Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-02-15
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1889.


J. Z. Meeson OF Georgetown mas Oee" -
the city the past week.
The Southwest stock association meets
In Silver City tomorrow.
Alex. Barron Of Steiu's Pass. has been
visiting the city this week.
Frank Schultz is building a residence in
the southern part {. town.
Miss Minnie Kellum is visiting with Mrs.
w. A. Leonard at Silver City.
A postoHice inspector was in town yes
terday investigating the late mail rob
berry.
Charlie Fetterly of PinOs Altos has
been visiting bis brother Ralph the past
week.
Buch Wyatt, who has been spending a
few months in Arizons, returned to Lords
burg this week.
j. G. Parke leaves for the east in a day
or two. H5Wifrw witness the Inauguration
of President Harrison.
Last Saturday Messrs. C. E. Rand and
Frank Baxter of Aorenci we're viewing
metropolitan life in this city.
R. P. Hart has been out on the ella the
past week, experimenting the rounding
up Of the cattle recently sold,
Last Saturday Lyons & Campbell ship
ped AIS head of cattle from here to Los
Angeles. They intend to ship several
more trains soon.
An army deserter gave himself up to
Constable McNichols this week. Nc
Nichols tslegraphed TO Fort Huachuca
and a detail is expected here to-day for
the mAn.
J.. NJ. Yankie Of Clifton was in the city
Saturday, en- route to California. Mr..
Yankie esjoys the distinction Of being the
double of Councilman Pedro Perea, the
author of the famous finance bill.
The legislature has passed the law pro-
hibiting gambling and the Lordsburg
sports are getting ready for it. There has
been more gambling IN town the past
week than in the previous hree!mouths.
The Carlisle teams w~ereiin town the fret
of the week with a shipment Of coucen-
trates. On account of the rains the road.
have been seft and the teams pave not
made. regular trips, lbut Swill be regular
hereafter.
The Southern Pacific company is remov-
ing the car repair shops from Deming to
Lordsburg. This will put a number oil
men at work here,l and Of course take y
number from Deming. A couple will be
lsft there, however, toApipe, cars received
from the Santa Fe road which are not sup.
piled withfaniautomstic brake.
The average Lordsbrrg audience Is q
pretty nervy one. On Monday night Al
Blacks Hail.. when the Narsell company
was playing Peck's Bad Boy, the roof wa'
found to he GU fee. There was no coufns
ion, Oh of of the Gre department Amble
got to the front with \ couple of pals 0
water, and in less than live minutes tn,
a~udiencejwas again laughing at,the eccen
t~ricities of Peck and his boy.
DR.. N. A.iHughes. of San Francisco, an
perintendent of hospitals OF the SoutherI
Pacific system. was in tho city Tuesda
and appoinaed DR.. A. n. Simpson as raj
road physician aud ". Il. iSmall as rail
road Druggist. This will enable the EN-
ployes 10 he treated here flor sickness a
we'll as accidents and the treatment as VT
as the medicine will be paid for out Of th
hospital fund. Heretofore the doctor hs
beer railroad surgeon only.
The Marsell dramatic troupe was in tn
city this week. Thesstars of the compan
we're the fair Rena herself and Count Ge'
H. FitzGibbou, late colonel commandin
Co. A. 18Th cavalry, U. S. A. Miss Ren
played the leadiog femaleiparts, and ii
Count-when he was not selling tickets
rolled the curtain. The company WI
fairly patronized, andIleft for the west
Wednesday evening. The count and nil
dollars and six bits remain ia IordsourI
last Monday the people of Lordsbul
werelshocked when Mrs. J. P. OWnby r
ceiyed a dispatch from Mrs. r. H. Jones
Ysleta announcing that her husband al
three of her children had been killed
the'caving of a sand bank, The Jon
family was we'll known hero, MIR. Jon
having been the editor and proprietor
the old Advance. Mrs. Fetterly and Nj
Miller Immediately started a subscripti'
for the benefit of Mira. Jones and duril
the day raised s64.5O. The next day Nj
ownby vent to Ysleta to assist Mrs. Jon
in her affection. It seems that the chill
rem had dug a cave in a sand bluff by t
river, which they used as a play hou'
On Sunday afternoon a number OF the
we're playing in the cave, utterly unco
Seioua of any danger, when a porn
of the roof caved down, partially buryi
Dudley, Alice and Tiukie Jones, aged
spectivsly fifteen, ten and eight years. a
Wade Hampton Witt, aged ten. 1
other children gave the alarm and I
neigbors rushed to the rescue. Mr.. Jol