Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-03-13
EEWs NUGGETS.
VaBious Items Of News Gathered from ou-
Rsshaaass aud othsr ssuroes.


Indications are that at least 10000
cattle will be shipped from Engle,
New Mexico, this spring.
Range: There has been for some
time the sum Of $40, $50 in the bank
to the credit Of Colfax county schools.
Since the departure Of the legisla-
tors, court attedants and military
band, Santa Fe is not quite so lively as
it was for couple of months past.
The work on the Insane asylum in
Las Vegas, for which an appropriation
was made by territorial legislature,
will begin early in the month of July.
The Optic furnished splendid ac-
count Of the festivities attendant up
on the laying Of the corner stone of
the new public school at Las Vegas.
1t is probable that the county COM
.missioners will purchase the bridges
across the Rio Grande at Albubuerpue
and Bernalillo and make them free
bridges.
The loss Of the territorial bridge
spanning the Gila river at this place is
"a calamity at this time. A petition to
the legislature has been circulated
praying for an appropriation for re-
building it and if granted the new
structure will be built so strong that
it cannot be washed ut.-Enterprise.
Manuel Verdugo, the murderer Of
Louis Cohn, who escaped from the
Pima county Jail last fall, has at last
been captured and is now in Jail at
Alamos, Sonora.
1t is estimated that nearly 5000, 900
will be paid out by builders to laborers
and mechanics in Nogales-b both sides
of the line-between now and the first
Of next January.
The Star continues to be Of the
opinion that the most prolific section
of Arizona in rich silver and gold
mines is within radius Of fifty miles
south and west of Tucson.
In redistricting the several judicial
districts, it seems to be conceded that
Pinal, Gila and Graham counties will
form one of the four, and that Judge
J. H. Kibbey will be assigned thereto.
Albuquerque Citizen: The small
pox scare is all over. The few
cases that came here from Las Vegas
have all recovered, and no new ones
have developed.
Eddy Argus: The artesian well on
Hagerman Heights is down 80 feet,
and sandy formation has been struck
Work is now comparatively easy.
Ten years ago to to-day the pub
Usher Of The Citizen purchased the
Daily Journal. The paper was then
published in old town. The present
city Of Albuquerque then consisted Of
a row of saloons in tents on Railroad
ayenue.-Albuquerque Citizen Feb. 20.
The Las Vegas Optic is misin-
ormed. The Marcy & McCuistion in
stitute at Ration is the largest and
best equipped public school building
in New Mexico. 1t was the first free,
non-sectarian, pubic school building in
the Territory-These are conceded
facts, we'll known throughout the
southwest.-Raton Range.
About eighteen months ago the
writer accompanied a party who visit
ed the Mohawk mine in the Organ
mountains with intent to purchase
same if indictions were satisfactory.
No sale was effected. To-daya letter
was received from Chas Metcalfe, who
had the property for sale, which reads
as follows: 81 have caught on in
good shape with the Mohawk. The
people who came up with you ought
to have taken that property. 1t was
a snap; but the Lord protect me from
experts! The only expert to be relied
on has steel point on him." The
Mohawk is now en- bonanza and our
friend Charlie is on top, while the ex-
perts, are sin the soup. bullion.
Abilene Reporter: There has been
a great deal of mule talk among the
stockmen Of the West lately, though
ranchmen have been slow to give up
cattle and horse breedin0 IN 90 into
the more lucrative business Of raising
mules. The mule is the best animal
to raise for profit that breeders with
limited means, or those possessed Of a
barl can raise. The men who market
goodyoung mules have no trouble in
selling them at good prices and for
cash. No matter what the condition
of the money market may be, the mule
market is always good.
A Ray of Hone