Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-09-13
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1889.

AhNAAaIf
DR.. Lacy was down from Clifton last
Monday.
John McCabe was in from the Animas
yesterday.
President John Sherman was down FROM
Clifton Monday.
B. M. Crawford was over from Solomon
willie this week.
G.. s. Kellum and wife made a trip 10
Silver City this week.
Col. Hulinss left for San Francisco Sat
urday on a business trip.
Ada Humes and Kid Lewis have moved
from Silver City to Las Cruces.
G. r. Tbayer has gone to Carthage
where be has a contract 10 teach school
this winter.
Charley Woo Of the Union restaurant at
Clifton has an advertisement in the LIB
ERAL this week.
Roberts & Leahy have a new advertise
Anent smiling on the readers Of the LrBER-
Al from the first page.
D. H. Kedzie's commission as p%ostmast-
er arrived last night, and he will probably
take possession of the office tomorrow.
The fremont house proprietors are now
killing their own beei.-Enterpfise.
Whose beef have they been in the habit
of killing.
The Rev. Il. j. .Furneaux will not be
back from his vacation in time to preach
next Sunday, but F. L. Sanders will FIJI
the pulpit in the evening.
Walter Forwood, ex.deputy district clerk
and warrant broker, made so much money
in this district that he has opened 4 gro
eery store in Kansas City.
In his latest poetical c%fosion, "Kiowa
Jim's last ride, " the editor OF the Enter
prise makes snort rhyme with fort. ="
Brace up, Pink, and do better than this
even if eve bits is too great a price"
Editor Cobbof Silver City went to FL
lPaso and GU his return complained because
he could not find sucHiient water to
,quench his thirst. No other Silver City
editor would haYe hunted water for that
purpose.
by Fisher and Jones made a race this
week to lie run on the 10Th OF October for
800 head of cattle of an average value OF
$40. Tue horses are Sleepy Dick aud
'Commissary. 1t hasnot been decided yet
whether the race will be run in Lordsburg
,or Stems Pass.
Southern Pacific Agent Austin at San
Simon has heard so much about train rob
robbers and bold ups that he got a little
nervous He had read the old maxim,
an time of peace prepare for war, y and as
the train robbers are now all up in WIS
,consin he bought a SIX shooter. Tuesday
he was out practising. A pilgrim printer
happened along and Austin wanted him 10
run down the track and let him practise
wing shooting, and offered him two bits
'for three shots. The printer said he had
iust a. lief let Austin shoot him at but that
was too much ~runningfor.s nickIe. The
pilgrim went and laid downih the shade OF
the freight house and Austin would aim
the gun at him and shoot at a barrel down
by the switch. When be got this down
fine be strung the gun on bis ginger and
dried the whirling act. He forgot the gun
was double action, but the FIRST time ii
went around he remembered it. 'Bhe bal
went through the right foot. The pilgrim
bound up the foot and Austin took the
pusher to Wilcox, where the wound was
dressed. 10 the future Austin may know
more but he will never be as smart as be
thoughthe was last Tuesday.
Roberts & Leahy have moved Into theiI
new store and as it is one of the finest
stores in the territory a description of il
would not be inappropriate: The store
is built of brick and has a frontage of As
feet, a depth Of 80 feet and the front ele.
vatlon is 23 feet. The front of the store is
of glass to the top Of the room, then brick
to the c%oruice, which 10 Of iron. There
are large double doors in the center and
in front. of the door is an open space fol-
.about fifteen feet. A PARTITION of brick
divides the store into two rooms and runs
back nearly to the real. of the room. The
right hand or western room is used fol-
dry goods and groeeeies, the right hanc
for the dry goods and the left for groceries
and on the shelves of this room is one o.
the largest stocks of goods ever brought
into Lordsbure. The. eastern side of th'
store is fitted up with a counter and shelly
ing on the right side, which will be useC
for hardware and croekery, the left with la
Lles for clothing. All such articles az
grain, potatoes, and in fact everything
which will not add to the appearance o.
the store, will be put in the old store
which will be used as a storage room. Ii
the rear center is the Office, from which
a full view of both rooms can be had. On
either side of the Office is a bed room fol-
the use of the proprietors. The interior
of the building is finely finished, the wall'
being Of stucco, the ceiling Of panelec
iron and the wood work Of redwood fin.
ished in the natural colors. The brick.