El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-12
To Keep Dona Ana Roads Repaired

mendations from the state highway com
mission through whom it is in touch with
the state highway departments OF olher
states where motor trucks being eN-
clusively used for road maintenance pur-
poses. The board desires to install TINS
maintenance patrol system at the earliest
possible date before the spring winds have
had time to injure the finished gravel r"ads'
which are now in ideal condition.
To Condemn Crossing.
Superintendent Summers and engineer
Lank Of the Santa Ee Railroad company,
were present to consult with the board IN
regard to crossing for public highway at
Mesquite The old crossing crosses the rail-
road company tracks zoo feet north Of where
the main highway from the west side comes
into MESQUITE station The road board
wants the public crossing at the place
where the west side HIGHWAY comes in to
join the Canine Real at Mesquite, but the
Santa Re Railroad company has refused to
grant this crossing The road board main
tains that 1t is an imposition upon the west
slue farmers 70 nave every ton OF nay
hauled north from Mesquite to go over the
old crossing and then south on the Canine
Real totai greater distance Of about 15O0
feet simply because the Santa Fe Railroad
company does not find it convenient to give
right of way over a crossing in the most
direct and practical place After being adj
vised that the railroad company would re-
fuse to grant such right Of way, the road
taken to condemn the same on benah Of the
public interests OF the people Of the county.
To Publish Road Report
Inasmuch as the larger part of the pro-
oeeds OF the road bond funds have now been
expended and different methods of road
construction adopted by the board as the
pest IN It's opinion available. It was decided
Dy the board to publish report to the peO-
pie OF the county upon the manner in whIva
the funds are being expended. and the meth
oqs OF road construction followed and. at
Francis q. Lester was authorized to pre-
pare and publish on behalf Of the board the
report decided upon.
The general and increasing interest in
ROAD aIIalrs IS shown at each meeting Of the
BOARD by the increasing large number Of
citizens from all parts Of the county who
meet to confer with il
Is Oldest Woman in County.
Grandma" Peterson, who resides at Pc
years OF age on Saturday. She is believed
70 be the Oldest American in DOna Ana
county She has lived here many years,
coming from Canada. Her mind is quite
active and she is a wonderfully well pre-
served woman at this advanced age. A year
ago she suffered a fall and since that time
mas been unable to walk but rides out in
ner carriage and often attends social func-
tlons given by her old time friends and en-
5oys such affairs as much as those younger
rg SaIs- Her birthday anniversary was not
formally celebrated this year, but many IF
nef friends called during the day and she
vs. 10 me recipient Of many beautiful pres
Snls She was remembered by numerous
Sanaqian and far away friends by letters
Many Go to Church.
IN Inc services in the Las Cruces churches
GeIe largely attended The go to Church
cruces, the churches being filled Regular
services were held in all the churches in
the morning. In the evening a large crowd
assembled in the Methodist church where
kew Thomas Mitchell. pastor of the Pres
gyLerlan church, preached on Where Shall
opend Eternity Miss Eliza beth Garrett
sang a beautiful solo. The other music vas
Ieu by DR.. o. II. Brown Stanley BROWN
PRESIDED sld at the pipe organ and Miss KoeIIe
at the plano.
Judge E. L. Medler has gone to Rosve11
srsoT ne WIH ST IN court for judge Rich
him in the Major case at AlamoFordo NJ
AIeuier mas gone to Roswell TO remain dur
ing her husbands stay there
Juan Asoarate's Funeral.
me funeral OF Juan Ascarate took nlace
mere this morning at 80 from the CyatJ1oIic
cnurcn- The death Of this well known cifi-
1, M a. me age OF % years was sudden and
Judge E. A. Chaffee Dies
WORD mas been received here of the death
OF Judge E. A Chaffee, which occurred on
--o-1LLADtI o. AT LyndhaVen, Fla. Of Can-
~ oL Lhe throat, after brief illness The
deceased 1 was So years Of ago and was an
olQ resident Of DOna Ana county
INV, mal4 Ii BREWER has gone 10 St Peters
vIsil mere, Went to Alamogordo where he
viii represent the defendant in tine 7Tsso-
CSSS, WINE mere judge Mann was a eueSt
ol NJ az n "; II. H Llewellyn-
L. w Ihayer and wife of Rfnon Vvis
80 mere, lhe guests Of B. S Thayer and
LaHllly' at the Campbell home T. "
-ISyer spent today in Ell Paso.
AlIs- T. Browning, Of St Louis who has
- a suest OF Mrs William Palmer. on
- Cruces avenue, went to Ell PasO this
~, John Bomback went to CanutiIIo Tav
ms morning to spend a week 49,
L. Lew went to FL Paso. his borna tL;.
formerly Of Chihuahua was