Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-06-04

Bllly ROBSON mas been III town a
few days, settling his business with
Geo. r. Beall. Their dissolution
notice will BE- found In another
column.
We received nice lot Of station.
cry this week and are ready to fill
orders for letter, noto and bill heads,
envelopes, &c.
Some of this years tax notes:
Wm. Roberts pays taxes on 1890
head of cattle; James and Pitscr
Chsum, pay on $4,000 head. James
Chrsam pays on notes for 1888 and
1884 amounting to s1,00O,500.
| Number OF men who pay poll tax,
; l 400
The County Commissioners are
endeavoring and they have every
reason to believe that county war.
, rants will be worth one hundred
cents on the dollar by next fall.
The people of this county need have
no fear of the present board going
into anything with their eyes shut.
Just as we are going to press,
news reached this place that w. FL.
Sanders shot Sid Moore, of Nogal,
yesterday three times. They were
! playing cards for the drinks when
the shooting commenced. At last
accounts Moore was still living, but
his wounds are thought to be fatal.
Sanders came to Lincoln and gave
himself up this morning (Thursday).
Chas. Danver, who is travelling for
Gross, Blackwe & Co., Las Vegas,
and Gillie Otero, cashier of the San
Miguel Bank, of that place, drove
into Lincoln, from trip to Roswell
and below, tho last of the week.
This is Mf. Otero's first trip to this
county, but he was by no means
| lonesome. ANY one who was ever
III Las Vegas knows Gillie, and when
onco acquainted friendship springs
up. Deputy Brent and Mr., Otero
are old friends, and jim did every
thing in his power to make Gillie's
stay pleasant and 10 succeeded ad-
misabI y well.
Wills J. W. Phillips was driving
the hao span oi crean2, belonging
to j. a. A)coo!s, Oh his way from TT.
Stanton to this place, Saturday, they
became frightened at a piece Of
paper blowing under th.i7 feet
and started to run. When the team
started they were nearing the second
culvert east Of D3lany's store, and
while Mr.. Phillips was endoavoring to
keep them in the road, they ran into
tho corner OF an adobe house, break
ing tho buggy up considerable aad
causing the top Of the samo to fall
heavily on the neck of Mr.. Mark
Patty, who was riding with Mr..
Phillips. If the blow had been
been much harder, Mr.. Patty's neck
would have undoubtedly been
broken. AS it was his neck was
turned to one side, and the wrench
received causes him to carry his head
as though ho was too good for this
country.
Bona Baca returned from trip to
Tularosa n few days ago. The
day before ho arrived in Tularosa, a
man murdered his wife by checking
her. Bona could not remember the
fcnd's name, but said that it hap
pcned IN this way: The murderer
had been working on ditch and
came home for his supper about dusk.
He asked his wife, young girl, if |
supper was ready and she told him
it was. When she placed before
him his supper consisting of tortillas
and coffee, upon his asking if that
was all she had, sho told him that
was all there was in the house. He
became very angry and threatened
to take her life. She ran to a neigh |
bors, staying there until the next
morning, when she told them she |
thought her husband had gotten
over his mad spell and she would
return home. When she entered
the door of her humble home, she