19 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Lincoln County Leader
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1884
Page
1
Reprint of 19th century observations notes soldiers believed to bear luck in battle and cites officers famed for survival. Also reports on a New Mexico legislator Gonzales delaying a war law to aid poor settlers and critiques on capital building proposals. Concludes with a directory of American newspapers expanding across the US and Canada.
An article links Peter Cooper to the tariff debate while reporting a fatal shooting at Puerto de Luna in San Miguel County. Juan Patron, about 30 and educated in Santa Fe Notre Dame, was killed by Mike Manning who fled the scene. An inquest followed. Manning, a Guadalupe County native aged 26, was later pursued with possible motives tied to Lincoln County War. The piece also references Cooper’s stance, a Spurgeon work, and local court news including Nevada Senator Pair’s divorce and White Oaks editor’s career move.
Lincoln County news invites mining stock and agricultural interests to submit reports from every camp range and farm in the county. The paper seeks concrete pacts and practical information, offering to shape readable correspondence into useful reports.
The note discusses Buck Torn mining activity at Red Cloud with the shaft deepening toward 140 to 200 feet to reach rich mineral. It mentions Mr Spence starting at Red Cloud, Mr Klepinger and Mann to work near Sunbean, and optimism about valuable mineral from proper development. It also lists letters about local editors, a Leap Year hoax, Jesse Holton, and other societal mentions.
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