Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-12-12
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1890

plOlu leNef.
Deputy Sheriff Bud Moore was in
the city this week.
Sig Weisl. the slim postmaster Of
Carlisle was in the city Saturday and
made a horse back ride home.
The Sentinel says bard coal is worth
$1,000 and soft coal s6 per ton in Silver
City. Soft coal is worth 81 in Lords
burg.
Bruce Pelton is sick and has gone to
the hospital at Tucson. Price Simp-
son is holding his job down during his
absence.
A series Of races for COW ponies with
prizes OF $50 up are advertised to take
place in Silver City on Decembnr %,
26and ".
The recently completed school cen
su3 Of this district shows there are
n%inety-seven scholars of Il school age
within the district.
A festive tree agent has been in the
city this week delivering trees and
vines. 1t is pretty late in the season
to set out such stock. .
II. G. Boon and his bride are cx-
pected in town to-day on their way to
their Arizona home on the banks Of
the classical but treacherous ella.
Ben Roberts made an El Paso trip
this week. He said he went on bust
ness, but wa greatly disappointed be-
cause there was no bull dght the day
he was there.
jack Caster accompanied by his
Kansas bride arrived in town Satur-
day and have gone out to Jacks ranch
on the CHA where they win make their
future home.
Estrella lodge No. 100 Brotherhood
of railway trainmcn has issued inri
tations to a grand bill which viii be
held at the San Xavier hotel at Tucson
on December 3lst.
Since about the first of the month
the freight traffic on The Southern Pa
c.fc has fallen of greatly. Ihc rail-
road boys are having an easy time but
are not getting very rich.
Il. p. Hart writes that he is rapidly
recovering and that the inflammation
in his knec has subsidized to such an
extent that lie now eats two and a
half dozen oysters OH the half shell at
"a clip
Tia red haze 4noted in the west
ern sky last Saturday night was hot.
as has been supposed. aa ASTRONOMERS
phenomena, but was simply a mirage
Of the yermollion paint Jim Gibson
was spreading over the streets Of san
Francisco.
Trial of suits brought by the re-
ceiyer of the Merrditl & Altman
estate against the creditors thereof
viii be commenced in this city to-day,
and probably last scYeral days. The
proceeding viii inyllYe the yaiidiCy
OF The Metedith & Ailman assignment
and also a large part Of The assets
Sentine'.
Waiter Il. Vail, the accomplished
and handsome editor Of the Tucson
Citizen, wasin the city the FIRST OF tie.
week. Mr. Vail is IN orange blossom
traEsplanted from a Los Angeles con
%seryatory to the cactus covered plains
at Tucson, and has the reputation of
being the handsomest editor in the
territory.
Quite a number Of L%ordsburgers
have been going down to Delning and
riding the Masonic goat in that town.
If there was a convenient han in
Lordsburg there is sufficient material
TO organize a Masonic and Knights Of
Pythias lodge here. In which event
the popular .lodge nights" could be
instituted for the benefit Of married
men.
We give it as an item OF news A
prominent city Taxpayer swears that
he will cause the arrest of every coun-
ty Official proved short in accounts by
ohe report OF the committee of experts.
win he have his hands fun? The re-
port that a dozen extra cots have been
set up in the county bastile, is believed
to be a canard. Sentinel.
G. M. Dreamer went to the Office Of
the secretary of the territory yesterday
afternoon and filed an andaylt
to the effect that according to
the records Of st. Michael's col
lege at Santa Fe, the Hon. j. A.
Ancheta, Of Grant county, was
mot Of age"-that is, he was not old
enough to take his seat in the next
legislative council-New Mexican.
The El Paso racing season and The
Juarez bull fight season opened auspi-
ciously last Sunday. Arrangements
have been made by which races are
run on one day on one side Of the river
and the bull fight occupies the atten-
ton Of the people on the other side Of
the river the npxt dav Sunday vvhuol