Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-05-29
WESTERN LIBERAL.
'LoRDsBURe, N. NJ, MAY 20, 1891.

Mrs, James Costello is c%onvalescent
VIM. Bradford has gone to separ for
a months vacation.
Silver City has been suffering FROM
Ave bugs and burglars.
w. f. Edelstor writes that his add
dress is now at FL Paso.
Col. Bin Wells, the Gold Hill gold
miner, wasin town Tuesday.
Hereafter the Pyramid company
will keep its doors closed on Sundays.
One Sunday fine is enough.
Lem and Herb McGrath are expect
ed home from the Agricultural col
lege next week for the summer vaca-
tion.
Saturday is Memorable day. As there
are no soldiers buried in this vicinity
the live ones have no graves TO deco
rate.
Pete Jochem, having thoroughly en-
joyce his brief vacation, has buckled
down to hard work agains at the rail
road we'll.
Soldiers have been sent from Fort
Bayard to the Hatchets, the only In
dian signs are in the Mogollons and
the Black Range.
VIM. Marbles daughters who have
been attending school at Silver City
returned home Monday, the school
having closed Friday.
The Indians who killed Nat Whit
tum on the Blue also killed a man
named Charles Campbell on the head
waters Of the Whitewater.
Tom Woods, accompanied by his
mother and niece, leaves next week
for his ranch on the upper ella, whore
they willspend the summer.
r.. p. Hart has returned from Silver
City, whore he shipped some cattle,
and leaves for Kansas to look after
some cattle he has feeding there.
The Wells-Fargo express messen-
gers now double out of El Paso having
but a ten hour lay-ove?. The postal
clerks are petitionirg for the same
run.
II. L. Cannon left for Clifton the
nrst Of the week where he has con
tracted to put in the concentration
and tramway for the Copper King
company.
The firm of Boon Bros. at Duncan
has dissolved, Dan Boou retiring and
II. C. Boon continues the business at
the old stand, where, the LIBERAL
hopes, he will meet with unbounded
prosperity.
Work has been stopped on the rail
road wei, because, it Is said, the work
was proceeding too slow and costing
the company too much. Whether the
work will be resumed or not is at
present uncertain.
The s%emi-annual blackmail which
the court officers levy on all saloon
keepers who 60 not close their doors
Sundays was collected the first OF the
week. II. Amber, L. b. Dusuel and
Frank Eennerston, to keep the black
mailing expenses down as much as
possible, sent their money over to
Sheriff Lockhart the early part of the
month and requested him to enter a
plea Of guilty of violating the Sunday
law for them and pay the fine and
costs. The sheriff received the money
all right but never acknowledged it,
and instead Of entering the plea Of
guilty and paying the fine he gave the
warrants to Deputy Sheriff Wm, 3a-
ker with instructions to collect $3.50
from each yiolator or bring him in.
The men who had paid the money to
the sheriff made a vigorous kick
against the extortion and the deputy
telegraphed the sheriff for lhstruc-
tlons. The sheriff, seeing he could
not get away with the game, tele-
graphed back Instructions to his dep
uty toilet the three men off and col
lect only $3.50 from the others.
When w. B. Cuttings closed bis
connection with the Humboldt com
pany he had Chas. App close his
books. When Mr.. Catchings arrived
in Silver to urge his suit against the
company he wrote Mir. APP asking
him to send a balance sheet from the
books and so avoid appearing as a wit
ness, App did as requested, and was
considerably surprised Sunday on be-
ing served with a subpoena on the
case. He demanded the fees, which
we're not forthcoming and refused to
60 because the subpoena was served
Sunday. Wednesday evening Deputy
Baker, who is one OF the two repub-
licans on the staff Of the person who
was elected sheriff by the republicans
last fan, appeared in town with
bench warrant requiring Mr.. App to
appear before Warren Bristol Judge of
the third judicial district. md show