Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-12-18
N. LINCOLN COUNTY. N. M, DECEMBER 1s, 1884.
COUNTY NEWS.

Fun, fights and foot races have
been the amusements in Lincoln for
the past week.
Johnny Hurley says the reason he
stopped work ON his building was to
allow his adobes to cool.
Roast duck, turkey and egg-nog
with a spoon in it, will be served at
the Lincoln Hotel on Christmas day.
Two of Lincoln's dead shots went
out hunting Sunday and just about
missed all the deer and turkeys in
the Captain mountains.
"Dad" Peppin has built him one of
the most comfortable residences in
Lincoln, and should have bailo to
settle the foundation properly.
Jack Thornton talks of renting
Montanos corral and turning it into
skating rink as soon as he can get
the necessary floating capital on
wheels.
We know of one nail-ratlin good
fellow in town who is just sure plumb
lonesome since his swear-by girl has
gone out to the ranch, but then we
will not give him away.
Ed. Homan, one of tho former
Sunday School boys Of White Oaks,
but later of Rinconada ranch, came
in last Friday to help Geo. 7. Beall
and family over to the railroad.
Our next issue will be q Christ
mas greeting, and will be delivered
by old Santa himself, either with OF
without claws, as our subscribers
prefer. Send in your orders at once
Ben. Henry, Of the Penasco store
has taken Geo. S. Russell into CO.
partnership in his mercantile bust.
ness and the new firm report busl.
ness in that section in very flour
ishing condition.
Bona Baca is furnishing the Lin
colnites with beef which Is SO tender
that it almost makes one meanchol,
to eat it, thinking Of how the stee1
climbed the dressing scaifoldand 81
young, so young.
1t is reported that Col. Cronin vii
lay the Captain range wide opel
next summer developing his mine
and will put in a forty horse powe
crusher and otherwise make thing
hum out in the timber.
The people of the Upper Penasc
now have a doctor to physic an
poultico them, and cordially he'll
them over the divide when the
finally come to climb the rocky way
We learn the pill peddler's name
DR.. 7. NJ. Enson.
We learn with regret the suddc
death, by paralysis, of Will Dowlir
near Denver, Colorado. Nr. Dowli
has been for many years aprominer
and respected citizen of this count
and was a friend to all. His III
timely taking off will be sever
blow his family and much deplore
by all who have ever met him in
social or business capacity.
look hyar! EFF dat kyount
ollishul wot rides up de branch tu d
Fort and den roun' by de sutler she
p and ober de divide an fab ava
about ebery Dressed day oh h
nat'ral life, doan' stop his fooli
dar'l be a ruction in dis town 'foa
soon | tells yoo," XII iyi, hi, he, he h
ke- chuck. Was the very philisoph
cal remark of Joe Dixon to an emf
9 sary of this paper as he went dow
street yesterday in search of co
item.
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