Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-22
COUNTY NEWS.


we have nice, warm sunshine and
bright nights.
Ed Fedrick has bought Sam Cor
bets interest in the saloon and is now
sole proprietor and chief dispenser
OF spirituous comfort to the thirsty
wayfarer as we'll as the regular
hanger around.
Lieutenant Scott is now quarter
master at Fort Stanton in place of
Capt. Cavenaugh, transferred to F't.
Bayard. A new order Of things is
said to have taken place under his
administration.
Obadiah Hezakiah Biggs picked
up a new bear story somewhere
around the Patos hills and had to
come down the valley to the county
seat to tell it which the same made
it rough on the barr.
After February 1st mail for Alkali
Wells can be directed to Pinos
Station, as that is the name of the
new post office established there.
The route will be extended from
Red Cloud, and the service will be
three times week.
The snow storm that began here
last Thursday morning is said by old
timers to have been the heaviest
within their recollection. AT the
wind up the snow was at least six
inches deep here, while in the noun
tains it was much deeper.
Rocco e. Milo is thoroughly
renovating and reftting the store
room in the court house lately occu-
pied by Isaac Ellis and will soon
open out general grocery and dry
goods store. Something not quite
SO dry will also be kept on hand.
J. ]. Doian has been busy for the
past week taking invoice of stock
and getting ready for his new supply
of spring goods, which he is expect
ing every day. As freights have
lately been greatly reduced between
Ell Paso and Las Cruces he expects
to mark his goods away dowa.
The stable belonging to G. NJ.
Danncr, the sG5-cont7actor OF TIE
mail route from Fort Stanton to Ros-
well, burned at the former place
about + o'clock Sunday morning.
Mr.. Danner came in from the worst
trip of the season and had just gone
to bed when the alarm was given.
The entire contents, including one
fine mule, were burned up.
For the past week or two Sais has
acted as if he had something trouble
some on his mind and his face has
worn that fierce twit me and Pll
pulverize YOU look, which comes
over the countenance of a fellt w
who has set down in wet chair, but
now it takes on smiles as naturally
as on old bum takes on benzine, and
this notice tells the story: Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arcadia Sais, on the
evening of January 10Th, daughter.
Ring out wild bells, and tame ones too,
We've got kid and she is new.
1t is reported that the Lincoln
county exhibit for the New Orleans
Exposition has not reached its des-
tlnatlon yet. New MeXlco's bug and
reptile commissioner should hire a
man to look after the animals long
enough to have little mineral
from the territory placed on ex-
hibition. A few real nice specimens
such as were collected by DR.. Reid
from our mining camps and shipped
by him from Carthage, might be
worked in along with the Professors
birds and bats so as to pleasing
variety TO the show.
If any one thinks o. d. Kelsey
is not man of spirit, as well as a
man Of smiles, it is because he has
never been rounded up by him as the
boys in this Office were on Tuesday
afternoon. Kels. has been paying
for three copies of ihe ERA nearly
ever since it was started, which he
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