Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-10-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER IS, 1889.

Monday.
H. C. Boon is building a fine new store
at Duncan.
N. B. Rather was down from the ella
Wedlss lay.
The LIBERAL took in FL Paso Saturday.
The town is very quiet.
There will be a dance at VIM. Marbles
at Shakespeare tonight.
The Sentinel speaks of S. Lindauer as
the "father of Deming."
James Barsfofd Gregory was in the city
from Gold Hill Wednesday.
Editor Bennett got out an illustrated
edition Of the Sentinel this week.
DR.. King was in the city Wednesday,
en- route to Bowie, on professional bust
ness.
Chas. Kingsley is the conductor Of O.
new crew put on the ella division this
week.
jackson, who was charged with killing
Fraser at Carlisle, was acquitted at Las
Cruces.
The Curran & Pearson cattle will be
sold on mortgage sale at Carlisle on 0ctO-
Der 28Lh.
Frank Gregg has finished his vacation
and is again manipulating the steam on
engine 355.
Silver City is wild with happiness. L.
Thinner has concluded not to move down
into Mexico.
A. B. Laird has been appointed deputy
customs collector at Deming in the place
of Judge Seaman Field.
The freight business is picking up. On
Tuesday night six trains went east loaded
with California garden truck.
City warrants at Silver City are at par,
something heretofore unknown in the his
tory Of the argentiferous hamlet.
P. B. Graves went up to Carlisle this
week to make out the bonds for Postmaster
Dryden and to swear him and Deputy
Eustice in.
The new jail is completed and is now
ready for occupancy. Several of the local
DRINKS are preparing to give a house
warming IN honor of it's completion.
Harry ClasseD return ed Tuesday from
his trip to California. He reports ]. NJ.
Classen as improved in health, and Mrs.
Classen aud the children in their usual
good health.
r. P. Hart, assignee of Classen Bros,
advertises that be will meet the creditors
,cf that firm at the probate clerks Office at
! Silver City on November 4th, 9th and 9th
to adjust their claims.
The cottage, owned By the Arizona &
New Mexico company, nearest the depot,
has been taken to peices and will be re-
moved to Clifton and set up for the use of
Cashier J. G. Hopkins,
Capt. ]. C. Lea, Of Roswell, started a
herd of 800 cow and calves to drive to
Amarillo, and the foreman and four Of the
men were arrested for driving through the
Capitol Syndicate pasture.
The grand jury at Las Cruces returned
two indictments against S. M. Ashenfelter
for extortion while setting as district attor-
ney and Mr.. Ashenfelter promptly took a
change Of venue to Grant county.
VIM. Beall sold his assay and brokerage
business to his partner, Edward Hand, on
Monday 9TH, and contemplates a trip to
his home in the east for a few months, af-
ter which he will return and resume min
ing business permanently Enterprise.
At tie last meeting of the board of CON-
missioners of Sierra county, a warrant for
81, $50 was ordered drawn in favor Of
Grant county. That amount h aving been
accepted as payment in full of Grant coun-
tvs claim against Sierra county.-Senti-
mel.
The postofice has mounted a new iron
box, furnished by the Yale & Towne Mfg.
company, on the out side of the post
office, in which letters may be deposited
by those to tired to walk into the office.
The box will nlways be empted just be-
fore the closing of the mails.
John Lee, the cowboy who was so badly
hurt by his horse, a couple Of weeks ago,
recovered sufficiently to be removed to the
hove ranch of Ward & Courtney at Dun.
car che first Of the week. He is still GU
Of his head but will probably recover his
mind and his health in due time.
It is a mighty meanAnan that will send
men of on a wild goose chase. Monday
r. P. Hart came in from the 240 ranch OF
the ella bringing a couple Of printers b.
had found wandering around there. The
prints said they had been working in Sill
YER City when a hend in human shape haC
told them there was a splendid chance fol
them in Lordsburg, the paper had sus
pended and the material could be leased
and they could make a good thing Of it
He also told them that it was only abou.
twenty miles and they could easily walk i
before night. They started out, got los
and brought up on the ella, nearly starv
ed. To add to their disappointment whel
they got here they found a. paper NOR