The Eddy current. [volume], November 13, 1897, Image 7

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LOCAL .
llollrund rumors ore numerous.
I, W. Holrd, of El I'aso, was in .own
Friday.'
J'eots.for.tho factor oro, coming In'
Tcryildw.
ILMarx tho 1 Worth drummor
jrros In to wn Monday.
Mrs. 0. W. J'grtrldgo Uhlcogo was
attho Windsor ftueidoy. .
' V. O. McCoIlum has been appointed
master mechanic" of tho 1. V. Ry.
'' Miss Georgia Loach u( Wavorly Mo
registered at tli'd Windsor Sunday.
Assessor Cochran wont to Itoswcll
Friday to spond a couple of weeks.
1 A well attended dance was given at
.tho Union Club rooms last evening.
Oeo. W.SIgnorof thoT. & V. y
was In town u Windsor guest Sunday.
Vt 0.(llllett,of Chicago, wroto -Ills
namo on tho register at Hotel Windsor
Tuesday. ' "
itev. Kmorson went to Ilagcrman
-and will preach for tho peoplo thore to
morrow. Mr. S. It. llnllard, chief engineer of
iho 1 V. ity.', Jieparlod Wednesday for
.Chicago,
C. 11. Wjlllngham and J. A. Simp
son, of Itoswcll, Spent a few day in
town this week.
(lop. C. IJryon, of Itaton, and W. K.
Haralson, of Austin, Tite., wdro al tho
'Windsor, Friday.
A union Thanksgiving service of tho
churches will bo conducted In tho M.
E. church on Thanksgiving
' Tho dsual services will bo held nt tho
Presbyterian cliijrch tomorrow, and
.every body will llnd'a hearty welcome.
Dr. Whlcher In now snugly located
in rooms 4 and C, Hotel Windsor,
whuro ho will bo found during ofllco
hours.
Ilov. Lnllanco will enbortaln.bhi peo
ple of .the Methodist elmrch to-morrow
at ll a. tn. and 7:30 p. tn; btruiigern aro
welcomed.
J lid no Freeman departed Thursday
tVonlng for Socorro, whuro ho will put
In tho coming month In his law bus!
ness at that point
I. B. Osborno returned from his
Michigan trip Wednesday morning and
at ohCo commenced toeing tho prulset
or l'ecos vulloy ciimaio,
Wm Alberts, tho popular conduc
tor. met with uu accident lust week,
umashlng his Jiand, from tho eflecU of
which ho will 'bo laid' up for a(couplo
of weeks,
'.Next Monday tho big canal will bo
dry and will remain bo for a period of
forty (lvo days to nlvo tlio company up
- . I... A- I . I- .....I
opppriiiuiiy to ciunii, rojmv mm iuu
wlso Im'proyo It for another season.
Tho ladles of tho Presbyterian
-church will glvo a Now England sup
per In tho Tanslll block next Wednos
day ovonlnir. Nov. 17, from 6 to
8
o'clock. Trice 35cts.
The Castoljan Club meeting of Mon
day night did not maleralUo on ac
count of no quorum, ,onlyt flvo ,mom
hers being present. Next' Monduy a
full attendance will undoubtedly bo on
hund to hear tjm paper. '
(U. W. Hajr.cc, sheriff of Chaves
nty, and Fred Illgglim pwsaed
through Friday returning from Santa
jPe. to.wjilch point thby conducted tho
Mexican ho'rso thieves .who pjead
guilty at tho recent court term.
Monday evening wus tho drat advent
of snow In tho streets of Lincoln,
vtlinugb snow had fullon In tho nioiin
,ialn8 three weeks previous. The
mountains, surrounding town, nro
woll coated with tho "beautiful."
News.
A. K.VroU and II. T. Klllotigh start
id Thursday morning of this week for
d gonerul hunt, going about 100 miles
,to tho northeast. They will undoubt
edly bring homo several antelope, Mr.
Klllough being ono of tho best shots
in tho county.
(Jeo. II. Van Tuyle, Albert Van
jraiyle ufid ndjew MaJUennolt, Jr.,
js&ma in Friday froin .CllntqtJ, Mich.
Thoy coroo from very near tho old
home of Mr. Osborne nnd wero direct
ed hero by W. S. WhUtelsoy, who was
formerly In business In Hddy. Tho
gentlemen will remain .for some time
or health purposes.
Tho literary department of thoEp
Ctvorth League will give a social at the
rxircBSKa on next Friday evening when
an Interesting program will be oarrled
out. Among other things will be ude
- bate, "Jlwolved that Whltelleld wasn
greater preacher than Wesley. Tho
programs for these literary socials uro
prepared with oure und are always in
struutlvo us will as entertaining.
.Mr Hlley llruwn.if Weed, wusfutul
dy hurt by n ruuauuy team Suuduy
jnoniliig last. He wus in Kddy itur
,duy und hud driven up the road whuro
Jiu camped for tho iilglit with his I lit la
boy near nope. Anijr uionirig .up
Sunday morning and before getting oil
the wagon.thu teatp started to run und
while irylng to stop them he stumbled
and fell under tho wheels of tho
wagon, two of which passed over his
body. The peoplo ut Hope cared for
htm and sent for Dr. Whlcher, who
arrived before Mr. llrown died, but ho
could nt be "lived. lie died Monday
flight
WBDDHD.
Wednesday night at eight b'olock.
occurred the mairlogo of Mr. Frede
rick F.dward llrynnt nnd Minnie
Adello Parker at Uraco church, IteV.
U.T. Tracy performing the corcrnony
which bound tho portico for llfo to
each other. Tho wedding party nr.
rived at precisely eight ut which' hour
tho little church had been oomfortably
filled "with guesta wh,o carao to pay
their respects to tho chaining brldo
and (trbahd though gonial groom. Tlio
church was decora led with evergreen
boughs and ah excellent representation
f two hearts In ono hung over tlio
altar.
Tho bridal party consisting of Mrs.
Ausmiis, of Clayton, Ills., Airs. It. S
Motter, slstord of tho brldo, find K. 8
1'nrkcr. brother of tho brldoi Mrs. Uoo,
HuestU, of Clayton, Ills., nnd Mr.' and
Mrs. It. W. Tanslll entered tho church
with tho brldo-to bdj who was escorted
by Mr. 1J. 8. Motter, who guvd her
away.
During tho walk down tlio aisio tno
organ, under tho fiklllfql nanus or
Mrs. J. 0. Cameron, 'sounded forth tlio
Strains of tho Lohengrin wedding
march, '
i'ho brldo wus attired in beautiful
whlto satin, trimmed with laco and
whtto chfysarithcmumr, as was also tho
bridesmaid, Miss lllodgctt. Tho happy
groom awaited at tile altar with his
host man, Mr. Chas. Taylor. Whon
the party arrived at tho door tho wholo
congregation arose and remained
standlug difrlng tho ceremony, which
consisted of tho full "Episcopal mar
rlago rltuul and was very Impressive
While leaving tho church n Shower of
rlco descended upon tho hanpy pair.
Mr. nnd Mrs. n. w. Tunsni, air. nnu
Mrs. W. (1. Hamilton, E. S. Parker,
Mrs. Huostls, Mrs. AnsmuB and Mrs,
Motter occupied the seats of honor
In front.
After the ceremony tho guosts re
paired, to lljo homo of Mr. und Mrs
Motter In La JIudrta whero a recep
tion Iiub hold. Tho cosy cottngo was
handsomely decora tad throughout each
room In different colorB. Tho wedding
supper being served und tho many
presents viewed tho guests returned to
their homes, after wishing tho young
couple all kinds of good luck,
Mr. llryant is ono of Eddy county's
moBtpnergoUe business men, having a
lino arm near Otis aud also being
tiranrlctor of a luriro tract In La Huor
ta. Tho brldo la a sister of Mrs. E. S.
Motter and has resided hero" n couple
of years, being generally liked by all
with whom sho bus become uciiualiitcjl.
Hallway uuws, though Muirco this
weekrU still In tho ulr. It Is rumored
now thut Mr llallard wont to Chlcugo
to tako his plans for tho new road and
explain sume.
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A supper at tho" Windsor wub given
Master Mechanic (too. F. MlltEr, Tueu
day night, by the rnllway employees In
lionor of his departure for KI ruso,
whither ho uoes to accept u similar
jjlluittioii with tho Santa Fc. Mr. Mil
ler in Urn nldimt cmniovoi) of tho rail
wav here, coinlnir In on tlio llrnt train
aim having olmrgo or uie macuiiiu
shops and motive power di-purtmeut
of the railway slnco I HSU. lie cumo
. t . . . . . . t..
hore from tho T. A P., for which taty
ho hud worked since it was built lu
1870, at Illg Springs and Murnhall. Mr
Miller Is an experienced and ublo
mechlncst and bus conducted thg worl
In his department with economy nnd
ability seldom been In railway mutters-
A serious wreck occurcd on tho T.
& P. near lienbrook to a train of beef
cuttle bound for St. Louis, In stable
cars lust Tuesday morning In cousu
quenco of which all tho trains on tho
fi P, huvo beop lato nearly nil weeK
making tho P. V.lato ulso. Tho head
brakeiuuu Duvo England on tho wreck
ed train was badly chrtuhed ubotlt tho
legs, and Perkins tho fireman was
bruised about tho head.
ii m m i,
Spcctlcles fitted at Eddy Drug Co.
lint mill nolil Imtlm nt the Ellto shop
ut all hours, In Iliopubic, block.
(let voor watohes.rcpairod at Eddy
Drug Co. a
To Trade
House and
lot lu town
for gouts
Euuutro ut Oils olltee
A SCRAP WITH APJVCHUS
Ul Hnro Prospectors llavo allot Plght
With Renegades.
Last SeptePiher a rty was nrganlted
in this elty fox .the purimso of pruipstltig
the gold plner lelds of the Yaqut country
In Mexteo. ',1'lus imrty enuiUted of W A.
MltaUeil, gritiilinron, uui Kiino anu dim
llorden, wth Lew uaivratid Hurry Ship
ley. Lew.O inner nnd Harry Shipley re
mained lu KI Paso, and had rAywl, ctr
and on, several letter from yia ijrospeo
tow, trim were moving mi slowly hut sur
ely Mi III YniUl emintry.
Tho lait letter reeeivwt us the Urtl id
UU week, ilnted Ustolwr ), IU which the
parly said they wero 150 miles southwest
of uases uranues. tuis wua mv imuiishu
Irom tho prospectors until after iheCorral).
tes train arrived IrOtnUosairandeslail
Saturday night which brought biok (lus
une of tho prnspecters, who wns shot
through tho right arm and wss sent bass
by the party ior medical treatment.
To ajlerald.reiwter Kline gave the fol
lowing nueouut pi a light with reu;gade
Apache- Indians and Iwu while men:
'When our party wero out about mio
hundred miles from l anes (Irnndi-s we met
tip with an thr pipe'Miig iiutlllt wmu-
ting of f txttt Foy, at Ft. Vi.r:h "lrxs
nnd Chris Lone, ol llnlril Toxbi: Uus
Jones of UniiM Oramlm. mid n Mexioan
tinmed Juan HsreU. This outfit jollied
our party ntnt wo nil (.ron-edod tognllicr
and had eroiimt thocroit of tho bcrrla
Madra tnnuiitnlm nml wrro morliig uown
tho Yaqdl Country. Wo met several par-
lint wliii hml Inriii-il lini-v tmt-uliifi wnfiird
us not to proceed to the point wo lutf nilrfl
going to as no one was nllmTed to enter as
It Is hold by a gang of ihinporato nhilo moil
and rencgauo Apaches. ThUilM tint tWt
(eror lontdurfonil wo nroevcilcd on our
way. Ai'nvon our party took dinner at ihS
mouth of a en ti yon and after dlnaer wo
liaoked tip hint started on nnr way. 1
In the lead lulrotitof the burrOi. Mo'of
which wrre (oflowinu inn rlmrlv. "THa
traok was very narrdw and wo wero obilgl
ed to proed Indian fllu ami in Urn wnf
wo proceeded don ttioonnyon when mm
of tho patty calle l my attention to soma
trncksiln the path, but we.iiroeecdod, Indian
lllo. Ihadjuit turned an angle lit Ilia
path, well np on tho aldo of tho mountain
when all nt n sudden I heard tho re.
port or sovcral guns aud was troatcd to a
ihoiVcr of lead. I dropped down behind n
rock and ail did sol saw the burro wbtah
wasfollowmg tno slugger nml fall Into (ha
ennvon below.' Thoonnoiito nlo of tho
canyon about two hundred yards nway
Is whero tho ihoU camo from and where
parties wero conceded behind tho rooki
and nlno trees. Asldronpoil behind fir
In'g with my Winchester on tho foe, who
wore keeping well conecnled hut who
showed thcmielvcs occasionally Jumping
to rocks qud trees to places at mtvnntaco,
(Kir burro wero turned back nml cuarded
in tho rear and our party then sought
rocks mid n cejieral flRht opened acrom
tho canyon. In rill about 800 shotr wero
llrcd. I flrod fourteen shots from my Win
Chester, but lust as I fired the fourteenth
shot Holt a burning pain in my rluht nrm
and saw tho blood inurt out. I said to
Mitchell, "Who was next to mo behind tho
rock, that thoy had got mo. I then got
my pistol with my left hand ahd snw nn
Anacho Indian trying to opt from ono
tree to another. 1 took doad nlm mid fir
ed. I saw hltn throw up his right hniul
nnd stasuer nnd I am certain that I hit
hint.' There wnJ a tall white man with
tholudlniisniid .1 look tlifeo deliberate
shots nt him, but tho balls did not socin
to altect him, and I am auro I hit film.
was aiming nt his head when I reclvcd
wound In my arm.
After tho flht had lasted nbout three
runrtorsof nu hour, our party got together
nml decided to chnrgo tho enemy, I co'jld
not Join In Iho charge, but saw our party
scatter out nnd go after tno Indian
They somi put Ihcm to ronr, nnd followed
them for two hours down tho canyon
My party returned and lonked
over the uround and Ihoy found three dif
reront pools of blood which Hiomcu that
tho renegades ns well as our selves had
been hit nml In ono placo It ohowod whero
something had been dragKcd away nnd wo
nil thought It must una bech a dead lu
dlan. "
" vhon the party roturncd from ehannir
tho rencKadcs down Iho can j on wo fcl1
buck to u uoiid point nnd camped for tho
nlgliU Tlio next day Mitchell, Jim llord
en nml inysolt started bnck an 1 could re
ceive medical nttcnliDii, tho others remain
inulncamp. I was brouaut back thirty
miles and Mitchell and ljordcn returned to
camp, I walked on further about twenty
miles nml enmo to a Mormon settlement
nnd wus brought Into OasiMdrnudos from
there In n wngon, whero J remained ono
ululit and then ciimn Into KI Paso on Iho
Irulu arriving here Just ten days niter
wna shot.
"When t left tho party they said they
wero goluir abend to tho gold
fields If they had to light every step of the
wny.
'-One year neon couple of Hermans en
luicil Uio pIhiio where our parly now U
luakliiu for audlhey never returned mid tlio
luptioslllnii In that thoy wero munlercit
(hereby the Indians nnd re'negiidM Una
of iho (Icrumus had been In Ihero before
and hml came out with lots of gold und
reported that country fabulously rich, but
until n prospector had to keep continually
on tho ilodKe to keep out of tho way of iho
Apaches nnd white men with them.
I liitnml oniiia hank to Hint oolllltrv
liiiit noonii aalani ablo. 1 ntn satolled
there Is plenty of gold tlicro nndlf 1 nilulit
nn well get some ns any ouuelse, iilihouitu
ttimo ln ureal risk to bo tnkeii in tno en
tcrprlse.
AiuinuolUuuJn Arrlnt.
"All nf llin uiitlvo Tlirandii soldlors.
J notice, had woll filled cartridge Ms
'round their waists. In my Innocence,
as I thought of nil tho thuiulors of the
general not of tho UrussoU couforenco
njid All the prdlpnucej, onaotmetits nnd
roKnlntiohs which hnd been published
thereafter by different powers having
immiwiwIous on tho African oon.it, I won
dered how, in tho very confer of Africa,
fnete iieoiijii waro enabled (o keep tlmlr
bolts so well replenished with oartrldges
of diirereut and of the most modern
patterns.
"I hnd not been a month lit the coun
fry beforo I Iwirud thnr, for tliow who
hnd the wherewithal to trade, guns,
powder, lend and nil tho Instrument
xf dwttmotlon .therennta nnpertAluiug
could Ihi as oonlly pnrahawd In Uganda
ns in Pall MulL ""Tlw JJrttlsli M
slouJu. Uganda, lSOS'wmsU ltol.l
Thlrly IIU Injlia Knith.
Hot. X)inoi)d Flshor, In a very rll
nble work entitled "PhrsiM of tho
Harfh'aCrtut." wyn lhat "the wt'-of
luereniw lu tvmpcrtUure an tho dlstxueo
bfliientu tho surfaou is nugmeuiwi is,
on tho whole, nu Hiunblo ono and may
bo tnkou to average nbout a degree for
each fit feet," 1'JnuriiiK OU this stnte-
inent as the most roilnbje, wo Und Hint
?t u depth of 80 milM IkiIow the ur
neo all known metals mid rooks are in
a stnto of whlto Jiot fusion.
Therj nro about 64 national llau III
the world, besides tho flags of various
ouloiilus nnd parts of oinpln, stwli at
the flags of Caundit aud of Irelaml, iho
Hmk of Primsln und of the free eltles nf
Ihv Uiltw4 fvplra.
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DEFIED
Price List.
following aro a ow of
many Bargains wo aro
olforing to all,
Biiuitiful louthoi button Kockors. .$4.00
Wicker Chnira 5.50
Coppor bottom ColTuo Pots 25
Hcitutiful Lawn (VSrs .0Q
ChildslIiKhClinii J .52
" Kookm 1-00
Bonuiful Bnby Buios 7.00
u Wtisto Baskets fron 40 to 50
Arch Top Mirors, from 25 to lW
Gents fine Silk Hunflkoreliit'fs. . . . 50
Ladies fine Silk Jliindkerohiofs. ... 20
Wicker Sof iv 8.00
Gents Writing Desk ,8.00
Liidios Sewim Tables 1.25.
Spring Wire Cots 2.25
All cotton satine finish MattrcsB. . . 4.00
Excelsior top Mattress 2.50
Bedsteads 50
Wire Woven Bea Springs 2.50
Childs Beds 3.00
Ladies Night Gowns 75
Mens fine-black Hats 1.25
41 horse hide palm Gloves 50
" goat skin Gloves -....
Lnneli Baskot8, all sifces, ... .15 to 25
Uenuino Swansdown, ppr box .... 10
Glass Lamps, f roni . . . K 20 to 35
Mens Jumpers $0
Machine Thread, 2 spoo.ls Xor '5
Teothor PUlows.. 60
Carpet Ta6ks, per box 1
Bridle Bits , JO
Stoql Chairs, per sol.. 3.00
Fine Dining llooin Chairs, per sot, 8.00
Fine Sidoboords 15.00
0 feet Extonsio.il Table 8.00
Window Shades 25
Silk pufT bosom Shirts 100
Oak Wardrobes .0.00
Dark colored Wardrobes 5.00
We Have Many Other
Bargains to Offer
the Public.
MEEHAN A CO.
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