Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-05-22
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Heggie sec. and treas. One Of the new
members, was John Brown. This is
not the John Brown Of history who
had The "knapsack strapped upon his
back" nor the John Brown whom the
Queen shed tears over" but the one
that makes so nice a dry goods display
in Arizona copper company store.
Edward Whelan has charge Of the
foot of the Longfellow incline in the
switching of cars, protecting freight
acting the good samaritan With the
aid of his worthy wife and seeing
that passengers are comfortably
seated. He is a man shat should draw
a pension from the territory because it
is such men as he that furnish the
wherewith, in the way Of population,
to form a state. Appended is a roster
of his family and they are ati mere, viz:
Edward Jr, John, Augustus, Maggie,
James, Mary, Patrick, Leo, Gabriel,
Tommy and Paul. He also has a niece
Miss Josey Hally and a nephew q
brother of Hally. They all came
from Montague, Mich. Edward and
Johnny have been working in and
about the mines here for years and it
is a pleasant duty to perform as well
as ht tttbute to Mr.. and Mrs. Whelan,
to state shat there are no black sheep
in the flock.
Carl and Mrs. Merrill were cordially
received by their numerous friends on
their arrival here. A musicale was
in their humor at the residence Of DR..
and Mrs. Lacey on the evening Of
their arrival.
Rumors of a band of Indians leaving
the san Carlos reservation are current
and generally believed owing to the
killing Of Nat Whittum at the happy
Jack ranch on the Blue River.
Six years ago last Sunday old man
Benton, the two butcher boy Jim
Montgomery were killed and Ton
Welsh badly wounded close to the
place where Whittum was killed last
Saturday. Bill and Charley Woods,
Abe and Bill Boylsand Fred Fritz
friends of Nat Whittum. left as soon
as the news was brought in of Mats
death to bury him.
Jim Parks Of Solomonyille was in
town this week visiting Pink Rob
ilson.
Two smelters shut down owing to an
insufficient supply Of coke, caused by
an accident to a bridge near here.
Mails have arrived regular.
The Arizona Republican is spoken
Of in the highest terms as an Arizona
daily newspaper not with standing
the politics Oh the town, which is
demnitional DEMOCRATIC.
The following is a statement Of Bill
Woods one Of the party who went out
to bring Nat Whittum who was killed
by Apaches at the old Happy Jack
ranch on the Blue. lie said "Chas
Johnson, Abe and VIM Boyle, my
brother Charley and myself left here
Sunday morning to. bury Nat, after
we arrived at Norte canyon a few
miles above here, Abe and Bill Boyle
and Fred Fritz left us aAd started to
Boyle ranch their object so they said
was to notify a brother, Dick Boyle,
Of danger and to get fresh horses.
Johnson, my brother and l went
direct to where Nat was killed
arriving there about sun down. We
found Nat in the first stages Of
decomposition and concluded to bury
him that night, which we did about
10 o'clock. Monday morning john
son and my brother went out to look
for sign while / remained and cooked
breakfast. They told me that they
found sure enOueb Indian sign. That
the Indians two peghaps three, did
the killing and had been in ambush
about thirty yards from the cabin ana
that they had picked up two 1910 gov
eminent cartridge shells evidently the
ones used IN the murder. That the
Indians had retired a short distance
and packed animals. At the place
where they packed up a yallse. was
found cut open and the contents taken
out. Close by under a mesquite two
butcher khifes, that belonged TO
IWhittum lay. All the bedding left in
the cabin was two quilts the Indians
having taken all the blankets. After
eating breakfast we struck the trail
and followed it about a half mile.
Over that distance one Indian was
mounted and another was afoot as
was evident from this sign; then more
horse tracks were seen and to the best
OF our judgment there must have been
in the party three Indians with four
horses. They robbed the cabin Of all
the grub there was in it, two win
chesters, two boxes cartridges and
two saddles. On trail Il pack saddle
and several other articles were found
which the Indians had left. Knowing
that word had been sent TO Alma,