Deming Graphic, 1903-05-06

I tins, W. Berg, Dr. Keefe and a j host of otrcrs to numirous to! nvntion, and' early in 18X3,1 I J. A. Lockhart Hob and John Hupper. Imis Altman, Postmaster Caneas, Sig- ( I nor & Robinson, C. W. Greene, aQilild. JPi 'njTingmv w 1 1 h the Tribune: Thur- man & Khephard with the Cabinet sa- 1 m; Steve Birchfield and hls"Bullhead" John Worden and Andy Price, the Hop kins family, J. A Mahoney and Dr. Byron, C. Helleriin Judge Field ; -Aaron Frost with his insurance portfolio, Chambers the lawyer, Dra. Proctor and MeChijisney, Julius Why and Ld Merz. Charley Rorahr, J. E. Burchard and' McLaughlin, H. C. Van Norman, who , built the first tyo -story hotel in ' the park. Swede Nelson and his rough house on Gold avenue, Julius Roseh and Otto j Leupold, Sig.' Lindauer and Ed. Walters i with the biggest mercantile house south f Las Vegas, Bauchman, Kid Bowman am many an other old timer that tfyis 0' timer can not think of. ' Judge Warren Bristol was our find District Judge, and put up the first two story residence in the town. Vermilion . ...... T ... . was ineiinu justice oi ine reace, anu "Ut out Justice necording to a code of his own making, Judge Rilea succeeded m'n and suitel the'place so well tha he Jiljii'i when ''us.ness was dull used to go gunning for : each other, then every body else h.d out. ; ('llPln gunning one nfternoiin in i 'u) .,,.:.,. ...i.. i ik: " "lm v-n ; ' w ''' mistake. The coroner had a job ; lhal ni?ht and Gilpin was given an old ; mer a burial in Boot H.I next mormng held the office but a short time and i was succeeded by J. P. Byron. Dane.! at the bii-.h of Demin. was a Wells l argo express agent and nan ins omee in a box car alongside the S. P. track. . i o n foot wear. The formal inauguration of thecemetry did lot occurfor some little time after it had been decided to devote the ground to burial purposes. The first subject buried there was a China Chinaman - man Chinaman who had a misunderstanding with a customer as to the payment of a meal, but this was not considered suitable material for the inauguration, and he was planted without ceremony. Shortly after this Andy Price killed a white man and the event came off with great cremony. Bob Campbell delivered the funeral oration, Nell Gilpin lead the singing, and the principal citizens of the Park affliction to the town acted as mourners. In 1887 or 188t(, this spot was abandoned as a burial ground, and most of the bodies were re removed - moved removed to the new cemetery east of town; but many an unknown or unfor unfor-gotten - gotten unfor-gotten one still sleeps under the sod of Boot Hill in graves unmarked and locations obliterated. No western town is fairly and fully inaugurated in an up-to-date manner without its vigilance committee, but 'this detail was neglected until 1883. ! About this time a man named Brown made a killing in Tom Collins saloon, about where the Lindauer mercantile I establishment now stands, on Pine j street, but before the committee could get into shape Brown vanished and was never seen in these parts after. Some Some-I - I Some-I thing, had to done, however, to keep I the committee in working order, and ' when a long-haired gentlemen, who came here without introduction inserted j a knife between the ribs of one of our . citizens, he was promptly taken in hand ; and escorted down to where the Merrill lumber yard now stands, and with due formality suspended from a telegraph He was given a decent burial in Boot Hill, all who took part in his taking off officiatinur at the funeral. Walt Wil- j kinson took charge of the funeral ob ob-I - I ob-I aequies. The man who waa cut did not ' die just then, but that made no differ-

army and cerve I in ( !e. i;ti irter:-.i,isiers department of (leiiend t'on';ei's b:-i-g.ide in the Kecky n-.oi.ntaÍ!is i:ni on the pl.iins U'inl lNSf'i. w'icii l.e was hon hon-o - o hon-o 'ably d; elurged from the service of his run' ry. A ."hoi". l n af .! leav leav-iig - iig leav-iig ' he arm'- I'c - il l.) Little Rock. A:1: ni.i:i i, a. 1 1 iu'g i'i :ie vs;u)er work v." 1th the i,i lli l!'K''r i'i.ize1.'. , wh:re he re:i i';ed fo il- years, goln.; from there to l'i ri i niiL .. n l ie ;;une, .state he was e m. loved for i iht years on the Meraliofiha tl ne he w.i ; e Í; f lile I in the d ii it. of Ar ri' le.-.s l!;er. and f r a slioj-i hi"' ca iv to pi. ;r- e, I I Hi of which in-d-.i-f. His health a i I iii'lie.aUhv cli- s ti 1 ".it his liasi- un e ; n . west stop stop-i - i stop-i i i at L i't Veg is and l)."ni;nc. Although his ileal' as verv li'i'if at that tine his Edward Pennington. shortly afterward the Headlight was bought by Mr. Pennington and the two consolidated under the name of the Headlight, which he continued to pub publish - lish publish until 1Í8, at which time he sold out and went to California for a visit, remaining nearly a year. On his re return - turn return from California he was elected secretary of Deming Land & Water Co., which position he held for some years after which he was employed as book keeper for the Lindauer Mercan Mercantile - tile Mercantile Co., until, at the time Luna coun county - ty county was formed, he was appointed by Governor Otero to the officejof assessor for the new county and in January last was elected, on the republican ticket, Justice of the Peace for the town of Deming, which honorable po position - sition position he now holds. Dr. S. D. Swo is having rock haul hauled - ed hauled for the foundation of a fine brick building at the corner of Gold avenue, fronting on the railway. The building will have thirteen rooms and is being built with a special view to use either as a lodging house or, in case he should find that there is a demand for it a hos hospital - pital hospital and sanitarium. This building will be an ornament to our town and is only one of many which are now in process of construction or planned for the near future in our town.

ence the . intention constitute i the crime. The committee was so well sat satisfied - isfied satisfied with the job that no further busi business - ness business was attei. nited until 1.SÍM. Th" goixl citizens ot Deming prop.-r a I been, for quite a while, incensed at lh" etfurts of a lot of adven tureiM t jun the property in the park chimed by the railroad companies. Thuatte -.i;t g ive the town its first set buck -in fact, it looked for a tima as thr.u i this was a knock-out blow to our pvo-nerity. I was de.dded to oust the u park ju n' n'-ers, - ers, n'-ers, and the executive commit tee got together one evening to clean out the park or lv.ivc a hot time. Some one on the committee suggested that a confer conference - ence conference l.e had with Judge Bristol us to the proponed proceeding and this v.t. v.t.-reluctantly - reluctantly v.t.-reluctantly agre.'d to. The judge 1.J-1 tened to the arguments of his viniiors. and took a strictly legal view of tl e matter. While admitting the r.e-e.s--ty of doing something to avert the ca calamity - lamity calamity of incuring the displeasure of he railroads, the propose I proee ling was an extraordinary renunly not war warranted - ranted warranted by common law or the.ttattitennd unfair in chancery, as the chances were all against the accused. Tin Judge did not say just this, b.it did i d d-visB - visB d-visB that only legal measures b' J'ollowiil and believed that in tine the court would settle the matter to the satisfac satisfaction - tion satisfaction of our people and the railroad. So the matter was dripped. The com committee - mittee committee disbanded and r.eer reconvened. (Continue i. ) PART II. Business and Biographical Sketches) Closely allied with the growth of the county is the name of J. A. Mahoney, who came to Deming in May 1S82 and three years later went into the grocery business at the corner of Gold Avenue and Spruce streets, the sight of his . present large establishment. Fourteen

the rear of the main building and fitted up into an eleganr. set of "ndertaking parlors entirely seperate from the main store. In addition to these buildings Mr. Mahoney has erected a block of brick store buildings on the opxsile side of Gold Avenue, and a brick office building on Spruce Street which is just being finished and will be one of the neatest and most comfortable in the town and is beginning the construction of a large warehouse to meet the de demands - mands demands of his constantly growing trade which now comprises heavy and light hardware, pumps, all classes of sheet iron work, and general furniture and house furnishing supplies. Some years ago Mr Mahoney built a beautiful sub suburban - urban suburban residence which is surrounded by fine grounds and shade trees and is one of the prettiest in this region, but it be being - ing being out some distance from town he felt that it was too far away from his business, so it was sold to Mr. Al Wat Wat-kins - kins Wat-kins some months ago and now Mr. Ma Mahoney - honey Mahoney has plans for a new home where it will be more convenient to the business part of town. Edward Pennington was born in New York City, where he lived until seven years old, at which time he moved with his parents to California. He remained there until the Civil war broke out,

the scoop with a few of the select. The .Southern Pacific buifl'TS rvac'nd a iioint just east of the Mimbres river .i ii..,,.,.,...,.!, :) r ilirw mi".- "oí. u. .. !-""" Deming, made a short halt for some reason; the knowing ones took the hint, and in a day or two, or three at most, the roarihg western town of "New Chi Chicago" - cago" Chicago" was a reality, with realty soar soaring - ing soaring skyward, though no title worth mentioning was shown in the abstract. Title is a consideration that troubles boom town b lilders but little, a d it did not these. Title was an after consider consideration - ation consideration to be tackled by the lawyers and the future. The boomers ran their street lines, set their lot stakes and had Colt and Winchester documents to hold the stakes in place. A city of tenta sprang up like magic, and nearly every "house" had for a door plate "Lodging," "Beds," "Dance Hall" "Club Room," "Saloon," principally the latter. Business was booming and the citizens of New Chicago were sure "it is good to be here." But a change came over the spirit of their dreams. The A. T. & S. F. railway had passed the east point of the Cook's Peaks mountains and taken a

PART 1. Introduction. The increased interest which is being I exhibited by eastern people in thesouth west and the numerous inquiries that ! annn..nl1..WrM..Vl thrnnHmut I our territory as to the inducements offered to settlers by this region we are fully convinced that it will be of great lienefit to our community to have a thorough and 'accurate description of our county written up and illustrated at this time so that it can be distributed through the east where these inquiries originate. It is our intention to have these articles written by people who are thoroughly posted on the various sub subjects - jects subjects and have them give the exact con con-condition - condition con-condition as they see them without ex exaggeration - aggeration exaggeration so that should any one be " - u.Uinm, horp nd Investí- gate they would find conditions as re- ..nf,i ,.,i t l, ,ii.nn lintrd. in- w,h nUnhWHn vim, rmd for the sole purpose of bringing the ad - Mfi.n, n....nt hfnv th people who are looking for a location ,U that we hiva undertaken this work. ' ? mi rrnil,,FMu,.P,nnínítn: " - d In the early fa I of 18S1, eager eyes were anxiously turned toward southern New Mexico watching the progress of railroad building, and guessing where

lauon wua oi me usual wen assorted kind-good, bad and not indifferent for the indifferent don't come until the town is established. The men who start a town in the west are always one kind or the other good or bad. Here were Charles Roberts and Doc Gilpin, Bob Campbell, Garrison, Jim Wilson, Henry Hulgate, Jake Kaithel, Pat Mc Mc-Geeney, - Geeney, Mc-Geeney, John Galvin, C. H. Dane, Esi Esi-dor - dor Esi-dor and Harry F.eishman, Cap. Crouch, Doc Kane, T. A. Carr, II. i. Olcott, John Watson, Iiaynes, with the Blinn Lumber Co. ; Gates and Jim Howe, Doc Warren, D. C. LeRoy, the scout; Col. McUrorty, Hale, Haas, A. H. Thomp son, Kelly, the Randall Brothers, his partner, Boone, Pap Case, Barney Mii tin and about 5U0 others. A little later on came Armstrong with his big mercantile establishment, and Walt Wilkinson for clerk; P. Allen with dry goods and Newton Bolich for clerk; John Quinn, with Gardener and Gilíes; John Corbett with a soda the Firt of 1889. tH

were not "in it. Their report to the i mass meeting at the future mutropoüa 1 whs parahzing.. But Prizing.. But western town JuiUera don t paralizo for long, and ?mt. nh U3t four . wt"-'k3 m the l)lrtn 01 lne,p t0W"' V Folded their ter.ts like the Anibs, And as silently stole away, -j and by night of the following day, j about November 15, 1881, a city of can- vas sprang into existence along the line j of the S; P. right of way, with its busi- ness center about where now stands j theofficcof the El Paso and Southwest-' ern railway, und resembling in many I particulars as to arel, Lecture and lead-! ing citizens the ex-tpwnof NewChi- cago, A hewTown was born and "it was christened Doming, in honor of the family of one of the promoters of the great S. P. system. True, the . .... oi Ueming pi oper was nearly Quarter section soutli of this point, but western towr.s like to be in the smoke of the locomotives; the A. T. & S. F.