The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-12

sertion by her husband. The wife gets
her present residence valued at 100000,
and the Laveta place, the finest block
of residences in the west, valued at
100000.
In all sections of the United States,
at this season of the year the damned
waters are covered with ice, and the
ice is loaded with danisels on skates.
Where the water is not damned the
skating is. This item Is not intended !
to contain any profanity.
Herbert Strickland, a young mining I
expert of London, England, is missing |
He was last heard of in Las Vegas. Ii
is remarkable how many missing people |
are last heard of in Las Vegas. How |
much did Mr.. Strickland owe when he
skipped
Madagascar, the great cannibal island,
is still an unhealthy country for fat,
juicy missionaries and travellers. Two
American travellers with French in |
terpreter and African attendant, were
lately waylaid and massacred by aparty
of natives numbering forty OF fifty.
1t has been rumored in railroad cir
cles lately that the Southern Pacific
railroad contemplated removing their
present division at Deming to Lords
burg if a sufficient quantity of water
could be obtained. Boring still contin-
ues with very unsatisfactory results
Silver City Sentinel.
Ice harvesting on the Gallinas river
above the Hot Springs is being carried
forward at rapid rate. The weather
is usually favorable for the business.
The crop promises to be one Of the
largest as well as one of the best for
many years.-Las Vegas Gazette.
The park is the center of interest at
Deming. The land was granted to the
rexas Pacific, is claimed by the AtchI-
son, Topeka. and Santa Fe and is being
absorbed by the citizens. Land is so
scarce at Deming that tins tract cannot
be permitted to lie idle.
albuquerque wants larger and better
buildings for the use of its Indian
school and it is trying to get congress
to appropriate $4,000 for the purpose
The object is a worthy one and congress
has done so little for New Mexico that
it can afford to give her few appro-
priations.
During theyear just passed the Amer
lean navy has been aground ten times
in collision fourteen times and on fire
once, The government has had TO pay
$4,000 to the private vessels that have
been run over by its gun boats. 1t ap-
pears from this that the navy is not en-
tirely without occupation.
Huse Brown, a bold. bad desperate,
was shot and killed at Coolidge, on the
9Th, by S. NJ. Phillips, a justice of the
peace who attempted to arrest him.
Brown had been making himself very
obnoxious, and bis death was hailed
with delight hy the people of Coolidge
The information has reached the
RANGE that the Socorro Sun has been
purchased hy w. N. Beal who has en-.
larged it six column paper and made
the name the Sunday Sun. Mr.. Bea
is capable of making an excellent pa
per. We would like to see copy occa
sionally.
The New Mexican will change editors
again. Col. j. L. Barlow, late of the
Pueblo will he the next man on deck
The ancient paper is having hard time
trying to get satisfactory head, but il
Will be troubled no more, probably fol
the new man is pronounced democrat
such as a good republican paper needs
One of the articles Of the civil servic,
bill as passed by the senate provides
that every employe who drinks liquor
to excess shall lose his position. 1t vii
: be necessary to define the word "excess
fnow. How long can IA Inan allow hi
spree to last before it is considered ex
cess?
Herr Most, the German socialist late
, ly arrived in this country, should b.
housed for crank. He is canvassin,
the country and making speeches tn
key notes of which are that the onl
way the laboring man can become ricl
and remain rich is to murder and pil
t. lage all those who have been more sue
: cessful in amassing fortunes for them
selves.
The persons who desire to have Ne,
Mexico become state are not thos
: who reside where they will have
:, help bear the burden of taxation. II
4 pleasant to learn that the bills whic
Z have been introduced for effecting th
change have been put quietly away b
{ the committee to whom they wei
!. given, and are not likely to come u
e again THIS session.
l. All of the desire for free postage fC
IS new spapers rests with the metropolita
is press to whom postage is big item {