Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-24
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Auo u~ooiNouNhA HiN1NAAk VI NtINoA ONh- j
boron, last Wednesday forenoon, on the
sapelIo, serious 20 III is, might have re-
suited more fatally. He wne riding over
the range in company with Frank Willis
when the accident occurred. Mr.. Gull
burson had a 45 cal. revolver in bis belt
and In passing under the hanging branch
es Of tree, In his efforts to protect his
face, threw his body into such position
AZ to allow q limb 10 come in contact
with the hammer Of his revolver, dis
charging ito contents into the heshy
portion OF his right'thieh, about six IN
ches below the hip. The ball took a
downward course, coming out and lodg-
ing IN his pants leg about six inches
above the knee. In passing through the
leg tho ball slightly shattered the bone
which gave rise to the belief that the
femur was broken. After the accident
occurred Mr.. Culburson had the nerve
to ride about four miles to his cabin
where he was cared for as best he could
be and a courier Immediately de-
spatched for DR.. Wood OF this city,
who arrived at 4 o'clock Thursday a. m.
He found the wounded man in a fair
condition, though weak from loss OF
blood. After dressing the wound, he
was brought to Silver City and is now
at Che Grant County hospital. He bore
the trip we'll and the doctor believes his
patient will pull through al right in a
short time.
Mr.. Culberson Is a popular young
stockman, having an interest in and be-
ing manager Of the g. o. s. Cattle Com.
pany.
Louis Romaro, a Mexican from Han
over, met with a terrible accident last
Friday about 10 o'clock. A chicken
hawk had been troubling bis fowls for
some time end having no gun he con-
cluded to destroy his enemy with giant
powder. He accordingly took a short
stick of the powder, attached a fuse to
it, aud before be could throw it from him
it exploded, literally tearing his left hand
into shreds. He also sustained slight
wounds in his face and left eye. He was
brought to the Grant County hospital
and on Saturday morning Drs. Woodville
and Wood foun dit necessary to ampu-
tate the hand at the wrist. Romero is o
married man with no children.
AS M. X. White was about to close
his place Of business on Billiard street
last Tuesday evening, he was stricken
with paralysis of the entire left side Of
his. body. Not arriving home at his usu.
> al hour, his little grand daughter, Mis-
Eunioe Irwin, went down to the store K
, inquire INTO the cause, and found Mr.
White PROSTATE on the floor in an insen
9 sible and helpless condition. She a
il once summoned assistance and Mr.
n White was removed to his residence
DR.. Williams was called, and after al
examination into his sufferings, admins
tered to his condition. Mr.. White is
9 strong, hearty man, about Go years Of age
= and says he has never before felt an.
symptoms of paralysis nor did he hav
any warning of the approach OF his re
It cent attack. Although quite feeble h
% was at his place Of business on Monda
It and will no doubt soon regain his forme
strength.
10 A portion Of the road between Silve
City and the Mogollons has been in
n deplorable condition ever since the bi
foods in July and September. A pet
ton was circulated among our bushes
men last week for the purpose Of raisin
r sufficient funds to repair the bad places
The paperwas fairly we'll signed and tina
t~horoughfare will immediately be pu
IN good condition. 1t is the duty Of Sill
yer City to lend all assistance possible il
:, the matter from the fact hat the Mol
y ollon district is a liberal contributor I
y the commercial interests Of the town, an
. traffic between the two points should /
no manner be INSTRUCTED. Freightel
Or have experienced great difficulty in tram
g. porting their heavy drafts to and frol
it this district and light travel has ais
re been attended with much Inconvenience
It. A thrilling scene of a somewhat trag
H. character was on the boards in Silv'
IN City last week, in which there were thrG
at principal ac~tors-Judge Bantz, d.
lis Hobart and Billy Goat. The synoi
sis Of this melodramatie event is sui
stantially as follows: Scene-open cour
GO time-midnight; place-Bantz' law
Costumes-Billy, full armor; Hobar
acrobatic tights; Bantz, well, no matte
h. Incidents-Billy discovered grazing q
~ geraniums and dahlias; enter Hobar
10 an alteration ensues, salutes are O.
OF changed, charge of the light brigad
'p- Billy trapsformed into a battering "a:
lis a rush, a shrek, a dull thud, exit H
~ bart. Act 9. Song by Hobart, "Gidec
get your gun" Enter Bantz with fov
ing robes and arsenal, attacks Billy {
U.s. left flank, Billy defiant, Bantz exhaus
We ammunition and utters command ii
ur properly interpreted by Billy, spits out
few sulphunc requests and disappear
OF Exit Billy. Curtain.
'es This SErTTNEL has discovered a da
en- gerous confidence game now being wor
Ter cd by a man calling himself Skater
at Perote, state Of Vera Cruz; Mexit
Skaters method is as follows: He son
IRE through the mail letters addressed
a