has been visiting (
his son, DR.. Martin, at Beaumont. Tex.
Is expected home in a few DAYS.
Mrs. Baker, mother of Miss GLADYS /
Nesbitt, who resides on Mesilla avenue,
is sick
MSS -f-etA IL s1LAUh WIZ HAS uEEU uLALE
sick with measles, Is now recovering.
Mrs. 3. 7. Lane, who has been quite I
III, Is slightly improved
Misses Floy and Fannie French were
at dinner last evening at the
home of o. H.. Brown, on Nesilla avenue.
Frederick Graft has returned to his
work IN the camp of engineer B. s.
Ihayer, Of the reclamation service, near
RincOn.
Mrs. Fulghum. teacher of the fourth
and fifth grades in South ward. has
been at HIllsbOrO on business the past
few days and Miss Fern Reeves has
leen substiting for her.
Mrs. I. B. Telles, son and daughter,
eturned to Ell PasO yesterday. after a
.wo weeks visit here with relatives.
The infant child of Judge and Mrs.
dedhr IS quite sick.
Mrs. j. d. Meriwether. who has been
Iuite sick. is now much improved.
Mrs. Vardy Pickett. who has been a
,uest in the home of Thomas Tate for
eYeral DAYS. left this morning for her
Ome In FL PasO.
Mrs Aminda Lehman went to FL PasO
his morning for a brief visit
j. ID. Meriwether made a trip to Organ I
-esterdav in an auto.
Mrs. William JacOby entertained about I
dozen friends at her home on Las /
,ruces avenue yesterday afternoon in
.onor OF Mrs Nardy Pickett, of FL
'asO.