Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-06-07
NEWS NUGGETS,
Various Items Of News Gathered from Our
Exchanges aud other sourosa.


Various rteuns Of News Gathered from Our
Exchanges aad other souresa.
News.Reeister. Old Man Patterson.
whose hunt fot the mythical Adams dig
eings has passed into history, came into
Gallop Sunday evening irou several
moutbs prospecting tour Said bo 70 the
writer, II am doas hant,Rg fov the
Adams di9kiugs. u have been 10 sud-
over every moantAiu Os ne HaVaio reser.
walton and am satished. The only noun.
tain on the reservation that Il BY any poe
sibility mineral bearing ls the Eaysio
mountain about gaO hundred miles from
Gallup in Arisous, and that does not con.
tain the kind Of 1usrt5 am hunting, al.
though l believs The mountain contains
mineral in paying quantities. Mr.. Pat
terson epesks confidently of the country
be passed THROUGH. and will. be says,
now 60 home and attend to biz private
affairs.
Optic: Don Patico Gonzales, assistant
to the probate clerk, has presented the
Optic with some rare old parchments.
One is a proclamation Issued by Governor
Donaciano Vigil to the people Of Mexico
in lS47, warming them against band Of
robbers and pillagers; the other is a call
upon the people to be upon ,beir good be-
havior and in every way possIble endeavor
to suppress lawlessness in all parts of the
territory.
Prospcctor: An amusing story Is relat
ed of the examination of a witness before
the grand jury last week, Allen Potter.
the bCordless youth, was having his case
examined and the landlady from whom he
had stolen the money was airing her testi-
mony. After telling the tale she made a
plea for the boy by saying: "Gentlemen,
don't be hard on the poor little fellow.
He robbed me, but forgive him. He is
young and inexperienced and besides that,
gentlemen, he could not help it, gentle
men, for he came from 1axas Several
of the grand jurymen Who hailed from
the same state are said to have tainted.
with the exception of Uose Billy Plaater,
who jumped over the table in his endeav-
or to end nail to bite on.
Major J. w. Powell, director of the
United States geological survey, grves the
altitude of the highest of he San Francis.
co peaks IN Arizona at 1924 feet.
Optic: The prosperity of town ia
gauged net by the wealth of its inhabi
tants bnt Sy the unanimiy sath 1yhich
they phil together when any important
undertaking Is TO be accomplished. A
man with $1,000 at his command and Low,
for this town 10 iie hear; can do more fcl
D the building up and improving sf-it- thar
the millionaire who locks up his capita
and snaps his fingers at home progress.
, Enterprise MI A. T. Cotton static,
out last Sunday afternoon with his con
5 struction party to begin work on the lowe
section gf the Florepce canal between The
reservoir and the railrond He has abou
twenty-five men at work with teams ant
scrapers and will pasA the work in livel!
r manner until fully completed
The Phoenix Gazette says that Mr.
HErsert, some mouths ago, planted al
orchard OF 1,S00 orange trees near the fall
Of the Arizona canal, aud out Of the who'll
lot oRly two have died, the remainder he
ing in thriving condition. This is re
r natkably tine showing, and would seem I,
0 prove that the Gila valley will, befor,
= many pears. rival California in the produc
= iion of citrus truits.
There is still hope for people who hav
antiquated claims against the govern
ment. Recently the court of claim
awarded three months extra pay to Jane
A. Semple, purser IN the navy, for service
rendered during the Mexican wal
= lanes has long since passed beyond tn
need of money, but his widow still llves +
admire the perfect workings of the caus
OF justice. The court also distinguishe
: Itself on the same day by awarding tn
state Of Georgia S35. .555 for money al
vanced to tho fund lor the general defens,
o during the Revolutionary war.
5 Mojave Miner; Some Of the cattlemei
y complain that the luKuriapt growth {
d grass is causing The death Of good man
i cattle. They over-eat of tho new growt
It of alfleria and it causes bloat, which re
= suits IN their death
Star: There was very superior Rrticl
Of tobacco raised at Tanaue Verde lal
year. L. Zeckendorf Co., purchase
/. two tons Of the product which they manl
iactured and put up in packages for smoi
ing. The brand Of this tobacco has b'
come very popular. This year the pre-
duct will reach ten tons, all Of which ha
been purchased by Messrs. Zeekendorf
Co. who have established factory for il
manufacture.
Al Imperative Necessity,