Members of the ball team
were out yesterday afternoon
after the rain, leveling and
clearing the diamond, in an
ticipation of the game next
Sunday
Wain Willard of the Simple
Oil Engine Company, came in
yesterday, to install the engine
purchased by J. M. Shaw,
which arrived on Monday
night. Mr. Willard is confi
dent that a large number of
their engines will be iustalled
in the valley shortly, "all that
is necessary," said he, "is to
get a sample or two at work
and they will sell themselves'
D. II . McDonald had the
misfortune to have his horses
stray away from him at Lucia
the first of the week. With J.
H. Ingle, he has gone to the
Pedernals to hunt them.
J. A. Sweeney, who has a
fine herd of Jersey cows in the
Cedar Grove neighborhood
was in town yesterday. Mr.
Sweeney is expecting the ar
rival of a cheese press shortly
anh will then put on. the mar
ket a splendid grade of home
made cheese.
Monte Goodin is looking for
two mares, one sorrel and one
blue, the team he has been
driving around town for some
months. The blue is branded
J 13 connected on the left shoul
derand the sorrel, TD on left
thigh He offers ten dollars
reward for their return to him
at Estancia. He says . they
must have flown away, as be
cannot fiud anyouo who lias
seen them at all, since they
have been missing, nor can he
find any traces of them.
