Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-13
COUNTY NEWS

upper ciidSCt'
Gardner Rigglss started for Red |
Cloud Tuesday morning.
New potatoes are selling at four
cents per pound in Lincoln.
W. II. Lulnblev and Buck Gulso
were in from Aqua Azul yesterday.
Donaciano Serrano sold hi. ranch
to Casey & Thornton for $4,000, SO
rumor has it.
Jac, b Snoyer and Frank McClcary,
Of Penasco, made hurried visit toI
Lincoln "Wednesday.
a fine rain fell here Sunday night
which was more than welcomed, as
the crops and grass were badly in
need Of it.
Mr.. r. P. Segrest has been moved
from his home at Seven Rivers, to
the hospital at TT. Stanton. His
friends are not only rejoiced to hear
OF his recovery, but are doubiy so to
learn that his arm will not be ampp-
tated.
Mr.. /. Jones, Of Paris Tenn,
stopped over a few hours with us,
while waiting for a conyeyance to
take him to Upper Penasoo, where
he is going to visit his cousin, Mr..
\. +. McEuan. Mr.. Jones is pho
tographer by profession and he in
tends taking views ofthe magnificent
scenery in that country.
The hys are holding local and
national conventions all over the
country. The numerous candidates
are painting the country in spots.
The gist of their speeches run about
as follows. As they are spoken III
cipher, our readers will have to do
their own tranala'inY: "', ,:-?.;-.;,"
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Mr.. Ed. Holman, who has been
staying at the lincoaada ranch for
some months, was in Lincoln Sunday
night. lie was with Billy Robson
during bis illness, anal did all in hi
puwcr FOR his comfort. He yays
there is one consolation in knowing
that Billy had all tAas money and
friends coald give him 10 make bis
| dying honrs peaceful.
Lawsuits are NJ uncertain as the
hereafter. Last Saturday q man in
| this town was called liar, Which he
thought Vas injurious to lis char1@-
ter. The following day he had the man
arrested, aud a jury was inpanel"d
to decide whether or no the man
was roallya prevaricator of the truth,
After two or three hours were spent
in taking evidence, the case was
giv>n to the jury. They brought in
verdict Of 'not guilty" and the man
whose veracity was questioned, paid
| the costs-something over $1,000.
Frank Conger has been with us this
week taking the census Of this
locality. This precinct figures up
nearly 1000 inhaLitanta; San Pa
trjrio 2S3; Picacho, 307; Three
Rivers, 11i5. He did not take South
Fork, as the enumerator from Dona
Ana county assumed the RESPONSE
bility. What authority the gen
tleman had, Mr.. Conger did not
know. 1t was piece Of galvanized
cheek to say the least. Mr. Conger
will leave for White Oaks to.mor-
row
IN THE issue of the GOLDEN Era,
under date of May 25th, 1882, Prof
fcssor Sly, who was then editor of
the same, said the following about
one Richard Jackson, who had stolen
two horses and was captured and
lodged in the calaboose at that place:
"What II pity there is no hemp in
town. But why wouldn't grass do:
We think that thief wants to be an
angel" That very same night this
poor colored man who hadn't killed
anyone, but who stole two horses
was hung by a mob. The next week
the Professor must have thought
that Justice was done, for he says
"The job was evidently done in good
style" for ga pleasant smile on the
countenance Of the corpse seemed tc
indicate that he might have thought
! the whole thing a joke" He winds
mp his article by saying: "But it is
b. proper to say to all thieves that the,
= had better give White Oaks a wide
birth in the future, for now that the
thing is started we feel sure that an,
!. other thief caught with stolen stock
will share the same fate" Oh, no
the Professor doesn't believe in mol
= law. Here, man who had no
taken the life Of his fellow man; a MAI
who had bad no trial was hung the
same night his (the Prof's) pape
came out. We don't suppose anyon,
had an iden of mobbiur This man