Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-03-28
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1880.
Dr.. Gaddis was in town yesterday,

Saturday.
J.. J. KieHter v in from Gold Hill
Wednesday.
Nuldoon and the Irish dragon were ia
town this week.
H. Z. Boon was in town Yesterday en-
route to Silver City.
c. b. Schultz went to Dsming Sunday
night, business, business.
Or. Wright and G. W. Mclean return.
cd from their western trip Saturday.
Tbs new barber shop could not stand
the salubrious climate and the barber
sloped.
The Eagle drug store has put in a new
wire showcase, to hold papers and peri
odicals.
Thos. Foster came over from SILVER City
this week and Is spending a few days at
Gold Hill.
B. F. Ingalls,, president Of the Peacock
coal company Of Cerrillcs, was IL The city
this week.
Spring weather has fairly got here and
barring the heavy winds during a portion
Of the days it ia about perfection.
Mrs. Mary Newman, who has been Wis
ring With Mrs. Woods, iefs Sunday even
ing to visit friends at Fort Bayard.
S. P. Simpson an MS friend Mr.. Rowly
arrived in towo this week to visit Dr..
Simpson and capture some new lungs.
Bob Williams has been suffering from
an attack OF pneumonia, but is now much
bother aud is considered entirely out Of
danger.
Bruce Pelton is lying very sick at the
Tucson hospital with typhoid fever. His
father went in Wednesday night to care
for him.
L.. Frassinet. manager of the Detroit
copper company stora at Moreuoi, was IN
town ToeaIay, en- route home from L trip
down into Mexico.
Assessor Classen and Deputy App left
for the northern part Of The county
Wednesday. They took Jas. Winters
along rs It gold e.
Roberts & Leahy are keeping up With
the procession, their latest addition being
a mammoth coffee grinder, and now they
grind your coffee while you wait.
Yes Chase, who has been attending
school at Eacona, Texas, retnrnod Mon
dry. Yes insists that it was the principal
Of the school Hbo got homesie&.
Extensive petroleum. fields have hreu
discovered in Mexico and Judge Mastec-
sou has organized u company of Mexican
and 0bio capitalists to develop them.
Engineer Frank Griggs has been into
Tucson the past week having some needed
repairs made on his engine. Engineer
Z.igler took bis run during his absence.
c,Eae trustees Of the Lordsburg towpslte
got around this week and paid OF a lot of
debts that had been accommodating ever
since an effort was first made to get the
patent.
Yesterday morning a brosen rail put \
vest bound freight train III the ditch near
Oehoa. A brakeman DAmed VaVasour
WAS the only one hurt. be was taken to
the hospital.
Lee White, the Santa Fe county bad
man, was csptured IN El PAso this week
by Sheriff Chavez Of Santa Fe comfy.
White had got safely into Mexico but
came across the river to see bis girl and
was captured.
A Texan and a Mexican raced their
horses in Ell Paso Saturday for an $500
purse. The Texas horse won, but the
stake money was in Mexico and the Tex
an cannot get it.
There is quite a striking epitaph on one
of the tombstones in the Pinos Altos grave
yard which reads as follows: Here lies
the body of John Mahan, be had sand in
his craw, but was slow on the draw, so we
planted him out in the shade. Miner.
The Lordsburg post Office has received a
consignment of the new red two cent
stamps. It was the 59th office to receive
them. They will be on sale as soon as
the supply Of green ones on hand is ex-
hausted, which will be about the 6rst of
the month.
The railroad company has decided 10
stop supplying the citizens with water on
the first Of the month. Instead of shut
ting the water off the mains it will be shut
off the line which leads from the main to
the consumers faucets. By this means
the town will not be left without FIRE pro-
lection providing thers is any water in the
reservoir. 1t is to be hoped that rain will
give the well more water or that the rail
road company will either develop the well
more or purchase another water property
and so be in condition to supply the town
again.
Engineer Harry Matthews died in the
hospital at tucson yesterday. Mr.. Mat
thews was one of the Oldest engineers IN
point of service on the Southern Pacific
road, and for some time past has pulled
the passenger train on this division.