Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-09-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, SEPTEMBER Is, 1891

bnls Week.
f. S. Douglas made a Clifton trip
this week.
The Gold Hin mail is now carried in
a bran new wagon.
Colonel Egan was in town Wednes-
day, en- route to Tucson on business.
Mrs. G.. B. Schultz has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. j. b. Kerns, at Guthrie
this week.
Mart Ingham returned from Oregon
this week and is again working for the
Southern Pacific.
Frank Griggs enjoyed a couple Of
days Vacation this week on account Of
a disabled whistle on his engine.
Newt Cramer wa walking high yes
terday, he received a telegram from
Tucson saying that an eight pound
boy is awaiting his return.
The rain makers began work in El
Paso yesterday and it has been cloudy
here ever since. Dr. Simpson went
down to inspect the workings of the
scheme,
The latest reports from Detective
Len Harris, who was reported to be
MORALLY wounded in the scrap with
the train robbers, is that he is resting
easily with a good chance Of recover
ing.
A. b. Ferrie stopped OFF the east
bound train Monday night for Il mo-
ment to say how are you. He was on
his way from Casa Graude to New
York and may make a trip across the
water before he returns.
r. p. Hart and r. r. Weathered
started out last Sunday to take IL. @.
Boon home, then make a trip to the "a
circle ranch. Boon has been heard
from and II is supposed the other men
are enjoyingthemselves fishing in the
Gala.
NJ. w. McGrath and wife returned
from their trip to Las Cruces Satur-
day. They left the boys comfortably
situated for the winter in school.
While in Las Cruces Mr.. McGrath
found a couple of colts that pleased
him greatly and he bought them at
an expense of something over three
hundred dollars. They are both
thorough bred Percher0ns. lie left
them down there for the winter, he
will bring them up in the spring and
put the stallion in service.
While the celebration at Clifton
Wednesday was a big success it was
marred by having no ball game. The
Solomonyille club had agreed to come
down bit at the last moment sent
word that it could not afford to make
the trip, The Cliftonlans were con
siderably dLgasted as they had gone to
Solom0nyilie at their own expense aud
played the alfalfa club and thought it
no more than talr to have the visit re-
turned. II they had got the word in
time they you'd made up a-purse to
pay the expenses Of the SOlomonyille
club.
Lanes friends deny that he made
any statement confessing a share in
the bridge burning aud duplicating
Others in it, and on the other hand the
LIBERAL is positively informed That
ne did make such an ante-mortum
statement. If the statement was
made it probably will not see daylight
until the trial Of the women for having
hand in the burnlngs. Lane did not
die, rs has been stated in the Clifton
Jail, he was taken TO the company hos
pital and had the best medical treat
ment to be obtained. The company
was very anxious to have him live to
stand trial.
Dave Clark and the rest of the hunt
ers ha We returned to Clifton from the
trip into the mountains. Dave
brought back the tail and the scalp of
a mountain lion. The tail will be
used as a decoration for his cab and
the scalp will be turned over to the
supervisors for the bounty. Dave tells
a very thrilling story about the death
of this beast. 1t seems that he was
scouting through a piece Of brush af-
ter jack rabbits for supper, the ladies
having got tired Of bacon, when he
met the lion. His gun was loaded
with light shot but he turned it loose
in the animals face and put out his
headlight. The lion turned on his air,
whistled for brakes and tried to re-
verse. Dave grabbed his throttle and
tried to starr his injector, it stuck and
as he could not find the monkey
wrench he got out his knife and pried
itopen. This caused him to lose steam
and in a few moments he died. Pink
Robinson came along just then and
helped dress the lion. The LIBERAL,
fortunately, was able to interview
Pink, who said he was travelling along
n evening when he CHANGED to see
Dave and the lion sitting n couple of
rocks engaged in conversation. He
crept up close to see what they were