Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-15
COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. Capt. Baca is very sick in
Albuquerque.
Gov. Chase and wife, of Dry Gulcb,
are visiting at Spring ranch.
Lieut.. Scott and Maj. Vance drove
down from the Fort, Sunday.
Some talk of having a telephone
line from Lincoln to Stanton. Good
idea.
Lieuts. Davies and Stotsenburg,
with their wives, paid Lincoln visit
Wednesday.
Mr.. Fred P. Gayle and wife, from
Roswell, have been stopping in town
for few days.
Proceedings of the Board OF
County Commissioners will be found
on third page.
c. G. Bourne, Of Bonito, deputy
sheriff, passed through Lincoln Tues
day on official business.
Miss Terrell and Mrs. d. S. Platt
the latter of the Fort, spent Monday
night at the Ellis house.
John G. White and John B. Gar.
aisser, of Upper Penasco, were in
Lincoln the last of the week.
Hartzel Crouch, the jolly ranchero
presented us with large pumpkin
the other day, which was really some
'punkin."
School opened Monday, with Lee
H. Rudisille as teacher. The court
room is being used until the schooI
house is finished.
S. A. Jonson, of White Oaks, wa;
looking over the hub, Friday, to see
if lie could find a suitable lJcatioI
for livery stable. He will probably
build.
A. w. Bryan was in from the Pen.
asco, Monday. We were going to
say he took in the hop and danced
every set, but promised him We
would say nothing about it.
Parties in the Penasco country
who are having so much trouble
about mail matters, are not saving
much, but doing lots of work. Some
one is liable to get into trouble i
they are not more careful.
Mr.. Jacob Miller arrived in town
Tuesday, from the San Andre,
mountaius. Mr.. Miller is interested
with Klepinger and Smith in ;
ranch. They have three springs
which controls large range. Sue
cess to you, gentlemen.
Two of the soldier boys, of Stan
ton, took in the bale Friday night
and had good time. Speed says
he prefers feather bed to a wire
fence, and doesn't believe in open
ing can of sardines on both sides
to get the contents out.
Francisco Samora and Miss Sist;
Salas were married Friday at the
church in this place, and lsidoro
Chavez gave them big dance tina
night. The boys of this place tool
in the hop and from the looks o
their clothes next morning, the,
must have hung up on wire fence
the greater part of the night.
Maj. Llewellyn drove over from
South Fork, Saturday. He came tC
find a location to build his office. HI
informed us that he would move il
as soon as his successor took charge
of the Agency. The Major intends
to build a residence out of towI
some distance and will not move hi
family until everything is in apple
pie order.
Mr.. Bonifacio Otero and Mis-
Maria Urvan, of this place, were
joined in wedlock by Rev. G.. NJ
GARNER, Monday. The dance a
Montano's hall in their honor was ,
most pleasant affair. All the lad
and lasses of our little village wer,
there and took part. Don Jose Mon
tano was the fanciest dancer, and cal
cut pigeon-wing with the younges
of them. No disturbance of an,
kind was noticeable and all seemed
to enjoy themselves.
Mr.. John w. Poe arrived in tn,
county seat Monday night, will
Tom Bell, who was wanted here fo
stealing cattle from tie Carrizozc
ranch, some three years ago. Bel
was arrested at his ranch 20 mile
from Wilcox, Arizona, by the dep
uty sheriff of Cohise county, ant
turned over to Mr.. Poe, at the above
named place. Bell has been living
in Arizona about two years. He wa
great y surprised to see Mr.. Poe an'
did not know what he was arrested
for until the good looking sheriff
put in his appearance. j. G. Joy i
now serving FIVE years sentence il
the territorial prison as a party t.
| the same crime. One by one thu