Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-02

now.
The bell for the new church a
this place was shipped from La.
Vegas a few days ago. 1t cos
$4,000 in ST. Louis and weigh.
when ready for hanging 800 pounds
! This will be the first bell ever
brought into Lincoln county.
Bob. Lacy, living near White
Oaks, made yenewspaper man happy
with two silver pieces for another
years subscription. The woman
that gets Bob. will do well, for
verify, verify the man that renem-
bcroth the printer has heart as soft
a cusstard pie. Selah.
The leasing of part Of the In
dian reservation in this county, was
refused confirmation by the Secrc-
tary Of the Interior. The Secretary
thinks that if the Indians have no
use for the land it should be thrown
open to actual settlers, SO says an
exchange. This is correct.
We publish two new brands this
week. That Of J. B. Mathews.
whose brand is L - & on left shoul-
der, side and hip respectively, and
that Of T. G. Tillotson, whose brand
is TOM Oh left shoulder, side and
hip. Both ranges and post Office ad
dress are penasco, Lincoln county,
n. NJ.
A gentleman noticing Lincoln
being so generally fenced, asked US,
a few days ago, whether we were
afraid the town was going to be
jumped. No, not that; but the
"Lincoln County Fence Law" goes
into efect'tho first of next January
and paorle are ''preporing to
puckor.'
W. II. Reyfori has been in Lincoln
since our last issue. lie said if VIC
published another article. about him
huAtin:s cook, somebody was going
toget hurt. Rex. comes down this way
now about every month and Madam
Ramor has it that before gentle
spring IS gone he will pat on wed
ding harness. And told you"
1t happens this way every time.
When we have lots Of local news. |
every correspondent responds nobly,
bless them. Bat when ncws is SO
scarce that VIZ have to write up
dog fight, or blow up the road COM
mlssione.' for the bad roads, marry Il |
one of them comes to the front. But |
such is the life of the poor newspa-
per man.
VI. +. Anderson called on us last
Saturday. Mr. Anderson has Just re-
turned from the east, where he went
after his wife, who has been visiting
at Warren5burg, No, during the
past winter. They spent a few
lays at New Orleans and some Of
the other southern cities and had
splendid time. Mrs. Andcrson's
sister returned home with her.
Sam Corbet and wife returned
rom New Orleans Saturday. Sam
'eports the Exposition immense and
'ays lots of people from all over the
world are daily in attendance. He
bought an excursion ticket from FL
oaso to New Orleans and return,
rood Tor thirty days. lie wasn't
eady to start home when the ticket
2n out and had to pay full fare
when he did return.
Mr.. Chas. Fritz, living nine miles
below this place, has undoubtedly {
'neof the finest fruit farms in Lincoln
ounty. He anticipates a big crop
# everything this year except |
peaches, which he informed an ERA t
oporter, would be nearly complete
allure. Fruit raised in the Rio
irande valley has a wide reputa-
ion for its flavor, but it goes with .
ut saying that fruit raised in this ,
ounty has no superior for size and
Iavor.
W. A. Withcr', a big cowman, i
vas in Lincoln Friday, on his way to 7
Anderson's ranch. He will probably c
uy 700 steers Of Mr.. Anderson for
hipment to Wyoming. They will c
e driven to Bernal and shipped t