Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-04-03
WESTERN LIBERAL.
toRDsBURG APRIL 3, 1891.

JOHN James is over to BlsDee, ana
intends to move his family there soon.
The kids enjoyed Wednesday hugely
and many were the fool pranlSs played
in town.
w. II. Small and Harry Classen
made a trip to Tucson this week on
business.
L. L. Sweeeny, manager Of the
Detroit copper company, was in the
city Tuesday.
w, T. Edelston was in from Ma
lone Monday night. Mr.. Edelston
contemplates moving to Silver City.
a party Of L%ordsburgers were enten-
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Clair
very handsomely on Saturday even
ing.
Bart Colgin, returned yesterday
from a years trip through the wilds Of
Arizona. He was'glad to once more
reach civilization.
J.. Buell. accompanied by his wife
arrived from rochester, New York on
Thursday and arc visiting with j. w.
Hamilton 1T Pyramid.
An easter dance" was held at the
Wclls-F Fargo building on Monday
night. 1t proved to be one of the
most eDjoyblc ones of the winter.
The Misses Payne, who have been
spending the winter With Mrs. Woods,
moved out 10 Pyramid yesterday
where they viii stay with their
brother Lloyd Payne.
The editor of the pyramid Pick
ups" having got tired of waiting for
"Pyramld Payday" left the first Of
the week for Sen Simon where he will
do a little prospecting on his own ac-
count. Andy has a good paymaster
when he is working for himself.
The value OF thesexpert's report, in
regard to the county finances becomes
more patent every day. They figured
a difference between the sheriff and
the county Of fourteen dollars and a
cook stove. A later inspection of the
sheriT's accounts show him to be be
hind from s27.0G0 to $4,000. Old
Harve declares he cannot see what
has become Of this sun ofmoney. He
knows he never spen that amount, but
has turned over enough property to
his bondsmen to secure them from
loss. Perhaps an inspection of the
books Of several faro and poker tables
of Silver City for periods OF time coy
cred by IIarvcy's absence from town
might explain certain shortages.
The body of ". T.. Gratiot, who
vas killed in the accident or the ella
division laot week, passed through on
Saturday night to his old home near
ST. Louis. Gratiot was well known in
A~ordsburg and was one Of the most
nopular brakeman on the road. The
caboose in which Gratiot was at work
has a hard reputation. IL is Central
Pacific caboose No. 80, and six men
are said to have been killed in il on
the Central Pacific. Its reputation
was such that it was impossible to get
a crew To run in it and so it was sent
down on this division where its
reputation was unknown. The first
trip it made down here was with Tom
O'Kelly as conductor, and while com
ing into the Lordsburg yard suffered
a tail end collisionn which wrecked
it. Luckily no one was hurt, but
Engineer Gardner, who ran into it
lost his Job. The caboose was taken
to Tucson, rebuilt and on its first trip
on the ella division mped the track
and the result of tnio accident was the
death of Gratiot, a broken leg for
Conductor Beebe and severe injuries
for Brakeman Meade. Many Of the
trainmen, say they will hunt a new
job before they win work in this
caboose If it is rebuilt.
THE people Of Grant county watch.
ed with interests the effort made by
Silver City-badly crippled as she wa
by the fact that the city and county
are both bonded to the limlt-to Sc.
cure the road which is contemplated
from Honoyer to Whitewater. The
engineers estimated it would cost
$40, 900 more to run the road from Sill
yer City than from Whitewater, anC
agreed to do it for that amount, A
subscription paper was started anC
smooth tongued men worked hard anC
long on it, but the result was disas
trous. The committee could only sc
cure $4,000, one-eight of the amount
needed. The committee took this t
the railroad official and explained t
them that it was twelve and one-hal
cents on the dollar of the amount ask
ed for, and that as a corporation Sill
yer City never paid more than twelve
and one-half cents on the dollar, anC
that the committee thought the rail
road ought to take the money anC
build the road as desired, also a $40,
600 depot in Silver City The presi
dent Of the road told the committe,