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TWO EL PASO MORNING TIMES- -O- MONDAY, AUGUST 7. 1911. LOST FOUR FINGERS FROM LEFT HAND The El Paso Military 'Institute estern States Life OF ALFALFA WEEVIL Insiurainice Co. WILL III SHMMlb-0 ADOIIION- TO IIOTIX Nliet ial tu The Timrt. Tucson, Ariz, Aug.

8- When the Southern 'rifi; of Mexico extend it trunk line to Guadalajara and on into the City of Mexico, and the Kl I'aso Houth western real he Tucaou. I J. larger, proprietor of tho HanU IliLa hotel, expect to build a llvO.OOO addition to tho Santa Hita on the udjoining- lots, the purchase ut which he completed a few day ago. The addition will be of the sume height tcs the present building. It will contain between eventy-flve and 100 rooms, all with bath, and will be of concrete, fireproof construction.

Unfortunate Accident Which Overtook Las Cruces Man An Imect Greatly Dreaded by the Southwestern Farmers A High Grade Preparatory School for Boys OPERATING PLANING MACHINE IS NOT NATIVE OF AMERICA The cost estimated above will include the cost of luiiils.hing on an elaborate scale. i The entire front of the hotel will TIirtF.K DEPAKTMKNTS Academic, Intermediate and Primary. Your boy will be graded and placed in the classes where he can do the best work. He will be prepared for college, for business or for practical life, a you prefer. i The Institute Is fully equipped to accommodate 100 EL PASO boys.

An opportunity Is given you to obtain a first class education, under the instruction of University men, for your boy WlTHUl'T GOING AWAV I'KUM EL PASO, Second Serioui Accident Sustained by C. V. Hart During the Past Year Result of Investigations Made by Expert Under Direction of the Government be remodeled. An extension will be built out over the sidewalks, with pillars and arches along the curb, making a sheltered promenade on three sides of the building. 'The lobby Hid office vril) be altered and Im proved, and a freight elevator In Our Faculty: stalled, so that trunks and heavy lug bipedal tn The Timrt.

Ui Cruces, N. Aug. 6. V. Hurt, mechanic and carpenter had tho four finger of hi left hand cut off Saturday afternoon while operating a Jointer planing machine in the Baa-corn-French planing mill.

Mr. Hart SAX FRANCISCO HON. WARREN R. PORTER, President Capital Surplus (fully paid in cash) $1,325,000 A WESTERN Company, with WESTERN Capital for WESTERN People, Managed by WESTERN Men in a WESTERN Square Manner. Liberal General Agency Proposition For TEXAS OPEN Yc want a sx.d man of Character an.l Experience who can finance a General Agency in he-State of Texas mulcr a contract providing extreme! liberal 1'IKST YEAR AND RENEWAL COMMISSIONS.

Address 1 H. 1 SAUNDERS Second Vice-President and Agency Manager, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. gage will not be carried through the lobby. "I believe tho extension of the Southern Pacific of Mexico to the City of Mexico will throw an enormous volume of business through at least dividing the heavy freight and passenger business evpnly between Tucson and Kl I'aso. Then when the Kl I'aso Southwestern reaches the city I believe that the new condition will require the enlargement of the Santa Kit on the scale outlined above.

That will probably be In about a year from now." KpCeiul tu ThC 'titlH S. Wru-hlngtori. Aug. f. A booklet recently Ifjiued by th United State department of agriculture on "Thi.

Alfalfa Weevil" conlalna matter of unusual Interest to the farmers of the vnlley, and to all who Interested In thla brunch of research. The article was written by M. Webster, a well known expert In charge of the department of cereal and foliage Insert iiiveMtlgallon. The allallu weevil, say, Is not native to The alfalfa weevil (rhytonomo muriiius Kali.) i not native to America but has been accidentally introduced from Kurope, western Aulu, or noithern Africa, whee It la common, and where, while more or less destructive to alfalfa, It hi probably (ire-vented by Ita natural enemies from working serious and wiile-sprtud was guiding a piece of lumber when his left hand came closer than he realized, and the rupldly turning saw severed the finger from the hand before he realliteJ that an accident had happened. Iist year Mr.

Heart was driving a nail Into a plank when a glancing blow caused It to fly into hla eye. The muscles of the eyelid contracted so rigidly that the nail was removed only alter a hard Jerk. The wounded member wa completely extinguished. Mr. Hart Is well known In Laa Cruce where he has resided for more than four year.

He Is an active mem Major II. E. Van Surdam, B. Superintendent Science and Muslo Capt. H.

B. Crta (Lieut 23rd U. S. i Commandant I Military Science and Tactics Capt, P. 11.

Oilman, M. AsslKtaSt Superintendent Modern Languages Lieut. R. E. Beaton.

B. Mathematics and English Lieut. I. E. McLaren, B.

Latin and History Lieut. It. E. Seay, In charge of the Intermediate Department 2d Lieut. I.

C. Assistant Commandant Mrs. F. II. Gllman In charge of the Primary Department.

The Commanding Officer of the 23rd Infantry at Ft. Bliss will act a Military Advisor for tho Institute and will make occasional inspection of the Cadets. for r.T.Loc.rr:s ami information, applv at koom 315, HLKALI) 1HILUING, KL PASO. GOVERNOR COLQUITT ih. HM.KY p.Wisrn VI V.U.F.VH.VK.

Kprrtnl In The Time: Valentine. Texas, Aug. 6. A sad ending of the camp meeting held at Skillman's grove, occurred what Dr. I).

T. Klnb-y, who came from Itos-well, N. M-. to attend the meeting, waB taken nick and was taken to the home of his non. C.

i. Flnley, hTe he was very bad until Saturday at 1 a. m. he died. Mrs.

Kinley was with him, also F'lnley and wife of Kos-well, and Cite Finley'a family. The doctor was in his 71th year. He was born in Mnysvllle. Kentucky, where ho practiced medicine. He moved to Valentine In 1804 and had a large bunch of cattle.

Strange to say, the doctor came from It or well to die In the home he made for himself and family In Texa. The body was taken to Marfa for burial, as he always said he wanted to be burled in Marfa, where he had two children burled, The doctor was a well-to-do fruit grower of Ko.swfll, where he went to live about ight year: ago. He was well known. The funeral of I'ancho Caleneha was held Thursday at noon. All the Mexican population attended.

Miss Zella Pierce, who has been ravages. Just here or In hat mu.II-in-r it was brought to this country no ono known, but It was first discovered in the sprinc of 1004 In a small field of alfalfa near Salt Lake city. Ftah, and attention promptly called to Its presence there by the entomologist of the Ftali agricultural experiment station. Tlie I'ullv iM'Vrlopril Inscvt. The beetle ib eif in ually than one-fourth of an Inch In length, varying from one-eighth to three-sixteenths of an Inch, and when freshly emerged from the cocoon, within which It pansee from tlie larva to the pupo, Is of a plain brown color.

In a few days this- brown becomes darker, mixed with black and gray hairs, which give it a spotted or mottled appearance, as fhown by an illuatra-lion. (Iraduaully theiie and halrj; become rubbed off, so that In spline we frequently observe Individuals that appear almost entirely black with small, irregular gray spots uijon them. WILL NOT INTERFERE Law Will Take its Course in the Case of Leon Martinez Rio Grande Valley Bank and Trust Co. CAPITAL AMI KI'M'S SltoO.OIIO.Ou iUnounit 0cr Two Million. PAVINGS ri'l'ARTJIKXT open Saturday evenings.

We are In the market for loans uf $1,000 tu 3,000 on Improved property In the City of El Pam. The ability tu properly care for the needs of Iho people, ha.i brought us over SuOO satisfied depositors. We can nrvi: 1000 more. WILL YOU BK ONE? W. W.

Turtiey. Prest. W. Cooley, V. I.

and Mgr. 8. T. Turner. Vice Trent.

W. K. Arnold, Cashier. 11. K.

Christie, Se retary. I'. M. Murchlnon. Aunt.

Cashier. Sig. N. fichwabe. Asst.

Cashier. ber of the La Cruces volunteer fire department, a member of the Modern Hrotherhood of America and a Woodman of the World. K. T. Meadows and W.

IJ. Meadows are In the yalley collecting a few carloads of horgeg to ship to Houston. The range are In excellent condition and the gentlemen are meeting with success. Hadley Reams has returned to his home In Mesilla Park after an absence of several months in California. William Lerma has returned from Mexico City, where he held a position with the Oliver Typewriter company.

The steam roller has been engaged the last few days in rolling the suh-grade of the new extension of the Alameda from Court to Iepot street. The macadam will be added Monday and the street completed Wednesday. TeaVhera of the Las Cruces public schools have received official notice of their election the coming year. Practically all of the old teachers were re-elected. Miss Morton, formerly assistant librarian at the.

Agricultural college, has been appointed librarian to fill the place vacated by Miss Lucy Lewi. Col. and Mrs. Fleming Jone and Two children will leave Monday, for Los Angeles, Cab, where they will spend a month. Catarino Armijo.

editor of the El Kco del Valle, spent Saturday In Kl Paso buying new equipment for his printing plant. Miss Sue Steven of El Paso is visiting her brother. Moses B. Stevens. the boy who was sentenced to hang for the killing of Miss Emma Drown near Saragosa; and as no further action has been taken in the cast-, he will hang on September 1, 1911.

Will L. Sargent, general traveling Immigration agent of the Texan Pacific railway, is in town, and when approached upon the future outlook for the West, he said: "It Is the greatest country on earth. 1 have always had. great confidence in this western country, and 1 am going- to stick to It Is coming to the front faster than I had expected." Colonel Sargent has done more, in a general way, to attract capital and people to this country than any other man In all its history. The new service of the Texas Pacific railway is proving very satisfactory to the business interests and traveling public here.

We are enabled to get quicker both inbound and out, which means many thousands of dollars to our frulr growers. ORDERED MISS EMMA BROWN Where It Winters. The insert winters entirely hectic stage, seeking I'lielter. the frosts ol autumn commend in the before cither attending school at Washington, D. is home on her vacation.

Now Under Sentence of Being Hanged September 1, for Hi Atrocious Crime Mrs. Lee Ash and boh, who have been visiting her father and mother, have returned to San Marcal, N. Ji Hlieoial to tne Timvs. Pecos, Aug. ti.On Friday the.

BOTH IN I employes of the Pecos Mercantile company played a game of baseball against the "Can't Come Backs," made up of the business men of Pecos, ror the benefit of the Civic Improvement LOCAL NEWS NOTKS FROM KOLOMONVILIL Spucfal to The Times. Solomonville, Aug. 6. Miss Cornelia Woods and Miss Lily C'la-rldge returned from a week's camping trip at the flume. The girls brought back a coat of tan and stories of, a fine time.

Sherlfr A. A. Anderson made a business trip to Pima, on Saturday. Mrs. Max Iantin gave a children's party In honor of the birthday of her guest, Helen Jacobs of Globe, Ariz.

The birthday was observed today. Th! guests were Katherine Hanson of Globe, Philip and F.lizabcth Lantin and Merrill and Earl Bobbins. Mrs. Lantin and Mrs. Jacobs had prepared some pleasant surprises for the wee folks.

W. G. Richards has sold his ranch east of town to J. A. Bishop of Dak-land, for $22,000.

Mr. Richards has bought the Pomeroy place just east of the public school building and 18 acres on the road to the depot, paying $3,000 for his land. Ph. Freudenthal, of Solomon Commercial company, bought of J. Bishop the Frank Richardson land for $16,000, an advance of $1,000 on the previous sale.

Harley Martin of San Carlos acquired a lease on 4 2 acres of Kchool land with water rights one mile east of Safford. This land was a part of the M. V. Suanger ranch. Consideration.

$5,000. The real estate firm nt Solomonville of Bishop Sloan is one of the busiest concerns In a large radius. The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Robbins is very sick.

Dr. Warner of Safford is attending her. in the crowns of alfalfa plants, close to the surface of tlie ground In the field, or umbr leaves, malted sruss weeds, and rubbish along ditch banks, haystacks and strnuslacks. Indeed. II is oftentimes found in barns where the hay kept over winter.

When this hay is being put into the barn In late summer, one side of the barn has been observed to be almost covered with adults, and In winter and spring, when the hay hi being fed out, the floor of Hie barn will often be swarming with the beetles, like tints about an ant hill. It has been estimated that fully K0 per cent of the beetles that go into winter quarters In the fall live through until spring-With thr coming of spring the berth make their way forth from their hiding places and attack the young growth of alfalfa its soon as there In sufficient food for them. In ordinary seasons they may be expected to appear the latter part of March, and tin. egg-laying period lusts from curly April until early July. here the Kgirs Are l.ald.

In very early spring, before thn pin ills have made much growth, the beetles often push their eggs down between the leaves, the usual place of (position, lioweer. being in puno-lurea made lii the stem, ami some damage occurs at the very beginning of the season on account of the beetles puncturing the young stems and killing them In their efforts to nvipoxtt in them. Some idea of the abundance of these eggs and the extent to which the pent may breed in vacanl lots and other waste lands where alfalfa has escaped front cultivation Mid grows as a weed, may lie obtained from the fact that In one case a single plant has been found to contain 127 of these egg punctures in the midst of the egg-laying season, with the punctures fresh and new. As one puncture may contain anywhere from a few to over 30 eggs, probnbly 10 or 15 on the average, this single plant presumably contained between 1200 and 1300 eggs at the time it was observed. If these hatched and half of them developed into female beetles and SO per cent of the latter passed the winter, this plRnt might In a year give rise to over 0 beetles.

perinl tu Thr 7 mo Him Antonio, 1 Aug. (,. No ther land under the American flu las undergone Mull mi amazingly apld liming the past ew decades li-- I he Mate of Texas. Imong the youngest in the great Ms-erhood of stijt.h she Is outdistancing hem nil in very phase uf modern de-cloprnenl. So far-r aching has been er Influence upon the riwle country hat Ho- past ten years the enter of population ha moved thirty liti toward her boundaries three illex fur each year! With every soil known to the geolo-Ixt, with a climate famed thrungh-ut the world.

wllli inexhaustible atcr Hupply that neeileu unly to he tllizcd. with boundless natural re-uurces. Texas nun lurking only In the lean of transportation, These tneaiiH re, now heinK supplied, and It Is Texas HihI the railroads arc joking for an expansion of their usliiess. Every year finds an ex-rtsioi. of the roads that Join the Imp'rc state with the outside world, very year the service is improved; very yi ar more northern capital is nested In railroad property.

Ji'fct what these things mean to 'exiis and her Industries cannot be ully appreciated without sonfo knowl-dge of the primitive means of translocation that prevailed in the state eareely more than a quarter of a entury ago. Then the cow-pony was hi swiftest means of communication, 'he oxen had not passed away. Stage ines were maintained between San intonln and the Mexican border, and ho only means of freight transporta-ion was by the wagon and the mil cart. Many of the residents of Han An-onlo recall those early days. Then he business section of the town -hen a village of about 3000 inhablt-nts was centered around the two daxas, Alamo and Main.

August iantleben, now residing at 3102 North 'lores street, recalls the days when. a boy. he was 111 the employ of the ovrrntnent as mall carrier between lan Antonio and the frontier settle-nenta to the westward When he was '1 years of ag lie securud a contract carry the mall from this city tn Cagle Pass and thence to Fort Clark. He gives a vivid description of his irriva! In this country. Horn In Ger-nany, he was only 3 1-2 months of Considerable interest nas tieen shown by the people of New Mexico in the subject selected by Pr.

W. E. Oarrison, president of the New Mexico Agricultural College of Las Cruces, who spoke on the "Ten Acre Irrigated Farm." at Mountainair Saturday. Irrigation is the biggest proposition in the development of the new state and Uncle Sum has shown his faith in New Mexico by spending a few million dollars on its irrigation projects. Henry r.

Bowman, president of the Bowman Bank Trust company, has returned from California. Mrs. Bowman will remain for a few weeks longer. delegate W. H.

Andrews has Intro--duced a hill in congress for an appropriation nf $10,000 for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the Rio Grande at San Marclal. Citizens near Anthony could use the same amount to a good advantage as one span of the bridge Is gone. Vnght Lewis, of las Vegas, have contracted for $3,000 to Install an up-to-date heating plant in the new gvmniislnm at the college. This building will be used for a study hall this year, but It will be converted Into a gymnasium as soon as another building la erected. The building and fixtures will cost $20,000.

The officials of the New MexicJ state fair, to be held In Albuquerque In October, have been awake to their opportunities for getting a large attendance and have secured a single fare rate for the round trip. Nestor Armijo, and wife and little son have moved to El Paso to make their future home. Mr. Armijo Is a nephew of the late Poti Nestor Ar-ml)o. The Ladles' Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will hold an open meeting at the manse on Tuesday afternoon.

A good pr ogram Is being prepared and refreshments will be served, The Las Cruces Young People's Christian Union will give a barn party at the "El Manzannl" rancrV, five miles south of town, on Tuesday evening. Fioats will convey the crowd to the apple ranch, where everyone will appear in farmer costume. Refreshments to suit the occasion will be served. The Sattley Hess Realty company league. The score stood 10 to 7 in favor of the Mercantile boys.

They put "up a good game and showed that In their more youthful days they had mastered the difficult arts of the Kama. District Attorney W. P. Brady made a splendid stunt for his side, but he soon called for a "runner" when his nine came to the. bats.

Dean Sisk and Camp brought up the score for the Mercantile boys, and furnished no little fun for the crowd. Dr. Harkey, Ureen and Moyer distinguished themselves on the side of the Come Backs. All stores closed apd the business men and clerks turned out to see the game, and a large crowd of ladies were present. Tho game was a financial success as well as a recreation for all.

Our neighboring town of Balmorhea Is forging to the front as a business center. The Pecos Southern extended Its line to that point last fall, and they now have an alfalfa mill, a general merchandising company and several retail Ktores; and a few weeks ago the Toyah Valley Herald appeared as the official paper of the Toyah valley. Its first issue came out June lfi. and Messrs. H.

B. and Q. Edgell, the proprietors, are giving the valley a nice, clean, newsy paper. The Toyah Valley bank, too. has about completed its building, and they Will open their doors for business in a few days.

This will be a great convenience to the farming class, especially, as they have been at least thirty-five miles from a bank, and this Is one of the largest farming and stock sections of Reeves county. M. j. Healy, who made a proposition to the town of Pecos' last spring to extend the Rock Island railroad from the Panhandle to Pecos. haB revived the matter by a letter, which was received a few days ago, stating that he expects to begin work again In a short time.

This proposed road will come down through the eastern part of New Mexico, and if built It will open up a rich valley and it will also shorten the time between Pecos and Chicago. Pecos ha agreed to give $75,000 toward the building and securing the right of way for this road, on condition that the Rock Island shops for this division be located here. District Attorney W. P. Brady has received a telegram from Austin stating that Governor Colquitt will not interfere In the trial of Leon Martinez, Mr.

Ash is a conductor on the A. Xr S. F. there. Luke Hright Is shipping two cars of fat calves to Ft.

Worth market. While cutting oats on the farm nest of town Powell Wlllkln was stung on the thumb by a centipede. SCIENTIST WII.I. PLOItK or sorn.w. ftaria! In Tho Timet.

Tucson, Aug. Iri the Soudan and the Libyan desert. lr. li. T.

Macrmugall, head of the Carnegie desert laboratory near Tucson, vviy spend next winter, accompanied by his family, fykes, hi3 assistant, and a retinue of laborers and camp helpers. Mr. SykeK Is now in London organizing the expedition and arranging tho route of travel, according to Iir. Macl lougnll. who has returned to Tucson from Carmel-by -the-Sea, In California, lor a few dnya of work at the experiment station.

The purpose of the expedition into the Soudan will be to prosecute Investigation similar to those of the Sal-ton sea. in which Dr. MarTViugall was engaged last winter. Particular attention will he paid to the oases in the crater formations of the Libyan desert, which are said to he much like the Sutton sink In many details. The exploration will last about 1x months I r.

MaoPongall and his finlly will Join Mr. Sykes In London In December. Jl Molt ItOOKKVI Ir WILL II I' NT OX (il l-r. e'prcnl fa Jhi Timet. Tucson, Aug.

6. Kermit lloosevclt, tion of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Is to arrive here next Tuesday on his way to the Gulf of California In quest of big game. Whether or not ho will make his start for the gulf country from Yuma by way of the Colorado river, or from Tucson by way of the Altar district, la not known. Through arrangements made by Col.

Roosevelt, Kermit will be accompanied by Cipriani) Domlnguez, who is well known as a guide and scout along the Lower Colorado. The trip will be made to a point below Santa Clara, distance of about 100 miles from the American line. Kermit Hoosevelt. ho made an enviable record as a lion hunter when he and Colonel Roosevelt were In Africa, is in hopes of securing mountain lions and specimens of the lobo wolf nfter whom Port Lobos wai named. ITALIAN COl NTF.KS ILL WIN I I.

IN TK SON. Nnreid In The Tlrmn. Tucson. Aug. 6.

The real nobility may spend next winter in T.U-60H. namely. Marchel K. A M. do Chantel, of the Italian royal family, who is charmed with Tucson as seen on a postcard, and In planning to come here with a party of friends in search of climate, f' surroundings, and the novelty of southwestern America.

In a letter written to the rhsmber of commerce by Marchesl de Ctrantel, who wrote in French In the evident belief that everyone would know universal language, which everyone didn't, the writer expressed a very San Antonio to ICaRle J'ass was 162 miles, requiring six days for the round trip, with CitHtrovlllo, New Fountain, Iilianlh, Sabiiuil and I'valde as the lnlennidlute stations. "My ouiflt." sas Mr. Santlcbcn, "was a hio with three Heats, each of which afforded loom for three, passengers. The vehicle wns drawn by two mules. The fare wn.s twenty dollars a seat for a straight trip either way.

The frontier was unprotected from tlie Indians; Medina, I'valde and Atascosa 2 countleH being especially subject to their miiraiiiling attacks," In later years Mr. Hantlebcn was engaged In freighing goods between Texas and Mexico. Together with rapt. Adolph Miienzeiiliiirucr, in 1X117, he established the flr.it stage line between tlie two countries for the purpose of carrying passengers, money and goods. I.lve stack and game chickens often formed part of the freight.

No n-cordH of the mail trunsnctiniis was required by the government. The stage company used a metal stump with the numerals "Sfi" surrounded by the words "Repuhlieu Mexicana." The postage stamp did not i-nine Into use until 1S70. All letters were weighed and the charge wn 2,1 cents for each ounce. If a letter or parcel weighed more than nil ounce, the metal stamp was applied accordingly, once for each unit of wvight. It wan not unusual, Rays Santle-bcii, for $2 to be paid for the carriage of one letter.

The freight charge for a pair of game chickens was Most of these fighters were carried to the City of Mexico. Thiia were the cock-pits of the scions of the Moetejiinnis Kiipplied with spurred champions frmii Texas. Mr. Santleben facetiously remarked that In their fighting qualities the game ruck were nut unlike the pioneers who raised them. All kinds of Texas products were exported to the southern republic.

Hams and butter were in ureal demand across the border. Butter was sold at T. 0 a pound; hams. $1 a pound. The Imports consisted of oranges and other tropical fruits, chill pepper and Mexican money.

The oranges sold for $100 h. thousand. Among others, llalff fluid-frank. Frank Co. and 1'.

lroo Co. Imported great quantities of Mexican specie. Frequently as much as $11,000 at time wit riit-iit oyer the stage line. Ilesidis a duty uf 12 per rent, which was exacted by the government, the stage owner charged 3 per cent for transportation. How a stage coach could carry such a heavy cargo as was made up sin a heterogeneous lot of freight cannot easily be understood now.

pint the coach was no light trap; It weighed about 3000 pound, and In those days everything was built tn lust. The body of the vehicle was swung on braces made of bather. Fighleen persons could find comfortable, accommodations on the inside, there being three seats, each capable of holding three passengers, with a similar NATIONAL SH Kill ITS IX OMAHA insociatrii Prett Dhpatch. Omaha, Aug. 6.

Nearly 300 sheriffs are gathering in this city as delegates to the convention of the National Sheriffs' association, which begins tomorrow. One of the important matters before the convention will be an effort to secure -Jnlfortr. legislation in the various states which will enable a sheriff to succeed himself. Nebraska already has such a law in effect. The Nebraska State Sheriffs' association will as meet In convention tomorrow for a one-day session.

arrangement on the roof. This, the first couch used for staging purposes In Texas, was imported from Concord. N. by A. Staacke of San Antonio, flaher of the men who now conduct a business in this city under the firm name of Staacke liros.

Mr. Santleben is full of reminiscences of the pioneer days. At one In looking around for safe ventures you might lay a small wager that no region has a perfect climate all the time, regardless of what the Califor-nians tell you. time, he says, political sovereignty I resided In a stovepipe bat and the 1 pockets of a frock coat. Lawlessness had become so common In San An-! tonlo that two of the most prominent citizens assumed the role of leaders ire when he tnuchf Texas soil.

The hip In wl.l. tranded, when passing through a hannel leading into Galveston bay, ihout half a mile off shore, and only hlrty-fivc bf the 130 passengers were aved. 1'nder isuch auspicious circum-tances he began life in Texas, which van then only a boundless open irairie With scarcely so much as a canon road between the scattered Wages. Travel In any part of the ountry wbs fraught with danger rom the 'Indians, who occasionally cent on the warpath, as well us from he bands of desperadoes and. highwaymen that infested the regions hroueh which the mall routes passed.

The length of the mail route from has sold the James Quesenberry tract to Mrs. L. Osmer of Santa Ilita for $10 per This lsnd lies tn the west of Las Cruces. alfalfa being the principal crop. Mr.

Osmer will build a residence and make this valley her permanent home. Vincent B. May, superintendent of the Pons Ana county public schools, has apportioned the school funds, the amount being $8,032.50. The total number of children of school age Is 4.590. the rate being $1.75 per schol-ar.

Districts 20 and 2S have the largest number, which Is 1.483. The next largest district are 4. 5 and 12, which claim 603 scholars and Attorney B. L- Medlar and B. H.

Mueller havo been appointed notaries public. The ladies of the Catholic church met at the home of Mr. J. P. Walker thi week for their regular Bewlng circle.

They are preparing for the i aiaar thi fall. I jis Cruces citizens are still endeavoring to get the Wells-Fargo F.xnress company to put In an i town office. Thi matter a brought up at the btisiness men' luncheon two months ago but as yet the Wells-Fargo people have done nothing more than to look the situation over. Teople who don't walk enough like to blame that on a lack of time Instead of laziness. florid opinion of Tucson as observed In the postcard Mews which Prof.

C. A. Tnrrell and his party are circulating tn Home. The marches! wants booklets giving all sorts of information about Tueson. and everything proving Futisfactory.

the party will be in Tucson this winter. Your Checking Account THIS Bank cordially invites all persons who receive and pay out money, er in large or small amounts, to open checking accounts, thereby providing positive safety for money and the greatest convenience for the handling of funds. The First National Bank EL PASO. Capital and Surplus Banking Hours 10 a. m.

to 3 p. m. Saturdays 10 a. m. to 12 and 5 p.

m. and took tlie law uiio ine.r own hands, hanging the thieves and murderers who had fled to this cliy to escape punishment In the east. Popular tradition had It that one of the men carried a long rope colled in the crown of his stovepipe hat, and that the other curried a similar symbol of Justice In the pocket of the frock coat which he wore on all occasions. The meting out of Justice was a slow process under the established law. for the reason that, with the primitive means nf transportation and the many dangers that beset the routes to the east.

It was seldom that prisoners caught In Texas could be taken back for trial, Consequently the pioneer disregarded the ciurstion of venue and all other matters of red tape, and when a man was found guilty he was jrlvrn hi. punishment on the spot, without more ado. In one night, says Mr. Santleben. a large part of southwestern Texas was thrown Into Mexico by a capricious change In tho source of the Kin Grande river.

Then it required several day to make the trip tn the border In order to Investigate the matter. If such a thing should happen today, within a few- hours a whole delegation from the capital citie of both Mexico and Texa would be on the grounds and the dispute would probably be submitted to arbitration before the expiration of the time formerly required for a message to travel from Mexico to San Antonio. Conceit sometime carries a man through with east, and does a good deal to discourage modest men who believe they were born to blush unseen, if at all. LEVY GROCERY CO. (Undersell All Others) rresh Cilumbla Hiver Shed, per can I5o Columbia Klver Shad, for 25e (Served fold or hot iCippcred Herring In Tomato Bauce, or plain, per can Preserved Bloater, per can Sat; Flndon Haddocks, per can 30o Sardine In Bouillon, per fan I'hojira IlcU 50S-30V8; Auto 505.

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