El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-13
KTCKAPOOS TO MEET
AND ELECT OFFICERS
Indians from Oklahoma, Living in Batepita
valley in Sonora, Meet Death
oo.,r1ss Ariz.. Jan. 13.-The most unit
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,I-,,a5,7 Incorporated under the laws Of
ArjzoDe the KickapoO community OF Mex
leo will shortly hold us annual meeting to
.aIss,t officers and directors for 1914. The
-o,,-itv which resides in the rich Bate
7ita vaIIev. of Sonora, is composed OF about
~ indians formerly residents Of Oklahoma.
Each is ste eIins5 at siO6 900 vi '- d.
Tbe time for holding the meeting has
,,.e-a5 1,-t owing to the absence Of a num-
Der of the tribe VINO sllppe9 oll 'ne Leser-
frin to NIuzoufz. COahutla, to visit another
branch of the Fickapoos, II cannot De legally
held W. S. Field attorney Tor lhe tribe
mas gone TO Muzquiz to meet and bring
home the truants who now number about Is.
The Journey overland involved untold
hardshfps upon the Indians. Almost half OF
the ORIGINAL number died before reaching
NTuzoriz These will probably make the re-
The Officials Of the company are: Oke-
nah, president; o. A. &1luC1eTs treasurer;
John Gostin. secretary; W S Field, attOr-
ney: Jim Deer Wapahoka and Okemah,
directors The past year has been one of
the most prosperous IN tne HISTORY M OF the
flowed all around their reservation, the
indians have been left IN peace by the
contending Mexican factions 10 TIL the SOIL
A record crop Of wheat was harvested last
], NJ Mcpherson, a local contractor, was
thrown from his wagon seat and injured
smashed in street car accident.
Announcement was made at the annual
meeting of the board Of trustees Of the
Y N G A Of a balance on hand Of S1T7.7l.
The budget for 1914, which was approved
by the directors calls for an expenditure Of
S91O5 Last years receipts were SO, 725.S6,
and Disbursements were $40, 1888.
To Have Road Work Day.
The executive committee OF the Central
Highway association is endeavoring to bring
about a road work day for the road be-
rrTn and 4 mil
north similar to the stone rolling day
which featured the Borderland highway
last year. A specific date, probably early
in February, will be named.
The annual dance Of the city fire depart
ment was successful financially, the net
profits being S13S. The department will
hold a smoker Monday night
1t is now highly probable that a wide
rightofway will be granted for the Doug
las-Bisbee link Of the state highway. The
local chamber OF commerce recently took
nm the matter with Lamar Cobb, state enei-
neer, who has replied that he has issued in
structions to his deputy, J. c. Ryan, to
consult with r. G. Arthur, president Of tlf
chamber, while doing the work Tbe- plaI
of the commerce chamber is for a rightOf
way 80 feet from fence to fence A crowned
roadway Of 40 feet will occupy the center
while on each side there will be bitches q
feet wide and eight Ieet deep. Work OF
the highway was scheduled to cOmmenc,
Monday morning a road camp having beer
esta blished at Forrest station, 10 miles
west. Eighteen honor conviets, with road
machinery. comprise the force
Inspects Convict Camps.
TIE convict camps here and near Bisbet
were inspected by R. B. Sims, warden o.
the state prison, who made the trip from
Florence in the prison car. He was vel
pleased. he stated, with the manner in which
all work is being conducted Mr.. Sims was
formerly a resident Of Douglas and was
entertained during his stay here by n. F
Dicus, his former employer. Sims was &C
cOmpanied here by Walter W. StOvall, mas
ter mechanic of the prison and also a for
mer Douglas man
The tailoring and cleaning establishment
Of H A GerstenkOrn was entered Sunday
morning at an early hour by unknown per
sons and clothing valued at more than $500
stolen
H. II. Hotchkiss former county superin.
tendsnt Of public instruction. has been ap-
pointed q member Of the local school board
by D. B. Hutchins county school superin.
tendent He succeeds John Doan, who re-