Carlsbad current., 1899-09-16
LOCAL.

JD.Lea passed through saturday
en-route 10 n Paso.
Born. Tuesday, sept. ~, 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. l.. Kell5a daughter.
Mr.. Camp. OF tiie hrm Of Conway 4
Camp, visited Pecos. Wednesday night.
ms. T. A. Ezell has been danger
odsly III the past week with slow fever
Mrs. NJ. Q. stewart is visiting In
Hope for a couple Of weeks with re-
htivea.
J.F. IIlnkle manager OF the CA
or Penasco Cattle Co, was Ia town the
past week few days.
Misses Tena Nymeyer and Edna
Barber left yesterday for Weatherford,
fexss, TO enter college.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Andersons thlr-
Teen year old daughter has been III the
= past week with tonsiletas.
Rev. Jno. l.. Kell. who has been here
for couple OF weeks left for his new
appointment In Kansas, Thursday.
: Joseph Gleason, late volunteer for
the Philippines who came here week
or ten days ago, Is very sick at the hos
pital with peritonltis.
Mrs. @. n. Thomason's house at Pc
COS barely escared destruction by IRE
tuesday night. A we'll organized
bucket brigade saved IL with only $500
damage to upper story and furniture
w. W. Bush, an old time resident OF
Carlsbad but now OF Canon City, Tex,
"A IN town looking after his case against
the Palatine Insurance Co. for lnsur-
anee ON his residence destroyed by fire
some four years ago.
The Pat Murray harness shop Is
cloled Mr.. Murray having sold the
g.ock 20 several parties but other
creditors intervened and the case
"a In court, Mr.. Murray is now sick at
the home Of r. j.. Cooper.
Aubrey Gist who last June purchas-
edthe location known as Setting Bull
nitte Guadalupes from Jim DeMoss,
left Wednesday for Uyalde, Texas, to
, Ldtehase car OF fine billies and other
ankoras. lie will return in about a
month.
The squlb Of "WIckedness' by "On
10 You" referring 10 the cowboy in
chhtch in this weeks Argus Is not only
an insult 20 cowboys but scandal to
christians who revere the name made
40 lightly Of. The taste OF "On to
Yotw must be depraved-rotten.
DR.. whieher was lcalled TO Geyser
Springs, Monday, TO attend Miss Eva
Rush, who is very III with nervous
prostratlCn. While returning the ply
sieihn was caught In the food Of Black
river and lost his medicine case, which
was found later by COW boys. The
Black river swan the team.
The town board OF trustees met
Tuesday evening and on motion duly
seconded voted q salary s2.5Oper night
10 ID. ID. Clark as marshal for watch
ihgthe town during this term OF court
Action was taken on the resignation
OF the fire department by the selection
OF ID. w. Gerhart as chief with power
20 appoint subordinate officers.
Sam Steyeson who has made severa
trips from Dallas since his ntst indict-
ment In 1888, was again on hand Mon
day morning. Mr., Stevenson was ac-
cOmpanied by his attorney, Mr.. Oben-
chain. The ease is called for mex
Monday This Is the case where r,
Gamble aud Stevenson had dinicult!
III the livery stable.
MI. Murray better known as Pa
Murray the harness man, made al
Assignment of property by bill Of salt
Mbuday morning TO Dr. Smith. sAI
agent for Parlln n Oren dorif liled
petition Wednesday setting forth tha
assignment was illegal aud fraudulen
and asked that the assets OF Murra.
be accounted FOR and property distri
buied among the creditors. The cour
ordered all parties 20 appear, so tlef
willbe more % this case.
While crossing herd Of several hur
dred cattle over the Pecos above th
Mcmillan lake, the CA outfit had th
misfortune 10 get a couple OF hundre
begged IN quick sand, necessitatln
the work Of the whole force for tw
days and nights In the mud and water
pulling cattle out by.ropes attached 4
she neeks. Several cattle were KILLED
being stuck last and the mud drle
around them before the men could 80
20 them.
Receiver Rogers Of the old First Ma
tlonal bank, will shortly declare anoth
ar dividend 10 the depositors, hayin
forwarded saillelent funds 20 WASH
inQton 10 nav all due the depoaltors q