El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 109, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 8, 1897 Page: 3 of 4
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Cl Tunn* Saturi**“ Map 8. i»97
Men's and Boys’ Summer Attire!
HERE ARE
FOUR HINTS
THAT THU
MAT PROFIT
RT
mu
I** \*t*
FIRST HINT.
HATS:
FEDORAS
DERBYS
CRUSH and
STRAW
In newest shades and latest
varieties.
SECOND HINT.
SUMMER SUITS:
Lightweight CASSIMERES
WORSTEDS
LINEN
CRASH.
Mohair Coats and Vests.
Linen and Duck Pants, etc.
THIRD HINT.
UNDERWEAR:
Light Summer weights in
BALBRIGGAN
LISLE THREAD
and NANSOOK.
Large variety of Sox.
FOURTH HINT.
NECKWEAR:
In all the latest
SHADES
AND
STYLES
IN SILK AND LAWN.
Immense Variety.
R C. LIGHTBODY,
LEADING CLOTHIER AND FURNISHER.
212-214 EL PASO ST.
A BRIEF SESSION.
A Bicycle for 25 Cts?
Ton can perhaps get it in a toy
shop, it jarill be worth all yotf
psy for It.
You can gfet a fall size, np' to
date
Orescent Bicycle
for $50.
And it is worth all you pay for
it. It is made throughout in a
Bicycle Factory—the largest in
the world—fully guaranteed by
people who can and do make their
guarantee good.
W. G-. "Walz Co.
HUStO 8tORE,
BICVCLS A 8K«f IRQ MAtBlMl DEPOT.
We Want to
Catch Your Custom.
We have very tempting le-
gitimate bargains to offer
you.
Our business has been built
up on sterling values and
fair dealing— inspect our
■took; make quality and act-
ual priceB prove our claim,
By way of example:
Finest Mexican Coffee (roast-
ed) 3 lbs for $1.
Coffee (Arbac Ale’s) per lb 15c
Eggs, per doz .... 15c
and a complete stock of
Family Groceries at the most
reasonable rates.
J. B. WATSON,
Groceries and Provisions.
San Antonio and Stanton St*.
Phone ltl.
0l*r Connell Dlfons.ee Texee etd the City
Printing.
At 8 o’clock last night the olty
council met An adjourned session with
Major Magoffin presiding and a tall
board of aidarman prsaant.
Tha olty aaaaaaor’a raport showed
that ha nad ootlsotad 162,611.41 ontba
rods ot 189$and that tbara remained
*22,060 ontwllaotad.
The mortar aa to how to prooaad to
oolitoc tha dsllnquant taxaa waa refer-
red to the olty attorney and tha olty
ooliaotor waa authorized to prooned
wl'h the oollso'lon ot taxaa under tha
in. tractions of the olty attorney.
Tha street and grade oommtttee re-
ported favorably on tha petition of
the Postal Telsgraph company, and
the olty attorney waa Instructed to
prepare aa ordlosnoe granting tha
fraudles prayed for In tha petition.
Alderman Clifford brought up tho
matter of olty printing and asked that
bds bs solicited for th# oity printing,
ile suggested that bids ba presents
next Thursday night.
Mr. Coldwell wanted tba oounoll to
stats what type should ba need In
printing tha ordlnanoaa.
It was also agrssd that tha delin-
quent tax list should ba bid for separ-
ately.
Tne matter was rsfarrad to the fln-
#noe oommlttsa to ba reported on next
Friday, night.,
Mayor Magoffin aanqgnoed |hat hA
would loava thq olty today on tha
leave if abaanoa granted him by the
oouuoll Thursday ulght.
City oounoll than adjourned to mast
at 2 p. m. today, whan a mayor pro
t*m will ba olaotsd.
'' *» ■* vtJ.»«*OS
Grand musloal and dramatlo enter-
tsinmaut given by tba pupils of St.
Joseph's aoedsmy, May 11, 3 p. m,
i’lOti.tb 50 oants;rbblldran 25 cents.
" * t. t:
PERSONAU. _ ____
Ban Fbanoisco, March 5,’97.
he Zacker Mi’g Uo., Ban Fran-
clgoo, Oal.
Gentlemen: After using your
edlool Eggs for the eXtermina-
on of Flees and Moths, we take
reat pleasure in saving that we
Mind the remedy geo J n both
ttgg* After having need Moth
Tax, Tobacco, Camphor and
any bther thit gs your Medieol
ggs proved better thanfallHelse
id thoroughly cleaned them ont
'the honie. We cheerfully r?-
OUII
mmendthe Eggs to the public
'Yours trtiy,
rq A. W. Weight,
1053 Mission street.
Chas. F. Slack & Co.
Bole Agents.
Gsorgs Newman Is up from Msxloo
CUy.
Deputy Marshal Major returned
yesterday from Ban Franolaoo.
Mayor Magoffin will leave this aftar-
noou for Ban Antonio on a visit.
JuanB. Hart of tha Times left yes-
cel day for a two weeks’ trip to Uroa,
Bouora.
Ooll Bendy left yesterday for a two
week.’ so j mm at Santa Rosalia
Springs.
Dr. J. Y. Yalr Is In tha olty from
Granada, hls country place In tha
Masllla valley.
Frank Amador Is down from Lae
Orncas to look after hla ranoh la the
oattklrte of Jnartz.
O lun'y Attorney Georgs Harvey has
reurnvd from a pleasant trip to Gal-
veston and Fort Worth.
Fenx Kramer, traveling representa-
tive of the Kraulob A Back Plano Co.,
of Naw York, le In cha oity.
Richard Capias la op from bta oimp
osar lake Guzman omhs Rio Grande,
Burra Jdadr. and PaoiUo railroad \
W. R Martin, snparlntaodant of tba
Ell Paso division of the Southern Pa-
oltio railroad, has returned from San
AuiuDlO.
Dr. Wrgefar'h and party arrived at
D.mmg yasiarday morning, all In ax
client health and spirit. After a
short rest at D.mmg tba oamp sanl-
tsr>um will leave for White Mountain
via. Silver Olty.
For sale at 306 Rl Paso street, cu-
cumbers, string beans, nsw potatoes.
Livs at,d dressed poultry constantly on
band and cheap.
A Vet y Haed'ome V.blole,
Uodsr tha antarprlalng management
of Mr. Adolph Solomon, Pomeroy’s Ei
Pa-o Transfer company alwaya keeps
ahssd of tba city. Tba company’s
atabies era tba Uaast end most com-
plete In the weet end they will pat on
the 8 rests this morning the hand
somast transfer bus aver seen In this
seot on. It la a beauty, and waa made
right bar# In Ei Paso and la a monu-
ment to tho skill of El Paso maobaoloe
Mr. Solomon never sends away for
anything that cap be made In Ek|^so
He never even sends away far anything
ba wears or eats sad tbs olty would b.
maob more prosperous If ell her eltl •
z.os would smaUte Mr. Solomon.
The painting of tba new baa waa tha
work of an artist and oaonot ba ex-
cel led anywhere. Io anticipation of
tha btgd»m Mr. 8olomon baa steam
boats painted on a sob tide of tbo
vehtole and an exoellent piotura of tba
American eagle decorates tba front.
waste ere Van Uol.| this Sammet ?
The charming summer resorts of
Wlsocoelo and Mloblgen era reached
by tba Nc rth Wsatarn Line. Sand for
free copy of “Hints to Toorlata," giving
foil loforma-loo aa tolooatlone, hotels,
boardu g tiou.ee, eto., to W. B. Kola-
kero, G. P AT. A., Chioago.
Lawn do ware and Garden Hoaa at
Momeon A Thorne's.
Fresh eggs at Smith's Creamery.
HEARD ON THE 8TREET.
Bag pnoohlog has become quite a
fad in El Paso. Punching bags adorn
tha balls of all tho atblatlo olubs In
the olty and bava been added to aav
eral libraries and prlvata olub rooms
E«t% tho kids are buying punohlng
T »
"Tba firemen’s parade next weak,”
•aid a merchant y as tar day, “promises
to ba a very gorgeous affair. Iu addi-
tion to tha loosl and visiting flrameo
tho troop* and band from Fort Bilas,
tha marohanta will hava a number of
handsome floats In tha parada, and I
understand that tha oyollaca will turn
out In foroa with thalr wheats taste-
fully deoorstad.”
V
Speaking about tba oollaotlon of olty
taxaa last nigh'. Assessor and Ooliaotor
Smith said: “I hava mada batter ool-
laotlona this year *han any other year
•loos I hava been In offloa. I hava ooi-
laotsd 162,611 41 on tha roll* of 1896
as agslns' *51,527 55 oollaotad on >h
rolls of 1895, There la about *22,000
dslli.quant on tba rolla of ’96.”
“If It don’t ooat anything,” said
Chief HlUabrand to a Times reporter
tba other evening, “you oan warn bl-
oyola rldara that tha "blind btka ordl-
naooa will ba strlotly enforced sod
every person seen rtdlag • wheel with
oal a light, after dark, will ba arraat-
•d and taken before the reoorder.
Blind blkea are becoming ao nnmarout
dn tha street after dark and are rod*
soreokleaaly (hat they are dangerous,"
V
A oyoltat who o*me near being run
over by a street express wagon on San
Antonio street yesterday balled
TiMUp reporter who waa paaalog and
said: "I would Ilka to know If a man
on a bloyola hasn’t just aa muoh right
to tba straat as a man In a baggy?
Tba papers era constantly talking
about rookies* bloyola rldlog and I
want to tall you that tha wildest kid
soorohar la not In it with tha drlvara of
•oma of thaaa express wagons. Thsy
don’t look whsro they era going and
kaap a wheel oonstauyly on tho dodge
trying to avoid being ran down.
"It always msk». me tired,” said a
member of the fire department yes-
terday, “to hoar th*ee fallows who go
to a firs and stand aronnd with thalr
hands In their pookets orltlolslog tb*
firemen who rash In to do tbe work,
rnlolDg tbelr olo'hes and endangering
• heir lives trying to save a neighbor's
property. Tbe fellow* so ready to
orttlola* take good palne to keep on'
of harm’s way and to not have their
olothes soiled by mnddy water. Why
don’t they do something themselves If
they know so wall ja«t bow everything
should be don*? lh* volunteer flre-
msn reoatve# slender thank* for rain
log a suit of o othas once a month
trilng to save a fallow oltizan’a pro-
perty."
V
Dr. Yandall la not In tba raoa for
thaol'y heal'h offloa, aa ha la state
health officer at this point and daollnas
rp give np a good thlog for something
not half sc good. Tba race for olty
baslth offiaer lies batwaan Dr. Raoa
and Dr. Wright, with tha obaDoes
8‘rongly In favor of Dr R«o*. It Is
understood that Dr. Vilas, Oeptalo
Beall and Mr. Mor*h**d of tba b )*rd
of health favor Dr. Rao*, whlla Mr
Oisrdy and Mr. Mylas Nvor Dr
Wright, who la tba sixth member of
tha board and would hava to vote for
himself to make a tie, provided that
tbraa of tha member* will support
Dr. Raoa, aa tba Times man was In-
formed yesterday.
V
"I do not ballave," aaid an aider-
man yesterday, “In tbla praotloe of
asking for bide on olty printing Tb*
party In oontrol of tba admlntetratloD
should award tha printing to Its ra
preservative party paper of tba ol’y
«t a price that, will prove a reasonable
compensation to tbo printer Tba olty
does nut award Its polio* job* and
other olty t ffloae to tha lo waet bidder
end wby should tba printers ba re-
quired to bid egeloat each other for a
llttla olty work? Bat tharo la no tail-
ing what a oity oounoll will do. It Is
•11 wtU enough to bowl about econo-
my, bat I don’t want that kind of
•oonomy where a government foroes
Ha own oHisao* to work for ft at
pauper wage*. Tba wlda awake bntl-
n*es man of El Paso do not go around
to tha printer# for oompetltive bids
•hen they want to advartlaa In a
caper ”
AROUND TOWN.
Max Weber bae paid R. A. Loomis
*220 for a plsos of property on tb*
t land.
Tha MoGlnty Club entertainers are
praotiotug nightly for tbelr blow-ont
to the firemen next Friday night.
The Golden Eagle Garden will re
open for th* summer a.aeon tomorrow
evening nnder the auspices of Plizsr’s
orchestra.
Th* children of th* oolored kinder-
garten gave an an-artalniug exhibition
•tyied "Fairy Crowning" at Chopin
hall last night.
Tbs graduating exercises of tha El
Paao high sohooi will ba held on the
24th. Tha Times will publish tha pro-
gram Snudey morning.
Paopla rasldtog In tha Cotton addl-
lon war* ont lata last night watching
ha rlvar. Many lu tha rower part ot
tha olty hava constructed levees
around their houses.
Ei Paso has not yet selected her
May Qiaan for tbe Waoo carnival
Every city In Texas Is saudlLg lie moai
bsauilful young lady. Ail expanse#
are paid by the oarnlval olub of Weoo
Tha Ei Paao baseball team bald a
masting last nlgbe ana elected W. A.
J alien meueger and captain aud Dave
MoChesney secretary. The team will
go Into regular praotloe at once.
Tb* fir* department requests tb*
merobants to dose tbelr etores on tb.
afternoon of next Tbnrsdey, th* 13 b
Inst., that being th* afternoon of th*
parade and other entertainment for
the pnbllo and visitors.
Last night tbe Rio Grand* rose to
a higher point than It had reached
this season and th* new* from np in
New Msxloo Is that It Is still rising.
The firemen will see th* brave stream
tt its best next week.
List night Officer Tsylor had quite
a tussle trying to arrest Mollugh, a
railroad man who was under th* In-
fiasco* of drink. He kioaed tb* offi-
cer In th* etomaoh and in return waa
knocked down by tba offioar.
Twenty waiters are wanted to serve
breakfast at tha Vendoma hotel Sun-
day morning. Those who oeil on tb*
steward today—white or colored— will
secure the work. Mr. Howley has
engaged to fssd about 200 oooduoors
who will arrive In tba city Sunday
morning.
Quirtarmaetar Griffith of Fort Bliss
r# quests tba Times to state that oon-
rrautora aud buiidara, by calling at bis
office, may prooura plans, epaoliioa-
tlous and other Information regarding
several building* to be ersoted at the
fort and for wbiob bids will be re
uelved about June 1st. ile estimates
bs ooet of th* building to ba aboai
*10,000.___
Grand Op*«ilo*.
Of th# Goldeo ft'igie oonotrfc g*rd#n,
Sunday evening, Ma> 9, at 8 o'clock, by
Prof Carl Pnzsr’s orchestra. Admis
slon 25 cent*.
A Bta Holldlug Boom.
Wa are headqaarters for llme.oement,
plaeter, hair, pitch, neper, ere., hey,
grain and feed. O’Brian Coal Co,
Oerrlloa Goal Yard, t’aiaphona No. 8
Flnadoughnata at Smith's Creamery
Tha Golden Eegla saloon, Han Anto-
nio straat, la atrlotly a first oiass re
sort for gentlemen. Partial afforded
entertainment from 9 to 12 p. m.
Asa for tha EL PASO TRANSFER
hs bast five oant CIGAR In tha mar
kat _
PURE HY0K1A ICR.
Mada from diatlllad water. Telephone
: 14. El Paao (oa A RaraioEBATOkCo
Rich cream at Smith’s Cream ary.
IkltlaOeTS WIXTHIH 1H EL PASO
CBIT1D .TATIS WBATHMH HUKlAir.
Obe.mtloo at 6:54 p. m.. loeel time.
Btromater (sea level)....................... 23 7
Thermometer................... S'
Direction of wind ..................... NW
Wind velocity (mile* per honr)_______ II
Weather ................ Cleei
Rainfall lest 84 hoar. (In. end bond.) I
HI*best temperature today............. <*
Lowmt temperature today......... U>
Money-making? Why
not? The more the better.
Schilling's Best
tern * taking powder
coffee favoring extract!
•oda and spices
make money for everybody
—make money for you by
saving it
For tale by
ARBI VAX* AMO DEPAKTUItf Off MAIL#
Arrive* Leave*
T. A P. -.-_........1*« a.m..............1:4(1 p, m.
0. H. A 8. A........2:45 p. m..................1:60 p. m.
8. P. We#t............1:30 p. m.............3:36 p. m,
A.T.4 8. f.........11:20a m................ll:«0a m
Mexican Central .8:20 a.m.............3:40 p. m.
All mall, will be distributed 30 minute, sf-
tsrtbe arrive# of trains »nd all malls will
cloe* 30 mlnota. before tbe departure of trains.
BOOBS WINDOWS OFBH AID CLOSE,
IKxo.pt Sunday..)
General d.llvsry I. open from 7 e. m • to 6 p
..... dlrtrtb-
opei
Begleter end stamp window#
m., exe.pt whlla matern mall l> being
uted. Money order window o]
_ in. at 8 a.
elo*M at 5 p. m. Begleter ei
open at 8*. m.; close, it ( p.
SDNDAT.
Genera] delivery and Carrier# window will
be open 'rt>m 11 >, m. to 12 m
Stamp window open at the tarn* I me.
_tOHW JDLIAW, P, M
rjlnding of mutio, mafulaos
D law book*, medical journal*
eto., a apeoialtj at tbe Time*
office. TelephouB *6.
CLABSIFIKD APS.
Km SALK.
IP OH SALE--Typewriter#, f'allgrtpb and
X ll.mlngton, $40 and $55. W. U, Wal* Co.
C^IB S-LE— "Furnlibed room for rent"
and "Koomt for rent" oerdt for tale at
Tiki# offloa, 26 oents aach.
'B SAL*—Babbit metal at tha Tim*#
office____
IfCK 8ALB-Blotting paper at th* Tina#
* offloa__
VOR RENf.'
COR KK8T--NI('ely furnlflhsd rooms wltb
* private family at 1211 Chihuahua atreet.
POK RENT—Furnished room. 611 N. Oregon.
WAMTBO
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I MEN’S
(I S3.00
I DURABLE
TAN
LACE
SHOE.
117 ANTKP--By man and wife, position In
hotel or reat*urant: dtitclm meat »nd
pastrycook. Guod refeience. Address C. W.
F. Tune* ottioe.
117 ANTRD--lt< sMonnible party would like u*e
of hors* ana buggy * few weekn (orltB
feed tud earo. tnijiiire of Times.
117 ANT BD--Agents for Building and Loan
Association. Good men can obtain ex-
cellent oontra t in New Mexico and Arizona
Addre** B. L, this oftlee.
Yin ANTND—A cook for small family. Apply
TT 905 Mesa avenue.
ffROVMBSlOMAldt
Datlffia,
O. O. BHOWN,
Muody Building,
81 Paso at.,
A. ■. BBOWI,
Morhousffi Hnlldlug,
Oregon *t., ueit to P. O.
Med. round toe—
decidedly comfortable and
stylish—fine quality—
full #3.00 worth—same
grade of shoe sold any
other place in city—no
better for more money—
sizes to fit majority of
feet. Try a pair.
DBS. 0. 0. and A. K, BBOWX.
DBHT1BTB.
Bl Peso, Texas.
UK, wilbeb townno.
DBNTIBT.
Booms 20 and 21, Bronson Block
San Antonio st., El Paso, Tex.
»eeeee*eee*e*eseM»e»*»t
THOMAS A DWYER, JR,
Ctomlsslsn Merohaat
_AJTD_
RECEIVING AND FORWARDING
AGENT,
JIHEIBI,
BTATl Of CHIHUAHUA, MBIIOO.
Buys and sails aatlra and foreign pro-
dueta on eommlaeloa, end rewire# end
dlapatehe# freight# by rail, eaprw* and
wagon#.
Schutz
*
Bros
| Bros. I
) OREGON STREET, If
I NEXT TO P. O. ■#
MEXICAN
I
H°w Did You Like It ?
First Rata. That'a what they all
say of tha Oraat Saoond Hand Far-
Qtshtng Bazar at 116 S Oregon at. You
oan furnish from tha Kltohan to tba
Parlor with laaa money than avar
known bafora In tha Sonhwaat.
Prloaa to anlt tha tlmaa.
I am bar* to sail.
C O SHELTON.
OPALS
Direct from tha mines.
Carry an extensive stock. Spaolalbai.
■•Ini ta dealers.
SONORA RBVB COMPART
Maxloitn Oantral Railway Depot,
Jnarei, Meileo.
Offloa hoars 8 to If e.m. 8:80 to 8:80 pa
Washington Dining Hall
209 Bl Paso St., El Paao.Tai,
Fluent K«ataur»ut in the City#
All tha Dalloaolaa of tha aaason.
Regular Dinner 1* to 8 p. m.
Open Day and Night.
Met Hino A Oo., Props.
Woo Moo Sino. Manager
WmMa
Those who have In view the furnishing of private
Residence , Hotels or Boarding Houses are invited lo
| examine oar latest style furniture.
! Beautiful In Design. Unexcelled in Quality
And at prloaa whloh will oompall yon to aalaot a* your farn-
, lahars.
Juatraoalvad a fall llna of Refrigerators, with latoat patante.
I All elzaa at popnlar prloaa.
Orapa Papar, all oolora, at lOo.
Fall atook of Aaboatoa, fireproof, uead on lampthadoa.
Oarpats olaanad by tha beat equipped oarpat olaanar.
Give Us a Trial . . .
We Like to Show Goods.
[SAMUEL SCHUTZ & SON,
SAN FRANCISCO STREET.
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