Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-07-07
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe, JULY Z, 1898.

from Gold Hill on the Fourth.
The Silver City and Northern road
now runs only three times per week.
Harry Classen spent the Fourth Of
July at Gold Hill, having a quite little
celebration Of his own.
John James, formerly Of Pyramid,
IS now located at Cripple Creek, the
great goldcamp Of Colorado.
L. Fraissenet was in the city Sun
day en- route to Yuma to attend a
meeting Of the board Of prison com
missioners.
Mrs. N. W NcGrath, her two sons,
Miss Munson and Miss Daisy Kellum
made aparty that spent the Fourth
IN Silver City, taking in the Silver
Convention.
News was received this week that
Jas. Boyer, an engineer who formerly
run on this division, was caught in a
wreck on the Mexican Central Tues
day and was killed. He was married
a few years ago to a daughter of Capt.
Tevls Of Bowie.
John Sontag, the Fresne train rob
Der who was wounded so seriously
when captured a shert time since,
died from his wounds Monday. This
is quite a saving for the Taxpayers Of
his county.
Wednesday night there was a wash
out west Of Benson which made the
passenger train about an hour late
yesterday. We can. stand the delay
ed trains II we can only get a little
more rain.
Monday, Lordsburg enlogcd n Of
the 1ercest dust storms that ever Wis
tied the town. Luckily, it did not
last very long, but while it lasted it
was a corber. The oldest Inhabitants
never saw the like.
The'Sothern Pacific pay car arrived
here on the Fourth, a little too late to
celebrate on the morning Of the
the Fourth, but not too late for a
mauto spend q patriotic bit of money
before the Fifth got here.
The property Of 1.-THE broken banks
here and at Deming will be sold by
the receiver at private sale. 1t is ex-
pected that after the property has
been sold there will be another divl-
dend.-Southwest Sentinel.
Mr. and Ms. ]. a. Leahy went east
via the Santa Fe Sunday morning.
They will take in the Columbian Ex-
POS tiohiidnd make q visit to their old
home at Kingston. They expect to
be away two or three months.
Old timers say that the ella River
wasdfy in 5ude ia 4seS and that In
July OF that year the best rain season
known segan. The first crop OF corn
ever planted in this valley was raised
that year by Capt. Hines, sutler at
old Fort Goodwin, without any irriga-
tion. Hon. II. e. Lacy of Tucson,
was then clerk ia the suffers store at
Goodwin.-Bulletin. The ella was
dry In June this year and there IS still
time in July for a rainy season to be-
gin that will eclipse the one Of 1868.
OF the eight postal clerks who were
running between Ell Paso and Los
= angeles four years ago there are nov
on the route three, while others are
still in the service, working on differ
ent runs. These three are J. o. Nc
Mullen, j. l.. Pritchard and II. G..
Brasher, all good democrats. AS they
held their offices under the republican
administration, owing to the civil
servlce.rules they were good clerks.
The writer OF this had a chance to in
spect their work during this time and
he can say these three men did as
good work as any three men on the
route. For this they think, with en-
administration which " to them The
right kind, they should enter their re
ward. Brasher, with the modesty hl
is noted for, long since picked out The
Pomona postofice as his especia
meat. The congressman of the dis
trict thinks differently, but that made
no difference to Brasher. He had 1
-petitiOHesntaining the names Of f;
thousand OF the twelve hundred voter
of Pomona favoring his appointment
He also has pulling in his favor man.
other wires that he knowns Of and i
frm in the belief that when the prop
er time comes he will knock the con
gressman's faYorlts into the middle 0
September. Pritchard has no desir
to be a rural postmaster. He ha
bssn at the beck and call Of superin
tendents, chief clerks and all sucI
kind of cattle for so long that b
wants to get even with them. Tn
best way to do SO he thinks is to be
chief clerk or a superintendent ant
make miserable lives Of the posta
clerks he will have under him. Nc
Mullen, like Pritchard does not knoV
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