The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1891-12-25
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
Upon the appearance OF tho initial
number Of the OLD ABE EAGIR, the only

number OF the OLD ABE EAGLE, the only |
newspaper which gave any un'avorable
comment upon our debut into the press
circle OF this free country, was small
paper, fneatly published, called the
ROslCeU Record.
The editor OF tho EAGLE in trying TO
settle up his former business in Colorado
was detained longer than anticipated,
thus entaiIing upon the junior partner
and our able compositor the WORK OF
three, and any newspaper man will admit
that the moving OF an old plant and tie
establishing of new paper of larger
capacity and entirely different form
where the whole paper must be sci up
new within a,given time, is AN arduous
task; add to this new presses sand new
material coming in and the task becomes
greater; the new material was delayed
in translt.a and this gnawed at tho vitals
of human patience. Then the editor
was delayed while euroutc by the sudden,
unexpected illness OF his family, and
consequently detained for month
longer.
The people OF White Oaks we're clever
and high in their appreciation Of the
two connected with the EAGLE who were
working long hours in order to get out
the paper. Not desiring to publish
paper for politics only, but also the
rather to aid in the development of this
great mineral and agricultural district,
the editoripreferred:to get the lay otSthe
land before setting the pace for suprcm.
acy in the news business In this part Of
tho territory. A salutatory, an article
| tuC bCHtIibltlOn vi OuA etSlO ut
the head Of onr paper, and last but hoped
to be not least, an article defining the
"seutiments" of the EAGLE OCCUPYING the
first page, were favorably seen through
journalistic.cye
We knew of the Roswell Record that
it was published by Joe Lea, that he was
respectable and popular and camc of
good stock Cf the junior member of
our firm we know tbo same and more
and if he we're not our partner and asso-
ciate, we would say more. OF Mark
Howell we had never heard. Imagineour
surprise on receipt Of the EAGLE, atsee-
ing that, apparently, these two young
men were clawing the literary atmos-
phere trying to dig up anathemas and
opprobrium, instead OF being joined
heart and hand, presenting the beauties
and advantages OF this territory, and es-
pecially the counties Of Lincoln, Chavez
and Eddy.
But we did not blame our partner, even
If he was tired and worn, for exhib-
iting the fighting proclivities OF the Old
Abe Eagle and we have nothing to re-
tract Investigation proves that it was
not our young journalistic friend, Lea,
who wrote the articles OF offense, but a
party who was appropriately named
originally, but has since changed his
name, probably on account Of It's being
too pcrspicuous as to his character.
No old crank, or any other crank, with
the insidious pertinacity and impudence
OF a neighborhood gossip, who presumcs
to kindly take care OF her neighbors and
howl il they don't submit subsequently,
can ever disturb the serenity OF the
EAGLE again in it's vigilance to avoid
contamination OF the true mission Of the
press, by indulging in personalities OF no
public interest or service.
In conclusion, however, permit ue to
hope that Christmas and Now Years
may dawn upon Mr.. Mark Ho,cl with
reflections that may do him good and
that in the retrospect he may conclude
that more happiness may be secured by
taking care OF his own business and fam
lily, than assuming protectorate over the
| OLD ABE EAGLE or even Lincoln county.
When We got ready we will announce
our political position, and we nre about
ready, but Mark may as we'll bay at the
moon, like tho other howler did, as to
seek to rufIle the EAGLES vesture in the
future.
For pain in the stomach, collie and
cholera morbus there is nothing better
than Chamberlains Colo, Cholera and
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