Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-08
WESTERN LIBERAL.
L%oRDsBURG, FEB. 9, 1895.

Mrs. DR.. Hagan and her daughter
we're up from Deming this week visit
ing Mrs. w. e. Small.
G. B. Stevens went up to Williams,
Arizona, this week, to look at a BUSH
ness opening for a friend.
R. T. Bally, Of Carlisle, went down
to Las Cruces this week, having a lit
tie business before the United States
court.
The ball to be given on the night OF
the 22nd, after the horse race, is to be
a masquerade. Make your prepare
tlons accordingly.
E. e. Ellingw God, United States at
torney for the district Of Arizona, was
in the city Wednesday, and went up
to Clifton on a business trip.
Internal Revenue Collector G. NJ.
Shannon was in the city Wednesday,
on his way to Clifton. hunting for men
who had made s4,OOOsduring the past
year.
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Billy Beali has left US and gone to
South Africa, where be will show the
Africans how to mine gold and boom
the country. He is.sn acquisition to
any country.
Col. Lindauer is, said to have re-
turned home Saturday and reported
that the Florida county scheme dead
beyond any resurrection at this term
OF the legislature.
Yes Chase having come to the con-
clusiOn that he was not built for a
merchant, threw up his job at T. j..
Coggin's store and returned to the
ranch in the Animus this week.
Maurice Patton received notice this
week that his pension had been in
creased to s24 a month and that he
was entitled tn sl345 lack pension,
all Of which makes Mr.. Patton feel
very comfortable.
Mr.. r. P. Hart left for California
Wednesday evening. MIR. Hart has
been trying to go to San Francisco on
the Limited for several weeks but has
been unable TO get a berth, and so had
TO give it up and take the regular
overland.
Chief Arthur of the brotherhood Of
locomotive engineers is in SansssFran-
cisco helping the brotherhood adjust
the differences it has with the South
ern Pacific company. 1t is reported
that the compwny will not concede
anything to the engineers and that
many Of them want tn strike. Chief
Arthur is reported to advise no strike.
1t looks as though ]. P. Hyland had
disappeared since it became known
that he was John O'Conner, a default
ing Missouri postmaster. He was seen
in Ell Paso the day after the story be-
ana public, and has not been seen
since. His own paper, the Rincon
Shaft, ia its issue since the editor dis
appeared, had nothing to say about the
case, hut it was easy to sec that John
p. had nothing to do with getting the
paper out, the spelling was SO good.
The Eagle reports that at a meeting
OF the county commissioners MonGay
they were advised by the district ut
tofney that it would be Illegal to use
any Of the cash collected on the 1891
tax roll for any expenses except those
OF 1885. This makes county warrants
good for a month or so, but places the
people to whom the county become
indebted in the past in a bad way
They will have to wait for their pay
till the delinquent taxes are paid, and
the Lord only knowswhen shat will be
The killing Of Holman was fully ex
planned before Justice NichOl at Will
cox last Thursday. Phil Hediy, al
employe OF the San Simon cattle com,
pany, who was shot 10 the shoulder by
Indians some months ago, appeared
before the justice and testified that hC
had been told by several people tina
Holman had declared he would xii
Heily at his drst opportunity, and ad
Ylsed HefiY TO look out for him. Afte.
Holman had shot at Duncan HetlJ
concluded that he was a dangerou,
man, and so prepared himself for al
emergency. On January 28rd Duncst
sent Hefiy, who was working for him
to Shanahan's ranch to get a horse
that belonged to him, which was il
Shanahan's pasture. Hefiy got to the
ranch just before sunrise, hitched hi
horse under a shed and started for thu
house. He met Holman coming our
and said, GOOD morning, Ben" Hol-
man answered by applying to him
most opprobious eplthet and reaching
to his hip for his %sixshooter. He'll.
concluded that the time for action
had arrived and turned his shot gul
loose a couple of times. He saw Hol
nan fall, Immediately got on his horse
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