Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-12-25
COUNTY NEWS.
She fed the old hen.

She wanted her for a Christmas
dinner.
This was taking fowl advantage
Of the hen.
a bare Christmas indicates that
there isn't any snow to speak OF.
Buck Powell came in again from
the Penasco on buck board or some
other kind of rig. A cyclone or a
water famine would not keep Buck
away from Lincoln more than week
at time.
John Chisum is now reported in a
fair way to recover at an early day,
and although still at Eureka Springs,
he expects soon to be shaking hands
and setting 'em up to the boys i'll
Lincoln county.
Messirs Thornton and Vandaver,
of Santa Fe, are now in Lincoln
county on hunt. They stopped
over at this place Tuesday night on
their way to Roswell. 1t is time
for game down that way to hide out.
A. X. Dale and Jacob Harris, from
near Roswell, each brought up a
load Of sweet potatoes last Friday,
and the hungry Lincolnitcs, assisted
by the editor, proprietor, the devil
and all the rest of us, have been
feasting on yams and sowbelly from
that day until now, and still our cry
yam for more.
On account of the school directors
Of precinct No /, Lincoln, not hay
ing qualified, Geo. l.. Ulrick, the
county superintendent, has called a
special election to be held Thursday,
January, 6th 1855, at the Office OF
the Justice of the peace in the town
of Lincoln, for the purpose of choos-
ing new directors.
J. J. Dolan and Chaa. Fritz made
the round to Las Crlccs and back
through the most disagreeablc
weather we have had this winter.
bat returned without meeting any
serious mishap except a long, heavy
pull through the snow whichextendcd
even to the valley of grapes and
perennial green things.
Rube and Jake Copeland winAed
down with the stars Monday night
and left with the fog the next morn
ing. They did not give any pointer
rs to their errand here but Rube
was seen trying to rattle a lawyer
up about three hours before his usua,
time for breakfast so it is inferred
that he was after little advice.
Don Jose Montana and his sor
returned from Santa Fc last Thurs
day evening. They had to drive
through snow nearly the entire trip
across the country, to find bare
ground and dry roads as they nearet
Lincoln. Mr.. Montana reports bus
mess extremely dull in that ancient
business centre, and the outlook nor
very encouraging for the future.
j. w. Bryan met with quite {
serious accident out on his range
the other day. While riding at full
speed, his horse stumbled and fell
about the full force of the shocl
coming on Mr.. Bryans leg which
came underneath the horse. Fortu
nately no bones were broken but the
gentleman will be unable to ge
around with comfort for some time
Crops of all kinds were very fin,
on the Ruidoso the past year anC
prove beyond a doubt that farming
will pay in the valleys of Lincoll
county when conducted in system
attic manner, and with the marke
, prices of all kinds of farm product
much higher than that usual,
= obtained for similar products in tn
states, there is no reason why on
farmers should not grow rich in
very few years. l.. Hale this yea
raised over | 500 bushels of oats
Joshua Hale 2, 800, and Frank Lesne
3. l,4O0. Others were equally success
: full according to the acreage sowr