Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-01-17

OF officers, recently elected, Of tho local
Masonic lodge. Quito a number OF dis
tiuguishod mosons from different places
in the Territory and Texas will be pros
eut and a regular old b%anqueting time
will be had. The ceremonies will be
only to lady members OF masonic
families. In regard to the banquet part
we learned that a committee is at work
on the menu which promises TO be some
thing unique as well as appetiziug, iudg-
ing from the name Of one dish, "Cavvy-
yard on toast, that will appear on the
bill Of fare. II there is one thing more
than another that Demirg likes 10 do,
it is to organize, or rather keep in a
state OF organization, either public or
secret The particular organization now
alluded TO is named I'D. L. l., A."
which imeans "Demiug Light Infantry,
Co. A. IL is a secret order, holding reg
ular meetings on Saturday nights.
Nothing is disclosed as 10 what takes
place in the lodge room. No I'M knows
anything about the work, whether it be
ritualistic or not, except, that tho mem
bers drill according to the U. S. A. tactics
and that the initiation fec for three de-
grees IS $500. It IS said that the novice
has barely time to recover from the
effects Of taking the irst degree, before
he has to attend the next regular meet
ing, and that none but %adolescents Of the
masculine gender between the ages OF
fourteen and twenty are eligible to mem
bership. It was organized six months
ago and now has a membership Of %.
The officers bear military titles and are
as follows:
w. X. Burnside, Captain.
Bud Hughes, First Lieut..
Milan Williams, 2nd
Alex. Thompson, Orderly Serg't
/ Chas. Pierce, 1st Duty "
Joe Broekman, 2ud I"
Pascbal Smith, 3rd Z"
The ID. L. 1. A. Is a fixed institution Of
Deming and the boys are negotiating for
arms, aocootrements and uniforms. The
uniform likely to be adopted is that Of
the French Zouaves. They hope to be
mustered into the Territorial militia,
but at the present moment they are at
a loss as to how they should 60 about it
as they do not ask or take advice from
any outsider.
T. II. Sears, ex-train master at Las
Vegas and successor TO II. U. Nudge a;
division superintendent on this end Of
the Santa Fe, arrived here on the 10Th
inst, on his first visit in his official ca.
pacity.
Travel on the S. P. is good, particular
ly going west. Quite a number Of con
sumptives are going to Arizona in quest
Of health.
The El Paso Times correspondent
from this place, must be mistaken ae L
a desire to incorporate this town, at thii
time. Your correspondent has hearC
numerous business men speak dlsap
provingly of the move.
Nimrods Petty, Meyers and Bolicl
have returned from a hunt at PalomaI
Lake. They brought back 200 ducks, a
geese and a fund Of "reminiscences.
A telegram received states that Davi'
j. Howard is dead. His body will b.
/ brought here for burial in keeping will
the rites of the Knights OF Pythias. II,
was a resident of Lake Valley for year
{ and was held in high esteem by all VIII
knew him.
Frank Turnbell, Of Kansas City, ha
e been placed in charge Of the Depot lie
a tel bar.
r A fire broke out Saturday morning j
Q the millinery store and residence Of Mr.
L. Keeler, all Of which was consumed
n Also the following property was destroy
n ed and damaged: DR.. Kings residenc'
owned by B. j. Ottinger, loss total, il
sured $3.50; J. P. McGrorty, loss $500, il
e sured 1880, (this was the custom house
Lizzie Collins, $500, insured $1,000; NJ. ]
Moore, sl25, insured $500, Mrs. Ke
ler's loss is over $1,000 She was insure
, for s1,625. Total insurance Of properi
{, destroyed, $1,000.
Col. Bailey, OF Columbus, brought
d the COWS Of the death Of Mrs. Harvey
"a that place. She was found dead by h
son Friday evening with a bullet no
through her head. 1t is supposed to
a case Of suicide. The death Of tn
woman smacks of a highly sensation
4Iagedy. Her son was found dead la
July in the brush few miles from hon
Of with an empty morphine bottle on d
N ground beside him. Shortly afterwa
10 his father was found dead in their re-
ct dence; said to be suicide by poisonir
There will be no inquest held, and
o. there Is anything mysteriously wrong
= this series Of deaths-said 10 DO self
al hicted-no will ever know diferel
All manner Of rumors are heard on t
streets and the opinion is openly EXPIRE.
I. ed that a thorough Investigation shou
be had. Since writing the above, sher
Laird says he will have the matter loo
ed into.
Frank Thurman returned from Snr
Fe Saturday.
!" ]. W. Fleming returned from Sar
Fe on Thursday. He reports that bc
houses are doing excellent work. IN
meet early and adjourn late, while I