Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-12-27

row evening.
Regular meeting Of Silver City Lodge
No. 8, A. r. & A. NJ, on Thursday even
ing Of this week.
City taxes will become delinquent next
Saturday. Pay up IL you do not want to
see your name in the delinquent list.
To reduce stock for the next thirty
days we will give special prices to cash
buyers. KILBURN & RAcLER. *tf,
The County officers elect Of this Coun
ty for the next two years will assume
their respective duties next week.
Now is the time to bring in announce
ments for precinct offices. The SoUrH-
WEST SENTINEL prints them at So each.
Mumps are prevalent at Lordsburg
Times are very dull indeed when Lords.
burg does not have something new.
Mr.. Mike Norerro and Miss Title An.
cheta we're to have been married on the
Mimbres, last evening.
The public schools here closed here
last Thursday for the holidays. The
little ones are enjoying their vacation
hugely.
Mrs. John Patton died last Saturday
after a short illness. The funeral was
from the Catholic church, in this city.
IN Christmas day.
There were but few Christmas drunkl
in Silver City this year. This may have
been due to the advance in whlskey re
Gently made by the whiskey trust.
There was a heavy fall of snow in tbc
Cooks Peak range last week. The
snow was so deep that the regular triI
of the stage had to be abandoned.
Sheriff Lockhart is the proud father
of a bouncing girl. The new boardel
arrived at the colonel's Deming residenc,
last week.
Last Sunday was a fair sample of De
cember weather in New Mexico. Few
localities in this country can boast o
such weather for Christmas.
Business at the express office her,
has been very good during the pas
week. The holiday season is the bar
vest time for the express companies.
After Christmas / will close out all M,
winter stock at cost, until February
when I will receive the new spring goods
sit WILLIAM WALKER.
Weather prophets say that we will
have good weather until the moon get
full. The new year is not far off anC
Dame Luna may turn over a new leaf.
Yesterday was observed as a legal hol
iday by the business men Of this city
The bank and ~postofice we're closed ant
most of the stores showed no signs o
life.
The board of County commissioner
will meet next Friday. 1t will be tn
last meeting Of the old board except 70
the purpose Of turning over the Count
affairs to the new board next week.
Max Schultz will open a new grocer
in the room formerly occupied by tn
FIRST National Bank, in a few day
Most of the alterations have already bee
made.
The precinct elections will be held O
Monday, January 9th. The judges
election for this precinct are j. w. Ri
ley, d. A. Martin and ]. W. Welty. III
election will be held at the Broadws
Hotel.
J.. H. Sharman has moved his stoC
OF boots and shoesto the Sheridan bull
ing in rear of Porterfield's drug stor
The stock of boots and shoes will
closed out at once at cost. The man
featuring and repairing business viii |
continued by Mr.. Rodgers.
Mr.. Verne Brado, a republica who h
been Office deputy under Sheriff Loo
hart, has accepted the position of dep
ty clerk under e. M. Young. He is o.
Of the republicans whom The late Ian
slide does not appear to have affected.
Lay in your groceries. Special /
ducements to cash buyers for the ne
SOdays. KmBURN & KAcHLER.
The teachers 1 the public schoC
here we're paid one months salary Ia
week. The district is considerably /
hind in the payment Of salaries yet b
It is probable that there will be mon
enough in the treasury next month
pay up all arrearages.
Charles NJ. Shannon, Of Clifton, lie
applicant for the position Of collector
Internal revenue for the district Of M
Mexico and Arizona. Mai. Shannon
sided in Silver City for a number
years and has hosts OF friends in M
Mexico who would like to see him 4
pointed.
Cosgrove & Brownell who receni
purchased the hardware, hay and gra
business of John s. Swift are out wi
a new advertisement in this issue. Be
members Of the new Arm are we'll kno'
here and tie firm will do a good bu
men.