Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-29
COUNTY NEWS

Forty scholars attending school.
"Nothing succeeds like success"
L. NJ. Goodin was in town Tues
day.
w. e. Anderson is in Las
Vegas.
Mr.. Alfred Lea was up from Ros-
well Wednesday.
S. A. Johnson is busily employed
putting up his new feed stable.
Rudolph Shultz, Bonito, stopped
at the Lincoi Hotel Wednesday.
We are still turning out consider
able job work. Send in your work.
John Ruhey was down from
Stanton Wednesday. Johns gay
! boy.
w. Y. Peacock, from over near Ft.
Sumner was in ON land business
Monday.
Doc Powers and his brother-in law
Mr.. Whiteside from the Bonito, we're
in town Tuesday.
Uncle Dick Euan has been slight
ly indisposed for the past few days.
He is now convalescent.
NJ. Cronin has gone to Las Cruces
to permanently reside, we are told,
but Mickey didn't tell us.
Johnny Whelan received new
goods last week. BY the way Johnny
mixes an "illegant" toddy.
Mrs. Geo. B. Barber has been in
town some time. We forgot to
make mention Of her arrival last
week.
Dan Mckinley, former resident
of this county, accidently shot him
self at hay camp, near Fairview
this territory. The wound was
fatal.
Ed. Mcpherson, of White Oaks,
drove over Friday, bringing a lady
passenger, a Mrs. Mathews, of Chi
cago, who is looking over the county,
Ed reports everything quiet over his
way.
Penasco people want the mail
line changed from Tularosa to South
Fork. The present system is nui-
sance of the worst kind. Oftentimes
mail is over a week from this point
to the Upper Creek.
Patent has been issued from the
General Land Office for the home
stead claim of Mrs. Ellen E. Casey.
She was represented by Moses
Wiley, of Lincoln, and Henry N.
Copp, of Washington.
Adna Lamson, an old residenter
of this county, came into Lincoln
Friday afternoon from Stanton. He
came over from Socorro with the
Dunn freighting outfit as guide.
Adna looks aud acts like the same
old boy.
The ERA wanted to see certain
Lincoln county man get tie ap-
pointment at the Mescalero Agency,
after Maj. Llewellyn resigned. The
Rio Grande Republican says differ
ent. To put it mildly, Mr.. Rep, you
are mistaken.
The new brewery, above Stanton
will commence turning out beer
week after next. Messrs. Biederman
q Ruhey have a brewer direct from
Germany to take charge of the work,
and promise an article superior to
any shipped into the country.
Mr.. Geo. Sigh and Miss Ida Lane,
of White Oaks, were married Sunday
at that place. George is hard
working, honest boy, liked by all
his acquaintances, and Miss Ida is a
young lady worthy of any mans love.
They are well mated, and we wish
them we'll in all their undertakings.
The postmaster at Seven Rivers
informs us by printed card, that one
DR.. II. G. Lane, who we had under
stood to be a gentleman and a
scholar, and who we gave little
puff on the first appearance of his
professional card (Which by the way
has never been paid for) did not
take his paper out of the Office. The
reason, the card says, is that he has
skipped. After this when travelling
physician wants his card in this paper
he will pay for it in advance, and we
will not accept pills either.
We understand that some parties
up tho Bonito are having IA little
trouble over land matters. One OF
them is holding more land than
the law will allow, and the other
took possession of part. They
agreed to settle the difficulty by
leaving it to body of gentlemen
selected for the purpose. This
meeting was held Saturday and de,
cided in favor of the original holder