Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-15

siderable damage has been done there by
the food.
Another big flood came down the
streets last Saturday afternoon about 4
o'clock. It lacked considerable Of COM
ing up the food Of the Sunday before,
but it was one Of the big foods OF the
season.
The track between this place and
Deming is in very bad shape and will
require considerable work on it before
it is in condition to run trains over safe
ly.
Travel over the railroad from Deming
TO this place has been very light during
the past two weeks. In that time only
three trains have been able to get 20 the
station here.
Sigmund Lindauer is soon to be mar
ried in Germany to Miss Helene Ruben,
Of Blelfeld, Westphalia. The happy
pair win come to this country and make
Deming their home.
The roads in the vicinity of Cooks
Peak were badly damaged by the recent
floods, but John A. Deemer, who was
here last week, has the work Of repair
ing them in hand and will soon have
them in good shape.
The annual rife competition COM
menced at Fort Bayard yesterday. The
successful ones in his competition will
take part in the National competition
next month.
Considerable damage has been done
TO the Mimbres Irrigation oompany's
work on the Mimbres by the recent
foods but everything will be in shape
again before there will be any necessity
for irrigating any of the land within
reach Of the company's bitches.
A mad dog appeared at Lordsburg
last week. He was not killed until after
he had bitten several other dogs. This
is the time of year when it is supposed
that there is the most danger of dogs
getting hydrophobia.
The ten Mexicans who we're arrested
recently at Deming on a charge Of voilat-
ing the Edmunds act, had an examina-
ton before U. S. Commissions McKeyes
last week and we're discharged.
Marshal Cantley went to Deming last
week with the Mexicans which he ar
rested there for violation Of the Ed
munds act. They had a hearing before
Commissioner McKeyes.
The list of delinquent taxes will be
published in this paper next week. The
tax lists Of most Of the other counties
in the Territory have already been pub.
lished
Quite a number Of hunters have beer
out shooting pigeons during the pas
week. There are plenty of pigeons bui
they generally manage to keep out o.
the way.
Charles g. Bell, Of this city, has beer
appointed United States commissions
by Judge Fall. Nh. Bell will undoubt
edly make a good commissioner.
John Carson figures his loss by tn,
food last week at about $500 on th,
stock which no had stored in the base
ment Of his saloon. This would maxi
his loss larger than that of any othe.
individual in the city.
The train which should have arrive,
here on Sunday afternoon was delaye,
by the washing out Of a bridge beloy
town and did not get in until yesterday. I
the rainy season continues much longer
as It probable viii, the expense Of repair
ing the road between this place an,
Deming will be more this year than /
has been during all the previous year
that it has been in operation.
Both the Southern Pacific Compan,
and the Atchiaon, Topeka aud Santa n
are considerable behind in the paymen
Of their employees. The delay In paymen
is thought to DO due to the stringency o
money as much as to the falling off in tn
traffic Of the two roads.
A house owned by Volney Rector, be
tween the Little and Big Hatchets, wa
swept away and completely destroyed
by the big food on Sunday Of last week
Rector narrowly escaped with his liz
and had no time to save his effects
The food was the highest ever know
In that part Of the County.
The committees having ii hand th,
arrangements for the irrigation conven
ton to be held at Deming next Novem
Der have commenced work and there i
nov no doubt but that the convention
win be q success. Tho official call o
the convention will soon be- printed b.
most Of the papers in New Mexico AM
Arizona and southwestern Texas.