The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Madaline lie Phiew, of Fair
view, has gone TO San MareiaL.
Mr. and Mrs. W. b. Dawson bavl
moved into the Steele residence.
There was general bustling among
local mining men the early part Of The
week.
Bob. Bonlware came up from Hills
bOrO Tuesday. He left for the ranch
yesterday accompanied by "SOmbrero'
Frank.
Prof. Carleton and wife called at
Chloride Wednesday evening. They
were on their way from Hillsboro to
Magdalena.
The presence Of anumber of knights
of the branding-irOn in town " ednes-
day evening gave Chloride a slight
tInge Of days passed away when times
were good and cattle plenty.
Owing 10 an unusual amount of j b
work coming III during the past week,
We are behind filing orders, and those
waiting upon us for their orders Will
be supplied as Don as possible in their
respective turn.
Mrs. MA. Guenther. little son Paul, of
Sedalia, Mo-, and sister Miss Florence
Mccoy, arrived here Monday night
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Dawson. The ladies will remain
several weeks.
A fine young steer belOn ging to Tom
Whitley was recently Killed on the west
mesa, within a stones throw of town.
The animal was shottwice. once in the
breast and C through the back. The
perpetratOr of the cowardly crime has
not been discovered.
Lew Kruse was down from Grafton
Tuesday. Hespent three weeks among
the mines in the MogolloDs, he was
very well satisfied with the mines in
that vicinity and says there was about
six hundred men working at the time
be was there. Lew is working on the
GOld-Rox which he reports looking
well.
ProcopiO Torres, of Monticello, was
in town yesterday. He says the fruit
and grain crop is in excellent condition
and that harvesting will commence on
the fourth of July. There will be a
feast there next Monday. j. J. Aragon
Is doing business in his new and com.
modious store which he has recently
completed.
We are authorized to announce that
Chloride will duly and patriotically
celebrate the coming glorious fourth of
July. There will be horse racing, foot
racing, a ropeing match, and various
other sports INDUCED on that day, and
a grand ball will be had in the evening.
Every body invited to join the hilari-
GUS occasion.
Tom ~Southgate, Mrs. Guenther and
child, and Miss McGogy had a very
narrow escape from being precipitated
into a deep and dangerous gully on
their way in from San Liarcial last
Monday night. This dangerous gully
runs parallel and very close to the
wagon road leading down on the west.
ern slope of the Cuehillo mountains
their horses went into the hole and the
vehicle came within a few inches OF
taking a header into the depths be-
low; happily. however, Miss McGogy's
keen eyes detected the danger in time
to eh. ok the horses and ID prevent
a general smash up, thus saving
them from what would have proven d
sore disaster. This gully run so near
the points of the foothills that the
passage way between the brink of the
cbasm and the hills makes it a danger
GUS place, even in the daytime. and es-
peclally dangerous at nighttime. The
county commissioner would do well tG
have that portion of the road made
safe against accidents before some one
gets injured at the expense of The
county.