Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-07

about ~ ycara. and leaves o wIe and one
ihild. q little daughter. Heart trouble
,ausod his deniee. He was strictly o
Western man. having crossed The plains
10 Denver, Colo, when be wee but 10
years OF fge. lie came 10 Sierra county
rom Missoun IN 1889, takioe charge OF
We 6rst substantial business house
erected M Kingston. established by
s. Hopper Bros. He was after
ward foreman of tho S j. G ranch near
Hillshorough. aud vna nt ono t1ne
OF a company Of hardy frontiers
men who prevented many deprcdotions
Of the willy Apaches. He was generous
and honorable in The highest degree,
and leaves a host Of friends m this
county who win mourn his untimely
death with true sincerity. Besides his
Mrs. Hopper Of Hillsborough. be
also leaves q brother in Iowa and a
sistor and brother in Missouri
Qaite a number Of people went down
to Deming on Sunday to play in or look
at the baseball matches between the
regular mines and The human elephants
OF both towns. The regular mines we're
Of course in regular costume while the
fat men locked simply immense" in
neat and tasty costumes Of brown,
miners caps.closr fitting black silk shirta,
baggy nickerbockors made ont OF gorge
ously lowered c~retonne, black stockings.
and tennis shoes. Tho first game was
between fat men who came smiil-
ingly on the Geld aud The way they
punished the ball was great fun to see,
but the way they punished the beer
afterwards was the part they seemed to
think the funniest. Anyway Silver City
made a score OF 9 while Dsming made
"a, thus coming ont victor in the drsl
round. The second round win be fought
here on the FIRST Sunday in September
under the same rules and for similar
prizes. The regulnr mines then played
and the Silver City boys we're badly
beaten by a score Of 2 to24.
II. U. Nudge, Of Topeka, general
superintendent Of the Santa Re, denies
the reports Of a probable strike on th'
Santa Fe, because Of new contracts witt
labor organizations. Mr.. Nudge sac
that no demand that the men eigr
agreements renouncing labor organiza
lions had been made by the company o.
will be made and that statements to thu
contrary are circulated by strikers Il
cause discomfort among the men j
was thought at one time, he said, tina
the company would quit dealing will
labor organizations, but the men gener.
ally stood by the company so we'll dur
ing the labor troubles that to maxi
radical changes now would be ~ungratefu
and unjust.
There was a killing between Clifton
and the Metcalf NINE last week, Of whicl
there is only a meager account. ]
seems there has been bad blood between
Mase Slaughter and Captain Smith
two cowmen. Slaughter aud his wifi
were driving along when they met smitI
and his sister. Slaughter pulled his CUR
and told Smith ne had got him. smitl
pulled his gun and both fred. Slaughte
was killed aud Smith was not hurt
Liberal. Evidently Slaughter made
mistake.
Last Saturdays Albuquerque Citize
says: "SheriG A B. Laird, OF Gran
County, came up from Socorro last Digh
on business. It is learned at this en-
that the sheriff win not become a cand
date for reelection, but viii endeavo
to secure the nomination on the republ
can ticket Of his county FOR the Office {
collector. Mr.. Laird is one Of thos
genial, popular fellows, and is entitled
honors at the hands Of his party"
The fremen's tournament, which WI
TO have taken place in Lac Vegas q
July 4th, VIII take place on the Ord an
oath inst. The Albuquerque Demoeri
. says their home team will 60 INTO han
training at once and Il win be well f
all competitors to do likewise or th'
will have little chance of succeediu
against our fighters Silver City will /
well represented at the tournament.
During the food last week the 81
Vicente dam below town had ite botto
burst out by the pressure Of the a
dirt and water on Il. II has been J
o paired by Robt Black and is now su
posed to be strong enough to stal
a Against the food.
The Dallas News reports that A.
Garfield, general freight aud passenl
agent OF the PeooB Valley railroad, dl
. Thursday at Eddy, New Mexico. \
! Garfield formerly held an Official positl
10 with the Texas and Pacific end he v
y very popular with bis associates. !