Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-23

the famous battle occurs, Thursday, Jan
uary 25th. =
Come and see what is to be the fashion
for spring wear. cit WILLIAM WALKER.
Rob't Miller, Of the Mimbres, was on
the market last Tuesday with a wagon
load Of choice apples. the products of
his h~ourishing ranch.
A. B. Laird and J. ]. Sheridan, with
their families, have moved into the house
recently vacated by ODE Foote.
Rev. Fitch has a rare musical treat in
store Tor our people, the date Of which
will be announced later in this paper.
William Walker has received a fine
line Of new samples Of spring goods. *1t
Sim Holstein, Of the Nan ranch, sold
200 Fat BOWS ut sl1 per head, and 100
steers at s15 per head, to a Kansas City
buyer last week.
W. L. Thompson, Of the Mimbres, who
has one of the finest fruit ranches in
this Territory, made a shipment Of two
car loads OF apples to Albuquerque last
week.
The Lyons & Campbell Cattle Co.
shipped 1000 head of as fine beef cattle
to Kansas City last week as have
been sent out Of Grant County this sea-
son. Another large shipment will soon
be rounded up.
A few Of the friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rosenberg called upon that es-
timabIe couple last Wednesday evening
and were received and entertained as
delightfully."- as only that amiable host
and hostess are CAPABLE of entertaining.
A lively little row, embelished with
human gore, by way Of spice and variety,
occurred at the White House between
the cook and foreman Of the L @. Com
pany, last Friday afternoon. Marshal
Cantley interfered and spoiled the fun
by locking up the assailing individual
until he cooled off.
In conversation with Col. Dick Hud-
son last wsuE,fa sovTuwHsr srsv115SHr
reporter was told by that gentleman,
who is considered good authority, that
Grant County's cattle sales for the year
1898 footed up to $4,000. Who says
the cattle industry Of Grant County is
an "iridescent dream?"
Business h picking up considerably
in the tailoring line. William Walker
has got a frst class coat maker and a
first cIass cutter from the east. *1t.
A detachment Of 2ud cavalry from
Fort Wingate, under command of Lieut.,
Wallace, which is out on a scouting ex.
petition, passed through Silver City last
Friday on their way to Fort Bayard,
where they will remain for a few days
after which they will proceed on their
way to Arizona.
Editor Walton, of the Deming Head
light, Is now stepping like a blind horse
and his face is as radiant as a rising sun
stove polish cut, all because his good
wife has presented him with a little
thing that squeaks and will some day
call him papa. It's a girl.
The program for the literary and mu.
steal entertainment, to be given by the
ladies Of the Methodist church at Nor
nn hall next Friday night, was handed
In too late for publication, but we can
assure our readers that the exercises
will prove very enjoyable to those who
attend The price of admission is 80
cents.
The marriage Of Mr. Malcomb MeLain
70 Miss Zoa Caskey, by Rev. Fitch, at
Pinos Altos, last Wednesday, proved the
social event Of the season in that lively
little gold camp. In addition to the
best people Of Pinos Altos, a number OF
Silver City's social folks witnessed the
ceremony which is said to have been
beautiful. After the marriage ceremony
had been performed, the guests we're in
vited to an elegant reDsst.
In the criminal libel case Of Belts vs.,
Thielmann, brought before Judge Civ
ems last Saturday, his honor held that
the libel law had been repealed and that
there was no law upon the statute books
of this Territory under which such an
action could DO brought, and according
ly dismissed the suit. If this interpret
alton Of the law is correct, the only re-
cours in libel is to 60 quietly to your
assallant aud wiring his neck or dislocate
his jaw, or, since there is no form Of
punishment prescribed by law, you might
render has mouth unkissable, or Furnish
a subject for an oculist to operate upon.
On account Of the cold weather and
the "open" and cheeFless condition Of
the church, there will be no services IN
the Church Of the Good Shepherd until
further notice. There has been an in
debtedness banging over the society for
some time, but through the efforts Of a
few OF the friends Of the church, aided
by Bishop Kendrick, all liabilities have
been discharged ard every dollar of debt
cancelled. The church building, however,
being new and incompleted, is not asuit-
able p'ace Ia which to hold services dur
ing Tins kind OF weather, and Il has
been deemed advisable 70 hold no servi-
ces Tor a time 10 preference 10 mourning
The debt necessary 10 place the building
IN q comfortable condition.