Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-12-13
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1889.

Mrs. a. N. Simpson and children left
yesterday to visit Mrs. 10 Lyall.
Col. Robert Paul. the Southern Pacific
delectiYe was in the city Tuesday.
John James. Of Globe is visiting his son
JohdJames. and grandson John james,
W. D. Acbaurer was in town wsdne,.
day, en- ronte from Gold Hill TO Silver
0ty.
Carl, the Eve year old son Of A. J. Chen
owitb, died last week Of pseudo membra-
neous larinRitis.
Mrs. Tom Clark received the sad intelli.
gence last week of'the death Of her moth
erAwho has been sick for come time.
Mrs. PattersoH'h has been. quite sick this
week. in consequence Of when the scholars
in the public school enjoyed n vacation.
Henry Grey. who has been IN Tucson
since the opening Of the Whum case, as a
witness returned home Wednesday. He
was not put on the stand.
William Ellison-"Cyclone Bills
again IN trouble at Tucson, having been
held to answer to the charge of obtaining
goods under false pretenses.
Mrs. a. Woods. was taken quite sick
Saturday with symptoms Of pneumonia,
but under the efficient care Of DIR. Simpson
as now on the high road to health.
Marshal Kilburn of Silver City and Miss
Emma s. Whitehill, daughter OF Sheriff
Whitehill, we're married Tuesday night at
the residence OF the brides parents.
John Nnismith, accompanied by his
wife. was In the city Sunday, on their way
to Clifton TOR a visit. Mr.. Naismith in
tends TO make his future home in Calitor-
MIA.
Albuquerque Citizen: There is little de-
mand tor Spanish newspapers in New
Mexico. Tue Intelligent spanish. a meri-
can can read English quite az readily as
Spanish.
Miss Daisey Krllum sold the largest
number OF tickets Tor the irrmen's Ounce
and IN recognition OF this fact the depart
Hent presented Miss D4lsey will an ele-
gait toilet case.
P. B. Graves celebrated the fact that he
was itty-nine years ofd 90 "Wednesday.
Harry ClAssen and Pap Amber eelo braled
their birthday Saturday, but neglected to
state the number Of il.
II. C. Boon returned from his visit to
the Arizona metropolis on Wednesday
He WA glad TO again be out OF the mad
.dening crowd" aud be able to get u
drink o. pure cold water.
Rev. James MenauI superintendent Of
Presby terrain hoaie mission erld for Arizo'
ma and New MEXICO will preach sunday
18th at, Geld Hill at 10 o'clock, Shakespeare
$3.50. at Lorlsbusg 1880. Monday he will
preach NJ Duncan, Tuesday Ut Carlisle,
"Wednesday at Clifton. Thursday at Met
calf, Friday Morenel, Saturday, Sunday
Citizen.
For the general information Of voters re-
fertnce is here made TO the new law, pas
sed 10y the last legislature, under which in
trture precinct officers are hereafter to be
elected. Justices Of the peace, consta
Lles, school directors and mayordomos OIL
acequias, sre hereafter to be chosen at 4
srLagate election to he held in January o
each year. The first election to Sill such
offices is to be held on the second Monday
Of January. 1890. No new registration il
necessary, but the qualification Of voter
is the same as for any election. Judge
and clerks are to be appointed as usual
but without pay, aud must serve or bt
guilty of a misdeneanor. Newly electec
officers take their Offices on tn 6rst Mon
day Of February 80 each year.
C. A. Wbipple, Of Vermont, who ha
been visiting with W, G. Tonkin at Coli
Hill, started overland for Clifton the othe
day, with a gang OF men who were goinJ
to work on some mining property for w
G. Tonkin. Mr. Tonkin was up there Sun
day and reported Whipple as deliehte'
with bis surroundings. o. Tuesday Mr.
Whipple showed up i'd Lordseurg and eX
planned his presence by saying that If h
wanted to live in a country where the SUI
rise at ten aud set at three and wber
when he arose in the morning he had t
melt the ice out Of his eyes he would bav
siaid in Vermont, but as he bad left th
Green Mountain state for the express pul
pose Of getting where the weather laid on
doora he thought that the wisest thing b
could do was to pull out Of the San Fran
cisco canon.
Engineer Sam Landon' was called as Al
expert witness before an FL Paso court th
other day. 1t seems that a passenger Of
a Santa Fe train was suing the compan
for the big damages and claimed he &c
hurt by being on a passenger train Shen
was starred up suddenly. and thereby n
ceivsd a shock which damaged him to 81
tent Of $4,000. Sam was subpoenaed o
the case but said be knew nothing abor
Il. However, he was forced to go TO th
court room and there asked il a locomc
tive, coupled onto a train Of six cars eoul
start quick enough to shock a passenger