Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-02-03
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, FEBRUARY 3, 1898.

Hill this week.
The latest quotations Are; Silver,
s3i; Copper, 1900; Lead, S.7lf.
Charlie App made a trip up the mar
row gauge road this week. Business,
strictly business.
We have been enjoying this week
what would be called back In a snow
country a January thaw.
w. H. Small has been taking his
ease in a brand new office chair this
week. He calls it a Christmas pres
emit, but It looks more like a valentine.
Tuesday a freight train jumped the
track neal Alden and put three or four
cars in the ditch. The accident
caused a delay Of some seven hours in
the mail train.
Col. Huling took the morning train
for FL Paso Tuesday to interview the
foundry in regard to ome needed re-
pairs for the Headquarters company's
mill at Shakespeare.
There have been several large east
ern excursions through town lately.
This is the right time of the year to
visit New Mexico, Arizona and Cali
fornia. While it is always enjoyable
to visit this section Of the country it
is never more so than at this time Of
the year.
1t was reported the first of the week
from Separ that the Kid had killed
Bud Moore and another mar working
for w. D. Duke, but Mr.. Duke came
n from the lower country and said
.he report was false, that Bud was
alive and kicking. Buds many
friends are glad to hear this.
You IAN never tell what a slight
cold may lead to; it is best, therefore,
TO give yourself the benefit of the
doubt, and cure it as soon az possible
with Ayers Cherry Pectoral. A days
delay, sometimes an hours delay, may
result in serious consequences.
Tom Wade, the variety theater man
of Ell Paso, found things rather dull in
that town, so he bundled up all his
pretty actresses and beer checks and
started for Santa Fe. He opened his
theater there one night last week and
the next morning the legislature was
too sleepy to do any work. Some New
Mexicans are uncharitable enough to
say that the territory would be as well
or II Wade and his pretty actresses
kept the legislature from doing any
more business this session.
There has been a great commotion
among the railroad men on the Santa
Fe road between Albuquerque and La
Junta. There have been in the past
few months a great deal Of freight
stolen. The company vas called on tc
pay a great many shortages which
not be accounted for. Instead Of put
Ting the local officers at work on the
case the company sent detectives
from the home Office to investigate
the matter. They worked the case VI
and last week began making arrests
In the first batch there were about
thirty arrests, consisting Of conduc
tors, brakemen, engineers and station
agents. One station agent and hi
wife were arrested. 1t was said tina
trains would stop between stations
and freight would be unloaded. Tn,
company has had to pay for shortage
$4,000 a month for the past 81.
menths. One brakeman is said t.
have every room in his house, includ
ing the kitchen, covered with fine vel
vet carpets and the windows hum
with lace curtains worth 81, 100. l
men will steal they should serve tim
for it.
Tuesday afternoon Jack Rivers, VIII.
was working on the Henrietta min
for the Pyramid company, put in sew
eral shots and then climbed out of tn
hole to give them a chance. An e1
plosion followed. Jack went back in
to the shaft to go to work again
Just as he got to the bottom of tn
shaft the last shot went off. The re
suit was terrible for the Poor fellow
His head, body and limbs we're file
with the flying rocks. A messenge
was Immediately sent for DIR. Clark,
who found both legs broken, one heC
shot away and the other badly mar
gled and his body and head covere
with wounds. The doctor skillfull
dressed all the wounds, but said ther
was little hope Of saving his life
Jack level recovered from the shoe
and about ten o'clock passed AVA
Jack has been working in this vicinit
for a couple Of years. He was we
known and popular. He was a On
sparrer and has had the gloves on Sc
eral times, always getting the best
1t. His form, as shown when In I'll
ring, was as nearly perfect as possibl
Men who have seen both Corbett an
Sullivan say that Jacks form WI
more nearly perfect than either
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