Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-03
COUNTY NEWS

How they make one shivcr nnd shake
When he secs It's seven o'clock,
And The fires are yet to make.
Beautiful weather.
Geo. Seay has gone to Santa Fe.
Will E. DeLany is running dai-
ry at Las Cruces.
Three couples were married at the
church in this place Sunday. "a
4 big dance was had at the resi-
dence Of Jesus NJ. Padia's Sunday
evening.
Judge Terrell and sister, and
Miss Blazer, drove in from the
Judges ranch, Monday.
Squire E. w. keene and John b.
Gardisser struck the hub late Satur-
day night from the Penasco country.
Everything is quiet III their locality,
they say.
Johnny Thomas and Taylor Lewis
were both proving up On land Mon
day morning. They subscribed for
TIE ERA, and what's more, they
paid for it.
MIR. Frank II. Lea, of Roswell,
and son Joe, started for New Or
leans last week, where Mr. Lea goes
to have his eyes operated upon. We
hope he will find relief
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NJ. l.. Pierce, of Roswell, stopped
over Monday night i'll Lincoln. He
has Just returned from FL Paso via
his San Andreas ranch He reports
everything quiet over there.
Uncle ki Harrison, of White
Oaks, drove down to the county seat
with those fine black stcppers Satur-
day. The livery man, Mr. johnson.
has secured this team, and will hire
at reasonable rates.
WANTED American mares not
under II hands high, May be old,
poor, broken down or have any kind
of blemish, for work il cheap, Any
person having such animals, ad-
dress. II. GuuJON,
SOL Carthage, n. NJ.
Rev. J, NJ. GARNER, although kept
busy with his religious duties, does
not forget his newspaper. Monday
afternoon be made We editors heart
thurnp little by the sight of some
silver pieces for one wears subscrip-
ton to The GOLDEN ERA and the
New York World.
John &. White, one of the old
boys Of the Penasco, paid his re-
spects to TIE ERA Saturday. He
subscribed for THE GOLDEN ERA,
the Guide and Handbook, New
York World, Peck's Sun, Louisville
Courier-Journal, Texas Siftings and
Chicago News. 1t will be seen that
Mr.. White is an intelligent old man,
w. E. Anderson and father-n-
law, Mr.. }. II. Smith, of War,enS-
boro, Mo-, Sundayed in Lincoln.
Mr.. Smith likes Lincoln county very
much, that is the portion he has been
over, and says he believes he could
live here and learn to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, although he's strong
Republican back in Missouri. Mr..
Anderson drives one of the fin
est turn-outs in the country.
A Mexican boy, named Nicolas
Lobato, met with Il fatal accident
Sunday, up above Torres place,
Several parties we're in camp near
the big spring, when the boy took "A
siX-shooter and started out hunting
along the river. He was found
short time afterwards near the river,
dead, the ball entering the right leg
and coming out through the bowels.
His hat was found a few feet from
him with Il portion of the revolver
in it, and it is supposed he was try
ing to take the weapon apart, when
it exploded, causing his death, as
above stated
Monday Deputy Brent went to
Ft. Stanton after a prisoner, one
Stewart, who is accused Of shooting
cattle, some fifty head having been
killed in and around the gardens of
that place. Stewart had hearing
before Justice Lujan Monday after
noon, and was placed under bond in
the sum of 800. The prisoner was
unable to give the same, and was
placed in Jail. The penalty for an
offense Of this kind is, not less than
thirty days nor more than two years
in the county Jail, or not less than
800 'r more than $500 fine, or both.
Cattle killers had better look ont
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