Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-12-27
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, DECEMBERs7, 1895.

two weeks vacation.
A happy New Year to all the read.
ers OF the LIBERAL.
Bob williams was In from Stein,
Pass to spend Christmas.
A new door is to be put 10 the school
house during the vacation.
Jim Nix was down from Carlisle on
Monday buyiSg Christmas presents.
P. II. Snyder was 10 from Geld Hill
Monday after Christmas necessities.
Mrs. ]. II. Brown was down from
Duncan Monday to purchase Christ.
mas presents.
Owen Williams Was In from Granite
Gap the irst 81 the week after a sup
ply OF location notices.
NJ. W, Brennan passed through on
the. cast bound train Monday to spend
Christmas at Silver City.
George Mcdonald from Carlisle was
in the city Friday, en- route to Tyler,
Texas, TO spend the holidays.
On Chrhtmas Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Stevens entertained vt dinuer Messrs.
Ia and Will Leahy and D.. II. Ked-
zie.
]. B. Jernigau made an Ell Paso trip
the lrst of the week and heard De-
Wolf Hopper ia his celebrated opera
Wang"
Frank B~illingsly came down from
Duhcan Monday and bought enough
Christmas presents for half a dozen
best girls.
RI. Baily came down from Car
Isle Monday and went to San Fran
cisco to complete the transfer OF his
mines to the Childs syndicate.
The Silver City Knights Of Pythlas
have Issued invitations for a grand
ball on the night Of the 3lst. They
Willwelcome the new year gaily.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. W. Clair enter
tanned at Christmas dinner Dir. and
Mrs. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Small,
Miss Marshall aud Miss Chonowith.
The latest quotations arc: Silver,
smelter price, 66i; London, 30 8-l6 d.,
copper, 1850; lead, smelter price, 800;
New York open market, 3.25 to $3.50.
Joe Billings and family came in
from Dos Cabezas and vent out to
Gold Hin Monday to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Billings mother, Mrs. Will
liams.
Ed Holmig WAS in town the first Of
the week looking over the Christmas
presents, with the intention of-well,
he would 0 tell what his intentions
we're.
Another Apache murder is reported
from the Mogollon country. Charlie
Snow, foreman on the Sigglns' ranch,
was murdered while riding the range
last week.
Superintendent Reed OF the Lucas
mine near Georgetown was murdered
while asleep in his tent last Saturday.
Robbery VAS the object Of the muir
derers, who escaped.
]. A. Leahy is anxious to get his
family back from Canada before the
United States and England 90 to war.
He does not want his tso SOM drafted
into the English army.
Bart Upton and wife we're in town
Friday, returning from Deming where
they had been with a shipment OF ore.
While In own they laid in q liberal
supply Of Christmas presents.
Blanks can be procured at the LID-I
ERAL rnice for making out the proofs
OF labor necessary to hold a title Ia a
mine. This is the first time in three
years that miners have needed these
blanks.
In deing the annual assessment
work on the Wyman mine at STEMS
Pass at a depth Of sixty feet eighteen
inches Of ore was struck that carried
over three hundred ounces of silver
10 the ton,
Jas. T. Tong and wife returned to
Carlisle Friday frOm their California
trip. While in San Francisco Mr.
Tong closed his negotiations with the
Childs syndicate for the transfer Of his
Carlisle mines.
Last week the pump In the Huling
well at Shakespeare, which Is used by
the railroad company, needed some re-
pairs. After 1t was fixed 1t vas let
down in the well. Just as the last
ieint OF the three hundred and afty
feet Of pipe was screwed on the rope
connecting the pipe with the hoist
broke and let pump and pipe drop to
the bottom Of the we'll, some sixty
feet below the pump. As the pipe
went down a T coupling was broken
and a flying piece smashed RIM. Brad
ford's thumb. Water Superintendent
hurry, who had charge Of the work.
Immediately sent to Tucson for fsh-
inc tools and Is hard at work at the