Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-10-23
COUNTY NEWS.

the week III town making friends.
Mr.. Pilky of Seven Rivers has
Just returned from Albuquerque
where he disposed of fifty head of
fat beef cattle.
w. G. Warren & Sons, of upper
Penasco have sold their fine ranch
to Miles Bros. of Texas. The con-
sideration is $4,000
The stock interest Of Lincoln
comfy must be crowding horns to
the front. The Era ropes i'll seven
more brands this week.
w. T. Thornton, of Santa Fe, and
H. b. Ferguson, Of Albuquerque,
are the only attorneys from abroad
attending court this term.
The report comes from Three Riv-
ers that Llyod has adopted a boy
and his name is Hazeldine, but it
looks as if there might be a little
hazing about this.
A very enjoyable bale was that
held at Montano's Hall Saturday
night. The report is current that it
is to be repeated, only on Il larger
scale, tomorrow evening.
Jerry Hockradle, who was sum
moncd as u juror, had severe attack
of bilious fever aftol coming here,
but is now gettin better under the
care Of Mrs. Ben Ellis.
J. P. c. Langston has gat unto
himself a shepherds crook bushy
tailed dog and supply of ''chiii
colarow," and betakcn himself into a
sheep fold on the sunny slopes Of
Nogal peak while the minions of the
law wrangleth previously for posses
sion of the herl.
In suit before justice Aguayo,
Saturday, John w. Poe obtained a
Judgement of 500 against J. I. Ed
wards, for money paid him in the
purchase of cattle, which afterwards
TUNED out to have been stolen by
Edwards, for which crime he is now
in Jail awaiting trial.
Capt. Wilkerson says he has
known Nick Booth some ten or
twelve wears, and thinks he would
have to have something worse than
cholera mobus to kill him. Nearly
everyone thinks he isn't dead, but
takes this dodge to keep from APP
pcarirg at this term Of court.
Billy Robson came down from
his Rinconada ranch Oh the west side
of the White mountains, and spent
Sunday in Lincoln proving up on
further measures to perfect his title
to homcstcadby making a declara-
tory statement to one OF Lincon's
most fascinating young ladies, and
also wcnt-well, Will is a good fell
low if he is a little bashful, and we
won't give him away.
Reports are being circulated
among the stock men Of the county
that Geo. 7. Beall Esq, our candi-
date for Councilman, is not in full
accord with their interests. This is
simply campaign pop, not to be
dignihed with the name of thunder.
Mr.. BealI's intererts are all identi-
fed with the stock business of the
county, is financially interested in
ranches, and has industriously
worked and written to advance the
interests of this great enterprise, as
the files of the ERA will abundantly
show.
Boards of Registration should
remember to comply strictly with
the law where it requires a list Of all
the qualified voters to be posted in
some conspicuous place at least ten
days before election for the inspec-
ton of the public, and all omission
of names to be supplied alta meeting
of the board to be held three days
before election. If any name is
registered which does not properly
belong on the list his name is to be
struck from the list at that time.
\ non compliance with the law in
regard to posting the list came near
making trouble two years ago, and
this mistake should not be allowed
to occur again.
August Cline by way testing our
knowledge Of farming, left something
in this office which we taking to be
summer squashes and left orders
with the cook to serve on the half
she'll with butter in the center. 4
vision of squash pie warm and lus-
cions came to glad the waiting hours
before the noon. A savoury ordor
ST insimuating fusiveness met us at
the kitchen door, but it wasn't the
nectar of the ambrosial squash. In
the steal Of the festive pie there ap-
peared on the table, with vinegar