Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-03-22
NEWS NUGGETS.
Various Items Of News Gathered from Our
Exchanges and other Sources.

men are often asked if asafoetida is a reli-
able prophylactic against small pox? 81,
senior. If A. wears asafoetida and fears
small pox and b. wears small pox and
fears asafoetida, B. will naturally shun A.
and keep such distance from him that
small pox will not be communicable. The
fOetod dug has its uses. 1t is said to be
good for the breath.
Optic: Five weeks ago yesterday
Charles Turner came. to Las Vegas from
New Haven, Connecticut, and his pa
rent. at home bade him good bye, firm
ly believing that he had come here to die.
In fact, did not believe he would be able
to reach here. He was, upon bis arrival,
so weak that he could scarcely walk the
distance of block. He has recovered so
that he can take exercise all day, ride
horse back, and even perform work.
The county of Doha Ana has instituted
mandanus preceding against commission.
ers of Sierra county to compel them to levy
tax with which to pay the amount of the
Judgment, about $l4,OO0 rendered
against Sierra in favor of Doiia Ana.
]. G. Evans was shot and dangerously
wounded mt Globe last week by John
Newman. The shooting grew out of
law suit over a miniug claim, and from the
account of the affair given in the Silver
Belt Newman acted in cold-blooded and
cowardly manner.
A mad-dog made things lively at the
ranch of DR.. Owen, near Folsom. He DIT
two other dogs and also a fine Hereford
bull belonging to the doctor. At last he
WAS checked in his mad career but not un-
til he had done considerable damage.
Las Vegas is going to have an electric
light
Last week Fannie Oliver, colored, killed
u colored soldier at the hog ranch near
Fort Grant aud escaped.
The Black Diamond coal mine at Gallnp
cnt wages ten cents per ton and the miners
struck.
man, giving his name as R. Otto of
Denver, committed suicide at Albuquerque
last week. The city marshal thinks he is
Fifty Thousand Dollar Tascott, the Chica-
go murderer.
News-Register: The man who will
start poultry ranch IN this vicinity this
spring, will feather his own bed hand
somely. An acre or two of oats sown early
this spring will furnish good green pasture
for them, and if the season proves propi-
tIous, feed for them later on. No enter.
prise requiring little captive than poultry
rising here where good market may al
ways be found. From personal observa-
ton the News Register can state that
poultry are healthy here and can be raised
with as little trouble as and where on the
continent.
Commissioner Milleisen purchased a
10000 pounds safe for the country records
at Chama. 1t cost $1,000, and is big
enough to hold all the records for the next
twenty years.
A colony of farmers from Rutland, Ser
gent county, Dakoata, has arranged to set
tie in Colfax county this sprng.
The meanest man up to date was reent-
ly discovered by the Gazette in Phenix.
His name is Sniftkins. He sold Jones a
half interest in COW and then refused to
divide the milk, maintaining that Jones
owned the front end.
Socorro Is having temperance boom.
Considerable coke is being shipped south
from Cerrillos.
Some very fine gold nuggets have been
washed out lately by Mexicans working In
Cold Spring gulch, not half mile from
Hillsboro.
Rustler The owners of the Cerrilos
coal mines are loading about ten cars of
the black diamond daily, aggregating ITO
tons, and cash value about S475. This iS
a neat little daily revenue. The hauling
of the coal from the mines to the cars, be-
tween two and three miles, gives employ
ment to large number of men.
H. G.. Bell, G. A. r. man of Calves
ton, Texas, asks his comrades throughout
the country to assist him In finding his son,
Waiter Everett Bell, who mysterIously dis
appeared from his home in Galveston on
March 9th, 1888. If alive he is now
eighteen years old, has lightish hair,
blue eyes, large straight nose and is slim
built
HillsborC wants a hospital.
All the employees of the morning paper
in Albuquerque have signed the temper
ance pledge, and expect to establish ma
tional bank in few weeks.
The fast mail between New York and
San Francisco is now made in 113 hours.
Steam and rails have made great
adridgement of time.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral possesses power
full healing qualities, which manifest them
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