,  fled  to  the  hills,  where  he  was  found 
by  Isidro  Ancheta  in  an  unconscious  state,  hav- 
ing taken  poison.  He  recovered  and  is  now 
awaiting  the  action  of  the  grand  jury.  It  would 
have  saved  the  county  considerable  expense 
if  the  poison  had  been  allowed  to  get  in  its 
work.

A meeting  of  the  stock  growers  of  south- 
western New  Mexico  and  southeastern  Arizona 
has  been  called  to  meet  at  Deming,  Friday  the 
20th,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  the  prelimi- 
nary steps  to  open  a trail  to  the  north  and  east. 
The  time  has  passed  when  cattlemen  can  pay 
$120  per  car  for  shipping  cattle  by  rail  to 
Kansas  or  Nebraska.  They  must  either  have 
a lower  railroad  rate,  drive  the  cattle,  or  prac- 
tically quit  the  business.  The  convention  should 
be  attended  by  all  cattlemen  who  are  interested 
in  finding  a market  for  their  cattle.

J.  S.  Campbell  and  John  McDonald  of 
Pinos  Altos  called  on  the  Enterprise  Saturday. 
Me  considers  himself  an  old  timer,  having  re- 
sided here  since  1851.

Our  business  houses  are  doing  a rushing 
business.  The  sidewalks  are  piled  up  with 
goods  from  morning  ’till  night,  and  teams  are 
compelled  to  await  their  turn  to  load  up.  A 
string  of  teams  for  the  Mogollons  are  in  con- 
stant waiting.

The  Episcopal  church  last  Sunday  after- 
noon organized  a Sunday  school  and  made  a 
good  beginning,  nine  scholars  being  present.

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