Two accidents occurred last week at Clif-…
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

poses, takes effect May 19. It im- poses a fine of from $10 to $50 or imprisonment for sixty days or both upon the proprietor or person in charge of the saloon permitting it. The law will be strictly enforced in this city. From ihe April 12, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise Two accidents occurred last week at Clif- ton. A miner, slightly intoxicated, who was riding up one of the incline roads, failed to “duck” his head as the car passed under a beam. The result was that his scalp was torn off and shoved down his coat collar. There was no sur- geon near, but a shoemaker replaced the scalp, drew it tight with a clamp and stitched it down with a waxed end, the miner quietly smoking a pipe while the crude surgical operation was being performed. A Mexican who had also neglected to sign the pledge, fell down a seventy-five foot shaft, where he remained all night. In the morning he attracted attention by singing, “We won’t go home till morning.” A rope was lowered and he was pulled up, only slightly hurt. Albert Vega, better known as “Chicharo,” now occupies cell No. 2 at the court house. He has been a little too handy with his gun of late, making ranakaboo plays. There are other boys in town who may also be taught a lesson unless they “take a tumble,” as it were.