Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-05-26
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe, MAY %, 1893.

ifOrnia Saturday.
There are t~wenty-three scholars at
tending the Pyramid school.
G. S. Kellum returned from his Al
buquerque trip the first Of the week.
Engineer Frank Griggs has been
suffering from muscular rheumatism.
The Ell Paso Times job office has
got out a 1ne poster advertising the
Silver convention at Silver City next
July.
The LIBERAL took in the McGinty
show at ri Paso the other night and
like the rest Of the audience, was
greatly pleased with it.
Wah Lee, the mayor of Chinatown,
did not wait for the government to
put into operation the Geary act. He
left for China this week.
The Roberts and Leahy Mercantile
Company's store was closed yesterday,
that being the day on which the re-
mains OF Ben S. Roberts were laid to
rest.
The Santa lie eating houses on the
Atchlson system are to be supplied
with beef from their own place at
Granada, Colorado. Arrangements
for cold storage are now being made.
The United States court at Flor
nee got In its work on the people at
Clifton and MorSnci again. There
were about twenty witnesses and
jurors 10 town Saturday on their way
to Florence.
Butch Riley Of Morenci was in the
city the FIRST of the week on his way
to Trinidad. Riley says he is going to
get married and start up a little
butcher shop of his own either in
Trinidad or some little town near
there.
Superintendent J. S. Noble and De-
tective Breckridge Of the Southern
Pacific road were in the city Monday
and it is reported that some Jobs y1ill
have new men working at them soon.
There have been quite a number of
men fred on this division recently.
j. P. Ownby returned from Silver
City last Friday. Mr.. Ownby's ex-
p%erience with the men who murdered
Constable Schultz was an awful one
and has aged him ten years in appear
ance. He had the best of care in the
hospital and is now feeling much
better.
John McCabe was ia the first of the
week and reports that his Missouri
visitor, DR.. Woodland, was one of the
best high five players that he has seen
in years, and that when it came to
the royal game Of poker the cowboys
Of the Animas were not at all in IL.
Oscar Roberts went broke and there
is not enough cash left in the round
up outfit to buy a double cinch. 1t
is estimated that the doctor made his
expenses on his whole trip off the COW
boys.
Tuesday Steve Stevenson arrived in
town with d load of wool for Col. Dun
igan. Later in the day Steve made
the acquaintance of a fine, able bodied
jag, which acquaintance he proceeded
to celebrate. He went up in the
neighborhood Of B. w. Corners house
and shot off his winchester. He ther
came down town, went into II
Ambler's place and by the aid of his
gun took possession. Just then Con
ductor Jack Taylor came iu the bacl
door and found himself looking dowr
the muzzle Of a big winchester, whil'
the man who held it wanted to know /
he was going to treat. Now Jack /
hard to bluff, but he took this com
bination in and decided he had rath
er treat than get shot. He talked t,
Stevenson reassuringIy and walked to
ward the bar, where he was standing
AS he came up Stevenson lowered tn
gun, when he was close enough JacI
made 4 spring for it and caught /
with one hand on the barrel and tn.
thumb Of the other one under thu
hammer. They wrestled for the guI
a few moments, when Jack saw a goot
opening, let 60 with one hand ant
caught Mr.. Stevenson a smash in tn.
cheek that landed him on top OF a bil
arm chair standing near, while JAG
retained the gun. Jack advises
Stevenson to go home and started
him on the way by a liberal applica
ton Of his boot where it would d.
the most good. Jack was in a yer
dangerous place when he stood il
front Of the gun in the hands of
drunken man and it was only hi
steady nerve and courage that carriel
the affair through without any ''acc.
dent" happening. Stevenson climbe
into the wagon and started home
Constable Ownby and Judge McGrat
heard there was some kind Of
drunken row and the nan was leaN
ing town. The judges team wa
hitched up and the two started afte
CfavaneOn OvnrtakinU him a LITTLE wa