Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-05-15
WESTERN LIBERAL.

evening.
Ollie Simpson is down with the
measles.
s. II. Biddle and a. II, Copeland
were in town this week,
Harry Small has been over to Silver
City this week, counting.
Pinos Altos complains of the num-
Der of buns in the town.
Dick Jones and Rowan Miller spent
Tuesday night at Gold Hill.
Silver City and Pinos Altos played
ball. Pinos Altos was not in it.
The Arizona & New Mexico ROAD
will take Off one of its trains next
week.
Dcming will vote on Il propositian to
issue bonds and build a $4,000 school
house.
Chas. Shannon was in town from
Clifton last Wednesday, en- route to
Tucson.
Mrs. Jas. Costello has been suffer-
ing the past week from an attack Of
erysipelas.
II. p Hart made a Deming trip Sat
urday to make arrangements for his
cattle shipment.
Miss a. Adair, the Clifton school
marin, was in the city Wednesday, en-
route for the east.
Mrs. Andrew Wallace came down
from Clifton yesterday and is visiting
Mrs. 0. II. Smyth.
W.B. Catchings is over to Silver
City attending his case against the
Humboldt company.
II. a. Logue recovered II OF his
horses at Wilcox. 1t had followed a
livery team into town.
Muldoon arrived iii town Monday
in less than six hours had cstab-
lishcd a drink check route.
Robots s. Leahy have put new de-
livery wagon on the road and J.. II.
Lacy adoras the front seat.
Dick Jones, who has been working
for the LIBERAL for several months,
left Tuesday night for Roswell.
Miss Wealthy Davis, Morenci's
charming school marin was in the city
Monday. en- route cast to spend the
summer vacation.
Harry Clas5en went oyer to Silver
TIeslly to see about his maIdamus
case which can before the district
court "Wednesday.
Ben Roberts left Saturday night for
Cutler Maine. lie expects to return
in August. 80 Lcahy and Charlie
Stevens are now paying the highest
market price for tin cans in good re-
pair.
Judge McFlc has appointed Ben
Titus as United States court COM
mis- ioncr. This appointment gives
him power to act as IL committing
magistrate in case of violation Of any
United States laws.
Mcssrs. Tuslcr and Geek have beeA
here this week to make arrangements
for the shipment Of the Hart and
Nlchol cattle bought 10y Mr.. Tuslcr.
Owing to the high Yator on the Rio
Grande the cattle could not be ship
ped as early as expected but will pro-
baby be driven toSilyer City and be
shipped from there tomorrow.
1t Is probably remembered by many
lax payers that there were two advcr-
tisments of delinquent taxes last Win
Ter, one I'M the Sentinel, quite ex-
tended, aud one in the Enterprise,
quite condensed. 1t was n subject Of
discussion among tax payers and the
question rs to who would pay for this
double advertisement was often de-
bated. The matter was settled at the
last meeting of the board. The Sen
tinel bill, amounting to some twelve
hundred dollars was allowed with the
provlso that the proprietor Of the Sen
tinel should pay TIE Enterprise bill,
which amounted to some three
therefore out nothing although they
would have been better pleased 10
have seen the commissioners allow Tho
Enterprise bill with the proyiso that
its proprietors should pay the up
Sentinel bill. This tax list deal dis
proves TO a certain extent the in
timations made in the LmERAL that
our sheriff on being elected to Office
had forgotten his frien's. Apparently
from the action Of the commissioners
there was no necessity for advertising
the tax list in the Enterprise, yet the
sheriff did so and by so doing put three
hundred and Odd dollars into the
pockets OF the proprlctors Of that
paper. TO be sure IL was not at the ex-
pense Of the tax payers. nor at his
own expense but was at the expense