Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-27
WESTERN LIBERAL.
4RIDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1891.

There will be a dance at the Wells
Fargo building next week Friday.
j. P. Ownby has bought the Monier
property and Mrs. Monier has moved
TO San Francisco.
Harris & Parker, the photographers,
after doing a lot of good work here
returned to El Paso.
Chssen and Kedzie had many
brilliant business opportunities offered
them in Deming recently.
An ugly steer recently gored Mrs
P. NJ. Chase of the Animas, but we
are glad to learn she was not seriously
hurt.
A question for hnduciers: which
could pauperize a county quickest,
the Silver City ring or the Deming
ring?
"Pap" Amber left the first Of the
week for the hot springs OF Arkansas,
the healing waters of which. he hopes,
will dissolve some Of his superfuous
flesh.
The foot race much talked of did
not come Off owing to the mysterious
disappearance of the Swede, who left
many mourning creditors. Raglan
won the forfeit.
Col. McGhee Of Memphis, who is in
terested in the Miser's Chest, has been
in town this week inspecting his prop
erty and is so pleased with it that he
wants to double the force Of men.
"You fellows opposing Florida coun-
ty make tam fools of yourself, you
can't do a things. Lindauer's ad-
dress to Classcn and Kedzie. Still
Florida county is a portion of Grant.
The defeat Of the Florida county
bill has no effect on the newly to be
built Deming, Chihuahua, Coshoctor
& CoIlogog railroad. The Mormons OF
Mexico are short of spring beds and
there must be opened a way of com
m~unication with the markets Of the
world.
Silver City will never get more OF
Grant county ON a division than was
offered by either the Florida or Pyra.
mid bill. When a county division bill
is passed her territory will consist OF
GEORGETOWN. Pinos Altos, Legal Ten
der hill aud the court house, with Che
Colchis mill thrown in for good
treasure.
silver City people have always
y omised Lordsburg people their aid
when it came to a county division
E.ht, when Silver City thought il
could get twenty miles Of Southern
Tactic road in west Grant enHntS IT
1rrgot all promises. The world is
young yet and Silver Gag may again
want Lordsbnrgs aid.
One 81 the rain rcasuns why our
gallant but short legged sheriff de
.5ned 10 be elected was to make sure
that noaemocrats wculd be appointed
Ceputies. Three months later: Muse.
= democrat, is a deputy; Rose, a dem
ocrat. is a jail guard; Loomis, a demo
crat, occupies a desk in the sheriffs
office. Some people have memories
no longer than their legs and theiT
promises are no more reliable than Is
Santa FEES climate.
In accordance with the desire of the
people OF Lordsbmg Messrs. Classen
and Ked2ie went to Santa Fe in the
interest of Lordsburg, Pyramid and
west Grant county. They were told
mt the capitol that Silver City and
Deming had agreed on d division
which cut west Grant county Ike d
watermelon carved with an axe, and
they concluded TO oppose 81 The1
were told by the Deming people that
they carried no weight and their op.
position was useless. KedZie fell early
in the fight and retired from Santa Fe
a victim Of the altiinde. the weather
and the mud OF the territorial capitol
leaving Classen to fight the battle
Classen had no four thousand dollars
nor any aid from the bishop, nor from
Deming, nor from the Silver City com
mittee, but right was on his side ant
Johnnie Riley of Las Cruces and sew
eTal other men were fighting the SAM
way and they won. 1t was a dramat
ic scene in the council last Tuesda.
when the Florida bill was brought UP
Senator Ancheta was in his seat 70
the first time since the murderous as
sault upon him, his head and neck en-
cased in bandages to cover the mark
of the bullets, his face pale, but Their
was a glitter in his eye which portend
ed no peace to the friends of FlOrid;
county. The bill was brought up anC
Senator Perea moved to lay it on tn
table indefinitely. President Chave
called one of the senators to the chair
took the floor and made an eloquen
speech in which he exposed many 0
the receptions and deceits which tn,
friends Of the bill had practiced, ant
announced his intention OF yotin'
with his friend Ancheta. The vot,