El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-26

the bank and James N. Hall is its
cashier.
There are two hotels in san simon
but one real hotel wouldn't be boycotted
by the travelling public, particularly
If It had a dining room which would
relieve the two restaurants which now
cater to the hungry which pass that
way
Wet But Orderly.
san Simon is wet" that is to say,
it has two saloons. but they don't seem
20 do much business Even the tenn
perauce people Of the town don't look
upon them with any great alarm
During the fair last week when -the
town was crowded with visitors from
the length and breadth Of the valley
and from nearby towns. including
LordsburE, stems and Bowie and all
the COChise county politicians were
here 70 make a little political hay there
was not a single case Of drunkenness
TO be handled by the lone deputy sher-
if The town is only theoretically
wet"
Play in n Church.
There is but one church edifice in
the town That is known as the PeO-
pies Methodist church and is owned
by the. Methodists, but is free for the
use OF any religious denomination
which may wish TO use IL for religious
services One night during the re-
cent fair the church was used as the
best place in which TO entertain those
who wished to hear a playlet, present
ed by the members Of the Cheerful
Workers, the women's organization
spoken Of above and which is the real
board Of governors Of the little town
school Social Center.
The most imposing structure in the
town Is the public school building,
which. following the latest welfare
idea is also used as a social center.
DURING fair week school hTrfIHfnE
was used fGr entertainments and was
the scene Of one Of the Jolliest dane
ing parties ever given in all Arizona
New Depot Needed.
San Simon needs a lot Of things, but
II needs new railway station more
IMAM II needs almost anything else
Young as san Simon is. it has out
grown the wornOut box car which does
duty as combined passenger station,
ticket office and freight office. The
town needs a new depot as badly as II
needs a new hotel and that is saying
enough.
A creamery. cold storage and cleo
trio light plant, a fruit and vegetable
canning and evapOrating plant and
pork packing house to care for the
pork products which viii soon be
raised in the valley are needed and
the board Of trade announces that it
stands ready to furnish the material
with which TO keep them going as soon
as they can be built
Mostly Democrats
San Simon has recently been made
voting precinct of COchise county ana
al the last registration recorded the
names and addresses Of $50 legal vot-
ers Most Of them are said to be Dem
ocrats, although there were few who
claimed TO be PrOhibitiOnists, some Re
puDucans, with here and there stray
Bull Moose. The Socialists and Labor
Party people did not seem TO be rep
resented in the community by anyone
having lived in it long enough to have
acquired a legal residence
Strong for Cuod Road
San Simon is strong for the good
roads movement and is thoroughly or
Eanized for an effort TO have the roads
IN this section Of Cochise county put
~ such condition as 70 make 1t posi-
Die for the farmers 10 get their crops
70 market at the least possible cost
Owing TO the newness Of this commu-
nifty there are very few roads dedt-
Gated The rapidity with which the ar
teslan belt is settling up makes II nee
essary that the matter OF having the
county roads along section lines sur
Veyed and dedicated be given immedi-
ate attention. The matter Will be
taken TO the legislature at the earliest
moment after il cOnvenes this winter,
The San Simon board Of trade Is en-
deayOring, too. TO cause the route or
the Borderland Fl PasO TO Phoenix
auto road to be diverted at LordsburS
so as TO follow the Southern Pacific
tracks, through san simon and Bowie,
thence to Tucson and Phoenix, instead
Of by way OF the Playas valley, Doug
las. Bisbee and Tombstone, as II Is now
laid out
sirIOin steak, zoe III. Opitz Market,