Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-03-17
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, MARCH II, 1898.

Friday.
Mrs. W. j. Huling is visiting her
husband at Shakespeare.
Col. Bob Casey was in the city
wednesday, en- route 10 tucson
Handsome Ben Meyers, without his
whiskerS, was in the city this week.
Both passenger trains we're on time
Monday and Tuesday to the surprise
Of everybody.
This section is getting more wind
this spring than is usual. 1t is a little
more than is comfortable.
Dave Clark left for Phoenix Wednes-
day, where with the aid Of Billy Polk
he will show the legislature how to do
business.
To-day is the day, that iS to say, st.
Patrick's day. The man who is not
adorned with a green nbboA is not an
Irishman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hart, r. P.
Hart and Harry Classen made a Cliff
ton trip this week on a sight seeing
expedition.
The Eagle drug store is receiving a
new roef, and the writer Of this is
praying that said roof will be COM
pleted before it rains again.
Ben Crawford has gone to Washing
ton to see what his chances are for be-
ing appointed marshal Of Arizona.
Ben would make a first class man for
the place.
Deacon Titus received a letter from
Parson Chenowith Wednesday an
nouncing that he will preach in Lords
burg next Sunday evening. 1t is to
be hoped that a large audience will
turn out.
81 have used Ayers Hair Viger for
a number Of years, and it has always
given me satisfaction. 1t is an excel
lent dressing, prevents the hair from
turning gray, insures its vigorous
growth, and keeps the scalp white and
clean."-Mary A. Jackson, Salem,
Mass.
Last Tuesday the sport loving por-
tion Of the population Of L~ordsburg
made up a purse FOR a Dutchman and
a negro, who were scrapperS, to see a
fight between them, the understand
ing being that the fight was to be a
knockout or nc money paid. The fell
lows went down to the hall and began
stripping for the fray very braVely,
but just before they went into the
ring the negro was taken with a Sc
we're pain in the head which precluded
him from putting IN the gloves. The
money wal refundedi
The LIBERAL wal misinformed last
week when it said that the new re-
ceiver for the defunct Silver City and
Deming banks was a cousin Of County
Commissioner Foster. Mr.. Foster
says he does not know the man. The
Demihg correspondent Of the El Paso
Times has the following to say of the
gentleman: "a. L. Foster is the name
of the receiver recently appointed for
the defunct First national hanks of
Silver City and Deming. The most
persistent inquiries fail to obtain any
information concerning the gentle
man. He may be coming from the
wilds of Africa for all the depositors
of the institutions are aware"
When Sheriff Laird took his office
he refused to reappoint Johnson, the
foreman Of the Lyons s. Campbell
cattle company in the Pine Cienega
country, deputy sheriff. He thought
that johnson had a little toe tough
2 record to serve under him. He
wanted no stock thieves for deputies
even il they had served as deputies
under the previous administration.
When Mr.. Lyons found that his tough
man could not be a deputy sheriff he
concluded be had no use for him, but
was a little baShful about d~ischarging
him. Lyons figured over the matter
for a while and then dtscovered a safe
way. He called his man in the White
house, borrowed his six shooter and
when he had it safe in his own hand
gave Johnson his money and told him
he had no more use for him. We are
glad to know that Mr.. Lyons escaped
with his life.
There has been considerable talk
and newspaper comment on tile action
Of the county commissioners in trans
ferring $1,000 from the general fund
to the interest fund. 1t has been
freely stated that this was only re-
placing money transferred to the gem
eral fund from the interest fund by
the last board. 1t has also been free
ly stated that the last board made no
such transfer. In order to arrive at
an authoritative statement in regard
to the matter the Liberal wrote to