El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-22
ALAMO WANTS ON
BORDERLAND ROUTE
Franchise Is Sought for Electric Light
PIant-Aged Citizen of OterO COun-
" in Hospital Here.


AIamogordO, y. NJ, Feb 22-The
board Of trustees Of the town of Ala
mogordo and the AlamOgOrdO Retail
ers' association are working together
in an effort to put AlamOsordO on the
map of the BorderIand ocean to ocean
automobile rote Resolutions setting
forth the many advantages Of follow
ing the BOrderland route south from
Dodge City, Kas., recently weIe drafted
and forwarded. bearing the signatures
Of the executive Officers or both organ
iZatiOnS.
The parties who recently made appl-
cation 10 the board Of town trustees for
4 franchise for a light and power plant,
are now negotiating with the board for
the issue OF a franchise under terms
more favorable to the company 1t IS
claimed that the terms under which the
franchise was offered contained so
many free lights and other benefits for
the town as TO work a hardship on the
company and preclude the possibility q
operating under the franchise offered
Location of High School
a new phase mas developed in The
contest over the location Of the coun-
ty high school, now pending in this
county. and which VIII be decided in an
election to be held next month. ms
has come as a result Of an announce
ment by county superintendent h )
Upton OF a communication received
from state superintendent mite, OF
tendent il is said, holds that Alamo
gOrdO is under the law the only place
at which the school can be located. His
reasons are that this city is the only
IOUr year high school course, and that
being the case, all other places would
be barred the privilege Of asking FOR
the location Of such an institution.
Ivan PTuitI, the Is year old son CT
Frank PrJitt, of this city, fell from a
horizontal bar at the city high schccI
breaking his arm above the wrist. He
was given prompt medical assiS lance
and his recovery is looked Tor without
any very serious permanent injury.
The 49th anniversary OF FythiInism
was celebrated by the local order Of the
Knights OF Pythias at Beaver nall The
entertainment was in charge of the
pythian Sisters
AGED Man Brought Here.
Probate judge Cows B. AgUilar, of
TularOsa, passed through AlamOgOrdO
today on the limited, en- route to a
hospital in FL PasO, with AndelaciO
Padilla, who is to undergo a serious Op-
Grafton Mr. P2dilla is one Of the old
est and most prominent Mexican cIt1-
zeus in OterO county. He served for a
long while as one Of the county com
missiOners-
Rev. Ed LIE Breton. pastor Of Grace
Methodist church, is beginning to i'm
prove, after a serious illness.
Emmett Hancock has resigned as
prescription clerk and cashier Of one of
the drug stores he nau D6en Win the
firm nearly four years.
sam Blocker, of the timber depart
ment Of the indian service at the Mes
caIerO reservation, is in AlamOgordo
looking after business matters.
Master Charles sutton will entertain
with dancing party this evening at
the Sutton home, on Michigan avenue
Everett Upton has resigned as bust
ness manager OF the Alamo, the pub
lcation issued by the students of the
high school Willie lie Breton has been
elected TO succeed him
R. 5. Upton, county superintendent
of schools, is out on one of his official
rounds of visiting the schools OF the
county. He viii be in his office here
some time next week.
Mitchell Major, OF this city, is filling
the position of court reporter at Las
Cruces during the present term Of court
for Dona Ana county.