Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-29
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, MAY 20, 1896.

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Il. c. Day was down from Duncan
Tuesday.
Most of the Lordsburg court visit
ors returned home "Wednesday.
G. r. Wores Of Tucson was in the
city Monday, aud went up to Clifton
Tuesday.
Bud Griffith has returned from his
vacation and looks as though he had
had a good time.
VIII Kelly Of the S%olomonville Bull
letin, was in the city Friday, return
ing from q Clifton trip.
Prof. Selby Of the Silver City nor
NAL school expects to spend the COM
ing vacation in Europe,
Tomorrow Is Decoration Day. We
believe there is but one veteran OF the
late war buried here, p. B Greaves,
Hewett's Musctts played to a good
house Friday night, and, as usual,
gave an interesting entertainment.
The latest quotations ares Silver,
smelter price, 6sf; copper 1850; lead,
smelter price, 3.02}, New York open
market, 3.05.
Mrs. Andrew Hystrom is reported
as about well and is expected to ar
rive in Lorqsburg this week accom-
panying her mother.
Earl Kellum, well known in Lords
burg, appears to be a society leader at
Fort Thomas. The Fort Thomas cor
respondent OF the Guardian writes as
follows; "Our young people are going
to indulge in a hop Thursday evening,
thanks to Earl Kellum's persistent ef-
forts to get up the party"
A commencement ball will be given
at Las Cruces in honor of the class Of
'96 of the Agricultural College on
Wednesday, June 10th. This prom
Uses to be one of the most elaborate
balls for several years. Tickets will
be two dollars each, including supper.
Invitations are now being issued.
At the meeting of the people who
are organizing a lodge of the Knights
OF Pythias last Saturday night it was
decided to organize the lodge on the
night Of the Fourth of July. The
lodge was named after the mighty
peak to the south of US, Pyramid.
The following officers were chosen for
the lrst term: Past Chancellor, j. A.
Harrison; Chancellor Commander, H..
w. Filbert; Vice Chancellor II. j..
McGrath: Prelate, D. IL. Kedzie; Mas
Ter at Arms, VIM. Blackburn; Keeper.
OF Records and Seals, o. r. Smyth;
Master of Finance, Z. G. Belt Master
OF EXchecveer, @. b. Stevens, Master
OF Work, Herman Kroeger; Trustees,
w. II. Small, II. e. Hoffman aud S.
r. DUNCAN. There will be another
meeting at the express Office tomorrow
night, at 8 O'clock sharp. These pre-
liminary meetings are not secret and
any person who hangs around the eX-
press Office eavesdropping, as they did
last Saturday night, will be disap-
pointed. 1t is due to the untlrIng eff
forts of MessCs. Fred Elyers and Jas.
4. Harrison, both of whom have long
been members OF the order, that this
lodge was organized,
1t will be remembered that some
1--WE years ago there was considerable
trouble up In the Pine Cienega coun-
try over cattle rustling, and that the
Hall boys, whether rightly or wrongly
was never proved, were given credit
for having a hand Ia it. In the fall of
1891 Bob and Dick Hall started to go
down into Arizona on a hunting trip.
They were seen just before they got
to Ash Spring and were never seen af-
forwards. Their friends claimed they
had been murdered and their wives
made a long but UNSUCCESSFUL search
for their bodies. 1t was the general
opinion that a committee of cattle
men had performed the vigilance act,
and had done It so Thoroughly that no
trace of the bodies ever was found.
Mrs. Robert Hall had trouble with
her husbands family and this quarrel
produced another killing. Tom Hall,
her brother-in-law, killed her father,
Tom B%urleson. Han was acquitted
on the ground OF self defense. Mrs.
Richard Hall married again and is
living lea Georgetown. The Hall
family moved from the Pine Cienega
country down south of here zeal the
Mexican line. Now comes word from
the Ash Spring country, that young
John Parks, while hunting cattle near
Ash Springs, discovered the remains
of two men who had been killed and
their bodies burned. Guns and knives
were found near the remains which
we're Identified as the property of the
missing men. Steve Nixon, who was
foreman of the Rail N cattle outfit at
the time the boys disappeared, and
w. B. Traylor are now under arrest,