Doctor Stephens was called upon last…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

fer a reward of $25 for the arrest of the parties who purloined his moun- tain lion. He was told that the animal was on exhibition at A. K. Watts’ meat market, and through this means hopes to obtain a clue to the parties who in some illicit manner got away with his pet. Doctor Stephens was called upon last Monday to attend the children of Mr. Fowler, a ranchman on the Mimbres river. The children had been severely bitten by a cat supposed to be afflicted with rabies. The animal attacked the children viciously, biting the younger one severely in the arm and afterward biting the older one on the calf of the leg, retaining its hold until killed. The doctor prescribed the best remedies known, and it is to be hoped that the dread disease will not develop. C. S. Metcalf and sister came in from the Mangas Tuesday. Miss Metcalf left Wednesday for California, where she will spend the winter. J. T. McCorkle has been peculiarly unfor- tunate during the past few months. Since his incumbency as superintendent of the Anson S. mine, he has met with three accidents, the last one occurred Thursday last. He was coming out of the mine for the last time, having resign- ed his position, when he was caught between an ascending bucket and the timbers, and badly squeezed. He left for California yesterday. ( 124 )