et  or  spend  another 
fortune  in  the  attempt.

Arizona  Frijol,  of  Deming,  claims  that  two 
men  were  trying  to  steal  his  horse.  He  fired 
twice  at  them  and  thinks  he  hit  one  of  them, 
while  he  is  sure  that  one  slightly  wounded  his 
horse  “Dude,”  who  broke  away  from  the 
thieves.

From  the  December  14,  1888,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise

Another  robbery  was  attempted  last  night 
at  the  Whitehill  residence.  Miss  Maggie  White- 
hill  heard  the  burglars,  and  fired  through  the 
door  at  them,  but  unfortunately  without  effect.

Several  attepted  hold-ups  have  occurred  in 
this  city  recently.  It  would  be  well  to  force  all 
suspicious  characters  to  leave  the  city.

From  the  December  21,  1888,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise

J.  A.  Price  and  S.  A.  Griffin,  were  brought 
in  some  time  since  from  the  Sapello  country, 
charged  with  horse-stealing  and  larceny,  and 
are  now  guests  of  the  county.  They  have  been 
operating  in  that  section  for  several  months. 
It  is  claimed  they  have  stolen  several  horses.

The  number  of  burglaries  committed  in  our 
midst  during  the  past  fortnight,  has  occasioned 
considerable  alarm,  and  rusty  guns  are  being 
cleaned  and  loaded  for  “bar.”

Charles  Gartner,  who  was  working  in 
Noel’s  butcher  shop,  was  arrested  Monday  last 
on  a telegram  from  Clifton.  He  is  supposed  to 
be  the  party  who  recently  stole  a mule  there.