Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-11-12
COUNTY NEWS

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mill Friday.
ID. G. Nowln and J j Dolan were
out to the Felix surveying a few
days ago.
We will sell the Guide and Hand
Book for 80 cents, or with this paper
one year for 1925.
James CoIp, of White Oaks,
dropped in Ike an angel from above,
unexpected-lil like, Thursday.
The lithograph gutten out by the
National Horse and Cattle Growers
Association at St. Louis, is beauty.
There was quite social party
gathered last week at the hotel of
Mrs. Ben Ellis to celebrate her birth
day---her 22nd.
Bona Baca. one of the incest
gentlemen in the country (no tatfy),
subscribed for the World Monday
and received the Hand Book. All
speak the highest praises for the
book.
Since the organization of the
Good Templars Lodge in White
Oaks things seem to get terribly
mixed Week before last the Lead
er was three days behind, and last
week we did not receive an Inter
prefer.
Several parties came from FIT.
Sumner to prove up on land, sup
posing the day set was the 9th in
stead of the 10Th. They are now
out of town IA few miles in camp,
waiting for the proper day to roll
around.
w. H. Chapman, Frank Bennett
and L. w. Holt, Seven Rivers peo-
pie, stopped in town Friday night
on land business. Mr.. Chapman
said he must have The ERA, and
laid down the dnero to the amount
of six months subscription.
Mr.. w. w. Paul, of Lower Penas-
co, drove up to the county seat the
last of the week. Mr.. Paul sub
scribed for the Weekly New York
World and got the Guide and Hand
Book. He says the book is just
what every western man should
have.
We have taken the agency to sell
Charley Siringo's book, "a Texas
Cowboy: or, Fifteen Years on the
Hurricane Deck of Spanish Pony"
Those wishing copies of this book
should send in their names immedi-
ately. Money not required until
books are examined.
Capt. Kerby and Pat f. Garret
were in town Monday. Since Mr..
Garrett took charge of the. V. V.
range the cowboys are not allowed
to carry arms, and he will discharge
any man in his employ who disobeys
this rule. Every ranchman in the
country should do likewise. The
six shooter must 90.
P. J. Maher and wife are stopping a
few days in Lincoln on their way to
Denver. They were married on the
11th ult., by the Rev, Mr.. Hunter,
at the residence of Mrs. Grove, on
Lower Penasco, in this county, and
are going to Colorado on their we'd
ding tour. Mr.. Maher is largely in
tercsted in real estate in Denver,
and also has city property in Albu-
querque. Mr.. and Mrs. Maher will
return to Lincoln county in a few
weeks to permanently reside.
In a letter from Geo. Cook, writ
ten at Eagle Pass, Texas, to jim
Brent, of this place, George writes
the following Of Old Mexico:
"The principal occupation of the
Americans over there" lin Mexico)
sis stock raising, for which business
the country cannot be excelled.
New Mexico is nowhere in compari-
son to the country west of this point.
There are large streams, rivers of
the finest water, mill-sites, lots of
them, good lands, etc" \ 4
X "Nature has done much to
beautify this section. Do not think
me enthusiastic on the subject, for
candidly-and you know ! am an old
tramp, having seen many lands and
lived in many climes-this country
] speak of satisfies me-" X y
" We are enjoying sugar cane,
roasting ears, sweet potatoes, and
vegetables now. They raise two
crops year. The cost of living is
comparatively nothing after one gets
started. Stock raising, as | said be-
fore, is the principal occupation
horses. cattle, sheep and goats.
Horses sell from SO to $50, mares
from So to so; cattle, cows and
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