Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-12-11

IHincOln county ESSocldtlOn III tnese
columns. A full attendance is de-
sired here on the 9Th of January.
Mr.. James Farrell came up with
our first snow storm from the Ander-
son ranch, and shiyered for ten min-
utes over the last stick OF wood in
this Office and then went out and
kicked the hitching post to get warm.
One Of the newsiest, wittiest ard
cheapest papers in the United
States is the Detroit Free Press,
whose prospectus appears in another
column. The price is but one dol
lar per year for large eight-page
paper, crammcd full Of reading mat
ter and the Household, another paper
devoted to domestic affairs, thrown
in, which is certainly all that could
be asked.
1t is hoped that our patrons who
are behind on their subscriptions
will realize that we have bills falling
due that must be met promptly, and
help relieve our present and press
ing needs by chipping in at their
earliest convenience. TIE subscrip-
ton price OF The ERA is no great
amount to any one individual, but
when it comes dropping in upon Us
from all quarters, it makes months
grub bill hide away among the files
of last years patent medicine ads.
Laughing Joe came into the ERA
office to see a picture Of the Lime
Kiln Club in session, sent ous by
the Detroit Free Press. He let his
eyes rest a moment on the dignifed
figure of Brother Gardner, glanced
at the black alley that serves Way
down Beebe as thinking apparatus,
took in tie situation of GiredGm
Jones, who had gone to sleep with
his legs around the stove, and then
the dam broke. When he got through
laughing he had to be swept up, ana
the pieces stuck together with paste
before he could be let down stairs on
a gunny sack.
An effort is now being made by
cur citizens to have the daily mail
service extended from Ft. Stanton to
Lincoln, and money order Office
established here. Just why this has
not been granted before is one OF the
things no fellow can find out. A
place doing the business that ours
has been doing for the past four
years, and the county town, should
certainly have the facilities that a
daily mail would bring, especially
when the privilege asked for would
only require the line to be extended
nine miles. E. w. Parker, the agent
of the Southwestern Stage Co., is
urging this change, and the needs of
the business men demand it. So let
every citizen of the place unite in
urging the department, through our
Delegate to Congress, to push this
matter to fnal conclusion, by sign
ing petition to that effect.
The outlook for Lincoln county
was never better than it is at the
present time. The crops of the past
season were abundant, and have
about all been gathered, and the
greater part of the surplus sold in
the home market, at prices that
would make an eastern farmer wipe
off his chin with satisfaction, and go
and buy the old lady new pair OF
specks, so he could borrow them Of
her of evenings. The grass in most
sections has been unusually good
and cattle will go into the winter in
fine shape, which means plenty Of
five dollar bills on legs, over the
ranges next summer, and plenty OF
fun for the boys at branding time
Reports from the different mining
camps show that the old timers are
about all there, and taking out bet.
ter ore than ever before, and that
they will cling to the rocks and can.
yons as long as their old shirts and