The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-14
FAIRVIEW.

uoACho . ohu wall oSoy W iOOh dlOcI HIS
interests in the CuchillO's.
Ed Marcalis visited Fairyiew a day
or two last week. He says Texas is the
place for him, and has gone back.
The Saucier boys take j. Moreland's
mill work off his hands leaving him at
liberty to haul ore from the PalOmas.
The ladies of Fairview and Robinson
are rejoicing in the possession of new
kid gloves and some of a few bottles
Of wine, on the horse race
Tommy O'Neil and Joe Honclalr are
back in the land of promise once more.
And Johnny Cloudman and Harry
Chandler are gone to the Percha to at
tend to assessments there.
The Santa Fe surveyors resumed
work on the projected line west from
Socorro this week and the building of
at least a branch to the MagdalenaS
may be expected to follow Immediately.
Garfield and Hastings completed the
assessment work on the Ell PasO in the
Cuchillo Negro last Saturday, and left
the claim In an improved condition.
Rogers, Rowe and Garfield are the own
ers of the claim.
Messrs. Stiver's and Lackle's have
purchased the old drug store building
at Robinson and moved it to Fairview,
placing it on the vacant corner lot neal
Sansom's store. Report has it that a
saloon will be the outcome of this ven-
ture.
c. H. Laidlaw has resigned his Office
as justice of the peace, owing to the
fact that the people are either unwill-
ing or afraid to back him in mainte-
nance of law and order. He leaves the
Office with no regret and halls his free
dom from disagreeable, %unthankful and
unpaid for duties with the gusto of a
young niger for a green watermelon.
Fairview will now have to look to
Chloride for her dispensation of judi
cial lore or fight it out on a powder
basis as seems the bent of general in
clinatiOn.
MI. r. L. Reber, of Reber g. Co., of
Socorro, New Mexico, is visiting his old
home in Howard, Center county, while
on his way to New York to attend the
bOttlers convention on the 18th to the
14th of December. MI. Reber will visit
Lock Haven soon to interview Mr..
Henry Sperring, of Farrdndsville, who
Is said to have a copy of a will which
Mr.. r.. is anxious to find. Mrs. Reber
is a sister of Mr.. Sperring and Il of
the heirs to a large legacy from a rela-
lative in England, reported to be sever
al million dollars. An agent in New
York who is investigating the matter
says that he can secure the fortune If
he can get a copy of the wlll.-Lock-
haven (Pa.) Evening Express.
The race at Fairview between Kings
bury's sorrel horse, Billy, and Cllas'
Rogers brown horse last Tuesday, de-
spite the inclemency of the weather
was we'll attended, quite a few ladies be-
ing present. Betting was rather slow.
The sorrel having plenty of back
ers who offered their money with
out response. The track was covered
with snow from the mornings storm
but with the aid of men and scrapers
it was rendered fit for use. A little
before two o'clock preliminaries were
arranged. The riders to star
themselves one from the word ready
and the respond with 60. At last thu
horses got off, and to the crowd at the
home stretch appeared to be making
their best ticks for money. The sor
rel came out about twenty feet ahead
but soon the cry don't give up thu
stakes" warned the onlookers tina
there was a hitch some where. On thu
start it appears the sorrel's rider hol
lowed ready but the other failed to re
spond and jerked his horse so thai il
flew the track, the sorrel keeping OF
with a straight rein. When the brown
got back into the track and his ride
imagining that he was gaining com
menced whipping, then both horses
ran through. After a little talking OF
both sides the field was taken again
This time starters being appointed
The horses got off well, the sorrel TAX
ing the lead coming in ahead, leaving
about twenty feet of daylight between
himself and his opponent. The amour
of money that changed hands is roughl.
estimated at $1,000, but on hunting TO
proof, winners are the only ones tina
can be found, nobody seeming to hav
lost anything with the exception of
few small bets by Falrview and Chic
ride parties. One or two Grafton gent
having the termerity to play sharp or
their town horse are now sucking thei
thumbs and determining to back In
instead of buck home in the future
Charley Rogers who has now lost $500
the horse being mortgaged for the las
hundred Iedeemable in fifteen day
from the day Of the race, is still grl
and hopes to get even on a col