Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-11-06
COUNTY NEWS.

Only one frost in tins part of the
valley as yet, and it was felt rather
than heard.
Regular Democratic weather in
Lincoln Tuesday, though little
gloomy for scrubs.
A good many votes were planted
IN Lincoln county Tuesday. The
same can be said of candidates.
Mrs. j 7. Edwards came in from
the Penasco Sunday to see her hus-
band and is stopping at the Lincoln
hotel.
Charlie Miller and Jack Weldon
start for Secorro i'll day OF two and
will be gone several weeks. I'm
portaut business claims their atten-
tion there during court.
An affair occurred at Torres ranch
Monday night, in which a man 10y
the name of Bird had his anatomy
rather seriously damaged by a hall
Indian, known as Francisco Sais
Whiskey and knives were the weap-
ons used.
Mr.. J. n. Coe, late of Santa Bar
bara, California, has located with his
brother, Frank Coe, on the Ruidoso.
and will engage in the cattle bus
mess. After looking the whole coun-
try over he has come to the conclus'
ion that New Mexico is the best
stock country in the world.
Melvin E, Richardson and II. X
Thurber have lately brought in 3,0Ot
head of extra grade cattle from
Fort Worth, Texas and placed them
on their Cienega del Macho range
Parties who have seen them say, nc
finer lot of cattle were ever brought
into Lincoln county. These gentle
men now have about 1000 cattle on
their range.
William Robson and Geo. 7
Beall. .Jr., have entered into copart'
nership in the cattle business and
will stock the Rinconada ranch OF
the west side of the White noun.
tains with 600 COWS at once. The
well known business capacity ant
energy of these two men makes thi.
new venture an assured success. A
half interest III fine ranch and GOt
cows is worth more than any Office
in the territory, when the person
holding the Office is opposed to thc
Santa Fe ring,
The now road supervisor has beer
trying his hand of late. It is OBJ
served that he has dug one hole il
the road to fill up another, and taller
the soil from the low places to patel
the cutters in the higher ground
while the water is left to follow its
own free will in distributing itsel
over the road from the chokcd-uI
ascequas. With these slight ex
ccptions the work is good. 1t may
be well enough to respect water
rights, but when it comes TO washing
It's way along the center of the
roads or forming pools in the pub
lie highway, it is time to consider
the rights Of people who use them
II. b. Ferguson on his return
from Lincoln to Albuquerque, hap
pened TO be passenger on the tran
that was fired into near Socorro the
other night. He says that when the
bullets began to come through the
windows the passengers got dOwr
between the seats and it really be
gan to look like a prayer meeting
and he thinks he did relieve himsel
Of: 90 Lord. Your Honor, may i
please the court hearken unto the
prayer of these my clients who wisl
to be forgiven of many crimes ant
iniquities for which O, Lord! ap
pear as counsel asking the indul
gence of thy court for myself al
we'll as these others for whom | hum
bly, pray" Just here the conductor
who had recovered himself as the
train sped away out of range of the
leaden messengers, called "tickets,
and the prayer-mceting was adjourn
ed without date.