The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-04-20
Fl. STANTON.


many r sd.rs Of ttc LhibsE, have
n liH,srink s-piclan, taH tstS
pI,ce it nc lo,.er secapisd BY =
portion 81 Uncle Satl's u'l!lhry
con,irgsst. For tscjr cthaS.tias
mast record lac fsc;, Tar W.
still hold the fort -skd psosasly
ehall iSr samc timc - cofas-the
agitation fer tao rs0evsl ct thu
j. sscalarss. Snd tae spoxisf u
THAR iei.rvRtien TOR Ect.lsw IA; IS
tie c, n.rarv Notwithstanding. T-e
dim future Say have IN stssq sn
other Oklahoma-thc Asscsiore
roservstion r.sy prove tee coveted
pr!ze-but ~ksn! Lie tnto the
White Osts r1ilro.d .che reverb
crates the qsery rAca! j.at tnoss
WHO care abide tiis tirns-Lo-thc
sons Of otllars dent care a cont
mental, and tiud oyre-lvea more ia
tersstsd whether to merrow'i la
tiguo Willie with pick and shs,el
or horizontal or whether it will
rain sufficiently to ssNj.ndth the mid
day drill.
Since my Iast letts~ t. ysu TIC
monotony Of oar garrison lie has
been iEtruded uInn by very tow
events Of sufficient importance Ia
make them noteworthy. First al
th.sc ! will mention ,au d%estructlon
by h2a, last Havsmbsr, Of the
dsub'. set sf officer. quarters, &C
cnpira AZ the time 81 thcssstrop~e
by Captains Ovc'ton sp4>irAlaan.
The fro originated III a defective
tlue ovsr The bathroom, and socrcs-
ly feodiog lttelf unler the roc
gained sucR hHsdvat before It was
discovered that the hprculpau et-
forts Of the garrison wes ftcbls A.
gainst its force and tcrscnegs, w4e en-
at last it broke II, Dosuds and !9ot
in giant ntridss from one en- OF
the building to the othsr-in .
moments ti4la-scndiey out clouds
of smoke and sheets OF i!aNs, fare
my back step by slap the brave
lads w'io endesv@rsd Sc atop il,
progress until 1t. fcrce was scent
and nothing Of c.mbustibio ma
ture w.z found for the flames 10
t~ed upon. The building, except
the adobe walls, was a ceinpl. tc
wreck. Our energetic Quartet.
mastsr, Lett. Scott. however, is
busy rebuilding and remcseiiuk
the structure, sad ere tn. summer
is we'll advanced it viii again be
ready Tor occupancy. WhsE com-
plotted il will be mere connection,
inside ana more prcpossotslrg IN
appearance eataidc tkan originally
4 new double ret OF quartcrc, to
be c pied by GER non-conmls-
stoned staiftommisssrV Sergeant
VIM, Ainssr and Post Qusrt4rma,-
ter Sergeant Chas. Harvey near
ing compilation. This ia II com
modious building, most plsanan Il,
situated, and without question the
most perfect, 6 regsrds its intcrna.
arrangement, OF any quarters ~
the post.
Ia connection with the bnlldiua
have heard it widespread thai
Sergeant Harvey will, when he oc
cuples his part OF the building, drol
his bachslsrhood ard bscor-s /,
benedict. SO mote it be. and j
u preSence is desired at tic Jxnc,
-weli-sRv previous cugagcm,n
tor that particular period can b.
very readily postponed without H.
convenience.
Capt. 5. p. Krouse has %recoivc,
the contract TO build an addition t.
the quarters ot Stcwsrd Block Il,
which purpose an appropriation a
$500 has been allowed. HE stew
srd has found himsel frathsr Grove
co for room in biz quarters a
tnsy srs and the enlargement ,
two additional room. wlll.wo boz,
give sufficient spacr wbersiu +.