El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-15
IA Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of this date 1901.

The general health conditions of
/ FL Taso were never better than they
are at the present time" This was the
statement today Of Dr.. ". n Villas,
member Of the board of health, to a
| Herald reporter. The doctor went on
10 say that this condition was due to
the fight made two years ago during
the great smallpox epidemic. From
reports received BY DR.. Villas. it was
shown that the county Of FL PasO has
no smallpox cases at present and stands
ou- IN sharp contrast to other sections
OF the state in freedom from this dis
ease This section OF the country, gen
orally, is healthier than almost any
( other portion Of the United States. &C
. cCrding 70 the data DR.. Villas has re-
ceiVeu. Two years ago people were
afraid to pass through here in trains
for fear OF catching smallpox but now,
so strict have been tine sanitary meas
ures employed by the health authori-
ties there is not the least danger Of
contracting il here. Says DR.. Villas:
Not a Mexican comes TO town with the
intention Of remaining longer than "a
hours without being vaccinated the day
/ after his arrival"
Felix Martinez has gone TO Las Vegas
for a business trip Of rev days du-
ration
F. B. Stewart. owner Of the stock
stables at Alamogordo, spent yesterday
IN Fl Paso, returning home this morn
ing.
-AA-s anu MI = - W. 10Ar OL Al E1OLDs
are in the city on visit Mr.. Cox is a
cattle dealer and is here for the pur-
pose Of selling some Of his stock.
Belvidere Brooks superintendent Of
the Denver division OF the Western
Union Telegraph company, is in FL
Paso visiting his brother, j. W. Brooks.
manager Of the local office Of the com
pany. Mr. Brooks viii inspect the local
office while here.
S. Blum. brotherinlaw Of snberberg
DroLnersr arrived today from the City
OF Mexico. where he is in business.
f'rank Parker, a well known mining
man Of the southwest. left here today
with his family for Parral. He has been
operating IN the san Pedro district OF
western Chihuahua, but will remove to
the Parral field, where he believes
the opportunities are better
r G. OXsheer. a leading cattleman Of
Fort Worth, was here last night He
recently leased the Gould ranch near
Chihuahua and is now stocking it with
thoroughbred Hereford cattle He has
bought the Hulitt herd and will shin
several hundred head Of cattle to the
MeAlcan ranch from his Texas proper
ties He was accompanied to Chihua-
hua by his SON
Good & Co. contractors for the FL
Faso Rock Island extension. are still
seeklhg laoor and are shipping men in
every dlFectlon- Work on the project
IS gong ahead fast and track LAYING
mas begun Trains will be operating
above Carrizozo in few days
Il. Y Maynard watch inspector for
the santa Fe. came in from AIbuouer-
que today on business.
me largest flat car ever seen in this
section Of the country passed through
II Faso TO-DAY. II belongs to the Wabash
line and has a capacity Of 100 O00
pounds. or ten tons more than the Iare-
est car owned by the Santa Fe. Sixteen
wheels were hung under its long floor
ing.
J. r Hammond. formerly with the
santa Fe, went to work in the car de-
partment of the G. H & s A todavr
Albert Abr, machinist in the G. III. &
5. A roundhOuse. has returned "a n
Paso after visiting relatives in san
Antonio.