Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-08-22
CLIFTON CUILIHaa.

- AApAuNaaN "ihA tha bNMuhN AuAAoaaNAAtA
and wondsrs how the children can nain-
tain a cheerful demsanor. Hsnry Hill,
school director, says there iS money 10 the
credit Of The school Sufficient 10 pay fer the
needed repairs and that he will asvs to
have the work dons ~ soon IS the beard
meets.
Alex Grant vas in Saturday. He laid
that he and Ahdey Mills we're EOinR to
work on the sxtsnsien Of the Silver TwiR
nino. The recent heavy rains flooded
quite a nunbsr Of mines and work had to
be temporarily suspended.
L. H~sllsnbsok. VIE was having dsvsl-
spnsnt work dons On ssmo slaimS At The
old Silver camp fer ether parties, has skip
ped. Thus DO shystSr niniuE Supsrintsnd-
ent vanish sitter wronglnR the supleysr
and employed.
The taking Of the population census in
this part Of Grahaa eounty was = rearing
farce. There is net a day bat some enc can
be found making enquiries a. to whether
or not the onumsrator is gsing to complete
che taking Of the census. A list Of the
people residing in this section prepared
for p~ublieAtioa. Of those who have net
been snumoratod and \ searching enquiry
instituted as to the cause. There is a DIS
position to believe that the territorial sd-
mmistration WOuld be displsaGsd with a
correct census, owing to its determined
stand against statehood.
jim Guthrie, the terror Of Mules
Springs, came in tSwn after supplies last
Saturday.
Alex Grant and Andy Mills are at work
on the Bullisn the extension Of the Silver
Twig nins.
salsido and Schultz are losing money
selling goods 50 cheap. Ed Schultz says
if the roads permitted be would make it
het for the Clifton merchants.
The many friends Of Frank WoOdard
are pleased te see him on the streets
again, locking better in fact handsome and
making the wslkin ring with his hearty
laugh.
Fat Dick wants to gst married. BE re
is an opening for seine lady that pines for
a man; as he says. he is net particular
whsthsr she be a daughter Of Jay Gould,
Baron Vanderbilt or a factory girl. Hs
waists to catch on.
There ia a aosk Of goats here that
creates more OF less eeRmeut from th csc
who NAY not have ssen their fests in
OlumbiDg cliffs and mountain peaks that
surround tho town and what causes a
comment to he made about it new Is enc
Of our young bensdiets thought that he
could ga ually Eerform the trick Of scam
pering up aad down said cliffs, eraisS and
peaks like unts the fsssive goat. He did a
part Of it. Ho get partly down a elf,
Just above town, wheR he thought he
would rest. He rested, and at the expira-
ton Of the rest mSdO the startling diSooy-
cry that he could pr0esed no farther down
without wlngs He locked up and was
coAfOunded at the sight that met his view.
The route that be had trAverssd doSA had
assumed an altitudinal shape. Ia fact it
appeared like a slick, solid, perpendicular
wall. Il Is said he calculated, "how eomss
things thus2 amlI RstridO Of 4 nightmare
il the land Of &rsant2 | got into this
serape innocontly; but how in blazes an !
going to get cut Of it2 1t won't Do to
jump down / an toe good n man to take
such a risk Of limb or life2 The mischiev-
ieusly insllhed wsuld say that | had been
making sosial calls on Sam Abraham, or
exchanging the compliments Of the sea-
son, as 1t were, across California red
wood, or some thlAg Of the kind. Con
found it, what's the matter vita you fell
lows up thsre?" Thus he yelled to the
beys WHO were on top laughing deligAL'
fally on the quiot) why don't you HE
away Raa get a rope and
help me sat Of this bleeding muss." The
boys helped him cut or rather up, with
the aid Of q rope. After he was up 50
that he could observe the bread sIpRnIa
Of the blue vault Of heaven, hks every
eAs who has ever Seen rescued frOm per-
ilous situations, returned thanks, e%Hioined
secrecy and euSsed the goats.
Tea Hasghsy is going to the AravaiPai.
Letters Of administration on TIE estate
Of Jack H. Grant are gong TO be applied
fer. When an estate gets tangled up in
the mAws or claws Of the laws, God lave
mercy o. it, for no one SlSs will.
Canposll and Laksnsn are about tc
sbip a carload Of silver ore fren Gold
GulsA,
Fred Newell, under sheriff, is here en-
joying oar sAlubri0uu climate, trying t.
g. married and being instructed il rid.
ing the goat.
Hen. A. a. Patterson arrived en- Men
days train. A. n. is in the asld again
for district attorney. he says he will re
tire in fAYor Of Judge TkurmoAd or Col
Egan. Thurnond, it skould be mentioned
is spoken Of faVorAbly for the Legislature
The root Of all evil, corruption fsAdI
and the certificates Of merit and respect
! ability was dispersed last week to its ma