The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1892-01-01
-FT. STANTON STATISTICS.

probation by sending large subscription hBt
for the EAaLEso0n, We miss our guess as to their
tGstOs.-ED.
Quiet reigns supreme "alo1g the
Bonito,' a dull unevensful Xmas has. b cen
passed and Indications point towards an
equally dull Nav Year. On Sunday, q,
at $3.50 q. m, our friends of the band aud
B. Go. 10th "pullod ont" for Santa Fe,
via Carthage. The boys wore all in good
spirits and all count on reaching Santa
Ve without mlsaap. The medical de-
partment was represented by George G..
Roberts, Assistant Hospital Steward.
The dotachment was commanded by 1st.
Lieut.. VIM. Padding. B Co, was un-
der tie command OF 1st. Lieut. II Kirby
We wish them all GoI speed and an en-
ioyable time at their new post.
Scrgt. s. Jones, Co, g. 105h Unity, IS
acting Q. NJ. Sergt. during the absence
of p. @. N. S. Arnold.
Senator Qlay has offered resolution
in the U. S. Senate, "inquirng whether
tho acquisition of those portions of the
Mexican etates OF Sonora, Chihuahda
and UoahuiIa, that lie north OF the 29th
parallel is practicable and FOR the inter
est of tho United States" There is little
probability Of Mr.. Quay's suggestions be-
ing acted upon. Several bills foy The i'm
provement of the army have been intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Proctor.
The army aud especially the culisled men
have q strong friend i'll the Senate in Mr..
Proctor.
The Arny and Navy Register in answer
to a correspondent says, mo newspaper
is published in this city Washington IN
the interest OF civil service reform, but
The Public Servico' is Published here
by Capt. G.. s. Ovcrton, retired, III the
interest OF the various departments and
fayors reform Capt. Overton, it will
be remembered, was stationed at this
post from '87 to 80 and was at one time
considered to be the "origin2l Roswell
boomer"
Compsuy I, l0th Iu,ty. (tniiaa Cgm
pany) has been ordered from Fl. Apache
A. T., to Ft. Wngatc n. n. It is posi-
ole Tint they may be ordered to this post
before Spring. The Indians OF this con-
pgny were recruited at the San Carlos
Apache agency.
Receiver Jas. J. Dolan spent Xmas
with his family ut Lincoln. Mr., ", 3
Mathews and family, of Lower Penasco
were the grestG of Mr.. and Mrs. Dolan
John Y, Carroll, the bustlmg wool
buyer for Gross, Blackwell & Co., pad
the post a flying visit on Sunday last.
The telegraph oGi.e al N,gal has been
discontinued for the present, much to the
annoyance.of the garrison aud command
ing general. 1t is to be hoped that Col
Brown will reconsider his resignation
aud let Us have telegraph communioa.
tion with tho "Gom City" once more.
Ed, Il. Bouusll, one of White Oaks
prominent citizens aud dealer in rea
estate, passed through to Lincoln OF
Sunday s stoge. lie goes TO pat a roof OF
thecouri house.
Mrs. McGinuis, Of White OAKS, was I
passenger on Xmas day and returned on
Monday.
Mr. A. NJ. Richardson, OF the FL Capi
tan Land and Cattle Co, has been spend
ing the holidays ut Riverside, the CUES
OF Mrs. O'Neal aud Mr.. Eu bank. o.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neal spont the
day with Sergt. and Mrs. Semler.
S. Z. Gray and family and Mrs |. N
Bailey made IN unsuccessful attempt t,
get out to the Rliioso on Xmas eve
The party was compelled to turu b9ol
owing 50 the snow drifts in the cauo
between Riverside aud the Angus ranch
Jack Thornton and family OF Lincol
however succeeded in getting through al
right
81 One OF tho greatest events OF the Get
son was the graud bali and supper give
at Rui1oso by that king of good follov
Charlie WipgGeld, Notwithstan I'm
. the heavy snow storm quite numb,
from this section were in nttonia1c
Chas. Steen. A. 81 Richardson, 1oi
y Eubank, Barney Coffey, \ l.. Krou
and Scrgt. Hancy all managed to put
appearance aud from all accounts hal
most enjoyable time.