Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-05-07
COUNTY NEWS.

I OrSf me.
Apply Hooking was down from
Ft. Stanton.
Carlos Armijo, stockman, has
been at the hub.
Wm. Stone of White Oaks, was in
Lincoln Monday.
Milk u quarts for 81; Of John
Forsythe, White Oaks.
Eii Chandler, was in from his.ranch
on Eagle Creek, Friday.
Judge Aguayo held session of
probate court the first of the week.
Next Monday is the day sot for the
commencement Of district court at
this place.
Bige O'Neil who was arrested for
selling another mans two-year-old
hcifer, and who gave bonds for bis
appearance at the coming term of
court, was landed in jail Sunday
night, on account of bis bondsmen
withdrawing.
Good news for the taxpayers.
The capital tax, from late advices
from the Auditor, has been raised
from one fourth Of one mill to four
ftths of mill, or over three times as
much as that of last year. We
know the tax payers of this county
will receive this joyful intelligence
with open arms and pocket books
also. This IS only the beginning of
a commencement.
Billy Lee living, near the
Moore divide, found Il skelton of a
man in Nogal mountains two Or
three weeks ago all Of which was
very we'll preserved. The bone
over the left eve and alse the aw-
| bone on the same side, showed that
it had heen dealt IA terrible blow,
which in all probability caused his
death. Was it done hy Indians or
was he fonlly murdered by a COM
rado?
Fred Roth, who keeps ;he store on
the Chisum ranch, shot and killed
James Spurloc}i, an emPloyc Oil t! e
ranch, Friday afternoon, May lst
From the evidence taken at the
coroncI's inquest, Roth was iust;-
fed il doing the shooting. '5purlock
was undoubtedly crazy. His actions
were no. those OF a sane man, and
he was always spoken Of as being a
p.at cable, law-abidins citizen here.
t fore. Pity.
There is perhaps no city west Of
St. Louis thai has larger stocks oI
goods and lower prices than Ell Paso
The leading clothiers and tailors are
the firm of Lightbody & James
Their immense stock contains every.
thing in all grades that man wants
to wear, either Oh the ranch, the
railroad in the mine or the ballroom
Measuring blanks and samples O
cloth sent to any address. Orders
promptly filled. Satisfaction guar
.nteed. LIGHTBoDy & JAMES. At.
News of the Indian outbreak
reached this place Thursday after
noon late and as it spread, like al
epidemic, it grew alarmingly worse
The last report we heard was to the
effect that every Indian on the place
was dead. This is about the sun
and substance of the story as neaI
as we can learn it: Mr.. Andrew
Wilson, living just off the reserva
tion. has piece of ground sowed il
alfalfa. Two horses belonging t,
the Indians broke into the 10
seeded in this grass aud were max
ing 4 fr5t-class meal, when Mr.
+ Wilson first noticed their. Upon tn,
impulse OF the moment he rushed
into the house, got his gun aad kille,
' both of the animals. At soon as tn
Indians learned the fate of thei
horses, they built fires around Mr
Wilson's house and awaited for hin
to make his appearance, intendin:
}. to kill him on the spot. The mex
day Maj. Llewellyn had Mr.. Wilso
+ come IS his headquarters and Il.
matters up. which he did, payin.
= $3.50 for the animals killed. Thi
satisfied every one interested. and II
more trouble was anticipated. Blu