Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-02-07
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, FEBRUARY 7, 1896.

Iue5day.
Matt Doyle was in from Gold Hill
Tuesday.
The United States court is now in
session at Silver City.
Frank Campbell came down from
Carlisle the FIRST OF the week.
John Corbett was up from Deming
Tuesday, returning the same after
noon.
There have been several cases Of
measles in town lately, but none has
been serious.
Mrs. DR.. Davis returned from Phoe-
nix and went up to her Morenci home
last Friday.
DR.. Hagen came up from Dsming on
Sunday and stopped Over a few hours
between trains.
The Stafford s. Jones colorcd com
bination gave al cntertainmentat the
hall Wednesday night.
James McCabe was up from the An
imas the frst OF the week on a horse
buying expedition. He did not find
any that suited him.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Clair gave a din
ner party Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Small, Mr. and Mrs. II. e. Hoffman,
Miss Marshall aud d. H. Kedzie.
Two old time C%liftonians, Ben NJ.
Crawford and W. G Cakes, have taken
charge Of the Richelieu at Phoenix
and want their many friends to call
on them.
II. W. Childs and p. Fl. McDermott
passed through on the east bound linn
tied Monday, returning from San
Francisco. They expect te be in Car
isle in about ten days.
Tuesday morning the ground was
found to he covered with a blanket of
snow. About ten o'clock that fore
noon there was a heavy furry of snow,
but 1t did not last long.
Invitations are out for a valentine
dance at Silver City on the 18th. The
dance is given by the a. D. U. w.
lodge and commentaries the tenth
anniversary OF its formation.
Messrs. Young, Griffith, Belt, Galo
aud Rae shipped u carload Of high
grade copper ore from Shakespeare
the first of tue week. The ore was
sent to the smelLer at Canyon City,
Colorado.
Mrs. ]. A. Leahy and children re,
turned frOm their Canadian visit Fri.
day glad to once more be in a country
where the sun shines and the mercury
does not continually hover around the
zero mark.
James Tracy came up from Deming
Tuesday and stopped over between
trains. This is Tracy's FIRST visit t.
Lordsburg. lie did not announce
that he was a candidate for any par
ticular once.
Alex. ]. Medbury on Monday cam
down from Carlisle, where he has beer
prospecting with most gratifying re
suits. He came down to meet his
brother, who has just returned from
a tris to south Africa.
Jas. Sterling has sold his t%rottinl
horse to P. b. Zeisler. Mr.. Zeigle
has taken the horse to Tucson anc
will usc him TO win = few Arizona dol
lars. The horse has been showing
some great speed lately.
Mrs. A. n. Simpson asks the LBEB
AL to return thanks for her to tn
men who worked so hard saving he
household goods at the fire Sunda
morning and to the ladies who Shove,
her such kind attention after the fire
There were about fifty tramps in tn
city Sunday. Some OF them got col
and built a fire with railroad Goa
Marshal Hardin took four OF the COS
thieves over to Silver City Monday
give them a period of rest in the couT
ty jail.
Sunday morning Mrs. A. n. SIM
son lighted a fire and proceed to coo
breakfast. The fire was a hot n an
the due became over heated, settiu
fire to the ceiling. An alarm WI
given and the town turned out, but
was impossible to " the hous
Luckily, however, the fire burnC
very slowly and it was possible to mo-
everything suit Of the house. II
windows and doors and their casinI
and the stoop were saved. The hou
cost about a thousand dollars and ca
ried no insurance.
If the tramps continue as troubl
some as they have for the past WEI
the citizens in self defense will ha
TO organize a vigilance committee al
drive them out Of town. 1t is no pu
ishment to q tramp to send him
iail, he gets plenty to eat there, but