El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
IS
MADE IN SUITS
Commissioners Accept $4,000
Cash; Balance in 3 Years,
in Lehman Case.

Las Cruces, \. NJ Sept 15.-The
county commissioners at a special
meeting decided to compromise the
case of Dona Ana county against Oscar
Lehman, former treasurer. The follow
ing solution was agreeable to the
court, the commissioners and the bonds
men. That on one suit for $4,000 the
cash be paid in full at once, and on an
tate has given mortgage on property
owned on Main street in Las Cruces
payable in three years, with interest at
six per cent per annum-
Begins ThreshiEg.
r Z. French has started To-Day the
threshing OF AZ stacks Of grain on the
ranch of John Bingham, west Of town.
This is the biggest threshing job Of
the season in the upper Mesilla valley.
Professor Hiram Hadley, OF Mesilla
Park, has been circulating a paper for
signers to remove the cookie burrs
from their premises All but two have
signed when approached
Welsh Mcguire, who is superintend-
ent of construction for James A.
French, state engineer, on a state
road north of San Marcial, was IN Las
Cruces yesterday. Mr. Mcclure was
during the years 19OS-O9, on the pre-
hminary work then being done Dur
ing a part Of 1903 and 1910 he was en-
plOyed at Las Cruces on the location
Of the High Line canal He resigned
and spent more than three years in
Insular Reclamation service in Porto
Rico.
Clyde Walters came up from the
reclamation camp at Anthony on Sat
urday- He has resigned to take a posi-
ton near Ration under James A French
state engineer, on some water right sur
veys.
ChfIdren's Party Given.
A birthday anniversary party was
given Saturday by Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Snow in honor of their daughter
following children were in attendance:
Dudley and Laurence Cornell, Catherine
Holt, William Switzerland, jr, Frank
and Marine Stevens. Geraldine Rouault,
Billy Broaddqs, Dana Broaddus. Charles
Haggerty, Walter Haggerty, Clifford
Hare, Dorothy and Robert Ladd, Sue
Thompson, ROSalie Frenger, Elizabeth
Campbell, Margaret BrOaddus, Billy
Broaddus. Besides the children in at
tendance, there were the grandmOtherS,
Mrs Snow and Mrs. McGregOr, and
also Mrs. VIM. Sutherland and Miss
Fannie French
Outdoor games afforded the principal
amusement for the children The house
was decorated, the color scheme being
pink and white.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room at a long table. which was
decorated with a Cluny lace center I
on the table, with water in which were I
swimming numerous cellulOid frogs, !
swans and water lilies, interested the /
children. The room being darkened, /
the nine candles on the birthday cake |
showed to good advantage. Refresh 1
mentS consisting of ice cream and /
cakes were served small 4
box of candy was given to each guest i
as favOrs.
Miss Marie was the recipient of 1
numerous beautiful gifts.
Mrs. Park R. Birdweu has gone to /
Shreveport, La, called there by the !
son. Park Birdwen. Information has
been received that the case is not very /
severe.
A large number was present last
night at the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, to hear the talk given by sec
rotary COchrane, of the Y NJ. C. A. at
state College on the boy scouts. The
BOY scouts of Las Cruces were there
BOY scouts here, and Lytton r. Taylor
s second master.
Miss Celeste James arrived here Sat
lrday from her home ct MOgOllon, to
inter State college, where she was a /
student last year
DR.. and Mrs. William B. Morrow left I
yesterday Tor Tongue River, Montana
where DIT Morrow viii be the indian
MUSICIAN and his wife will teach among
he indians They were similarly en-
'lOyed on the HOpi reservation in Ari-
iona Tor many years. They spent the
,ast season on their ranch at Brazito.
lie rented ms ranch to oscar A Clay
on. and sold his herd of cows to his
'rotherlnlaW, L. T Walker.
Dr. MorrOW when leaving the HOpi
eservalon brought with him a 16 year
10 lhGlan boy who will stay at BrazitO
nth MI and Mrs. Walker
Miss Merle Knights went to MesiIla
ark TINS morning, where she has a