Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-01-03

pletion as rapidly as possible.
II you turned over a new leaf at the
beginning Of this year it is about time
you had somebody help you hold it
down.
The city delinquent tax list is now
being prepared by the city marshal and
delinquents will have to pay their taxes
promptly Il they do not wish to incur
additional costs.
Wade, Harris & Co. have opened a
new saloon in the Centennial block. See
their advertisement in another column.
1t only costs eight cents to register a
letter or package now. The reduced
rate went into effect the first Of this
month.
The tail end Of q blizzard, which
swept through Colorado, Kansas and the
northern part Of New Mexico, reached
Grant County last week. There was a
light fall Of SNOW but it remained only a
few hours. :
A grand masquerade ball will be given
at Morrill, Hall, on Friday evening, Jan.
9th, by John J.. Martin and ]. I. New
man. This will be the first masquerade
ball Of the season and q large attend
anoe is expected. See the advertise
meut in another column on this page.
The Silver City running team gave a
bali last Friday evening at Morrill, Hall
The boys recently received the money
which they won at the Albuquerque
fair last fall and they thought the best
way to spend it would be to give a COM
plimentary ball to their friends. The
ATTENDANCE was good and everybody had
agood time.
Master William Ilfeld died of pneu-
monia at the residence Of Aaron Schultz,
in this city, last Thursday. He was
here with his mother, Mrs. Charles IL
field, from Las Vegas, on a visit. He
was i'll only five days. The remains
were shipped to Las Vegas on Friday.
As win be noticed in the report Of the
proceedings Of the legislature last week
published in another column, Grant
County gets four out Of tho twenty-ons
chairmanships Of the house committees
p. B. Lady is chairman Of the commit.
tee on rules and on agriculture and
manufactures. DR.. Stovall is chairman
Of tho committee on municipal corpora.
tions and counties and county lines.
"
H. u. Nudge, brother Of the agent q
this place, has been promoted to thu
position OF superintendent
OF the Denver division of the Santa FL
with headquarters at Pueblo. Nj
Nudge has been superintendent Of thi
division OF the Santa Fe for several years
His headquarters were at San Marcia
until recently when be was TRANSFORMS
TO Albuquerque.
Quite a number Of residents OF this cit
have been missing chickens recently an
on Saturday a Mexican was arrested an
charged with stealing chickens. II
made a clean breast Of the affair and wa
sent 70 jail for GO days to think the matte
over. He had stolen about a hundre
chickens and turkeys and had sold th
most Of them at prices that would def
competition. Most of the poultry ha
been restored to the rightful owners.
Last week Frank Reno and Fran
Campbell discovered the body OF T. Sc.
ana, a Mexican, In the shaft Of the Las
Chance mine at Pyramid. Serana ha
been missing for several weeks and whe
last seen was drunk aud in compan
with another Mexican named ALVIN
Vica. An inquest was held and il va
found that Serana had been stable
three times in the body and had bee
shot IN the head. Vica has been arresI
ed.
The Columbian half dollars are begii
ming to make their appearance and Il
government officials are c%Butioning II
public to look out for counterieits. 4
there Is only about 80 cents worth
silver In the coins and they are beir
cold for q dollar each there 10 q stror
incentive for eounterfeiters TO imIta
the coin. 1t is feared that the count
viii be flooded with oouDterieits Of q
same weight and hnoness as the genniI
coins before the close Of the year. al
only pr01ootion against the wholesa
counisrieitihg bf the coins Is tho 70
chat the maohi8ory for making thom
very c~umbomona nd expensive