El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-02
LIS CRUCES AND ME5ILLA VALLEY
DOUGLAS ASKS FOR
BETTER MAIL SERVICE
Postmaster Caldwell to Retain His Office
Until 1916; Retiring Smelter Super
intendents HOnOred.

Douglas. Ariz, Jan. 1.-The Douglas
chamber Of commerce, cooperating with
the District commercial club. has petitioned
postmaster general BuriesOn for improve
ment in the mail service between this city
and Arizona and New Mexico points The
Golden State Limited trains have messen-
ger service only from Chicago to FL Paso.
An effort is being made to have messen-
gers placed on the trains west Of FL PasO.
Mail leaving Douglas on these trains one
day is now delayed for as much as two days
later in arriving at nearby points.
Fred Caldwell viii retain the office of
postmaster until the expiration of his term
in 1916. according to a letter received here
from congressman Carl Hayden It had
been currently rumOred that there would
shortly be a vacancy in the postoffice here
and a number Of Democrats were endeayor-
ing 10 secure the appointment
Fourth class postmasters Of COchise
county viii be called upon to undergo civil
service examinations during January for
the purpose Of ascertaining whether they
are competent to hold the offices This
news has been received here, together with
the statement that the fourth class office
holders are engaged in brushing up
studies long neglected
C. S Coughlin, aged As years. who was
visiting at the home of his sisterinlaw
Miss Nellie Mcguire, died Following brief
illness, with pneumonia. The body was
sent to his former home in East st. Louis
H.. accompanied by his widow. his son.
Ralph and daughter, Miss Nellie.
splenqlu tribute was paid James Wood
tcnuent and assistant superintendent Of the
e. q A. snelter when about 40 heads Of
departments in the cOmpany's employ
gathered at the Gadsden hotel here and
participated in a banquet given by captain
j. c. Greenway, general manager. The
speakers Of the evening were DR.. F. T.
Wright Joseph Curry, Alfred Paul. George
NJ Kelly, John Knapp. W. b Gohring.
Thomas Hill, T. H Lehman and David
Benshimol. Captain Greenway presided as
POSTMASTER. A large body OF the smelter
employees, headed by Thomas Glenn. who
acted as spokesman, presented Mr.. and Mrs
Wood with a chest Of silverware, Mr.. Nc
DermOtt with a gold watch and Mrs. Nc
DermOtt with a handsome silver mesh
purse The men marched from the smeIter
in their working clothes to wish Messrs
Wood and McDermOtt a happy future in
their new homes in CalifornIu.
The first wedding Of the year in Douglas
and probably one Of the first in the ma
ton took place at one minute after mid
night Thursday morning when Miss Alva
GOstin and William W. LangdOn were mar
rled by the Rev Francis T. Walker. The
groom is a Copper Queen smelter employe
while the bride is a daughter Of John Cos
tin, agent for the Sonora tribe Of KickapOo
indians
An even 100 members will be sought to be
enrolled at a meeting Of the Central VAL
ley highway association which viii be held
Sunday in the Erie school house, Il miles
northwest of Douglas. The association is
now organized as far north as the Double
Rod ranch, having Go members II is the
final aim Of the association to secure a first
class road from Douglas to Wilcox. dis
lance Of 20 miles.