Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-03-20
LoRDsBURe, MARCH 20, 1891.
Regnlar dance tonight.

Arthur Nichols has been spending
the week in the city.
Mrs LyaI aud her sister were in
from Stems Pass "Wednesday.
Pete Veiton isdown from Clifton to
attend 10 ihe narrow gauge engines.
Miss Ma Mcwhirt returned from
an extended Santa Re visit Wednes-
day.
Bruce PeltOn returned from the Hot
Springs this week much improved in
health
ST. Pasrick's day was celebrated
with the tsual hiiarity Incident TO its
anniversary
W T. Bdelston yVas in the city Mon
day en- route back TO Gold Hil from
an El Paso strip
A party OF friends surprised Mrs.
Woods Tuesday evening, it being the
anniversary VI her birth.
Andrew Wallace rctuFBed from his
eastern trip Saturday. He negotiated
f0T a Rae locomotive in Cincinnati.
Hugh Mullen came down from Cliff
tOn Wednesday after a bill OF lumber
with which to repair the damage done
TO his house by the GOod.
Patrick ODonnel Of Kansas City
has purchased James Carr's horse
ranch below town. hr. ODOnnells
tEtO scrs viii have charge Of the ranch.
Col. McGhee Of Memphis, Tenn,
who is interested in the Miser's Chest
and who has been here for some time
inspecting hiS property, returned
home Sunday
An acceptable article for the Kan
R0S City Saln could be made by col
lectinE the stories abDat Father Gel
dorf aud 0Re OF his female Pensioners.
Another Of mis- Pensioners, the moth
or OF a faulty claims to have found
tie tho in a very compromising situs-
ton recently, aud refuses TO accept
him longer as spiritual guide.
Last Thursday night a man giving
Che name 81 Chas. Alien came into
town bearing a letter TO n Of cur
local sporting men introducing him as
Splinter, Allen did not have the ap-
pearance II being a runner and acted
rather logy. The sporting men
thought that 81 a race could be made
they might win an honest dollar. II.
Happened tbAt Lord Hussey was over
from silver City and 3 rice was made
between ise two for s50a side. The
letter OF INTERSECTION was kept very
oalet, So az B0s 20 influence the bet
ting. The race vas 20 come of on
Tr5day afternoon at twO o'clock.
Quite 4 number 81 dollars were pEt up
on the r2ce during tie morning.
Ng,sSey had 30 racing rcgaiia but
managed 50 i0lyFovlse,a suit, by Dor
Tpwing a sleeveless under SHIRT and
cutting of a pair % sd overalis at the
gyees. AaicH apparently hzd no suit.
TIE race was made Oh the fiat below
tOen the distance being 100 yards,
when the track was reached and more
bets were being made it was noticed
that Aliens hackers we're the sporting
men while the men who were betting
on Huseey were those who do not bet
more than they can afford " lose.
The even bets we're about exhausted
when an hundred dollar bill was
GOurjshed with a proposition 10 bet IL
Oh Alien against SIS on HusSey. Just
AZ this time the runners came down
over the track 10 warm up and look il
over, Allen had doEed his outer
clothes aud appeared in a handsome
running salt, white hose, blue tights,
dark trunks and striped shirt. lie
tFOtted down the course ~ graceful as
a antelope. Ills graceful. gait hand
sOfne suit and the hundred dollar bill
convinced the crowd that he wal a
''ringeF" and that the money bet on
HusSey was gone. Could cut OF over
siIS win against blue tights, could
eT5 win 800, could Hussey's gate win
against that handsome stride2 No
body thought they could for a dollar.
When the men went back TO the start
IL wa noticed that Hu8sey's legs were
about three inches the longer but that
raised only enough hope TO make his
bScksfs think there might yet be a
chance for the money they had up.
They got an even start and came down
over the course neck and neck, Ut the
hundred yard mark HuSgey was ahead
the thickness Of his body and the time
eleven and One-dfth seconds. At the
anish Hussey Was about FIVE feet
shead. The ringer had met his match
and the sure thing men had lost their
money 10 the suckers. II Il 30 seldom
that the sucker comes out ahead that
there Is no wonder they Fejoieed over
their winnings while mentally kicking
themselves NJ the escape Of the hun
bred dollar bill. The sporting nan 10
whom Allen brought his letter Of IN
tF0iuetioD publicly announces that
the next man who comes 10 him With