Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-03
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBuRe. JULY 3, 1896.

~ AN01 WEA0 h(Aa ~ ~ C0NA0AA1
church Sunday, for the first time In
several months.
w. Il. Church's family came in from
Denver Wednesday and went TO Mo-
renci for a visit.
II. Brockington left on his wheel
early Thursday morning for Silver
City, to spend the Fourth.
W. B. Durfee has returned from his
Colorado trip, and once more is In
charge Of the r.. e. Lee mine.
w. NJ. Taylor has been appointed
postmaster at Allison this county in
the place Of ]. II. Allison, resigned.
Jas. T. Tong, the Duncan merchant,
accompanied by his wife, came down
the road Monday and made a trip to
Ell Paso.
James A. Rattray arrived in town
this week from Memphis, Tennessee,
to look after the interests OF the Hum
boldt company.
II. w. Filbert returned Tuesday
from his short vacation spent on the
California sea shore. He greatly en-
joyed the early morning baths in the
ocean. often swimming out to Catalina
island and back before breakfast.
There is no church at Carlisle, but
it is such a religious community that
they have named a prescipice near the
town Steeple Rock and want to re-
name the camp in honor Of this SEM
blance to the top of a church. They
now advertise the place as "Steeple
Rock formerly Carllsle.)"
When Corbett and Sharkey came to-
gether last week in San Francisco
very great was Corbett's surprise
when he did not knock Sharkey out.
The sailor proved to be such a good
n that a match for 1000 a side has
been arranged between him and Cor
bett, Marquis Of Queensbury rules, to
take place within six months in the
United States or Mexico.
L. Fraissenet came down from Cliff
ton Sunday, enjoyed the storm and
then took the afternoon train for the
east. He will go to New York from
New Orleans by steamer. He thinks
that IL he can be towed behind the
steamer from New Orleans to the
Florida keyes he can get the dust en-
tirely washed of. He expects to be
gone two or three months.
The Tucson Citizen says: Mr.. and
Mrs. e. d. Crumb, who have been Wis
iting at Oakland, returned yesterday
morning. They Will leave about July
LIST for Mr.. Crumbs new headquarters
as Wells Fargo route agent at Stock
ton, Cal. Mr.. Crumb will be succeed
ed here by his old assistant, p. B.
Yates, Mr.. Mills, of Stockton, who
was first appointed, having refused to
accept the position.
There is quite a difference between
the discipline of the federal officers as
administered by Grover Cleveland as
sisted by his democratic subordlnates,
and that administered by an equally
good democrat in charge Of a depart
ment of the Southern Pacific road.
For instance: Two federal officials
were enjoylng an argument when one
Of them got excited and called the
other a liar. The man thus ~insulted
smashed his opponent ia the face. Ii
explaining the matter to his superior
officer he told him just how the PLAY
came up and said: ale called me 8
liar and l hit him. II there is any
punishment for that l will take it,
mo punishment" said the superior
officer, "nOne at all. But, If he haC
called you a liar and you had not hi
him l would have fred you" TIVE
employees of the Southern Pacific re
Gently got into an argument, durinl
which one called the other a liar anC
got smashed in the face for the insult
The Southern Pacific official who in
Festigated this matter, punished tn,
man who was called a liar by giving
him a fifteen day lay of, while thu
other man was not punished.
Last Monday Marion Mitchell, whit
was Justice Of the peace at Metcalf
above Clifton, fined a Mexican for
breach of the peace. That evening
as Mitchell came out of the store thu
Mexican, who was lying in wait TO
him, Shot him In the back Of the neck
from the effects of which he died
The Mexican was arrested hat night
Marion Mitchell was superintendent
Of the Metcalf mine and was one o
the best miners at Clifton. 1t wa
the Metcalf mine that sold the IrouI
to the Arizona copper company an,
Tor years 1t was a big producer. 1t !
said that In the early days of the com
pany when its affairs were manages
by experimental superintendent /
was the Metcalf which kept the com
pany from bankruptcy. Under thes
arrangements all the ore In sight wa
taken out, and the mine was about I
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