White Oaks golden era. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 188?-18??, 1883-12-20

DIR. Buckner, who went to Missouri
some two months ago, returned yes
teriay.
Frank Robinson /. in from Las CRU
ccs and the l,wpr country. with intcnt
to kuock in some asssc smcnt work.
An honest miner found n nugget as
big as hi1 fist, up on Baxter. We saw
him trying to trade it to farmer for
an nnderslzel hens egg. The farmer
s"omful'y refused. Eggs is eggs" in
this country.
| The RI Rev. e.. NJ. Garner, the new
incumbent of the prirsily Office at rula-
rosa, gave usa call late V. aud ordered
THE ERA sent /, lis home. This gen
ilcman left with us the livclicsl impress
ions of respect.
Lon Edwards took his little shotgun
and killed big deer near his place on
Tuesday. Il wasso lar, 70 that he found
il impossible to drag il home with n
mule. He is going after it with q
coupe of yoke Of oxen. II is the same
one which has been killing Lun's hogs
and eating his chickens.
The holiday fcstiviiics are upon us.
Christmas night will be a sotrec doa.
sante, celebrated by the fantastic footed
at the new building of DR.. Reid. A
sumptuons oystcr-sopptr will be served
at the adjacent residence Of DR.. Lane.
mo sleep till morn, whom youth and beauty
meet,
10 chase the glowing hour; with flying feet"
Walter Church, Of Bonto, came into
town Sunday suffering from n painful
accident. Through the mistake of
his wind'aas man, the bucket fell upon
him viii Ii" was Mt The battom of a
shaft, about twenty five f,et in dop,h,
inf icting severe injuries upon his arm
and head. II it had fallen on bis feet.
it w"uld have killed him.
Col. Fletcher will soon bring into the
camp miniature pulverizing mill for
prospcc!ors, capable of running about
six tons a day. BY the use of this mil
miners can make cheap and cffrclual
estimate Of the value Of their ores IN
an actual mill rn. AT least, that IL the
suppositiou We Uever have seen the
machine. Is it a new process, Colonel ?
We are requested by cielnbcr. oil
the proper committee to state that all
presrn's intended frrthe t Christmas ire,
should be left at the bn!l link before
dark on Non tay ;tterb'n; those com-
ing later than that will fail TO OBJ
tain place on the tree. Let there be
. full attendance at this pleasant occa-
sion. The people Of White Oaks have
never seen themselves together all at
the same time.
Houston has had two fires within thr
week, caused by attempts of servants
10 light kitchen fires with Kerosene.
Ec.
White Oaks is perfectly safe from
any danger Of that kinl. You couldn't
coax the kind of kerosene we have to
explode. 1t is too tired. 1t takes an
engineer AMI fireman to run an ordinary
lamp, and then you get only "dim re.
ligious light"
1t pains us to chronicle the denth, by
poison, on the eve nf the I7th inst o. !
Stump, the most gentlemanly and ac.
commodating dog in White Oaks.
"'ris true; lis pity; aud pity Ills, tits
true" That shnrt, ecsta'ic tail shall
never wig another way. He leaves be.
hind a large family 10 mourn his loss,
aud large circle of bereaved friends,
who wish to q acious il had been hun
drod other dogs instend, or besides.
Proper condolences have been expressed
to his owner, Melvin Pirdon, at Louis
vile Ky., in large black ed gcd cn.
vclope.
Atamster named Fred Meyer came
into this city from the Red Cloud da.
trict near White Oaks last evening with
load of ore for the Billing smcltcr
He reports that, while crossing the Nal
Pals, he was obliged to unload Il few
sacks Of ore as the load was too heavy,
and ilat while 50 engaged party of
about fifteen renegade indians suddenly
appeared They came up to the wagon.
and after dumping several sacks Of ore
upon the gound to see what they con
tanned, carried off what little provi.
si0us he had and left. They did not
attempt to harm him. Thi, story is
given as told us by reliable party
Adce,tiser.
Fred has not returned, aud We are
not sure that we have The true inward