Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-13
WESTERN LIBERAL.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1891.

r. S. Hollis returned from his Texas
trip this week.
The Humboldt mill shut down this
week for repairs.
The Southern Pacific pay car reach
ed town Monday.
D.. c. Roberts returned from his lei
Paso trip Tuesday.
Postmaster Whipple was in from
Gold Hill yesterday.
The latest quotations are: Silver,
l,O1l; Copper, 14.25; Lead, 4.s2l.
Ben Titus is fencing in a lot and is
going to start a vegetable garden.
The Humboldt miners enjoyed the
regular monthly payday this week.
Jas. Gibson went to Bowie this week
to relieve the agent, who is taking a
lay off.
We have been experiencing some Of
the most severe weather of the winter
during the past week.
b. A. Rowley has rented McGrath's
ranch, below town, and is going to
start a chicken ranch.
Harry Lucas has qualified as post
master at Silver City, aud Ed Young
now holds only one office.
Owing to the fight over the price Of
powder Agent Ciassen brought in a
carload Of the giant variety this
week.
Since Harris s. Parker have been in
town the mails have been flooded with
pictures for old friends back in The
states"
Silver City wants a normal school
to be established by the legislature.
Silver City is entitled TO anything she
may want.
A letter from R. z. Hart says he is
much improved in health and expects
to return to New Mexico about the
first Of April.
At a meeting Of the directors of the
Hart Brothers land and cattle com
pany last week, MIR. Walter Hart was
elected president.
On the Atlantic & Pacific railroad,
from Mohaye TO Albuquerque, there
are killed by trains an average Of $50
head Of stock a month.
]. w. Hamilton's baby swallowed a
safety pin the other day from The eff
fects Of which it came neal dying and
is yet not oat Of danger.
Ex-Goy. Ross, Sheriff Lockhagt and
Col. M. G. Gorty have gone to Santa
Ice to tell the Legislators about the
beauties of Florida county.
Classen says he is not, at present,
going TO California, 0 toget married,
nor to settle down. The Enterprise
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Walter Faucett passed through
town Wednesday night accompany ing
his fathers family to Seattle near
which place they viii 20 TO farming.
Frank WhltehiIl is said 10 aaye gone
to Cuba, but expects to reGuru to Gal-
weston and accept a situation offered
him by Clark y Courts. - Enterprise.
Drs. Simpson & Simpson this week
abandoned the medicine case for the
jack plane and hand saw, and have
built a fine arbor on which 20 train
their Crane vines.
About seventeen passenger cOnduc-
tors on the Southern Pacific system
have been let out the past week,
Among them are Hamilton and Starr.
Tom Beck has STAIRS run.
The LIBERAL raj shown through
he did not ''go through"-the Deming
bank this week, Cashier Sieboid had
turned the bolt on the vault before ht
arrived. The banking room is M OF
the neatest in the territory.
The latest report is that the Dem.
ing Road" is not going to run from
Deming at all, but will start from
Juarez. The object Of this is to get
more money from the Mexican Gov
eminent, which will subsidize the road
at the rate OF sl2, 600 per mile. II thi.
is done, Young probably viii purchase
the Arizona & New Mexico road anC
continue it from Lordsburg to a
junction with his east and west roac
in Mexico,
The s%tereopticon exhibition giyer
by Harris s. Parker last Saturday
night was well attended and largely
enjoyed. The views covered a large
number Of interesting subjects as wei
as some OF loSal note among which
might be noted an interior view of tn,
drugstore and ~postofice. Owing to
leak in the gas bag the light gave on.
early in the evening much TO the dii
appointment OF the audience a. wei
as the exhibitors, who did the sQuar,
thing by announcing another enter
tainment which would be free 70
Thursday (astl night. After TIL,
,,,~n - ..-,w A. H,--f. ~