The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
FAIRVIEW.

Capt. SAMSON is in SocOrro.
Judge Laidlow is a legally qualified
justice of the peace at Fairvlew,
Lou Fountains brick building is be-
ginning to assume proportions.
Tom Long and Ed Marcalis have re-
turned from their trip to the Palomas.
Messrs. Cloudman s. Chandler are
putting up an adobe building north Of
the defunct city drug store.
NJ. G. Levy is fitting up the corner
saloon formerly owned by Clcudman
Bros. for his stock of goods, and ex-
poets to move next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wardell Of Springfield,
Mo-, are trying the mountain air for the
benefit of Mrs. WIS. health. Though
but a short time here, Mrs. w. is much
improved and speaks highly of the sal
ubriety of the climate.
S. M. Blum and wife arrived last week
on a protracted visit to the range. Mr.,
B. has been sick for some time i'll Las
Cruces, and thinking to distance his
malarlal troubles FASTENED to this
point for safety. One of his chills
which must have a greyhound cross,
overlook him the other day, and shook
him till his back teeth flew out and he
fairly hallowed with-laughter. Should
Mr.. B. decide to die this time a melan-
choly disposition won't be at the bot
tom of it.
Quite an excitement was caused on
Monday afternoon, by the report of a
party starting out horseback to rob
the stage. 1t appears that a party of
FIVE, armed with all the modern instru-
ments of warfare, made a break in the
direction of the summit of the Cuchillos,
possibly thinking that conquest is east
est of accomplishment uuderdificultles
and the cumbersome stage would be
more easily stopped when gravitation
had an upward tendency. That they
failed to accomplish, their nefarious
purpose vas soon proved by the arrival
of the mail in good order preceded
by a band, of what appeared to be Apa
ches on a coonhunt, with banners flying
but which proved to be the bad, bad
with reformed ideas.
One Of our heightened visitors hay
ing formed the acquaintance of the no
tel burro, thought that modest visit t
see the pastures green would be bene
fetal to himself and infant terrible,
so accordingly pressed jack into ser
vice. Confidence was so unlimited
and hope so sanguine that the ordinary
precaution of a double sinch saddle
bucking strap, Mexican bride, circin
gle, etc., was dispensed with, not even
rope being provided against possibili
ties. After proceeding about a quar-
ter of a mile and snufliing the coo
mountain air, Mr.. Jack on a slight pro
vocation, caused by a lumber pill,
striking him somewhere behind hi!
load, landed heavenward about twelve
feet carrying his load according to tn
statement Of those that ought to know
the best) that far and then allowed
1t to descend. The senior eques
trian came down first striking by ia
the hardest spot on earth, telescopin,
his spinal column and otherwise so dam
aging his anatomy, that even sittin,
down seems irksome. The boy cam.
down shortly alter his dad, fallini
with his head square against his pater
nal ancestors bread basket, causing
serious internal injuries, though all arr
expected to recover. Master jack cam
home single handed with a big smile il
the left corner of his eye, and our tran
scient has taken to walking as a safe
means of locomotion than burros.