The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-18

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Mrs. j. A. Anderson and family
move up from Hermosa yesterday.
Mrs. Anderson has taken possession
Of the Russell house and will be ready
in a few dayst TO supply the public with
the choisest eatables. BIrs. Anderson
aud her interesting family are gladly
welcomed by the people of Chloride,
Mr.. Bazel j.. Bieek, an extensive
brick manufactures of ChillicOthe, Mo-.
who recently came here with ID. Bray
mer, president Of the Cliff Mining &
Smelling company, is most highly
pleased with the excellent showing of
our mines and has interested himself
in some promising properties. Mr..
Meek is a thorough business man and
will undoubtedly make mining a
specially.
At a business meeting held by the
Cliff Mining & Smelling company last
week, a change of secretaries was
ulduc, NIL Odo. leioCl 10 bOh oCOiCt"hy
of the company in place of Mr.. Jno.
Creighton who has important mining
interests at Golden, N. NJ, which de-
mand his close attention. Mr.. Creigh-
ton has recently purchased IL gold pro-
perty at Golden which he considers a
sure winner.
At the last regular meeting Of the
Chloride Silver Commercial club it was
decided to give a dance Friday evening,
Dec. 25th. The club will make every
effort to make the occasion a bowling
ruccess. The proceeds of the ball will
be used to defray the expenses of the
club in the purchase of silver litera-
ture and other necessaries needful to
keep up the battle for the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
THE BLACK RANGE is authorized to
announce that d roping match and
/, horse races will take place here Christ
mas day. Roping match, first prize,
$500; second prize, $1,000. Horse race,
stakes, $4,000; distance, $50 yards.
Cow-pony race, stakes $500; distance
800 yards. Races to come off in the
: forenoon and roping match i'll the at,
%ternooD.
Last Saturday afternoon a cowboy
' from the Post, who after filling W
with ~tarantula juice, recklessly fired 4
few shots from his revolver as he left
Il town. The local dispenser of law I'M
L m ediately took up the trail of justice
with the intention of properly apply
: ing the clamps of prosecution, but thu
process was side tracked 10y friends o
the festive 2unCber who promised t
see to it that he returned and donated
# the regulation amount required by law
a to the Golfers Of the county, but as yeI
we have 10 knowledge of the return o
the shootist. There is a very stringen
law providing for the punishment 0
any person or persons that indulge il
the wild and dangerous amusement 0
shooting up towns, aud all offender
should be promptly prosecuted.
The knowing ones have dropped ont
W the fact that a "mysterious man" ha
ie been quietly at work IN this distrit
investigating certain ancient churc
records as to the location of an oil
n Spanish mine. THE BLACK RANG
Is now understands that two of our mos
worthy mine owners have contracte
~ TO build a trail to some unknown pOit
re in the mountains. Further, it is lear
NO ed that the mysterious gentleman
a well-known and celebrated miDera
ologist, and that he Is a foreigner
80 rank cannot be doubted. THE BLAC
.. RANGE is anxious to give it reade
~ the full particulars regarding this 10
mine story and hopes these gentlemt
will came forward and furnish us Il
facts so that in our next issue we W
vi know who this mysterious man is.
'Co the mean time, who is he?
There are jolly good times at t
Cook ranch, above Fairview, the
~ days. Mr. and Mrs. BENZ. Coz
have a trio of interesting visitors, lii
came Mr.. John McFalp, OF Woodstoc
IN Ontario, Canada; Mr.. McFale is
nephew of Mrs. Cook and is teller
Ine the Imperial bank Of Woodsto(
Ivy Next on the list comes the charmi
VI and estimable daughter Of Mr.. al
on Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Minnie Mckeou
whose husband is a prominent laWy
md of Trinidad, Colorado. Next CON
we'd Mrs. Jennie StretOn, a niece OF Nj
Mr.. Cook, whose husband is a promine
ncl- citizen and large cigar marufactul
ore of London, Ontario. Mrs. STREET
cen is here On a trip of pleasure as "