Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-01
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBUhG, FEE. /, 1896.

from his Texas trip to-day.
Prof. Martin gave a couple OF pless
ing entertainments this week, which
were highly enjoyed by his a~udicuces.
Joe Jernigan and Jas. Harrison went
out to the ella Saturday and returned
Monday with a large collection OF
quail.
@. N. Coggln, who left for Merkle,
Texas, some months ago, has returned
and is to be found busy at T. j. Cog.
gins general merchandise store.
Mrs. A. J. Geek, Of Holden, Mo-, ac-
companied by her grand daughter,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Small this
week. She was on her way home after
visiting her son VIM. EEK, Of Benson.
The colored home talent, consisting
Of Major Lewis, Manager Dixon, Ed
Penn and John Palmer, will give a
minstrel show at the hall tonight.
They have prepared an interesting
programme and deserve a good house.
John Salkeld and family, who left
here a few years ago for the state Of
Washington, returned Sunday. Mr..
Salkeld says that the northwestern
country is q mighty poor place for a
workiD4 ulan, and that the climate is
simply horrible for a man who is used
to the delightful climate Of New
MeAleo.
PostoGice Inspector Waterbury, WHO
has cast a halo OF romance over the
postal department OF New Mexico and
Arizona for the past two years, has
been transferred to Wyoming, much
to the delight OF the honest .postmas.
tiers in this section. HIS place is filled
by Inspector Fredericks, who was Ia
town this week.
This is the time Of the year when
subscriptions are being renewed to the
periodicals. The LIBERAL is prepared
to forward the subscription money for
any periodisal in the United States or
Europe, and save the subscriber the
trouble and expense OF forwarding the
money hibself. Subscriptions re-
ceived at publishers prices.
When Lordsbnrg woke up last Sun
day morning the ground was covered
with now and plenty more was falling.
1t showed most Of the day, several
inches in oil falling. Sunday night
was one Of the coolest OF the winter.
1t was several days before the snow
all melted on. The cowmen think
that but few cattle were killed by the
cold weather, and that the loss that
way will be more than made up by the
value OF the snow in the mountains.
Fret Brandi writes from Silver City
that his boy has been lost. There is a
chance that he is dead in the noun
tains, and there is a chance that he
has run away. Mr. Braudis sends the
following description of the buy to the
LIBERAL; Age sixteen, height FIVE
feet, four or five inches, dark hair and
eyes, wore a dark coat, dark striped
vest, blue overalls, and had on a Small
black bat. Any one seeing him will
please detain him and. send word to
Fred Brands, Silver City.
Wednesday night the west bound
passenger train was held up at Will
cox The train was cut in two aud
Engineer Zelgler was instructed to
pun the mail and passenger cars out.
When the cars had got OUT Come eight
miles they were stopped. The stop
ping excited the suspicion of express
messenger Wallace, and when he saw
the brakeman under the guard of the
robbers he concluded be had better
leave. He gathered up a. few valua-
bles, slipped out Of the door on the OPT
posite side of the car and started back
for Wilcox, arriving there inside Of
an hour. AS usual the express COM
pany is reticent as to the AMOUNT of
the loss. The train was finally con-
nected and got away from Wilcox
about four hours late. A posse under
the command Of Scott White started
out on the trail of the robbers.
Messrs. Child s. Long Of Montana
have leased and bonded the jim Crow,
Imperial and King mines In the Car
Isle district, the lease and bond to
run eighteen months; consideration
$50, 600, or can take any one OF the
three at $4,000. They are TO begin
work on all OF the mines within sixty
days and are to work continuously, il
they stop work the lease and bond are
void. Mr.. Child has bought from the
old Carlisle company the celebrated
Carlisle mine together with the mill,
hoist, buildings, and in fact every
thing that the company owns at Car
Isle. or course the purchase Of this
property indicates they are sure Of
being able TO work some property In
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