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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
NJ. A, No. 42A
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.


Z. 5. LAND OFFICE, pEADwooD, DAK.,l
Notice is hereby given that A. ]. Van Cleft.
whose postoiilce address Is Rapid City, Dakota,
hts this day filed his application for q patent
for fifteen hundred linear feet OF the Eddy No. =
lode, mine or vein bearing tin, with surface
ground three hundred feet in width, situated i'm
Palmer Gulch mining district, county OF Pen
nington and territory OF Dakota, and designated
bS the iield notes and Official plat ON file In this
office ~ lot number ga said lot number 524
being described as follows, tO-wit:
Beginning al the southeast corner marked by
a square pune post 4I4NG0 inches, 2 fee. In ground
ana protected by "a mound OF rocks marked NJ.
{. 5I on one side, and No. | Oh the opposite for
corner No /, being adjacent 10 corner No. L..
lot No. 522, Palmer Gtlch placer claim. From
which 4. =. Locating Monument No. AZ bears
south 3 dcg % min east, 1871 feet distant. Thence
first curse, north 40 deg 80 min east, $50 feet;
thence second course, north 80 deg Al min east,
III feet thence third course, north 30 deg AZ min
west, 3l2.S feet; thence fourth course, south 80
deg IS min west, 1913 feet: thence fifth course,
south, 40 deg 80 min west, 76 feet, thence sixth
course, south, 33 deg ~ min east, 3,l.l 10 feet to
the place OF beginning. Magnetic variation 10
deg 80 min east, containing 1893 acres.
The location of this mine is recorded i'm the
Recorders Office of Pennington county, Dakota,
IN book + of Location Certificates. The adioin-
my claimants are on the north the scranton
Placer. east, Eddy No. l lode, south, Palmer
Gulch Placer, west, Jolly No. 2 lode.
oo AnS ara y, s, al F pEGTSo ms rl2 1dad sG, adversely ol Gr amy
ground are required to file their adverse claims
with The register Of the United States land Office
at Deadwood, in the territory Of Dakota, during
the sixty days period Of publication hereof, or
they will he barred by virtue OF the provisions OF
the statute.
JOHN II. WHITESIDE, Register.
1t Is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
" application for patent be published for a
period Of sixty days, (ten consecutive weeks, IN
the Custer Chronicle, a weekly newspapers pub
llsled III custer city, Dakota.
JOH\ r. REGISTER
First publication, October q.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

IJlStllcl, NS. III Vie DlSlIICI lOuIl WllulIl dnu
for Custer County.
7. Schwenk, Plaintiff,
VS..
stephen j. Walker,
Mary G. Walker, John
l.. Farwell and Henry
4. Bailey, Defts.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF a judg
ment of foreclosure and sale In the above en-.
titled action on the first day OF December, A. ID,
1883, and an execution issued upon said judy
ment, the subscriber, Benz. r.. Porter, sheriff OF
Custer county, Dakota territory, for that purpose
appointed, viii sell at public auction at the front
door of the court house I'm Custer City, County OF
custer, Dakota territory, ON January 2iSt, 1889,
AT ten O'Clock in the forenoon Of that day, the
real estate and mortgaged premises situate In
the County OF Custer, Territory of Dakota. and
directed in said Judgment and execution to be
sold, and therein described as follows: The
north half N al VI the southwest quarter Is w
IA of section thirty-twC (32), in township two 90,
south Of range eight (S) east Of blaek Hills
Meridian, containing eighty 800 acros, or so
much thereof "A, may be sufficient To satisfy said
Judgment and costs, amounting IN all to S1l22. %,
with interest thereon from the date Of said judg-
ment, and all a~ccruing costs Of sale.
Dated Custer City, II. T., December II, 1888.
Benz. +. PORTER,
Sheriff of Custer County, ID. T.
BY Joseph $. Fisher, Deputy Sheriff.
w.
FirSt unllirttinu Ileoplubrr Il
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
NJ. A. No. 423.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
L. $. LAND OFFICE, DEADwooD OAK,

>' '
October L., lsSs. !
Notice is hereby given that A J. Van cleft,
whose poStotlice address is Rapid city, Dakota,
has TINS dty filed his application for "A patent for
vein bearing tin with surface ground three hun
dred feet In width, situated in Palmer Gulch
mining district, comfy of Pennington and terri
tory Of Dakota, and designated by the field notes
ana Official plat on file in this Office aS lot mum
Der 523; said lot number 523 being described as
follows, tO-Wlt.
Beginning at the southeast corner marked by
a square pine post 4X4NG0 Inches, 2 II IN ground,
protected by mound OF rock, marked NJ. G. 523
on one side, and on opposite side No. for corner
No. ] beng adjacent to corner No, 3 NJ. G.. 524,
Eddy No. lode. From which L. :. Locating
Monument No. ~ bears south | deg H min west,
81 deg - min east, 1883 fl; thence second course
north 33 deg ~ min west, 3l2.S II; thence third
course south "a deg - min west, 149S.3 fl thence
fourth course, south 30 deg AZ min east, Bias feet
10 the place OF beginning. Magnetic variation
Is deg 80 min east, containingl 0.0l acres.
The location Of this mine is recorded I'm the
Recorders office OF Pennington county, Dakota,
IN book + OF Location certificates. Tie adjoin-
ing claimants are, on the north the Arctic lode,
east, Snow Bird lode; south, Palmer Gulch
Placer; west, Eddy No. 2 lode.
Any and AL persons claiming adversely any
portion OF said Eddy No. | lode, mine or surface
ground are required TO file their adverse claims
With the Register OF the United States land
office nj Dcadwood, in the territory Of Dakota,
during the sixty days period of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue OF the
provisions OF the statute.
JOHN X, WHITESIDE, Register.
1t IL hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
OF application for patent be published for the
period or sixty days, ten consecutive weeks,
In the Custer Chronicle, a weekly newspaper
published at Custer City, Dakota.
JOHN X. WHITESIDE, Register.
First publication, October q.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
MINING APPLICATION NO. AT.
L. $. LAND OFFICE, DEADwooD, OAK,

December 81. 1883.
Notice is hereby given that The New York
Mica Mining Company, by Donald Macdonald,
It's attorney i'll fact, whose p~ostOfiice address IL
Custer, Custer County, Dakota, has made appli-
cation for Il patent for the New York Mica Mine,
bearing mica, situate in Custer mining district,
Custer county, Dakota territory, and described
m the official plat and field notes ON file in this
Office, rs follows, viz:
Beginning AT the southeast corner OF the New
York Mica Mine at IA square pitch pine post,
6X6XGO inches, . feet in ground and surrounded
by "A mound Of rock, marked Nj. G.. 5l3 on one
side and No. l on opposite side for corner No. l..
from which corner l.. :. Locating Monument
No. So bears north, II deg, So min west, 2l29 feet
dist. A bla2ed pine tree Is inches In diameter,
bears south, GG deg, A. min east, 326 feet dist. "A
blazcd pine tree, - inches IN diameter. bears
south, 10 deg, 90 IN. west, z0S IT dist. From which
corner so established and marked, run; First
course, north, II deg, W min west, TAG feet to
corner No. two (2); thence second course, north,
% deg, "a min west, 7ji.3-l0 feet to corner No.
three 80: thence third course, south, GO deg, 33
min west, 3O0.97 100 feet to corner No. four a.;
thence fourth course, south, 25 deg, 90 min east,
76s.J-lO feet to corner No. five %; thence NTH
course, south, 20 deg, So min east, 73l 80 100 feet
to 'orner No. six C6); thence sixth course, north,
- deg. 80 min east, 3OO.4-10 feet to cOrncr a.
one % and place of beginning. (variation - deg,
80 min east) containing 1923 acres, and forming
the New York Mica Mine.
The location OF this mine ~ recorded IN TINS
Register of Deeds office Of Custer county, DakO-
Ia, on pages ~, 272 and 273, Book 2 OF Locatione
and pages l73 and ia, Book 4 Of Locations. Adj
joining claimants are Davenport lode on the
south, Maggie lode on the east, Annie Mctloud
lode on the north, and by the jackson lode on
the west.
All persons holding adverse claims thereto are
required To present The same with the Register
Of the United states Land Once AT Rapid CITY,
in the territory Of Dakota, within sixty days
from the first day of publication hereof, or they
will he barred 10y virtue Of the provisions OF the
statute.
JOHN X. WHITESIDE, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
of application for patent be published for the
period of sixty days, (en consecutive weeks), in
the CUSTER CHRONICLE. a weekly newspaper
| published 1T Custer City, ID. T..
JOHN X. NHlTESlDE, Register,
First publication, January -.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

When Colonel Higgins of Fredonia.
was building the Louisiana and Texas
Railroad, nothing was found to prevent
men and ward off disease equal To DR..
Fenner's Capitol Bitters. Use his Blood
and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic in
all blood. skin and nerve disorders, his
Cough Honey in all coughs, and his
Golden Relief in all pains, stomach and
bowel disorders. For sale at Iitchcocks
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

Any man who has struck his finger
nall with a hammer knows how 1t is
himself" and if he tries it he will know
that the best thing for it is DR.. Fenner',
Golden Relief. 1t is also the pest thing
for %diarrhma, pain in the stomach, burns,
fresh cuts, neuralgia and rheumatism.
Quickly cures all pain, swelling, and
stomach and Bowel difficulties. NORTH
its weight in gold. Try it. For sale at
fIitchcOck's.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

Clerk OF Court--F. J. V. Rutkowski.
District Attorney--W. III. Frye.
Commissioners--J. +. Street, + !. A. Towner, J IL.
Hutaphries,
Sheritf--Benj. F. Porter.
Register Of Deeds--Jos. Il. Pitcher.
Treasurer--E. II. Flynn.
AsSessor--Samuc X. Maddox.
Judge Of Propate- Cyrus w. Robbins.
Coroner-J. l.. Conant.
Supt. Of Pub. Instruction-Willis c. Bower.
Justice ofthe Peace. NJ. Lewis, Custer.
Constable--Jas Scott. Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
tlhONICLE
S'partHre OF Mans,

Bull.uu Gap daily leaves Custer
irriVCs at Buffalo Gan AT 400 y. IN.
ttip zap ~ 10 a. IN. Arrives at
~.
.ui D~raiwool Nri-wcekIy) eavcs Gus
r| -. DAYS. 'hnrs iaySaud Saturdays AZ 6 a. m.
t" is I.aiS '1t same dav . y III. Arrives
.u..Ut .lfJ E.Es. "cdneSdAys and Fridays 9
- ' tu.Eus N. lNOod same days 6 n. IN.
.. lnt NarIiOriwcckly way maiD arrives
.l tIe!.tt. wa 'l>tvr aud Deadwood route.
.ist ma, ROCK weekly arrives and departs
ttlris>.
5. NJ. BOOTH, P. NJ.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
NJ. A. No. 43O.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
Y. S. LAND OFFICE, DEADwoop, OAK.

80 ~ 'tNt 'hNs .
October II, 1888. 1
Notice is hereby given that A.. j. Van Cleft,
whose p~ostohice address is Rapid City, Dakota,
has this day filed his application for a patent for
1877 linear feet of the Sunrise Fraction lode,
mine or vein bearing tin, with surface ground
80 feet 90 l3+ feet IN width, situated in Palmer
Cullen mining district, county of Pennington and
territory of Dakota, and designated by the field
notes and official plat on file IN this Office as lot
number 53l said lot number5 3l being described
as follows, to-Wit:
Beglnning al the southeast corner OF the claim
marked by a pine post iX+x60 inches, . feet in
ground protected by "A mound Of rocks marked
NJ. &. h3l on one side and No. | on the opposite
side for corner No. 1, being adjacent to corner
No. 6 NJ. {. 40 Sunrise lode. From which L. :.
LOc Monument No. II bears south % deg ~ min
east, 1895 feet distant. Thence first course, north
80 deg AZ min west, 300 feet; thence second
course, north III deg ~ min east, 6S7 feet thence
third course, north II deg q min east, J6 feet,
thence fourth course, south 80 deg a. min east,
26S feet: thence fifth course, south 30 deg o. min
west. 81 feet; thence sixth course, Al deg Al min
west. 600 feet to the place Of beginning. Mag
ne'ic variation 10 deg 30 min east, containing
S.47 acres.
The location Of this mine is recorded In the
Recorders office Of Pennington county, Dakota,
I'm book + of Location Certificates. The adtOin-
ing claimants are on the north, Palmer Gulch
Placer, on the west Jolly No. 2 lode. on the south
the Sunrise lode, and on the east unknown.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Sunrise Fraction lode, mine or
surface ground are required to file their adverse
claims with the register Of the United states
land Office at Deadwo6d, in the territory Of Da-
kota, during the sixty days period of publication
hereof. or they VIII he barred by virtue OF the
provisions of the statute.
JOHN II. WHITESIDE, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
OF application for patent bepublished for the
period Of sixty days, (ten consecutive weeks(, in
the Custer Chronicle, "A weekly newspaper pub
liShed al Custer City. Dakota.
JOUNR WHTTFSIpE, Register.
First publication, October -
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

Board Of Trustees A. Johnson, President II
q. Butterteld, I. V. Garlock, 4. l.. Smith, X. $
Lewis, ". w. Ward, w. Altaffer,
Cltrk-F. J. V. R~utkowskt.
Treasurer-H A. Albicn.
NarShal-J. II. Scott.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
United states Land OffIrP.
COantyOfficers

Register-John Il. Whitcside, 0eadwood.
Receiyer-JOhn LaFabcr, Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
NJ. A. NO. 426.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
U. 8. LAND OFFICE, DEADwooD, DAB

% iNNp ~, EN- N'o', pAke, 7
Notice is hereby given that A. j. Van Cleft.
whose postofilee address is Rapid City, Dakota
territory, has this day fled his application for a
patent for fifteen hundred linear feet of the
Jolly No, l lode, mine or vein bearing tin, with
surface ground three hundred feet In width,
situated in Palmer Gulch mining district, county
of Pennington and territory OF Dakota, aud
designated by the field notes and oficial plat on
file in this office rs lot numbe 527 said lot mum
Der 527 being described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning NJ the southwest corner OF claim,
marked 10y "A square pine post IX4XGO inches =
feet In ground and protected by a II mound of rock,
marked VI. c. 527 on one side and No. ! on the
opposite side for corner No. I, being adjacent To
corner No. / Jolly No. 3 lode, IN. c. sos. From
which L. :. Locating Monument No. ~ bears
north 80 deg rs min east, COZ feet distant.
Thence first course, north 81 deg 40 min west,
co., feet; thence second course, north 33 deg a.
miu west, Sss feet; thence third course, north 81
deg Is min east, 800 feet; thence fourth course,
south 80 deg Il min east, 800 feet; thence NTH
course, south 81 deg 40 min east, 63 feet; thence
sixth course, south - deg - min west, 302. -
feet to the place Of beginning. Magnetic varia-
ton - deg 30 min east, containing l0!Ol acres.
The location of this mine is recorded in the
Recorders office Of Pennington county, Dakota,
in book + of Location Certificates. The adjoin-
ing claimants are on the east, Jolly No. 2, west,
jolly No. 3, north and south, unknown.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Jolly Ma. | lode, mine or surface
ground are required To file their adverse claims
with the register Of the United states land office
at D~eadwood In the territory. OF Dakota, during
the sixty DAYS period Of publication hereof, or
they will he barred by virtue Of the provisions of
the statute.
JOHN X. WHITESIDE, Register.
IT is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
OF application for patent be published for the
period OF sixty days, ten consecutive weeks), IN
the Custer Chronicle, "A weekly newspaper pub
llShed at Custer CITY, Dakota,
JOHN X. WHITEsIDE, Register.
First publication, October y.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
Churches.
Wefhod-f Church.

Rev. w. d. Atwater P~astor-Services in the VI
2 Church every sunday Mt II o'clock a. m, and
1850 o'clock y. IN, All are cordially invited.
sabbath school ut 10 o'clock "a. m.
On-fp S3it ,onaI Churrh.
Rev. X. J Htc0mbur. ~PaStnr.-Divlnc scrv.
ice every sunday mt II IL. m. and : p. m. san
Gay school at 10 a. m. Meetings for prayer and
Conference Wednesday evenings, All are cor
daily welcome.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, FIRST JUDICIAL
District, IS. In the District Court within and
for Custer County.
+. Schwenk, Plaintiff,
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news, and advertising the
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TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, FIRST JUDICIAL.
District. s.. In The District Court within and
for Custer County.
l. L I.nu..un I0nIn4iH
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
school; desks to the city. The secretary

scheoy desks to the city. The secretary
was authorized to collect the same and
pay it into the treasury.
Alderman Fry said the Santa Fe was
willing to put in good crossings at nrst
and second streets if notified to do so
and asked the mayor to take proper
action.
City Attorney Powell returned thanks
to the council in a graceful manner Tor
giving him an assistant and introduced
Mr.. MunfOrd.
Mr.. Munford addressed the council
briefly and said he should labor solely Tor
the city's best interests.
In answer to question from Mr..
Bailey, City Attorney Powell said several
suits against the city were now over tour
years old.
Mayor Broiles SAID he had received
request for statistics which the secretary
was asked to furnish and forward
to Mr.. Foster at Austin. Mayor
RroiIes said he did not wish
to have anything more 10 do with stats
tics. One set showed there were four
Hebrews in Fort Worth when there were
MANY more, it also showed seven IRISH
men, when he knew there were 700.
| Mr.. Bailey said he would like to I'M
| dertake the statistical job. this city had
been greatly underestimate IN STATISTICS
| heretofore given. He would be wiling
to make a sworn statement that Fort
Worth had IS 200 people.
On motion Alderman Fraser was
granted thirty days leave of absence.
Alderman Clements said there was one
thing that he thought of that might. be
profitable to the, clty. If the electric
street cars could Be kept. running until
midnight they would light our streets
MAYOR Bfoiles said that something
p o~,Id be done in regard to the
oter to property and the ilVe
els our people from electro
wires of all kinds. He suggested ina,
some committee take the matter IN hant
and consult with the city electrician !.
On motion the matter was referred u
the street and alley committee and cit!
attorney.
It was ordered that the codifed ordi
nances be sold at 81 apiece.
The council adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
STRIKE AFTER1IATHs.
Trouble Between the Strikers and the Black
Legs

Trouble Between the Strikers and the Black
Legs.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE advice OF the
leaders of the strike to the dock laborers
to observe all the provisions of the agree
ment under which they returned to work.
appears to have been effectual. Early
this morning the men appeared at the
docks and went to work Deaceably with
the ssblackIegs. - Very few men as
sembled outside the docks, and they were
ouiet The strikers and @ blacklegs' on
tbe Southwest India dock became IN
voIved in dispute and the men who mad
been on a strike drove the - biacklegs
ont of the dock. The police interferred
and 0uelled the disturbance. The strlk-
ers then withdrew and the blacklegs
resumed work.
When the striking wOrkmen were
about to resume work at the Albert dock
to-day they found number OF - black
legs'' employed in the dock. The
strikers made an attack on the black
legs'' and chased them from shed TO
shed. Several of the ''blacklegs re-
ceiyed injuries which necessitated their
removal to the hospital. The men VINO
made the assault were discharged. The
| directors of the dock companies threaten
a general lockout if the men do not live
! ND to the terms OF the agreement thelI
| representatives have signed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
Mrs. Hamilton Pleads No: Guilty.

MAYS LANDING, n. j., Sept. In
the court to-day Mrs. Hamilton 5 coun-
sci asked and obtained the consent of the
nresiding nudge and the prosecutor OF
DIees 10 enter a plea of ''not guilty - on
bebalf of his client, the reason assigned
Inv him being the continued illness OF
Mrs Hamilton who is stlll confined TO
her he'd with a severe attack of nervous
Drostration. The physicians deemed II
INJURIOUS 10 have her brought into court
because of the trying ordeal TO which she
viii be subjected at the trial tomorrow .
Mr.. Hamilton remained at his MOTEL mere
last night, but did not enter the court
room TO-DAY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
Mother and Child Burned to Death.

san FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. 17.-Ass
Mrs. Annie Gaha was sitting at table
in her house last evening with her baby
IN her arms and two other small children
near her, the baby suddenly upset coei
oil lamp. which exploded IN the mother $
Ion and oil four persons were soon en-
,Ealoped in flames Mrs Gaba ran for
the back ward with the baby, but by the
time assistance reached them both were
So badly burned that they died in short
t,ne The other two children were
fearfnlly burned and their recovery is
doubtful.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
stabbinc ARRAY in Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 17.-At the
Leland hotel, on Clark street, this
afternoon James NJ. Renshaw, an old
man. formerly clerk of the hotel, be-
came involved in quarrel Win
Edward Mallory, one of the rooine[s.
r enshaw ran to his room and secured
large dirk knife Returning TO Tue
office of the hotel he threatened Mall
Iorv with instant death. Mallory con-
timed TO talk abusively and was sud-
denly attacked by the old man, who
stabbed him three times in the left SIDE
near the heart and again in the s5eft
arm. The blade of the knife penetrated
to the depth of about four or five inches inches
at each stab. Mallory fell TO the MOOT
in faint, bleeding profusely. He eaeE
not recover Renshaw was arrested 81
the roof of the hotel
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
sLUGGED FOR HIS MONEY.
An FL Paso Landlord Beaten Over the Head
Until His Recovery is a Matter of Doubt

An FL Paso Landlord Beaten Over the Head
Until His Recovery is Matter of Doubt
Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX, Sept. 17.-An afro,
cious murder was attempted last nighf,
the victim being LOUIS Rector, an aged
man and proprietor of the Eureka lodg-
ing house near the Southern Pacific de-
not. 1t seems ne had considerable money
during the day and his trousers contain
ing the same were placed under his head
when he went to bed. About l O'Clock
this morning one of the dodgers was
awakened by the groans of some one
in distress and going into Rector s room
found him upon the floor in an uncon-
scious condition, covered with blood. he
has not regained consciousness, and the
doctor thinks his recovery doubtful. 1t
is supposed he was awakened by the
burglar, who beat him over the head
with his pistol to silence him. NO ar
rests have been made.
The Ell Paso Daily Times has $40 lDel
suit. The plaintiff is one John Barnes,
who claims to be damaged III the above
| sum because the aforesaid paper pub
lished the sworn testimony OF witnesses
| in a suit brought against the SAID Barnes
| for selling adulterated milk.