and  there  would  be 
no  trouble.  The  messenger  concluded  this  was 
the  proper  thing  to  do,  and  opened  up,  giving 
them  his  gun,  and  handed  them  the  money 
packages  which  they  placed  in  sacks,  and  with- 
out offering  to  molest  the  mail,  disappeared, 
taking  a southerly  direction.

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Col.  J.  F.  Chavez  and  L.  H.  Huning,  both 
of  Valencia  County,  were  in  the  city  this  week. 
Col.  Chavez  was  camped,  with  his  detachment 
of  soldiers  at  the  spring  just  below  town  in  1853, 
thirty-five  years  ago.  The  colonel  has  been 
mentioned  as  one  of  the  republican  delegates 
to  the  Chicago  convention.  Mr.  Huning  came 
here  for  health,  having  been  quite  ill.

From  ihe  March  9,  1888,  Issue  of  The  Enierprise

It  is  reported  that  a few  days  ago  Irwin 
Moore  went  to  the  house  of  Robert  Miller,  on 
the  Mimbres,  and  after  having  some  words  in 
the  house,  fired  his  pistol  at  the  occupant  in 
the  presence  of  Mrs.  Miller,  the  ball  grazing  her 
neck.  Miller  did  not  have  an  arrest  made,  say- 
ing he  would  wait  until  the  grand  jury  meets.

M.  C.  Jay’s  house  in  Georgetown  was  bur- 
glarized last  week  and  $400  worth  of  goods 
stolen.  The  owner  offered  a reward  of  $50 
and  thereby  regained  the  property  which  had 
been  secreted  in  Central  City.  Constable  Gil-

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