Sierra County advocate., 1909-10-08
of the Las Animas Land & Cattle

B. F. Morris, cattla buyer from
Bynon, colorado, spent several days
here during the past week. While
here he closed deal for the remnant
Geo. Bullard came in from the Pla-
GERS Wednesday with tale of woe of
unmentionable length. During his ab-
sence few days ago some unknown
person broke int his ca in and appro-
priated pair of new overalls and the
major part of his provisions. The cul-
prit has not as yet been apprehended.
Young Chas. Curtis ha rrow es-
cape from drowning in the big Salado
draw last Saturday. He got caught in
a veritable cloud burst and he and his
horse were swept down the draw for a
hundred yards or NOR and both mar
rowly escaped drowning uring the
rough and tumble Charlie sustained
severe cut on his hand which came in
contact with a sharp rock.
Brakeman O'Neil, who has been con
fined in the county Jail for som time
on complaint all ging that he shot
and seriously wounded Mexican who
was stealing a ride on freight train,
was taken before the justice of the
peace at Lake Valley few days ago
for examination. O'Neil waived ex-
animation and gave bond in the sum of
$5OO.0O for his appearance before the
next grand jury.
Mr.. . E. Williams, the principal of
the public school, with his wife and
bahy are comfortably domiciled in the
Ed. Welch house now the property of
Mrs. Thos Murphy. sir. Williams is
editor of the Magdalena News, new
and spicy paper not long since establish
ed at that place. Mis-, Young and Miss
Strausser will keep bachelors hall in
the Hughes house next to Mrs. T. c.
Halls residence.
The corps of school teachers arrived
here in due time to ope the school last
Monday and the number of pupils en-
rolled that day was ninety. The prn-
cipal, Mr.. J. E. Villa ms, of Magda-
lena, occupies the Cooper building and
is in charge of sixth and eighth grades;
Miss Ell ell Strausser, of Los Cerillos,
occupies the Stag Hall and has charge
of the third to fifth grades; Miss Pan
sey Young, Of Deming, occupies the
church with the first and second gra 'es
All come highly recommended and each
division of the school has started off
most satisfactorily.
A bevy of small boys and giant
cap caused considerable commotion last
Monday. 1t seems that a number of
small boys discovered bunch of elec-
trio fuses with giant cap attachments
in the old ruins of the Union hotel.
These fuses are several feet in length
with a lynqmite cap attached. The
boys who discovered the cache, being
of scientific turn Of mind, decided to
utilize the copper wire an1 construct
telephone line. Afser having severed
about twenty of the wires with hat
chet. mislick was made that explod
ed the cap with the following result,
Mike, the young son of Neil Sullivan
had the thumb and end of finger of
one hand and two fingers of the other
hand badly lacerated, and Park, the
Young son of Mrs. M. L Kahler, was
injured in the foot, and George son of
Mrs. Geo. T. MILLER, received a shock
that rendered him unconscious for few
Mike Sullivan was most
seriously wounded as some of the casing
Of the cap penetrated his stomach.
DIR. Given was Immediately called and
dressed he injured youngsters who are
al doing well.
At about six clock last evening Two
pistol shots startled those in the busi-
ness center of the town. The shots
were fired by Sheriff Kendall and his ,
target was John Cox. The shooting oc-
curred on the sidewalk Immediately in ,
front of Keller, Miller & 'o's ware
house where the two men met. 1t
seems the trorble came up over an at
tachment of Cox c1ttle. Ac ording to !
Sheriff Kendall's account of the matter
ia that Cox accosted him regarding the
the cattle and that he (KendalD tried ,
to ar - Tscussion, but that Co insist
al an k,ally somewhat heated dis