Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-02-28
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 30 1890

Frank Nichols Is nov working for the
Carlisle company.
It is reported that there are several CAGES
Of smallpox at Georgetown.
Tom Foster came over from Silver City
Saturday TO attend the dance.
The weather was a tribe lowry and It
made seYeral efforts TO rain this week.
Tucson Il going to have a national bank
with David Henderson as the president.
r. stoadly. who used to furnish the mn
dc for the Lordsburg dances, was IN town
this week.
Engineer Mhs, who was s%everely burned
at Separ a few weeks ago. lie able to be
out again.
RI. L. Cannon is putting in a row oil
shelving on the east side Of Roberts &
Leahy's store.
The Sentinel suggssts to the ticket max
ing editors that there will be caucuses held
before election.
n. c. McCamant, an old Lordsbureer
who struck the Spokane Falls boom for
about 500 900, was in town yesterday.
The dance at Amblcr's opera house on
Saturday evening was well attended and
the participants had a very enjoyable
Alme.
The Durham tobacco factory burned last
week aud the price Of one of the necessl-
ties Of lite in the west will probably adj
vance.
The Headlight reports a rumor that W
A. Leonard has bought the Sentinel. Thr
Sentinel claims that the rumor is lacki e
in truth.
The old boot and shoe sign on the front
of the building now occupied by the LTB-
lERAL Office was obliterated this week by Il
coat of paint.
Horny Haley, who was taken from here
to Tucson by Sheriff Shaw on a charge Of
grand larceny was hound over to await
the action Of the grand jury.
There was a grand masquerade ball al
Benson Monday. Joe Dupley says that
from ai accounts it only needed his pres
ence to have 9e,u a complete success.
Pete Jochem found his missing horse in
the hills near Shakespeare. He had slip.
ped the saddle, lest the hitchiug strap and
broken his leg. Pete bad to kill him.
Charlie Osgcod's engine, which went in
to the ditch a couple of months ago, is out
aHain as good as new. Charlie is now
pulling her on the Phoenix & Maricopa
road.
Ben Roberts and George Haseltine went
ont last Sunday and exported the ella
marble quarries. They report the road
between the q%uarries and Lordsbprs. ovrr
which the marble is to be hauled, to IT, a
frat class ore.
Judge Titus was called on His week to
marry his 6rsl couple. the contracting
parties being Scott Barlow and Anna
Browning OF Shakespeare. The Witnesses
say the judge performed the act with MI
the aplomb Of an old band and TINT VIXEN
he saluted the bride the report could be
heard half a block.
The meanest man has sgoin been found,
and probably resides on the ella. A gen.
tlemnn planted out a LARGE orchprd, ard
the ''meanert man came IN the night,
pnlled up the trees. and planted willows
=. klusw ,kn.I III, Nb,ck .uo. . H.,
covered, the willows pulled up, and other
fruit trees planted. There must he some
very mean men IN this country Enter
prise.
Col. Jack Fleming, the president Of TIE
stock Hfsociation SAYS that more stock j.,
now being run off by r~ustlers than at an,
rreyions time in the history of the comfy
and claims that it Is due to The fact that il
Is almost impossible to convict thief be-
fore a jury. What is the matter with
banging a few rnstlers without a trial. Il
wonld save a good deal OF trouble and
might have a good effect.
Oar readers may notice after a careful
Perusal OF the proceedings OF the district
court that as regards Grant county the
six shooter act has been repealed and The
extreme penalty for murder hes been re-
duead from three years IN the peniteutiary
10 confinement ia the county Jail until the
case can be brought before the district
eonrt. BY a strange oversight the New
Mexican. when it printed the laws Of the
last legislature, omitted these important
amendments.
Wednesday evening Frank Murray and
George West were brought in from the
ella where they had been captured nv
Deputy Sheri4s Moore, Windham, Nixsos
and Richardson. They we're captured at
Mart Childer's place on the river. and had
their horses, twenty.fonr head, IN tho Bell
pasture. They made no resistance. and af-
ter being captured one Of llem stated thar
the band Of horses in their possession we're
from Mexico. and had been purchased by