Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

AhO DoAAN VI Oouub1 OouuAsntOuuhh
was in session yesterday.
Most Of the officers are temporarially
absent from Fort Bayard.
More soaking rains fell last week. Tho
ground has now been thoroughly mois-
tened for more than SIX weeks.
There WIS a slight washout between
Hudson and Whitewater last Friday. It
caused but little delay to the trains.
Cattlemen are making preparations
for the big roundup which will COM
mence the first Of next week,
The merry-go-round which arrived in
town last week is the central point Of
attraction for the Juvenile population Of
the city.
julius Wellgehausen has been appoint
ed postmaster at Central. There yet re-
main but few p~Ostofices in this County
in the hands Of republicans.
Deming Is going to celebrate Mexican
independence day in becoming style.
There will be horse races, ball games and
other amusements.
This part Of The Territory was visited
by a cold wave last week. The tempera-
ture went down SO that a fire was not
uncomfortable on Friday and Saturday.
@. M. Nolan has packed up his goods
and will remove to the Indian Territory,
where he expects to find times better than
they are here.
Some of the merchants in town re-
duced their expenses on the first OF the
month by dlscharging some OF their
clerks. There has been a great falling
off in business during thepast two
months.
There is considerable freight going
out to the Mogollons these days. The
general depression does seem to have
reached the gold camp in the Mogollons
yet.
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When the normal school opens, Silver
City will beIoue Of the educational cen
ters of the Territory. 1t is hoped that
the school can be opened next year.
Now is the time to boom Silver City az
a sanitarium. Congress may legislate
the value Of silver away but it cannot
take one one iota from the incomrarable
climate Of southern New Mexico.
Hay cutting has been commenced in
some parts Of the County. From pres.
emit indications there will be little hay
shipped IN from Kansas and Colorado this
season.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
company is still laying Off men on &C.
count of the hard times and the falling
of of business over the lines.
1t is getting to be about time to So
lect delegates to the statehood conven-
ton to be held at Albuquerque during
the fair.
The SOUTHWEST SENTINEL force car
testify to the merits of a quantity of fine
fruit from W. L. Thompson's ranch OF
the Mimbres. Master Cayetano Thomp
son was the generous young donor
Thanks. Come again.
A burglary was committed at Lords
burg last week. The burglar secured
but a small amount Of money and a few
boxes of sardines. 1t is supposed tina
a tramp who was missing the next morn
ing was the guilty person.
Freight business on this end Of thu
line fell of about twenty per cent. las
month, but the passenger business wa
about the same as usual. The World
fair helped to keep the passenger trafi0
up to the average.
The Lordsburg school muddle / grow
ing to alarming proportions. 1t bids TAI
to rival the dispute between the little
endians and the big-endians in Gull
ver's travels.
There was a big food between Kings
ton and Hlilsborough last week whicl
washed out a good portion Of the roaS
between the two pieces.
Ducks are beginning to make thei
appearance on the ella. II will be onl,
a few days until duck hunters will hav
fine sport in that part Of the County.
Quite a number. OF ranchmen In thi
County are making arrangements to soV
rye this fall for feed The ground i
In fine condition to plow FOR putting 1
the crop and a fine growth Of feed is 81
pected.
The rainy season usually closes abou
this time Of year, but it occasionally ez
tends through the month OF September
Some Of the biggest floods ever know
here were in September and there ma
be heavy rains in this part Of the Terri
tory yet.
Uncle Bob Miller was in town with
wagon load Of Legal Tender" yesterday
He says that since silver IL Of no accouu
he is going TO pay his creditors in pre-
duoo which he has declared 10 be a lega
tender.
The regular communication from on
talented correspondent az MogolloI
failed TO arrive ia time for publicailo