Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15
LoEDsBURG, MAY Is, 1896.

next Monday
J. A. Leaby made a trip up to cir.
ton this week.
Mrs. Nell McGinnls is visiting with
Mrs. M. w. McGrsth.
S. r. Dunagan made a trip down to
the Anlmas valley this week.
]. B. Gregory and Henry Meyers
we're In from Gold Hill Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Croker left yesterday fer
a short visit with old friends at ella
Bend.
Phil Dieter Has up from 81 Paso
and stepped over between trains last
Friday.
Brown Leghorn chickens, two
strains. Eggs, one dollar per 6fteen.
e. H. Matthews, box 20, DemIng, N. NJ,
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Hoff-
man celebrated the ninth anniversary
OF their wedding by entertaining a
number OF their friends to dinner.
Col. NJ. s. Hart, territorial coal oil
Inspector, was in the city Friday in
specting a shipment Of oil made by
the Roberts g. Leahy mercantile com
pany.
Deputy Sheriff Hardin has been
down in the Hachita country this
week, investigating the mystery sur
rounding The death of Frank A. DAY.
enpert.
President James G. Calquhoun came
down from Clifton Tuesday and went
as far east al Deming, escorting his
wife and two sons, Miss Annie Cfomb
and Mrs. Fraissenet and children.
Mrs. C%alquhoun and children are go
log TO Scotland for the summer and
Miss Cromb for a year. Mrs. Erals.
senet and children are going east for
the summer.
A young man named johnson has
been working for John Smith, brother
OF the Cap Smith who killed Mase
Slaughter, on his ranch above Clifton.
Last week Smith abused johnson,
who is scarcely more than a boy, and
beat him so badly that he nearly,
IL not completely destroyed one of his
eyes. The boy ran away from the
ranch and stopped that night with a
round up outfit. The next day he
saw Smith coming up to the camp and
thinking he was in for another beat
Ing he picked up a gun and shot him,
killing him instantly. The boy then
went to Morenci and gave himself up.
Judging by public opinion he never
will be indicted.
Johu McCaSe came In from his
ranch sixty miles south of here Sun
day after provisions and returned en-
Monday. He says that about Ave
weeks ago Schlatter, "the Healer"
visited. the ranch. He rode up on his
big white horse late one afternoon
aud stopped till the next day about
noon, when he continued his journey
towards Mexico. At the supper Ia
bic that evening he appeared to have
his appetite with him, and explained
this by saying that he had tasted for
six days. 1t would take about six
days for him to travel from the Mo.
gollons, where he was last seen, to the
Chase & McCabe ranch. He was not
reported between these two points,
having slipped 10y all the towns and
ranches without being seen. In hi:
travels he is guided by the "Father >
The Father showed exceeding wisdom
in guiding him to the Chase & Nc,
Cabe ranch, for a man who has tasted
for six days could not strike a better
place in all Of southern New Mexico
Schlatter carried about $50 pounds oil
baggage on his horse. The load had
been heavy for the horse and his with.
ers were pufed up from the chafng.
One OF the boys, who cares more for q
horse than he does for a Healer re,
monstrated with Schlatter for treat,
ing his horse thus, and drew his atten,
tion to the pulled withers. SchlattsI
rubbed the swelling, muttered a few
words and then drew their attention
to the horse, the swelling and appar
entity the soreness. was gone. Evident
ly Schlatter's powers of healing are
not confined to human beings alone
He bad with him his famous brass
rod, which, like Aaron's rod, is pos
sessed Of many virtues and mysteries
1t is about the size and shape OF al
ordinary baseball club and an ordiu
airy man has to use both hands wher
handling IL. Schlatter handles 1t a
easily with one hand as thought wa
made OF pine. When he starts out t
travel be swings it around and let's Il
come to a rest. The direction il
which IL points is the direction tn,
Father wishes him TO travel. Afte
leaving the Chase g. McCabe ranch b,
stopped at Alamo Hueco, where h,
met Mr.. Fassett, brother of J.. Sloa
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