El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-02
Bob" Hatt0n Is
Dead;
Layn1aker Once

News has been received in El Paso
OF the death in Barlow, Fla, OF Rob
ert C. Hatton, jrs former real es-
tate man Of IL Paso.
Mr.. Hatton is wei known IN Fl
Paso and the 1Iesiua valley. having
lived at one time al Ia Mesa also
While in Fl Paso. he was steward in
the Methodist church and was active
in civic affairs in the city.
After leaving here. he was elected
mayor or Barlow, Fla, and did much
TO bring that southern city forward
in a civic and commercial way, 10 is
said He moved TO Florida I'm 1910
and In the lattr part OF 1912, he was
elected mayor Of the pleace- He was
reelected a second term and it was
under his regime that the streets Of
Barlow were paved
Active City Official
The Courier-Informant Of Barlow,
commenting upon his death. refers TO
his regime as mayor and says.
IT was due TO his efforts while
mayor OF Barlow that the first as
phalt streets were laid, and his energy
and untiring efforts is mainly re-
sponsible for the fine system of
streets we now have, and this had no
little influence upon the matter OF
procuring Polk couuty's great sys-
TEN Of good roads These streets. and
the wonderful development in the
Lake Garfield section. as wen as the
reclamation OF the wet lands in the
Peace Creek Drainage district, in the
organization OF which he was one OF
teh principals, remain as living monu-
ments 70 his wonderful ability en-
erET and progressive nature
Commenting further, it SAYS:
He died Of Brights disease. after
five years Of suffering
w lille he YVES confined TO his bed
for many months and suffered great I
ly he was optimistic TO the end Z
He was famlliarly known and called
Dad Hatton, which seemed 70 fit his
nature and character perfectly
Horn in Missouri
Deceased was born in Livingston /
Methodist minister, who died when ne I
was three months OF age When the 7
young man was about % years Of age, 4
he left his Missouri home and went 20 I
the territory OF New Mexico. locating :
at La Mesa. in Dona Ana county. I
some IS miles north Of FL Paso, where /
he lived 2 number Of years, and 4
where he was known as Don Ro-
berto' by the natives After he had ]
resided in Ia Mesa for some two /
years, he returned 70 missouri, where
he and Clara j. Timbrook were mar
ried, and then took Up their home I
at La Mesa, where they resided for 4
some eight years, and 90 was here that
a son, Thurman TlmbroOk Hatton.
familiarly known as IT. T." and Tim"
was born While at la Mesa. Hatton
was instrumental IN establishing the /
Methodist church at that place. u
which he was the principal support
until he moved 10 Las Cruces about
the year 1884.
He took an active interest IN poll
tics, and was a member OF the New
Mexico legislature from Dona Ana
county, for some time. He took an
interest In the mining Industry in the
Organ mountains He was for time
= railroad contractor, and as such
a portion OF the Southern
Pacific railroad west OF FL Paso. Mr..
1atton remained at Las Cruces until
1907. when they removed TO FL Paso,
where he continued iu the land de-
felopment business, in which he was
'ngaged during his last few years IN
Sew Mexico.
While they were stin living in New
Mexico. Robert c. 1r. Earnest B.
Earle and Alec we're born. Two other
labies both boys, were also born 20
hem there They died while young
While residing in FL Paso. lIr. Hat
on was engaged by the late AleZan-
Ter Seasons, OF Waycross, Ca. 20
70 TO Durango. Mex. TO inspect q I
arge area OF land, for Mr. Seasons
nd associates, who. upon his inspec-
ION and report purchased the tract
z some 10000 acres. It was on ac-
cunt Of his ability for development
ompany offered him the work Of de-
clipping the tract OF $4,000 acres.
osignated as the Lake Garfield tract !
: UIn~fHn T.