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Deming Nevada Tales of Fire, Jails, and Cowboys
The piece describes Deming with its lax policing a jail a one wagon fire crew a makeshift prison and a rowdy crowd. It notes diverse policing practices a Mexican bias in justice and a fire department that responds with chaos and a lone hook and ladder wagon. Cowboys ranches and transient cowhands populate the area amid a tense social backdrop.
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