Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-09
NEWS NUGGETS.
Various I,ems Of News Gathered from Our
Exchanges ahd other soarsas.

Exchanges and other sosrsss.
Ballstip; Thsrs is not much to be said
about the horse race At the place last Sat
urday between the Hill aud Parks mares
there was another large gathering to see
the race. Il was run. but owing to the
starting Judges being unable to sgree as
to the start the animals got, the event has
ended in a law suit. The Agreement en-
lered int for the race provided that the
horses should be tapped when tapped Of,
or thers should be no race. "Lapped"
means that neither animal should be more
shau It's length ahead Of the other. oRs
Of the starting Judges decides that they
we're Tapped and the other claims that
they we're not. All agree that the Parks
mare had from to 10 feet the start and
came cut Is feet behind Parks rsfuied
to let the money 90. and Hill brought a
suit against Nathan Solomon for the
money. When the sheriff went to Solo
mon he refused to turn over but $500,
claiming that to be the amount Of money
in hiS possession belonging to Hill. The
matter rests here, and what will be the
outcome is for the court to say.
A Mexican has invented machine to
keep railroad conductors from knocking
down" fares. Ii shaped like a Ham
mond typewriter, oval on one side and
Eat On the other. and is operated like the
typs-write-. The passenger presents his
ticket TO the coudutor, who reads the
name on il aud pnts 1t in the "type-
writer" at the same time punching the
letters Of name on the ticket. There is a
bright piece Of steel at which the pasSen-
ger looks as the conductor writes his name
When the conductor has finished punch
ing a small peg bell rings and small
piece Of gutta percha shuts over the steel
plate. In thirty seconds the work is done
and perfect photograph Of a passenger
is taken, the amoHnt of the ticket regis
tered on the back, and the nRme of the
passenger printed about the amount.
The whole job can be done in two minute,
and half, and is the most complete thing
yet gotten out,
st. Johns Herald: Robt. Scott passed
through st. Johns last week, on his way
to Magdalena New Mexico, with about
1900 head Of wsthers. which be intend'
shearinG near there, and then shipping
the sheep to Kansas City. Sheep are
commanding good prices in the east fol
mutton. They are quoted IN Chicago al
from $500 to SO 90 accordiag to the
weight ane quality.
Democrat: The large shipment of NUT.
tons ard lambs made from w. W. Cox
heck III this county to Kansas City n short
time ago ought to do good deal 10 give
southern New Mexican sheep better
name in that market. Mr.. Cox sheep
sold readily on that market for S495 a
head all round He has since contracted
to sell all the sheep that he wants to dis.
pose Of to the same people who bought
his 6rst Shipmen. at equally good prices
Albert K Cutting, The notorious rat
printer who at one time came near pre-.
clpltating a war with Mexico, was severely
beaten at Spokane Falls by his wife after
an attempt to pound her. Mrs. Cutting
keeps restaurant in this city and har
oeOn supporting her liege lord, but recent
ly determined 10 do so no longer, with to,
ABOVE resnlt
Bullstin The Bulletin desires to cal
Sttent,oh Of all persons who have declared
their intention of becoming citizens q
Arizona, who have heretofore been allow
ed to vote on that declaration, to the fact
that the change in the law made by tht
last legislature will prohibit them froa
casting a vote this fall. unless they teeur,
from tho district court THEN final naturali
zation papers. All such who desire tt
vote will therefore bear this fact in mlnd
and also that the coming term Of district
court 10 the county, which will meet on
the 18th inst will be their last oppOrtun
ity to become naturalized before the fall
election. 1t is estimated that about 20C
persons are IN Grsham county, who have
been voting by virtue of their declaration
Of intention to become citizens.
Prospector; The last product from Ari-
zona's natural plants is sauce made from
the mescal plant A bottle left at this
Office to-day, by G. H. Plat, az sample
is pronounced frst-elass article 1t i,
mads from the bulb, which is drisd after
being cut in strips, and then ground and
cook with chill pepper until it rsse enbles
catsup, Mr. Patt ooAtemplates putting
the sauce on the market and expects a
good demand for it,
Settlers continue to make final proofs in
the Gila valley They are all improving
their homes.