Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-01-18
NEWS NUGGETS,
Various Items of r5ews Gathered from Our |
Exchanges and other Sources.

NAAAAuua AAtnlh OA ANtWh gdIMtEtQ from uuE
Exchanges and other Sources.
Rev. w. r. Kister of Las Vegas died
last week Thursday. Mr. Kistler was well
known as one Of the pioneer Methodist
ministers of the territory and has done
much good work in the cause of his Master.
he leaves wife and two sons, W. D.
Kistler, member of the legislature and
r. A. Kistler, editor and proprietor of the
Optic
The solid citizens of Hermosa have en-.
tered inso an agreement to prosecute any
and all persons carrying deadly weapons
or using obscene language on the streets.
albuquerque Citizeu: Nearly all the
boys in town can swear in two languages,
and yet there are people who have the au-
dacity to say that New Mexico is not ca
pable of self government
Miss Alice Desbrow Of FL Paso, while
out riding near Las Cruces, lost her way on
the great mesa and was out all night,
alone and nearly frozen. Toward morn
ing she tied her horse and laid down on
the ground, where she slept till late next
morning, when she was rescued by parties
sent in search of her.
URustler: The saloon men of Cerrilos
haYe gone into an arrangement to close
their business houses Sundays, and to have
no back or side door attachments, and the
arst one Of them to violate any part of the
agreement forfets $50.
a Socorro Chinaman. who has shown
signs Of insanity ever since losing Il few
hundred dollars 10 a bad speculation re-
Gently, became violent on the streets the
other day, and seizing stick ran after a
Mexican woman IN threatening manner.
He was taken into custody and placed in
jail for safe keeping.
San Marcial Reporter: Italian cunning
was well exemp!ided by one of that ma
tionaiity in the employ of the railroad
company at this place but the results
were somewhat disastrous. The Italian is
married to Mexican woman and cousin
Of his wife who is stopping with him was
/ taken sick, aud wishing to get rid of him
ne applied Tor a requsition for medical
/ services Tor himself He then presented
himsclf TO the compa1y's surgeon and
wanted to be sent 10 the hospital intend
ing, undoubtedly 70 get pass in his own
name and ship his cousin TO the hospital TO
be cared for at the company's expense.
The doctor fixed him up some medicine,
but refused to give him hospital permit.
The next day he showed up again and re-
newed his request la the meantime the
doctor had cauga, on TO the ltalian'a rack
ct aad he i2ed up dose That made things
lively and now the cousin has woe-be-
gone aspect as if Lo had tested the vanity
OF all earthly thinas. The Italian lookl
at the DOCTOR out Of the corners az his
eyes, out Does not ask Coz any more medi-
cal services.
An amusing state Of atInirs has come 70
light at the 0. & n railroad otlico iu- tins
city, says the Owensboro, Kentucky En-
quirer, and will cause no little work to
straighten out Recently a farmer ship
ped bis effects over the road, among them
COW. When the ear rcached RUSSELL
vile COW and Il calf were ia The car, in
stead Of only a COW. The agent at Rus
sellville reported the calf to the train dis
patcher as property over and wanted in
structions. The train dispatcher reported
il to the conductor and he to the agent
here, the agent to Freight Solicitor
Hughes, and the matter is nov in the
hands of the general freight agent for ad-
Indication The matter will doubtless
come 10 lhe hands Of Colonel Beaver, at
torney for the road who Will have to de-
eide whether or not a calf born in transit
belongs to The owner Of the COW or to the
railroad transferring it. In the meantime
the COW and the cali are together in pos
session of the owner of the COW.
New Mexican: At a meeting Of the ar
tesian well directors on Saturday night 1t
wa, found that the coIipany had on hand
about So 800 worth of machlneryi owed
81 coo ond had $3.50 in the treasury.
The board directed President C. F. A.
Fisebar to advertise the property for sale
and pay of the company debts, Thus
another enterprise winds up its career
and no attempt has yet been made to tap
the arlesian basin which nearly every
body admits probably exists uuder tho
fSanta Fc valley