Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-02-14
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBUBe. FEBRUARY IA, 1896.
To Day is St. Valentines.

Chas. b. Stevens went up to Clifton
Monday on a business trip.
Congressman Grain Of Texas died in
Washington Monday morning.
The Rev. Il. L. Goodson will preach
in Lordsburg next Saturday and Sun
day.
G. Wormser of Deming was in the
city Monday returning from a trip to
Duncan.
The time of the Chinese New Year
is up on us, and the festive Celestial
celebrates.
The Diamond A, company ship two
train loads OF cattle from Separ to Cal
ifornia this week.
John BcCabe was ia the city We'd
nesday for a little vacation after his
hard work gathering cattle.
The Santa Fe road will dispense
with Mexican section hands and hire
Americans, says the Sentinel.
The west bound:nyer was nine hours
late Saturday, and for the first time
this winter passed through town in
daylight.
Messrs. Weber and Scbmidtgen Of
Chicago went out to Gold Hill Mon
day to visit their cid friend, Mrs.
j. n. Patterson.
The pay car was in town Friday. 1t
handled but little silver this trip and
as a consequence change was very
scarce for several days.
Tuesday mornlng a train load OF
cattle passed through town in cars
labelled Maricopa & Phoenix Railway.
They were headed east.
Hon. Jas. S. Fleide. is reported the
proud father Of a boy, who will in
course Of time call county commits
sioner Upton grand pop.
]. Douglas Smith was in the city
this week. he has completed his a.
sessment work on the TurQuoiee
mines, and, is GOV going prospecting
for gems.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Simpson have
moved from Creole, Colorado, to
Sloan Springs, Arkansas. The att
tude at Creole was too muchlfo MI.
Simpsons health.
Louie Lun, the Chinaman who was
arrested here last summer for not
having a certificate, showed UP in
town this week. He says he has a
''sliptic6et" all right now.
The United States government has
rented the Grant county court house
here for a term OF years at an annual
rental Of $4,000, for holntlg the U. S.
court OF this district. -Eas.-
Tucson is trying to raise money to
buy a flag STAFF 90 that the stars and
stripes may be displayed al the school
house. The Lordsburg school mas
foated a flag for some four years,
Jas. r. Tong has purchased the bus
iaess and stock OF goodsi.of the Dun
can trading company and is now q full
tledged merchant. ar. Goldsmith
will remain at Duncan for a time to
settle up the business Of the company.
S. A. Bilings, who has been employ
ed at the depot for some time, return
ed from a visit to his old home, AT
Montreal, Canada Sunday, and
brought a bride with bin. His mSr'
rage was a surprise TO many OF hiI
friends.
The "air car" which is 4 cal carry
ing the necessary machinery to fully
explain the workings Of the air brakes
stopped over in town a day and al
the railroad boys who were not famil
Jar With the mechanism Of the ali
brake had it explained to them.
R. L. Powell, Of Silver City, has beer
appointed superintendent Of the Stan
dard mine at Gold Hill and has a mum
Der OF men employed on tie property
He will increase his force az circum
stances demand, and soon the bullion
will be turning out Of the Standard il
the liberal way it did several year
ago when the work was being pushes
Oh the property,
The trailers who went out from La
Cruces to nnd Col. Fountain and hi
son were unable to do so. The ira.
vas nearly two days old when the
found it. They followed it for man
miles when they come a place where
largo number Of cattle lad crossed il
They we're unable to nnd it agaiI
Five expert t~railers from the Mesci
Zero reservation have been set I
work ia the hopes they would be alb.
to do some thing. The governor hi
offered a reward for the capture an
copyiction Of the murderers, for 1t
now generally conceded they hay
been murdered, aud has issued a pro
lamation calling on all good citizens