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Newspaper
The Old Abe Eagle
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1894
Page
4
Various shoppers and locals visit Wiener’s for holiday items including shotguns, creams and baking powder awards, candy, citrus, and embroidered handkerchiefs. Residents like George Wirich, W M Fulton, and Mrs. Price travel for business and visits while several notices announce school holidays, court attendance, and upcoming events.
John Mack, sawmill owner on the Bonito, suffered three skull fractures in a recent altercation with unnamed opponents and is hospitalized at Fort Stanton Government hospital where surgeons fear for his life. The town also notes Prof Martin’s sleight of hand show drawing fair crowds, and various local notices about sales, lodging, and upcoming events.
Jicarilla New Mexico December report details arrivals of three wagon loads of miners led by Richard Roberts and John Caldwell. Roberts owns a placer, plans drilling to obtain water on Ancho property, while Caldwell returns from Roswell with machinery. Snow slows work, McKinley Ventilator prep seen, plans for a new store in north camp. Locators develop Dark Cloud claim with promising decomposed material. population of camp rising as newcomers arrive. Also notes local candy sale at Taliaferro and a November school report from Whith Oaks Graded School with 137 enrollment.
In an office gathering led by J. Baintne and G. T. Brocka, cattlemen including Saint, Fountain, McDonall and others discussed a broader, better organized protective group to curb cattle thieves and theft driving in the Territory. A five member committee was named to form a subcommittee for potential measures ahead of the Territorial election.
The Old Abe Company offers a 300 dollar reward for arrest and conviction or information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone thefting ore specimens or bullion from the mine. The notice emphasizes strict prohibition on selling ore as specimens and states the receiver is guilty by knowledge.
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