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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
BY J. d. PONDER.

he was shown the town IN 1898.
As late as 1904 Col. l. !. Hewitt paid
$1,000 for two lots on the corner Of
Newman and Boulevard. and today the
same lots are worth several thousand
dollars The same lots sold in 1901 for
$3.50 per lot
In 1901 Willard Patterson paid $50
COO for IS feet on the southwest corner
of san Antonio and san Jose streets.
opposite the Caples building. That
was a fraction more than SOS per
front foot, and today the property is
considered worth fully $4,000
Earlier. ia 1896, Mr.. Patterson paid
for the - feet adjoining the corner
property on the west side $3.50 per
'front.' foot Then as late as 1906 MI
Patterson paid $1,000 per front foot for
the property now occupied by Sol I.
BerE's store. on San Antonio street.
The value OF that property has ia
creased loo Per cent in II years.
Before the railroads arrived. the old
pioneers then living IN Ell PasO had the
old country town idea that the town
would grow up around the railroad
depots. that the railroad depot would
be the center of the town. George
Look tells q story in illustration OF
this idea.
In 1881 Mr.. Look met W s. Hills on
the street - FL Paso street Was then
the only street-and Mr.. Hills had IN
der his arm a roll of maps OF the city.
He wanted to sell Mr.. Look some city
lots, and the two adjourned 10 Nr.
Hills's office and inspected the maps
and prices Of lots. Mr. Look was Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Roundabout Tonn
When Fellow Gets Against It In Dry Town
Raymond Teal Has Real Hard Luck Experience

Up all their coin the minute they ar
rived and got nothing in return but
our glorious sunshine, they'd have 4
bargain.
down here and can't get pair of shoes
shined for a nickel OF q square meal
Tor quarter are wont TO howl their
heads off
They must remember that we cant
serve meals as cheaply here as they
thing for laundry here All Fl PasO
restaurants use tablecloths. and most
Of them give napkins. too.
A city ordinance ought TO require
every ton or coal 10 be accompanied by
The purchaser would probably be IN
pocket even after paying the weigh
ing charges.
A local florist, J. II 3. Wright. says
he has discovered q new tree that is
well adapted for e. Paso - one that
grows faster than the average tree,
makes a fine shade. and Is easy TO
make live It is the Arizona cotton
wood. he says. such as 4. F. Kerr has
at his new home IN Manhattan Heights.
Proud boasts: I'm the man who
keeps the army bands from playing
The man who told his wife he had
secured a small typewriter that he
could take on his lap hasn't yet under
stood WHY she has suddenly grown
cold
Some men complain that it's hard 20
get credit But it's a lot harder for
some TO settle for that credit.
These hourly blasts that shake old
Mount Franklin throughout the day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

- AYMOND TEAL has been telling
= story on himself and his recent
~ visit 10 Columbus to his Gus
toners at the Texas Grand. He says
ne forgot 70 take anything along
the last time he went 10 Columbus.
and, feeling the need "of something
for a cold he asked ; captain where
he could find It.
See that old man over there" asked
the captain. pointing TO an old fellow
with whiskers We'll. Il anybody has
anything around here. he has. Go over
and wink at him"
u went over and winked," said Teal.
and the old fellow winked back at
me. Then he got UP. slowly. made a
motion with his head in a certain d.
Tection and walked off I followed.
We walked around through alleys and
side streets for about half q mile, then
climbed ladder into the second story
n an adobe shack and the old fellow
sat down. So did 7 We sat there
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Roundabout Tomn
BY C.. A. MARTIN.

looking NJ each other for some time.
Finally I said Well, haven't you got
anything? NO said old whiskers. 7
thought you had something"
That reminded Teal-so he says-of
his last visit 10 Douglas. He said he
got into the same fix there as at
Columbus contracted cold and
needed, something 70 cure it. He
him where he could get what he
wanted
see that millinery store down there
on that corner. two blocks away" Teal
saws the man asked him
Yes" said Teal.
Well. that's the only place IN Doug
las that doesn't sell It," said his
friend
It can't be denied that the schools Of
Journalism are turning out Journal
lists all right, but not newspaper
man; not yet
Remember. its not the Republicans
nor the PrOgressives who were making
those charges up At Austin recently. Il
was the Democrats themselves When
Democratic factions fall out. the rest
Of the people often learn some mighty
interesting things. Either Democrats
make charges quickly and without
foundation, and consequently what
hey say against other parties should
he given very little weight. or there
are some mighty serious things IN
their own party that need clearing up.
Which2
Garrett King had All awful time the
other night trying TO be true 70 all
his sweethearts- It was a great relief
when he awoke and found II was all
a dream
=
Little Opal Smith is bad sick with
pneumonia fever.-Blankenship CORE
spondence. Shoals Ond) News.
II any sort of sickness is not bad,
we'd like 70 hear from that Blanken-
ship writer.
=
a citizen requests me 70 say 70 the
militiamen that. IL they will look at
the map when they get back home,
they will still see FL PasO right where
IL was This man has had two new
houses badly wrecked near a militia
camp and says he mas had his appetite
spoiled several times on street cars
listening to militiamen tell what We
have done for r. Paso."
Answering my query How would
you get tourists to stop off here2" some
anonymous scribbler. afraid 20 sign
his name. sends in this; stop robbine
them as soon as they get off the train"
Back AZ him we ask: "Whaddsya
mean. robbing them II people gave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Little InferUiewS
InferOeW
Motorcycle Curuers. On Patrol, Are Fast Riders
Car Tracks Location Makes Semaphore Use Hard

the street where the semaphore can be
placed. It is not intersected by any
OF the car tracks. and is IN exactly the
center The street railway tracks are
not situated this way in FL PasO, how
ever"
"El Paso, Friday, seemed to relax
from tension that IL has been under
going for several months due TO the
absence Of the large number Of soldiers
who daily have been accustomed 10
come 10 town. but who were held in
camp" said Q. z. Miller The streets
are not nearly so crowded and there
seems 10 have been 4 lull in the bust
ness line. although many civilians are
taking advantage e OF the absence OF
the khaki clad boys - make purchases
they did not have time 10 make form
erly.'
Anybody would know that Andy
Reeves made up that trade trip
schedule" said H D. Slater All YOU
need TO prove il is 70 note what he did
with Tempe and Prescott His schedule
calls for a stop al Tempe from $50
Friday night until 7,30 Saturday morn
ing; at Prescott. from o'clock SatUr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

szys Il won't Be but a little while
nov until the fishing WORMS will
arise from heir long winters
zlurnber deep down in the dirt and
stretch themselves and crawl up into
the fukevarm crust Of the earth,
there to be taken unawares and IN
prepared By some ruthless but hope
fai fisherman
Mss Hostetter Hooks Wis in town
Thursday with Raj Barlow and a
dozen eggs She found no trouble
N getting nd Of the latter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

enjoy life as they saw fit. providin'
fhev'd he willin' I come back into &C
tive service whenever Tn country got
into war.
An Of a sudden they al get ordered
back. and thinkin' tn ship OF state was
in danger. back they all came. and
hack they snll IS. And when they
began L look around fer tn war, tn
Biz Ross. he says. such a thing was
never thought OF. that all this mobil-
izin' was for trainin' Trainin', And
some of these reserves already had
SO much trainiu' they hadn't got over
dom a countermarch in their sleep, be-
fore they got called back.
But il aint fer ne Z he criticism
tn work OF tn law makers. Someone
might think ] was mixed up in this
leak deal All tn same I cant help
sympathisin' with these here reservists.
no matter how aggravltin' they are,
for. you know. I might be one or them
myself some day"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Lightning Changes

THE iair; the balmy suggested
downtown
mates framed for sudden
joint" sny
village hIped
blast
been by climate
Copyright by George 1fat,her ,Gsars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Gracious goodness Some fellow, this
Woodrow, At one dip. he has reformed
human nature and brought on the
Observation-Disclosures News and
Courier
The Toledo Blade asserts that George
Washington knew more than Bryan
knows But we fear our contemporary
will never be able to convince 1Ir
Bryan OF that.-Houston Post
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

day evening until II D. n. Everybody
who went on the last trade trip through
that territory will understand and ap-
prove Andy's judgment Perhaps he
can now fit in side trip to the Petri-
fled Forest The whole schedule is
admirably arranged, and the trip will
be highly profitable and pleasureable
for every one who goes along And
every body on the line viii know il
when the e PasO bunch arrives and
gets busy The PIP. Push and
Progress trip will mean nine straight
days 81 real sport \ lot Of the old
we get back everything will be settled
and settled right. friendly ties will be-
more tightly bound. and Fl PasO will
feel the effects OF the new inspiration
for many day We are going 70 call
on the home folks, say howdy. ask after
the family. and leave a bottle Of e
Paso sunshine on every doorstep"
NY brother, Sidney. IN England
said y. Golding. wrote ne a letter last
May in which he said: You people in
America are going 70 have trouble with
Mexico and depend Upon II the Germ
Huns viii be at the bottom OF It Ny
brother served for years in the artil-
now retired. but is ready TO be re-
called to the cOlOrs. He picked up his
information. relative 10 Germauys in
reference in Mexico affairs, in Brit
a person passing through FL Paso
and seeing the long list OF deaths pub
ished in the local papers daily" said
r H Thorne. would imagine that FL
Paso's death rate is something startling.
But know as a matter Of fact the
death rate among our permanent resi-
dents is remarkably low Old age is
taking away a few OF our people. But
more than so percent OF the deaths
recorded ny the papers are people who
recently come here IS inValids or came
here some years ago to make their last
tight for life. or they are soldiers. The
death rate among the national guards
men stationed on the border is indeed
startling and I cannot account for IL
The guardsmen are in the main young
men and apparently in as robust health
as are the men OF the regular arnv
Yet pneumonia seems to have become
3 fatal epidemic among them While
there are remarkably few deaths from
any cause among the reSulars- FL
PasO's climate. nor any other local
cause. il responsible for the deaths
among the suardsmen- I have heard
the explanation offered that dissipa-
tion and neglect to take proper care
OF themselves in the open during win
ter weather was responsible for many
cases OF pneumonia l do not try 10 ex-
plain IL myself"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

mind regardless OF who they're speakin'
TO. and tn language they use. an the
way they 90 galavantin' around town
on pay DAY. ne wouldn't have thought
they were shy or had much caution
about their behaviour
And lastly tn old boy saws. Troops
reserved in battle to sustain the rest
as occasion may require Well, that
sounds more homelike. and that's
where III whole trouble lies Il seems
rs how there wouldn't he so much i'll
feeiin' in this respect il these reservists
were bein' held TO help their comrades
on III field OF BATH.
Thy enlisted to do so much time,
and then them as had hankerin' for
tn free air again could go out and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
HOCwALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

The interior
department OF
the postom c e
was cut Of en-
tirely from the
OUTSIDE world
Wednesday. as
the Postmaster
took q ling nap
with his chair
leaning against
the front door.
.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

- 1" HEtsE - certainty tuals Z
these days. in the way small
- army force patrols a given
area" stated Frank Patten. q refer
particularly 10 the motorcycle com
pany Of regulars which I happened to
see the other night. I don't know
whether they were answering an alarm
call or We're merely out FOR practice,
but this outfit had their machine guns
all mounted on the little side carriages
beside the motorcycles. and they were
tearing along al a great rate"
There was one circumstance that
was against the successful use OF
semaphores on Fl Paso streets and that
was the location of electric street rail-
way tracks said Il. G. Jones The
street car tracks. II one viii notice.
are either too much in the center or
TOO much in toward the curb for the
semaphore. In practically every city
where the semaphOre system is used
there is a small place in the center OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
A Word From
Private Atkins
--urnnr nEEnr
THEM RESERVISTs.

A-HERES lots Of aSgravatin'
people in this here world, but
= I've bout made up my mind
here lately that tn worst OF EN- is
these doggone reservists. They're al
ways hagglin' bout their wrongs. and
how Uncle Samuel has done them dirt
and If they asks It once, they asks it
- hundred times day-whes re they
going Z be turned loose?
"Accordin' 20 old Noah Webster. who
wrote tn first dictionary. tn word
'reservist' comes from reserve. and
accordin' to this same gentleman this
word has a variety OF meanings. some
applyin and some not. For instance.
Il says, 'Reserve-tO keep in store for
kept in store all right. and most Of
EN- wishes as how they had been left
In store.
Coin on further. the dictionary says.
that which is retained for present use
or disposal For present use and dis
posal all right cause don't I see these
reservists dom cooks police. and
fatigue. and standin' calls Just as reg
ular as tn rockies. II not more sO2-
n that amt helm used in tn present
] don't want L be soldering in tn fu-
ture-
And here's another definition Of tn
word-'Cdufion in personal behavior
shyness' II old Noah could see tn
way some OF these reserves speak their
arc liable TO make a newcomer think
= new major general is arriving or an
attack has opened on Juarez. We need
Some Maxim silencers
Il told you so" Two weeks ago.
when the weather became so halmy
and springiike. ] advised in this column
the purchase OF an additional ton OF
coal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

When the president present his bill to congress
after making speech 10 both houses in advocacy Of it.
that the next step should be allow him vote Xix
any other congressman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

Those who brood most the hyphen should read 4
muster roll Of United States troops and then mediate
the that 1900 Bohemian gymnasts 10 offer their
services to the nation in the event Of with Germany
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

reading pioneer stories of El Paso and the low realty
then prevailing do forget that 20 years hence
viii also be regarded pioneer time far value,
concerned
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13
RED CROSS TO ORGANIZE HERE.
Me citing Next Thursday Evening
to Begin Patriotic Work.

The American Red Cross has sent out
an appeal for help to equip the base
hospitals at Boston, and Middlebury
will have chance to join in this good
work. Mrs. John A. Fletcher and Mrs.
D. C. Noble who have been active
eaders of the Mayfair War Relief work
will attend special meeting of the
Vermont chapter of the American Red
Cross in Burlington next Wednesday,
and on Thursday evening, the 18th, they
have arranged for meeting in the
Methodist church here for the purpose
of organizing a branch of the Red
Cross in Middlebury A speaker from
Burlington will be present to tell about
Red Cross work and help with the or
ganization of the new branch. Every
one who is willing to do something to
help in this time of our country's need
Is earnestly requested to come to this
meeting, which will include both men
and women.
Mrs. Noble plans to take a short
course at Burlington in the work of
making Red Cross surgical dressings
and will bring back to others here all
the instruction possible. The Mayfair
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13
MAY RAISE HOME GUARD
Representative LaFleur Will Ad-
dress Village Meeting on
Monday Evening.

Special town and village meetings
have been called for the coming week, a
village meeting Monday evening to con-
slider the purchase of motor driven
fire apparatus and to act upon report
in the dashboard case, and a town
meeting on Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock, to consider the application of
the Middlebury Marble Company's s
property from taxation.
Although not included in the regular
business of the village meeting, the
proposition of raising home guard in
Middlebury will be brought up as a
special matter. Rep. Ira H. LaFleur,
member of the Governors committee
on Public Safety and member of the
subcommittee on transportation, will
address the meeting.
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland, who has
been urging the formation of home
guards in Addison county, at present
without any military force of any kind,
has learned of several persons inter-
ested in organizing such force. George
N. Shambo veteran of the Spanish
American war, Arthur Bessette, for
merly in the regular army, George
Meade, who was in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, Edward Seymour and Others
are interested and it is hoped that their
ideas of forming local training corps
of reserves will be carried out.
Vergennes is taking steps to organize
a guard, and the Bristol high school
and the Middlebury Boy Scouts have
asked for instructors from the college.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13
Farmers Club Meets,

The Middlebury Farmers Club met
in the school house of the Cady District
Tuesday evening. The County Agent,
Joseph Carrigan, was present and gave
a talk on the position of the farmers
relative to the present war. Plans
were outlined whereby the farmers may
produce much more food at minimum
cost and it was urged that every farmer
present take upon himself to carry out
some of the plans as outlined.
G. D. McQuivey was elected Secre-
tary of the club for the current year
and plan was outlined whereby the
farmers will be able to obtain formade-
hyde for treating their oat seed at re-
duced cost.
1t was decided to hold the next meet
ing in conjunction with the Salisbury
Farmers club. This will be held at
the home of Cassius Seeley the first
part of next month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13

Relief work will continue. This month
the ladies of Middlebury shipped
large quantity of bed socks, bandages,
tampons, pillows and other things to
the destitute in northern France. The
Red Cross work, however, is ex-
pected to appeal to much larger num-
ber of local men and women as it offers
a chance to do great patriotic work
for our own country.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13
TWO LOCAL BOYS ENLIST
Eells and Lovett Left Last Nisht
to Join Navy.


Starr Eells of Cornwall and Benjamin
Lovett of Middlebury are arriving in
Newport, r. l., today, newly enlisted
in the navy as apprentice seaman.
They left on the midnight train last
night. Eells, the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Truman Eells of Cornwall, is the
first Cornwall boy to enlist for service
in this war. His father served in the
navy in 1888 and was one of the sur
vivors of the typhoon which wrecked
many American battleships off the
coast of Samoa His grandfather, |. l..
Eells, resident of Middlebury was a vet
eran of the Civil War. Young Eells,
he is 20, has recently been employed by
the Middlebury Marble Company and he
was member of the Battell Hose
Company of the local fire department.
He leaves many friends behind in Mid
dlebury and Cornwall Some of his
comrades in the hose company gave
him send-off at a dinner Tuesday
night.
Benjamin Lovett, the 18-year-old son
of the late Heman Lovett of Middle
bury, has been working recently as a
farm hand for T. H. Foster and he also
is we'll known in Middlebury, where he
went to school.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13
COUNTY FARMERS HELP
Oarrigan to Organize Regiments
Of COmmissary Soldiers.
VIII Flght oat Smut and Save
10000 Bushels-Wlll Test
Grain and Increase
Production.

President Wilson has appealed to Ad'
olson County farmers to swell their
food production as patriotic war time
duty. True Addison County was not
singled out by name from the hundreds
Of other counties in the United States
in the Presidents appeal, but he has
called for nationwide agricultural
mobilization" and declared that every
farmer who earnestly strives to increase
his production of foodstuffs, whether
dairy or livestock or grain or garden
products this year will have performed
a labor for which he will be recognized
as "a soldier Of the commissary".
ut offers a fine chance, says County
Agent Joseph Carrigan, "for Addison
County farmers to establish a record.
We ought to be able to say at the con.
clusion Of this war, whether it comes
within one year, or five, that the per-
centage Of crop Improvement in Addison
county is phenomenal. Food shortage
is acute in Europe and is becoming a
real menace in this country. We must
do our bit, and farmers can do it best
by combating this food shortage.
"The program of work for the county
agent during the current year will be
more or less set aside and campaigns of
greater production and less waste will
take up most Of the time.
"There are several things which
farmers can do, which require little
labor and expense for returns obtained.
A few simple practices should be adopt
ed by every farmerin the county. For
instance: (1) Treating the oat seed sown
in the county to prevent smut would
save about 80, 600 bushels of oats; this
can be done at total cost to the county
of about 5000 or about 80 cents per
farmer. (2) Testing the seed of grain;
oats, barley, wheat, clover, alfalfa,
grass, ETC., can be done without any ex-
ira cost to the farmer. A little soil
may be put in box and an average
sample of seed planted in the soil, re-
suits will be forthcoming, If only three
out of every six seed grows, do not use
the seed or plant twice as much as you
want to grow. This is a simple practi-
cal test which is essential to good re-
suits every year. 1t should be impera-
tive this year.
"There are other similar practices re-
quring minimum expense for returns
obtained. 1t is probable a campaign
will be started next week, not among
the members of the association, but
among the entire farming population of
the County. Watch the papers for i'm
portant announcements from the county
agent, Attend the meetings as sched-
uled and see what you can do to help.
We must do our bit. "
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-13
Legislature Adjourns,

Legislature adjourned yesterday after
long and strenuous session of 100
days.
The event of the closing hours of the
session was the election of Speaker
Stanley c. Wilson as sixth judge of the
Superior court, an event which resulted
in one of the biggest demonstrations Of
the session.
Another remarkable demonstration
was given to Representative C. S.
Dana of New Haven, who was elected
speaker.