Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-03-05

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lie is the man that gives orders at
the Fort and sees that they are car
ried out as he gives them.
A man came in from Casey's ranch
Tuesday who said he had been driven
off the ranch while working on an
irrigation ditch, at the point of gun.
He wanted papers for the fellows
arrest.
j. r. Eaker,* of Fenasco, has
gone to Las Cruces as luryman.
After his return from court, Mr..
Eaker will Immediately make ar
range'nonts to go to Abcline, Tex
as, where he is to be married Sunday,
April 5th, to Miss Mary White of
that place. This will undoubtedly,
be surprise to great many of
the young ladies OF that neighbor-
hood, and his warnlcst friends, but,
as he told us, he is getting tirel Of
Of sewing on buttons, mending socks
and doing his own cooking, and that
he has been thinking of it for some
time, but could not pluck up
courage enough to appoint the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaker Will settle on
tho held of the beautiful Penasco,
where J. P. owns one Of the finest
ranches in that part of the country.
J, P, here's hopin'.
Capt. Branigan arrived from South
Fork Thursday night last, and at
once proceeded to summons two or
three OF us fellows here to go to
Cruces as jurors. Judge Tomlinson,
Amos Eaker and NJ. S. Taliaferro
were the victims, the first named on
the petit and the last two on the
grand jury, That same evening Mr.
Eaker recieed the sad intelligence
| that one of his children was dangerous
; ly i'll, and it will "revent his going.
Judge Tomlin3on left Friday NOR
ming, by stage for the railroad. As
summons were not served on parties
here until Thursday evening late,
ani court commenced on the follow
ing Monday forenoon at II o'clock,
it barely gave them time to take the
stage that evening to reach Cruces
at the hour designated. Jurymen
from this county should have at
least weeks notice, for it often
happens there are no conveyanees ol
my kind at hand, and it should be re.
nembcred also, by those fellows on
the railroad, that it takes people in
his country little longer to 60 l5C
or 200 miles by team than by rail
road.
1t is real fun to watch Mexican
Justice deal out the law. Saturday
afternoon a case was being tried be.
fore justice of this place, over a
little pistol play. One of the
parties in the suit went to Mr.. A. II
| MILESTONE, who was here on lane
business, and wanted him to take hi:
case and when that gentleman
refused, saying that he had never
done any business of that kind in hi'
life, the party told him he had ne
no ffiends here, and Mr.. W., out o
pity, said he would do the best he
could for him. So the case wa.
started. After fully two hours were
spent seeing whether the case was t'
be tried by a jury or by the court
the justice decided that jury woul'
be best and the case would be laiC
over until Tuesday. He changed
his mind in few moments and saiC
he wonld try it that afternoon him
self. There were several witnesse
and the afternoon was taken up ii
examining them. After supper tn
lawyers reviewed the case, and Mr.
WhetJtonc made an eloquent appoa
for his client. 1t will be remem
ber,d that "Whet" is a land agen
VIII understands what he is doin,
when it come to fixing up the iina
papers. He said among other things
"Your honor, this is my first case j
court, but can plainly see that m
,l;ant lug L,.. II, IL.