Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-09
EonDsBURG, June ., 1898.

the past week.
The "four hundred seemed to have
been in il to quite extent.
Col. DUNCAN and his son Steve we're
in town Monday, each with a load Of
wool.
Mrs. Hystrum Of Tucson has 6en
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Sim
pson, this week.
Mrs. Sam Abraham and son were in
the city Monday, en- route from Cliff
ton to Los Angeles.
p. II Snyder, the Gold Hill post
master, was in tue city Tuesday, try
ing to hire a man totake his job.
A nue girl badly was born to o. A.
Simpson at Pyramid on the FIRST day
of June. The roses come in June.
E. c. Belt took possession Of the
postomce yesterday and democracy is
once more triumphant in Lordsburg.
Frank Shrivcr, who expected to get
away on his trip to the Chicago FIX
position last Friday, did not leave til
Monday.
At Gold Hill Mond " George Sny
der, Georye Hornbrook and Ed TOncy
were elected school directors. There
was no opposition.
Col. Pat Ward OF the Grin Of Ward,
Courtney & Co., was in the city Tues
day on his way TO Eddy where bis lrm
has a large Contract Of grading.
Conductor Elliot is now happy. a
man child was born unto him, and
Elliot gays this mo!o THAI makes up
for the two girls that preceded him.
"They ne, and they nt and they
IT." and they would have been fight
ing yet II they bad not got tired and
quit, for no ono would have stepped
them.
Marshal Cantley has Just received a
commission rs United States deputy
marshal under Marshal Hall. The
appointment was a complete surprise
as Cantley had made no application
for the position and TIE first lhtimA-
tion he had Of his appointment was
the receipt OF his ccmmision.-Scn.
tinel.
The district attorney of Graham
county and L. Fraissen9t are having
an interesting discussion in the Bul,
Ietin over the naturalization question.
Mr. F%raissenet says he was naturalizcd
aud the district attorney says that
Mr.. Fraissenet has been natnralizcd
four times on four different dates. 1t
is Mr.. F|raissenet's turn to speak this
week.
There is considerable interest in
Silver City over the outcome OF the
bicycle race on the Fourth Of July.
The prize was changed from s25 to a
metal worth s25, thus giving amatures,
who never race for money, a chance e
enter the contest without hurting
their -cousciences. Doc Warren hailed
this change with joy and determined
to win the prize. He went UP to Port
eraeld's and bought him a wheel, sup
posing that all he had to do would bC
TO get on and ride away. After HI
had paid for the wheel, the best on,
that Porterfeld had, and got on h,
found out that his iron steed needed
a little ~jockying, as he was inclined t.
buck. Judge Porterfeld rode up jus
then from the probate Office. He hac
been wrestling with obdurate execu
tors all day and thought that it woult
be easy to tackle a wheel and a stu
dent rider. He asked Judge Bantz t,
hold his wheel while he showed War
rem how it was done. Judge Bant
firmly grasped Judge Porteraeld'
wheel and stood watching the fun
Judge Porterleld steadied Warren
wheel and told him to climb on. Do
climbed, the judge steadied and the
took a circle around Judge Bantz. Oh
the way around the wheel got to fee
ing pretty good and got up on it
pneumatic. Warren hollered t
Porterheld: Let him go, no sue.
measley cuss can buck me off," Port
erAeld let him go and Doc found tia
the machine had a game that bea
bucking out Of sight. 1t simply lai
down, taking its rider with him, roll
ed over, pounded the would be ride
Ia the back with the front whee
took a spin around his neck with th
rear wheel aud struck the handle on
end in his mouth and the other in h.
ear. The sight q this hilarity wa
too much for the wheel that Judg
Bantz was holding and it proceede
to take a wheel in the meelee. Th
Judge bad been turning his head
watch the circuit Of Warren's wheI
and was caught off his guard. Fl
wheel touched him neatly in the sma
Of the back and threw him off h
balance, 1t then wound the chai
around his ankles; caught n ear
the brake and tried to stretch hir