Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-01
COUNTY NEWS.

al inch Of snow on our streets.
Scipio Salazar and wife came down
from Los Tablas to take in the holi-
days and other pleasures at the
county seat.
Hon. Forencio Gonzales and his
daughter Elinda have been enjoying
the Christmas festivities and visiting
friends in Lincoln.
We have an auction lot of Office
furniture TO gamble that of the next
ten letters YOU write you will date
at least three of them 1885.
A party of reservation bucks and
buckesses brought their personal
charms into town Christmas, along
with batch Of willow baskets, bead
and hair ornaments, to barter away
to the bleached usurpers for tobacco,
benzine and the various styles of
wet and dry goods.
w. H. Weed was here freezing
on to certain town property in White
Oaks through the agency OF the
sheriff. Non residents do not seem
to understand the prospective value
of property i'll that town or they
would be a little more prompt about
settling old accounts.
Sheriff Poe is now busy attending
to official correspondence and getting
his books balanced up, in order to
turn them over in good shape to his
successor, which the same is himself.
The different Offices Of the county
were never in as good shape as at
the present time,
Several desertion5 have taken
place from Ft. Stanton of late. Two
o. thes, fugit;vcs from the govern
mental bod and board, in search OF
more active walks Of life than is
found in garrison duty, were cap
turcd about twcn!y miles below here
and .alIer b@,l; !aat v2>,k.
Do not forget tl.o meeting Of the
Lincoln County Stock Association,
which takes place at this place next
Monday, the 5,h inst. Let there be
n general attendance SO thaS a full
expression Of views can be had on
several Important matters pertaining;
10 the stock interests OF the county
Milt Dowlin, Tom Eubank and
Clarance Warfeld came down from
TT. Stanton Friday evening to at
tend the the ball and have a little
fun, with all that the name implies
In other words, they enjoyed them.
selves immensely, and assisted very
materially in la quadrilla Americana
Three dances in one week is not
so bad for u town the size of Lincoln
The ono at Montano'S hall last even,
ing was in every way success, and
speaks well for the management OF
Sheriff Brent. 1t will probably be
repeated tomorrow night, at which
time Jack Thornon will lead off with
the girl he loves best.
The Misses Saturnina, Carlotta
and Sara Baca, Judges Tomlinson
and Wheelan and the chief german
dizer OF the ERA ot1ice---all guests
for the occasion Of Col. Cronin--
were entertained by Mrs. Ben. Ellis
with roast duck, chicken, pork, sweet
potatoes and all the usual ornaments
both plain and scalloped, liquid anc
solid, at the Lincoln Hotel on Christ
mas day. The affair passed off very
pleasantly indeed, as the ERA ePl
cure is able to vouch, and prove;
that the Colonel knows how to make
it extremely pleasant for his friends
1t is not often that one sees a'
much tall tripping and robust man
hood combined in one set as was
witnessed at the ball here last Friday
evening when Pat. F. Garrett, jeff
Grumbles, John w. Poe and Johnn,
Hurley, with their partners all joined
hands and circlcd to the left. Th'
first two must each raise their heel
six feet five inches high to put then
over their heads, while sheriff 'o