Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-01-25
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe, JAN. ., 1896.
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Born, in LOrdsburg, January 20 to
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Chaum, a daugh-
ter.
Harry Classen left last Friday even
Jog for San Francisco, where. he will
spend a couple Of months visiting his
relatives.
Miss emma Marble has finished her
school at, Pyramld and has gone to
Silver CiGr, where she Will enter the
Normal school.
W. G. Porteraeld OF Silver City, sec
rotary Of the New Mexico board Of
pharmacy, writes the LIBERAL that
the board will hold an examination Of
applicants for registration at Santa
Fe on the eleventh Of February.
Those wishing to stand the examlna-
tion should notify the secretary at
once.
Nogales, owe In Arisona, is a cos
mopolitan town. Although there are
not many thousand inhabitants there
are twenty-four diiIereht Languages in
constant use there. There is no one
person there who talks in all these
languages, but Mayor Preto finds CON
slant use for the eleven that he is
acquainted with.
The case Of VIM. Kennedy against
the Southern Pacific for damages be-
cause Conductor Roller shot Kennedy
on Strauss hill, which resulted in a
verdict In Kennedy's favor for SIS, 900,
was appealed by the company. Before
the appeal was heard the case was
compromised and the company paid
Kennedy $500.
OIL. Simpson has returned from
Ration, where he had been firing on
the Santa Fe. Owing to the number
of names on the waiting list his en-
ployment was not steady, and 1t looked
as though it would be a long time be-
fore he got regular employment, so he
concluded it would be better to re-
turn. With his family he has taken
up his residence 10 town.
The following from the Mesa, Ari-
IONA, Free Press, tell Of a painful ac-
cident to a well-known ex-Lordsburg-
err: Reuben MADDEN met with a pain
full and unfortunate accident the FIRST
of the week at Golddeld. lie was
cutting wood and cut mail which was
in 5he Wood, when one piece of it flew
up and struck him in the eyehall en-
tering it about an inch. He did not
realize the situation until he put his
hand up to his eye and felt the head
Of lhc uail. IIeatonce pulled it out
aud was brought to Mes. for treat.
ment. 1t is feared that the eye will
be lost altogether.
so far as can be learned the grley.
ence committee of the railroad en-
glueers who went to San Francisco t.
try and settle existing differences with
the Southern Pacific officials, have
not, so far, succeeded in the object OF
their visit. They are still in San
Francisco and will probably remain
there till the matter is settled one
way or another. 1t is understood that
the committee representing the brake.
men and conductors who went to San
Francisco early in the month were not
given a hearing at all.-TuCson Clti'
zen.
Tuesday Oscar Cochran came in
from the San Simon to swear out a
complaint against Ben Holman for
assault with intent to kill. Cochran
says that Holman rode up to join
Duncan's place, whore Cochran and
Duncan were standing unarmed. Hol
man rode up, told Cochran to get oui
of the way, and began shooting al
Duncan, who lodged around, ran into
the house and got his gun and re
turned the fire. No one was hit OF
either side. Holman left and Duncan
says he has not seen him since. Dun
san was In town yesterday, and said
Judge McGrath would issue no war
rant, but said 1t made no difference a,
he had heard that the Indians hat
got Holman.
The Limited is running full nova
days. Last Friday night a Lordsburg
er wanted to take this train to Sal
Francisco but could not get a berth
On the same night Phil Prayer, thu
well-known travelling man, rode int
town from Benson on the east bound
He says the butler, or steward, or bar
keeper, or whatever he is called, OF
this train had a fine way Of working
the Texas whiskey law. On the even
ing be was on the train this function
airy came through the train and toll
the passengers that the next day th.
train would be ia Texas and that the
could not buy any liquor on the train
but if they thought they would neel
auy during the day they could buy anI
pay for IL now, and he would delive
it whenever they wanted it. Th
chances Of going dry struck the pas
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