Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-14
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1890.
Jas. Tong was in town Tuesday on
his way to Ell Pasoon business.

New York is the first state in popu-
lation in the union and Nevada the
last.
President Sherman and A. B. Ferrie
were in town the first OF the week,
en- route to Casa Graude on business.
M. R. Benjamin and Morris Ingham
who have been on a work train for
several months were in town Satur-
day.
j.. K. Cauthen has been quite sick
the past week with pneumonia, but
we are glad to learn that he is fast
recovering.
Messrs. Martyr and Bradley of Sill
yer City have been in town this week
negotiating, we understand, for a
wood contract.
Chas. Suter the popular Southern
Pacific engineer was elected to the
Arizona legislature from Tucson by a
handsome majority.
G. a. Thumm from the ella divis-
ion, made a trip over this division
this week and was saying hello to his
Lordsburg friends Wednesday.
Rev. Hugh Furneano win preach
in the Clifton school house on Sunday
evening at 100 and the Lordsburg
church Monday evening l7inst at 7.3O.
Ed Moulton received some twenty
two votes for sheriff, which were said
To have costs in the neighborhOod Of
500 apiece. Rather expensive muse
ment.
Fl. Wendall Brandt, who has been
off on ahunting.,trlp, has returned and
resumed his old position in the round
house. Grant Frazer, who has been
filling his place, again going on the
road.
Barney Scion lost his interest in
politics Saturday. On that day his
wife presented him with a twelve
pound girl. Barney says she will
never be a voter but he is just as well
suited.
The bad water the Southern Paci-
&c has had to use on this division has
so serious an effect on the locomotives
that the company has again put a
boiler maker here, IN the person of
Fred Cook.
+. NJ. Galloway was in the city Mon
day in the interest of the Enterprise.
Mr.. Galloway intends making a trip
over the county for the Enterprise and
may present a few Liberal bills,
which we hope will be promptly paid.
II. W. Gray, Of Oakland, California,
has been appointed master mechanic
OF this division Of the Southern Pacific
in the place Of Geo. W. Carol, resign
ed. MI. Grey ran an engine on this
division when the road was first built
and is remembered and liked by the
old timers. He is said to be a first
class man for the position.
II. c. Boon was in town Tuesday on
his way to Jefferson City, Missouri.
Boon takes his defeat for sheriff good
naturedly but says that on the cam
paign he is now engaged the Mormans
cannot vote him down. He is TO be
married to a fair Missourian about
Thanksgiving day. Here is good luck
to him and his. May they live long
and prosper.
The Southern Pacific company this
week shipped in a boiler, pump and
hoisting plant and viii begin work
Immediately on the well the company
has under bond from J. p. Ownby. II
the work develops a sufficient amount
of water the company will purchase
the property and lay a pipe line to
connect with its present system OF
water works, when the L%ordsburgei
will again be able to partake Of his
favorite beverage.
1t has recently been discovered that
Lordsburg has a musical genius Of the
highest order in the person Of Profess
or Michael Horatio Ready, the accom-.
plished and proficient yard master o.
the Southern Pacific company. AZ
the concert the other night the pro
fessor's appearance was always greeted
with applause and his singing witt
tumultuous applause. His voice hal
the peculiar sweetness characteristic
of his profession, and it is said he hai
often been known to use it in charm
ing a tramp out Of a box car. 1t is
little weak in the upper register. bu.
our local musical authorities agree
that it but needs cultivation to rival
-calliope.
The concert given by Professor J. NJ
Wood last Tuesday night was a grea
success. The playing by Prof. Woo'
and Mr.. Raglin was artistic; as wa
that Of Prof. Wood when accompaniel
by Mr.. Lloyd Payne. The singing
both the solos and duets by the Mise
Payne was highly eniOved. such sing