gentleman.

FIRE  AT  GEORGETOWN

The  store  of  John  A.  Deemer  at  George- 
town together  with  the  entire  stock  of  merchan- 
dise was  destroyed  by  fire  on  Wednesday  night. 
Loss  $15,000.  Insured  for  $10,000.  Mr.  Deemer 
has  the  sympathy  of  many  friends  in  this  severe 
business  reverse.

Freight  wagons  arrived  from  Georgetown  on 
Tuesday,  bringing  30,000  pounds  of  concen- 
trates from  Mr.  Phebys  mines  in  that  camp. 
The  train  carried  a heavy  load  of  general  mer- 
chandise back  to  Georgetown. — Headlight.

From  ihe  January  30,  1891,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise

ANOTHER  MURDER

Geo.  Metzger,  foreman  of  Hon.  F.  A.  Hub- 
bell’s  ranch,  near  Zuni  Salt  Lakes,  in  Socorro 
county,  175  miles  west  of  Albuquerque,  arrived 
in  Albuquerque  last  week  and  announced  that 
he  had  shot  and  killed  Jose  Maria  Chavez.

Metzger  states  that  Chavez  had  confided 
to  him  a plot  to  kill  a man  who  had  on  several 
occasions  threatened  to  “peach”  on  him  if  he 
didn’t  do  so  and  so.  Metzger  informed  him  that 
he  could  not  allow  anything  of  that  sort  about 
the  Hubbell  ranch,  when  Chavez  sprang  for  his 
rifle  and  fired  at  him,  the  bullet  passing  through 
his  clothing.  Metzger  then  fired  upon  Chavez, 
killing  him  instantly.  Chavez  was  the  mayor- 
domo  of  Mr.  Hubbell’s  sheep  herders.  Metzger 
today  gave  himself  up  to  a Socorro  deputy 
sheriff.

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