Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-09-10
no. 40.
FORT STANTON Sept. 9TH.

Saturday aight is seldom sccn in
these parts. The pyrvticnical dis
play made by the lightning was
truly grand in all its point. The
heavens were alive with the most
gorgeous sights. seldom seen by
the human eye. The lightning
flashes were very vivid, quick and
beautiful, while the peels Of thun-
der were terrific, and the rain,
oh! it came down in torrents, and as
/ one lay here upon his sick bed in
the Post Hospital, watching the
storm as il passed over, in the Ian
gaage of Reddy Dunlap, of H troop.
w''o lies just opposite me; sit is real
solid comfort to know one has q roof
to cover his heal" But with all
this comfort, poor Reddy was some
what worried. Said when we was at
work on the telephone line, he was
strack with lightning; went clean
through him, and he was afraid the
next dose would shr. off his wind.
Don't worry, Reddy. "Lightning
never strikes twice in the same
place"
Your correspondent being somo-
what under the weather on Saturday
morning attended sick call expect
ing to get some medicine. There he
was mistaken. He was marked
"Hospital," which means % to the
ward, take bath, give up your
clothes, get in bed and take the treat
ment the Doctors prescribe for you,
and in bed you stay until they say
you are able to get mp. ! for one
won't hesitate to say that the Post
Hospital Of Ft. Stanton, under tho
charge of Post Surgeon NJ. e. Tay-
lor, assisted by Assistant Surgeon,
w. U. Deiz, and Hospital Steward
Platt, is so conducted that without
a doubt is one of the best Post Hos
pitfalls in all its appointments in the
L. 5. Army. From the Post Sur
geon to the attendants, all are polite
and especially attentive to those
whose misfortune throws them here
as patients. And if any of your
readers want to see the neltest and
cleanast place in New Mexico, iuste
let them pay visit to our Post Hos.
pital, and they can see for themselves
that what | assert is correct.
Lient-Col. Miner and II. X.
Thurber left here last Friday for the
Rnidoso on fishing trip.
Lieut.. Davies and wife, Lieut.. De-
Lany and wife and ]. G.. DaLany
ESQ, attended the funeral of Geo.
7. Beall Jr.. at Lincoln last Friday.
D troop. 9th cavalry, with Lieut..
Cruise in command, pulled out Sun
day afternoon, going into the field.
Gone towards the Agency. Some
thing wrong, what it is? ] know
not.
It's rumored here that two COM
panies of the 10th infantry, will take
station here, instead of the 18th in
fantrY now here. "Rumors around
a soldiers Post nrc as thick as hees
around II beer vat in a moonshine
distilliry.
The dudes gave another hop last
Friday night, and the dance was kept
m until 2 a. m. The old saving
"Fhose who dance must pay the fd.
dler," proved true this time, as three
Of the dudes are now in the hospital.
Cause: Too muh dancing.
Misery A girl with a new dress,
ana 10 place to GO Marthon In
dependent. More miscry-A girl
without new dress and some place
to go Merchant Traveller. Ad-
ditional miscrv.--A girl with n new
dress, and some place to 90. and no
"feller" to 90 with her Courier
Journal. More additional misery
y girl with new dress and some
place to 90, and two 'fcllcrs" land
to decide which, to 90 with her.
Tommy Napkin did catch bad
cold on bis geat fishing trip. A
special from Rnidoso, saws, that
Tommy failed tobring fishing taclcr
with him, and when asked how hc
+ expected to fish, said "Mv vallow
dog, Chick, is terror for fish," and
the way that dog fshed astonished
every body that witness ed this won.
derful feat. Barnum has telegraphed
Tommy to name his price, as he is
! bound to secure this wonderful dog
for his world renown show He an.
swers thusly by telegraph:
/ ?. I. Barnum, New York MY
price is "hob" n day and found for
dog and self. Tommy Napkin.
DREps.
CTRAYED OR STOLEN