Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-03-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Various Items of News Gathered fspm Oui
Exchanges and other Sources.

Various Items of News Gathered frnm Our
Exchanges and other Sources.
A good story is told on the gews agent
on the Southern Pacific train that was
robbed near Pixley, California. As soon
as the boy heard OF the trouble he erawled
under the seats in the emigrant car and
barricading himself with hot roasted
peanuts, fresh popcorn, figs, chewing gum,
Michigan apples and sweet oranges"
there he remained until some two hours
later Being missed, dilhgent search was
was made for him, and at last protuding,
good sized foot led to the discovery Of his
hiding place. The porter tried to pull the
'butcher" out, and the boy, believing the
robbers we're after him, yellod out in PiEi-
full tones to spare his life. 81 don't care
for myself, he said, "but have a fam.
ny."
Geronimo the renegade Apache who has
been prisoner of the government for some
years, has become very clever gardener
since he was taken to Florida. He is al
most as skillfull In raising cabbagss rs he
used to be in raising scalpa.
Mr. R. E. Lund (ate Rev. was admit
ted to the bar at the last term Of court, at
the same time Mr.. J. E. Sigh (Alao late
Rev. made application for admission at
the next term. In New Mexico it seems
to pay better to defend saints than to save
sinners.-Interpreter,
Mexico is protesting against the pro-
posed tornado and other irrigatiRg canals
which are expected TO consume water irOn
the Rio Grande in New Mexico, complain
ing that there will be no water left in che
river to support the numerous towns along
the lower border, whose people live by
farming and irrigating their lands from
= Its waters.
Albuquerque Citizen: News from The
Navajo country states that the lRdiAnl
will commence shearing their immense
Aocks about the first Of April. Last spring
they sheared about 100000 pounds o.
wool, and it is said that this season thu
output will be increased nearly 500,00(
pounds. All the wool 10 purchased by Al
buquerqnes thrifty wool merchants 3
brought TO this market and then re-ship
> ped to eastern cities.
l. +. Solomon had to send S400 to SAr
Carlos and thinking It would be the safes
=, way sewed it up in a grain sack. Som
& rustlers got on to the fact and met th
teamster and told him to throw out th'
sack that contained the silver. As theiI
request was backed by WinchOsters th
teamster obeyed. Solomon has come t,
the conclusion that grain sack is not I
success us treasure box.
! Optic; There are in this city specimen
r Of native silver, which means silver wit
o scarcely any alloy or admixture, brOugh
up from the experimental well at a dept
Q of ,485 feet Thore is difference @
i opinion whether this ind is too deep 70
F. profitable development. Time vii
4 show.
:. Silver Belt The Ell PasO Tribune
o concerned Tor Congressman X. Y. hlll'
b health; says his hard work for tariff re
e form entities him to res. and hopes Pres
e ident Harrison won't call an extra session
a of Congress, so that MIR. Mills can find tn
:. necessary recreation. Really, it is too Rw
e fully awful that the great man is in such
d bad way. We supposed be had plenty c
/ IA -
g and of the party that championed it. i
l. which to recuperate, and the absence {
2 his name from the Washington press diI
: patches led US to believe that he was tai
ing his much needed vacation in the 'ru
raj doestucts" of Texas.
The Ratou Range thinks that eongreS
will nulify most of the laws passed b
the present legislature.