El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-18
II Years Ago To day
From The Herald This Date 1893.

Mrs Gillespie and children left for
Kansas City today
J. K Jolly and family are in the city
from Pittsburg, Pa
J. a. CreeI and family. OF Chihua-
hua, are in the city for a few days
B. n. Walker. of Good & company,
went up the line this afternoon on
the White Oaks
s 3. Murray and wife. and E n.
La VeIe. left this morning to spend a
few weeks at ClOudcrOft
Miss Georgia Sullivan returned this
morning from New Mexico, where she
has been teaching school
H. B. Hamilton, formerly Of SOcOrrO,
y III. procured q license today to prac-
ice law in the state of Texas.
Mrs. Brack, p. NJ Miuspaugh and
judge Blacker went up with the eX-
cursiOn this morning to ClOudcrOft
The plaza was well filled last night
with men. women and children TO get a
breath Of fresh air and hear the music
Walter Villas. son of Dr. Villas. Of
Fl PasO has arrived in Fl PaSO from
Chicago. where he graduated from the
Rush Medical college, with high
hOnOrs.
Louis B. Bishop. who was Mai
Llewellan's guest here last week. and
who was clerk for the majors company
in the Cuban sampaign, left for Las
Vegas Saturday
The bachelors annual love feast is
the next attraction, and there viii be a
great crowd in attendance at COur-
chesne's grove, where the festivities
are to take place.
The announcement Of chief Lockhart
made in the papers Saturday. had the
desired effect and those attending the
concert in tire park yesterday evening
were not disturbed by the noise Of the
children.
The Rio Grande is now dry as far
north as La JOya- % miles north of
SOcOrrO, n NJ. and this is a season
when ordinarily the river is at flood
tide. The prospect for the farmers
from Las Cruces south is most dis
cOuraging-
Manager JacOby. accompanied b.
Give-a-Dam Jones. viii call on the III
PaSO business men tomorrow and ask
them to contribute to the purchase of
new suits for the baseball team. Tt is
the intention to have the new suits 10
wear to TularOsa.
Gen Arson Mills left for Washington
yesterday, after remaining in the city
several weeks. He came here to eN-
anime the cutoff below the city to see
If it was carrying off the water prop
erly, and not obstructing the naviga-
ton of the river"
The two teams which are to cross
bats tomorrow at the Santa Fe depot
viii line UP as follows G. Fl. team
Richardson. Powell. Schaner. Chriss.
Dillon, Bryant Mont Mclaughlin,
Stone Nelson, Fl PasO team Weber.
Murphy, sullivan. Irwin. Weidman,
JacOby. Crawmer. QuirOz Sweeney.
Subs, Bridgers. Andrews and Lane;
Fawley, manager
Sometime ago a determined effort
was made by leading business men of
this city to organize a commercial CLUB,
having for its object the general adj
vancement of the city's interest. The
business men held a meeting at the
court house and the movement was
fairly launched Mr. Courchesne. one
of the members of the committee said
that the commercial club movement
had died for want of sufficient public
spirit among business men to push it
along.
BY the time the autumn business be
gins to assume proportions in FL PasO,
new building vii ornament the city
on the east corner of oregon and san
Antonio streets. on the lot now Occu-
pied by the green grOcers- A p. Coles
is arranging the preliminaries for the
erection of the building and work on
il viii start in a short time. 1t viii
contain three stories and a basement
and the material will be brick and
stone 1t viii cost upwards of
$4,000.