The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Some twenty-five teams are engaged
in hauling ore the smelter,
Jas. B. Taylor has finished assess
ment work on the Readjuster mine.
Jim Smith came up from HermOsa
Wednesday with a load of ore for the
smelter,
Mr.. Quinby Vance, OF Hermosa, who
has valuable mining interests in this
district, spent several days in Chloride
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil. Harsch and Mrs.
Bailey left Wednesday for Pueblo.
Colo. Col. Lew Kruse accompanied
them as far as Eiagdalena.
Julian Chavez, the new and affable
probate judge, was in town last Sun
day, He brought Mrs. Fred Adams up
from Hillsboro to attend her mothers
funeral.
j. II. Marshall and Billy Morris
came up from Hermosa Monday. The
latter has gone to polishing drill
heads In the CuchillOs for the Cliff
Mining & Smelling company,
MI. Arthur Winslow, a mining man
from Kansas City, and f. A. Reynolds
came in from the railroad Tuesday.
They are making al inspection tour of
the mines of the Apache and Black
Range mining districts.
Nose Gibson having sold his herd of
cattle to Henry Myers he has gone to
mining at Edwards camp in the Ouch
illos. Nose is working his Red Jacket
property which he considers an ex-
cellent iron and lead proposition.
Mondays election passed off without
q struggle. Jesse D. Bone was elected
justice of the peace, and Ed. James
was elected constable. The two sue
cessful candidates were each elected
by a clean majority over themselves
by fifteen votes.
The people of this community were
shocked Saturday morning, Jan, 9th by
the report that Mrs. Benjamin Cook
had died early that morning at her
home above FairvieW. Mrs. Cook
was taken suddenly i'll with violent
pains in her head about 0 o'clock FRI
day evening and died at 1 80 Saturday
morning. DR.. Blinn was called, but
she was past human aid. A courier
was sent to Edwards camp to notify
Mr.. Cook, but SO rapid was the work
of that malady, ~apoplexy, he did not
reach his home until after death had
entered it. The funeral took place in
Chloride Sunday afternoon and was
one of the largest that has taken place
here in years-everyone turned out TO
pay repect to the departed. The Rev.
s. p. Waldron conducted the services.
The remains were enclosed in a nice
casket upon which rested a beautiful
wreath. Mrs. Cooks maiden name
was Efie Black, and at the time of her
death she was about ifty-one years of
age. The deceased was born in Scot
land and in her early life went to On
tarlo, Canada, and later came to this
country. Mr.. Benjamin Cook and Miss
Efice Black were married at James
vile, Wis, Oct. 5th, 1867. Mr.. Cook
came to the Black Range (fr0m Sturgis
Mich, we b%elieve) in 1881, and was join
ed by Mrs. Cook and children in April,
1882. Besides the heartbrOken hus-
band to mourn the loss of allowing wife
aud mother there are five grown chill
dren, one son, John, at home. and four
married daughters, Mrs. Minnie Me-
Keougb, of Trinidad. Colorado; Mrs.
Annie Adams, of Iiillsboro, N. NJ;
Mrs. Hattie Motif, of Globe, Arizona;
Mrs. Effie Gibson, of Fairview, n. H..
Upto nine o'clock of the evening oil
Jan. 9th, Mrs. Cook, to all appearances,
vas enjoying the very best OF health,
Tor her ever kind and jovial dis
position was filled to Overlooking with
merriment and good cheer up to the
moment she was stricken down by
deaths merciless sickle. Mrs. Cook
was IA lady greatly admired by those
who knew her, kind and generous to a
fault; a good and kind wife and moth
er, an excellent neighbor and her death
is deeply regretted by all, and the sor-
rowing husband and children have the
heartfelt sympathy Of the community.