Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-02-12

brand of E. w. Keene on last page.
His range and post Office address is
Upper Penasco, N. N. He has as
fine bunch of cattle as roams on
that creek.
Sam Corbot and wife will leave
for New Orleans the first of next
week, to be gone until the latter
part OF March or the first of April.
This will be Sans first pleasure
trip since coming to the country
eleven years.
it is reported Wm Watson, of
White Oaks, will move a saw-mill
into Bear canon, on the Bonito, and
will use the power o. 7. Burt's
water wheel furnishes to run tho
same. This will give Bonito folks
cheap lumber.
We have noticed several items in
the territorial papers speaking OF the
way III which Johnny Hurley was
buried. He was not wrapped in
blanket and thrown in trench.
Sheriff, Poe had coffin made for
him in Anton Chico, and he was
Luried in James Whitmore's private
graveyard by the side of Jasper
Corn.
S. +. Brewer, of Mason county,
Texas, has lately located on the
Aqua Chiquita. He bought ranch
of John Mullett of that place, and
turned 1853 head OF heifers loose on
the same. He used to own the
Bates property on the Penasco, but
left that country some three years
ago for Texas. Mr.. Brewer was
glad to get back to New Mexico
where there is no winter to speak Of
and the sun shines the year around.
He takes the ERA
The long-looleA for daily pail
has been granted, to 60 into effect
next Monday the 10Th. The line
will only be cNienIed from TT. Stan
ton here, al present, and Mr.. Dannor
the present b-c0utractor from the
Fort to Roswell, has the contract.
Petition after petition largely signed,
have Len sent in, and our people
were confident that they would bring
the desired result, but were not ex-
pecting it quite so soon. Gen.
Adams is tho man that pushed it,
The mail will arrive at G:30 in the
evening and depart at 8 in the morn
ing, Now make this money order
Office, and there will be no more
complaints, Us to our mail facilities
east.
Candclario Griego and Isidorc
Chaves own two horses, which they
claim are runners. Griego said his
'.hoss" could beat Chayes' and Chaves
said his horse could distance Griego':
and not halftrv. After much talking
they agreed to test their horses by a
race of 1000 yards, and Saturday
forenoon was the day set. Early Or
the morning Of that day wagon loads
of men, women and children, and
men horseback and afoot were seer
going to the race. We were there
and waited an hour or two only to be
informed that one of the men woulc
not run his horse after 8 o'clock in
the forenoon, as it was too warm, ant
the race was declared off and agar
set to take place Monday. About as
many people were out Monday al
the Saturday before. Each horse ha'
many favorites and cattle, horses
sheep and goats and few silver dol
;. lars were bet and the exictemen
! was intense. After several start
the word "go" was given and the.
went. One man got so excited tina
t he offered to bet his last yoke o
, steers and this years crop on the
! sorrel, but could not get any takers
1t was u close race, the horses run
Z ming neck and neck until nearing
the finish when the sorrel, belonging
to Griego, pushed forward winning b.
about half a length. At this poin
the atmosphere was alive with oil
hats, boots and the smell of whiskey
i One of the men was 50 excited tina