Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-04-30

twenty-four hours and found the
man dead. A number of resolutions
were sent to the doctor, but the
brave cowboy was forgotten.
Articles of incorporation Of the
Deming, Sierra Madre and Pacific
railroad have been filed. The first
board OF directors are: Sigmund
Liudauer, Murat Masterson, Chas.
II. Dane, John Corbett, Il. Wolm-
ser, Frank II. Slebold and Ignacio
Brown. This is the road which is
to be built south into Mexico.
The problem in SO far as 1t re-
lates to who received q large por-
ton of the $500 paid for the par
don of Jasper Thomasson, life
convict from Socorro county for
murder, has been solved. The new
governor will be asked soon to in
vestigate, when the matter will be
given to the public without fear or
favor.
N. G. Rascon conveyed by quit
claim to Jerry Bush in considera-
ton of ", 500, the Martin, Quincy,
Dew Drop, Ethel, Erland and Jul
ian mining claims il the Cow
Springs district; and in considera-
ton of the sum of $4,000, he con-
veyed to the same party the Gale
donia, Horace and Bosworth IN the
Juniper Springs district, all in
Grant county.
Deming has been visited by
horse thieves. Ed. Pennington,
editor of the Headlight, narrowly
escaped losing valuable animal.
James l.. Coryell lost dark bay
mare, with black main and tail.
white on body from a pack rope
gall, ani knot on left side; the
mare is l4A hands high and Six
years old Owner offers $50 reward
for capture of the thief.
Judge Brinker, while holding
court at Socorro, fell sick and sent
telegram to the attorney general
asking for leave of absence. In
answer, the attorney general tele-
graphed that his request was COM
piled with, and that the leave
would be granted until his success
sor was appointed and qualified.
This looks very much like sum
mary dismissal.
/. j. Sharick, the well known
jeweler of Albuquerque, has been
taken in with IN old and thread
bare trick. He caused the arrest
one day last week, of gambler
named Burch on the charge of
highway robbery. The facts de-
velop that it is the old style panel
game practiced by the man and bis
"wife" on Sharick who was per-
suaded to give up a check for 81, 900
and $1,000 worth of diamonds.
Burch entered the rooms occupied
by him and wife, which are In the
Sharich building, at ii O'Clock and
encountered Sharick in regulation
night attire. The frightened man
rushed down to his safe and pro-
duced the hush money ana jewels.
has wife and six children.
The new law prohibiting women
Of bad repute from entering or
in saloons, or even other
places where whisky is sold, is
pretty severe in its terms and If
enforced, will result in
,bolishing all the ill-fame bagnios
IF the Territory. Under its pro-
visions no woman can De an inmate
IF any house where liquors are
sold. The kalsorhined maiden who
,lays the saloon piano, and sings
songs, Is particular
y mentioned as an object Of its at
ention. There Is, however, a ben
ficent provision of the law in favor
IL wives who have drunkards for
husbands, which Is, that the wives
AN 90 and notify every saloon
,eeper against giving her husband
liquor, and thereafter any saloon
,eeper who gives him liquor, is
subject to u heavy penalty.