Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-01-31
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDsBURG, JANUARY 81, 1896.

Major Lewis q former Dordsourg
character, showed up in town again
this week.
President C%olquhoun of the Arizona
& New Mexico read, was in the city
Tuesday.
The Rev. Mr.. Cross will hold divine
services at the school house en- next
Tuesday evening.
The Rev. J. A. Chenowith preached
at the school house last Sunday mern-
ing and evening.
An onicer's special passed through
on the Southern Pacinc.a couple Of
times last Tuesday.
Bart Upton was down from Carlisle
"Wednesday. Bart is figuring on open
ing a saloon In Carlisle soon.
Thos. Brldger, B. w. Clairs partner
in the mining business in the Chiri-
cAhuas, was in the city the lrst Of the
week.
Bud Williams was In the city Sun
day and went up the narrow gauge
Monday on a cattle purchasing expe-
dition.
The railroad company sent a new
boiler and q walking beam engine up
to the Shakespeare well the first OF
the week.
Mrs. L. l.. Wyatt, representing the
Phoenix Gazette made a Clifton trip
this week, returning with a long list
OF new subscribers to that popular
journal.
A son and heir was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade II. Hulings at Phoenix
last Saturday. Mr.. lIuliugs' many
L~ordsburg friends extend their con-
CALCULATIONS.
j. A. Leahy left Tuesday night for
Albuquerque, where he will meet his
wife and babies who are returning
from a visit to Kingston, Ontario.
They expect to arrive in Lerdsburg
this afternoon.
The announcement has been made
that next month Larry McCourt aud
Miss Bella Leahy are to be married.
Both OF the contracting parties are
we'll known in Lordsburg, although at
present Mr.. McCourt is a resident Of
Wilcox and Miss Leahy of Kingston,
Ontario. The wedding will be cele-
brated at Albuquerque.
r. T. Baily returned Friday from
his trip TO California. He reports
that the matter Of the sale OF the Car
Isle mines to the Chllds syndicate is
progressing satisfactorily although
slowly. The cause Of the slowness is
the trouble of getting the deeds in a
shape to satisfy the lawyers. When
they discover an imaginary flaw in a
title it often takes a long time to get
it Strengthened.
Delegate Murphey, when the report
was tent out that Speaker Reed was
going to stop the territory bills, so as
to keep silver men out Of the senate,
went aud had a talk with the speaker
about 1t and Mr.. Reed denied having
n such intentions. Saturday Dele.
gate Murphey telegraphed to the Tue
O Citizen as follows: mo adverse
action on statehood has been had,
That special to i Chicago paper had
no foundation ia fact"
There is TO be a meeting sOf the
heirs Of the late Anneke JAMS next
Tuesday at Cleveland for the purpose
OF completing the arrangements FL
the distribution of the estate. The
assessed valuation of the real estate
10 New York city is 1882, 900, 600 and
there is on deposit liz the bank OF Hol
land money which with the accumu.
lated interest amounts to 10000, 900
This sum is to be divided among SOM
500 heirs. We are glad to know tina
one Of the 800 portions will come Il
Lordsburg.
Last Friday word came from Juare.
that the authorities had in custod.
two OF the Mexicans who tried to rol
Paul Becker at Morenci recently. L
will be remembered that five Mexi
cans tried to rob Becker's store ant
nearly killed him, that In attempting
to arrest them Pablo Salcido wa
killed, TIVE OF the gang were killed
one was seriously wounded and wa
captured and two escaped. Mr.. Wm
Church, who was in town when thl
news came from Juarez, immediatel,
telegraphed that he would pay a re
ward OF $500 for these men when the
were delivered to the Arizona author
tiles. Sheriff Wight Of Solemonvill
started for Juarez for the men, frs
tslegraphing TO Governor Hughes ask
ing him to issue the requisition pa
pers and forward them TO Juarei
The governor has had some experience
in e%ndeavoring to get criminals out G
Mexico and has learned that it is In
possible TO get a Mexican ~extraditet
no matter whether he is a citizen Z
n T1nited STATED or not. so he o