Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-22
WESTERN LIBERAL.
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day, the first day Of Lent.
R. L. Powell Of Silver City was in
the city Tuesday, en- route to Clifton.
There viii be a free-for-all horse
race on Sunday; distance, quarter OF
a mile and repeat.
J. B. Jernlgan put down a new floor
in the Clifton saloon this week, which
much improves its appearance.
T. J. Coggin came back from his
visit to Merkel, Tsxas, last Saturday,
and since his return has been quite
sick.
Henry Snyder returned from the
east this week, some days after be
was reported back by the Silver City
papers.
Born, in Silver City, February IA,
1895, to Mr.. and Mrs. Gurdon Bradley,
a girl. Mr.. Bradley considers this the
sweetest valentine he ever received.
W. d. Duke passed through the city
this week, en- route home from a trip
to California. He reports seeing
Messrs. Hart and Classen and says
they were behaving themselves.
Quite a number of horses have ar
rived during the past week for the
races today. The indications are
there will he plenty of sport at the
races, which will take place on the
fiat between the horse ranch and Nc
Grath's well at two p. m.
The case Of the defaulting president
OF the Albuquerque national bank has
gone from the court Of appeals to the
supreme court of the United States,
and the president may die of old age
before the case is disposed OF in that
tribunal. He is out on bail pending
the decision.
School election comes on the first
Monday 10 June. 1t is reported that
the slate is made out for the Lords
burg election, the teacher hired and
the agreement as to the division Of
the wages already made. There is
nothing like having all the arrange
ments made In advance.
Extensive preparations have been
made for the masquerade ball tonight
and the indications are that it will be
one Of the events of the season. From
what the LIBERAL has heard of var
ious costumes to be worn by the ladies
IL has concluded that beauty will be
well adorned tonight. Dancing will
Oeein at $40.
Tramps have been camping in the
house known as the Miller place, Just
south of Mrs. Schutz's house. On
Wednesday night Constable Hardin
with a posse raided the house and
found one man making himself at
home. AS Che tramp wanted to sleep
IN a house, Mr.. Hardin kindly gave
him lodgings In the calaboose.
An attempt is being made in con-
gress to do away with assessment
work on mines again this year. Men
have been holding properties for two
years now without doldg any assess
ment work, and@it is about time that
they should do a little work. The law
is Of no particular benefit to the poor
man, but, on the contrary, takes con-
siderable work from him. 1t is a
great saving to the nonresident mine
owner. 1t should nut be enacted
again this year. Petitions against it
are being sent to congress from many
mining camps.
Last Thursday morning II. A.. Full
Ter woke up in a bed at the Arlington
and found that during the night some
forty dollars had been stolen from his
pocket. Suspicion rested on a young
man named Robert Young, who had
been working on the narrow guage.
Young was arrested and on his person
money was found. He was examined
before Judge McGrath. After the
evidence was IN the justice told the
young man that he had no doubt of
his guilt, but there was not enough
evidence to bind him over to the
grand jury, so he would just tax the
costs, sl1.sO, against him and turn
him loose.
The Phoenix Herald Of the 10th
last Saturday had the following &C
count of the death of Bart Golgan,
we'll known here: Yesterday after
noon about two O'Clock while Mr..
Bart Colgan was leading a horse on
his ranch near Mesa, the horse sudden.
ly turned around and kicked him.
One hoof struck him over the heart
breaking several ribs and the other
hoof landed on the left side un der the
arm. He was Immediately carried
into his house, a doctor summoned
and Mr.. ]. B. Lacy of this city Doti-
led. Mr.. Lacy and the injured man
worked together in Virginia City
twenty years ago and have been warm
friends aver since. When he reached