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The Eagle, 1898-05-14

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Welty received ten bar.-is o Monarch sour mash whi ky this week. The Exchange it fVdery ily doing a rushing business.' . I J '"" , MK Sjíí&iifértein and daughter, MissJ i Cecil ", inother and sister ot Mrs. Jos eph Aronheim of Pinos Altos, arrived from New York Thursday. James Matthews, th . contractor and builder, is erecting a substantial adolje residence near his present home in the northwestern portion of thu city. See Lindauer & Burnside's new Stet Stetson - son Stetson hau. J. M. Fritter, the confectioner, has placed a hariilsome soda fountain in iiis store and is now catering to the public with all kinds of summer drinks. James Carter has rented and will ' shortly take posesBion of the residence I formerly occupied bv Attorney W. A. Hawkins, near the Episcopal church. Aaron Schutz'n ?"ia fountain is now in running order. A '.I kinds of syrups and extracts. The Santa Fe railroad company will hold open jobs for all of its employes w ho enlist in the war. An order to this effect has been agreed upon and will be issued at once. Mrs. O, S. Warren is fitting up the building on Buiiard street, opposite the poftollic.e recently purchased from A. rshanis and will occupy the same for tl lUt w. . -- . John Carson is keeping in line with improvements and is having his saloon renovated and fitted up. When com completed - pleted completed it will I m one of the cosiest re re-sorts - sorts re-sorts in the city. Bert Briihm, son of the well known cattleman, William Brahiii, is quita ill, suffering from rheumatism. He will leave shortly for California anticipating benefit from a change of climate. tí. F. Allison was in from the Gila Thursday. He informs us that Charlie Colbraith has purchased of Tom Hall the remnants of the U and Z horses and now has sole control of that brand. Silver City Lodge No. 413, B. P. O. E. has erected its Exalted Ruler, Judge Gideon D. Bantz as it representative to the thirtieth annual convention of the Grand Lodge at New Orleans May 10th. A social dance was given at the T Box ranch on the Mimbres Thursday night and was largely attended. All the boys from the NAN ranch took part and en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed themselves to their heart's con content. - tent. content. Fresh meats of all kinds can be found at D. C. McMillen & Co.'s market on Broadway. The New Mexico volunteers went to San Antonio.via La Junta and Newton, Kansae, and not by El Paso as was gen generally - erally generally expected. They left Santa Fe Saturday afternoon and are now in San Antonio. Full line of fhe latest styles and shapes of Stetson hats, just received by Lin Lindauer - dauer Lindauer A Burnside. B. F. Allison and Wiley llishop drove from Cactus Flat, on the Gila., to Silver City last Thursday in eight hours time, the distance being seventy-five miles, and the two animalsdriven were ordi ordinary - nary ordinary cow ponies.

A. Hartwig of the Azure turquoise camp was in the city thig week. Rameras and supplies at Porierfield's. Attorney Alvan N. White has moved his office over The Independent. Drink soda water at Foru r field's. The care and feed of the city horstC will hereafter be let by contract. W. N. Newcomb has added a hand handsome - some handsome new piano to Newcomb hall. Dr. A. II. VanCIeve is back from a professional trip to El Paso Texas. Literature. All the standard and late novéis at Porlerrield's. Clarence Bayne has a pet in the shape of a carbuncle, which he i" nursing this week. Constable R. V. Randall was among the Central visitors in S. Uer City last i. P Felix A. Vogel after a month's and wife are home visit to the City of Mexico. Reese Herndon lus been absent for several days bear hunting on the Sapello. Special United States Attorney David W. Medbury went to Socorro last Wed Wednesday. - nesday. Wednesday. Hon. G. F. Patrick, of Pueblo, Color Colorado, - ado, Colorado, brother-in law of Sheriff McAfee is it the citv. a. vylli; was ta iruui ' cooku i ... last week, looking after various mutters of business. John A. Moses is acting in the capac capacity - ity capacity of deputy assessor during the pres present - ent present rush in that office. A full line of- candies and nuts at D. C. McMillen & Co's. Fred Winters, formerly section fore foreman - man foreman at Crawford, but.now a resident of Deming, was in the city last week. District Attorney Thomas S. Heflin and Attorneys James S. Fielder and J. A. Ancheta are back from Hillsboro. D. B. Gillett, Jr., the manager of the Hearst estate interests in this section, came down from Pinos Altos Thursday. J. 11. Titfiny, who has spent some time in Silver City for the benefit of his health, has returned to his home In New York. Delicious drinks at Porterlield's soda fountain. Frederick, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shipley has been seriously ill with pneumonia, but is slowly im improving. - proving. improving. While at the poutotlice waiting ' for your mail try a glass of Aaron Schutz's famous pineapple soda. B. F. Gooch was in the city last week, returning from thu Lower Gila, w here he had been in attendance upon a very nuccessful camp-meeting. Richard G. Paynter, father of W. F. Paynter, late a resident of Silver City, died at his home in Hannibal, Mo., on April 25th, aged 00 years. Frank Heed, the gentlemanly clerk in Porierfield's, hat bee-n under the weath weather - er weather for several day . but reported for duty yesterday afternoon. Freeh meat of all kinds can "be found at I.', u. JlcMillPn & Co a market on

ITEMS OF INTEREST. Mention of People You Do and Not Know. Do Other Interesting Mutter Which I'mi Ked With Profit lly All Our Townspeople. lie In the fHrm-lands or the city Grieves a woman sad alone; 'Neath God's everlasting pity She is weeping for her own. Cabinets have toiled and wrangled, Statesmen could not soothe her pain For that weary heart it tangled In the wreckage of the Maine. Through the golden halls of fashion Moves a lady tall and fair; Hound her gleam the flames of passion On the soft magnetic air. ui irs bow and bend above her, lint their wiles are all in vain : She in tU'mkinii of a lover In the wreckage of the Maine. On a cot, the Bailor lying Rests his soul in silent prayer; Through the long days he is dying; Bui Ms tears are fallen there For the gallen fellow-seamen Who shall rest while Time shall reign, In Hint sepulchre of freemen, 'Neath the wreckage of the Maine. On a continent of splendor fT'o a nation calnilv grand Fret'Tjta-inTTirttr dtTenuul - Honest labor's helping hand. , And itsfwaks, half kind, half cruel: "Liberty, O haughty Spain, Soon may grasp another jewel From the wreckage of the Maine!" Will Carleton, in "Eveiy Where" for April. Soda pop at Aaron Schutz's. Hammocks at Porterfield's. Vichy water at the postodice store. Alva Mason is down from Pinos Altos. Thos. Marshall of Deming is in the city. J. L. Burnbide was in El Taso this week. Thos. Carr was up from Deming yes yesterday. - terday. yesterday. G. 0. Smith of Topeka, Kansas, came in Thursday. The district court convenes in this city next Monday. C. L. Erickson, was down from Cook's Peak last week. 'Frank C. Bell, was down from Pinos Altos last Tuesday. J. R. Pearson of the lower Gila, was in the city last week. - Sheriff II. 0. Bursom of Sccorro'was in the city Saturday. Hei'tert Waters was down from Pinos Altos last Thursday. ' Mrs. J. F. Posey spent Sunday at Hudson Hot Springs. District Clerk J. P. Mitchell has re returned - turned returned from Hillslwro. The drug store of W. C. Porlerfleld has scetylina gas lights. A company of home guards will short shortly - ly shortly be organized in this city. Jim Schoonmakerand wife were down from Pinos Altos Thursday. Paints and oils at Porierfield's.

sum of fifty cents each. Send in your order at once. The members of troop D, First United States Volunteer Cavalry, which is the. olficial designation of Captain's organi organization, - zation, organization, were last weeiipresented by the ladies of Silver City wMi a handsome silk euiii' "' ' J;alry ooloi-f, red and and white, and ptjitily mount mounted. - ed. mounted. (The present was IfSken to Santa , Fe by Louie Bishop (Friday morning, with a note expressing the seuti seuti-uient - uient seuti-uient that the boys would nevar return without their colors. John, the 10 year old ton of Sheriff W. G. McAfee, was thrown from his horse at Central Sunday morning and beriously, though not fatally, injury. The boy with some companions was re returning - turning returning to Silver City, when someone threw a lot of "nigger shooters" strik striking - ing striking the horse which young McAfee was riding, freightening him and causing him to rear, throwing the boy from his seat. As he fell his foot caught in the stirrup and this served to further scare and the animal began kicking. When picked up it was found the boy had been badly cut on the left side, and had also received two ugly gashes on the face and head. At last accounts he is reported as doing as well as could be expected. Although Grant county furnished more than her share of volunteers it is not represented by a commissioned of officer - ficer officer in the troops. There has been some talk about this, but there is really no occasion for it. Grant county would have had the captain of the troop had it not been for the resignation of Captain Fleming, and, after his resignation, it would have had the first lieutenancy if any of tha boys from the county would have accepted it. It was offered to Mor Morgan - gan Morgan and Roíe, each of whom feared that he w s not competent to fill the position. The place of second lieutenant was of offered - fered offered toOtt, bu? he refused to accept on the ground that he was too young and inexperienced in military matters. We have just received a large stock of base balls, bats, masks, gloves, etc. Call and see them at Porterlield's.

here several days last week visiting rel relatives. - atives. relatives. Mr. Bennett has disposed of his property in California and purchased 3000 acres of land in Tex-is, where the family will reside in future. We. are under obligations to O. G. Myhre for a photograph, 8x10 of the Sil Silver - ver Silver city volunteers, taken at the depot just More their departure for Santa Fe. The view is u good one, and Mr. Myhre has about a dozen on hand, mounted on cards which he will sell for the small

Hooa o. .. on Saturday mau. ment of 650 head of cattle coi. Colorado parties. f KODAKS and supplies al Porterfield 'J! Anna, the infant daughter of J. L. Baker and Carlota Baker died at the residence of the parents in this city Monday morning at 8 o'clock, aged 2 years, 3 months and 8 days. Death was due to amplications following an at attack - tack attack of measeis. Mrs. D. Bennett and daughter were

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