Winter festive notes and town chatter in 1894
Local column recounts holiday merriment with girls in furs and sleighs, shop notices for Weed’s store and Baxter Restaurant, and reminders of calendars from Dr Paden. Mentions Col Weed’s Las Vegas trip, mining prospects, ice harvest plans near White Oaks, and civic figures visiting Lincoln. Ice crop expected to aid next summer trade.
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White Oaks
Paden Haw
Patos Lakes
George Bligh
Sol
Uel
We’d Like to See in ’94 Railroad and Population Boost
A fragmentary 1890s newspaper item imagines growth for New Mexico with a railroad into White Oaka, a population rise of a thousand, new gold mines, bank balance gains, statehood with a Democratic majority, and 20,000 settlers. It also notes economic expansion, ads, and local events including a Plymouth Church WCTU program and a cattle shipment update.
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White Oaka
New Mexico
Grand Ball and Supper At Post Hall January 25
Fort Stanton Social club plans a grand ball and supper at the Post hall on Thursday evening January 25. The committee promises an elaborate program and a spread fit for the gods. Invited guests include residents from White Oaks Lincoln and Nogal. event touted as the season’s success. Also lists uncalled letters for month ending December 31 188 and notices for forwarding to the Dead Letter Office.
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Fort Stanton
Post Hall
White Oaks
Lincoln
Nogal
Washington, D.C
Lincoln County Apportionment of School Funds Declared
On January 6, 180 stating apportionment of the Lincoln County school fund. Superintendent Seahorn Tray certifies eight thousand eighty eight dollars and seventy six cents to be apportioned among the district schools. County Superintendent Beanoun T. Grad lists districts and totals.
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County of
Lincoln
Seahorn T.ray
Beanoun T. Grad
County
Reward Offered By Old Abe Co for Gold Theft
The Old Abe Co offers a standing reward of 300 dollars for arrest and conviction or for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone stealing property or even a single ore specimen. The company mills all specimens and holds any illegally possessed ore to be involved in theft. the receiver is also guilty by knowledge.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lincoln County
New Mexico
Lincoln
Waid
Pave Maren
Groner
Old Abe” Co
Old Abe Co
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