Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-12-11
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, DEC. Il, 1896.

Already there are six candidates foi
the %governorship Of Arizona.
The Eagle drug store is exhibiting a
magnificent lot of Christmas goods.
Col. NJ. J. Egan came down from
Clifton Wednesday and made a Dem
ing trip.
j. A. Leahy went up to Clifton this
week to sell Il few trains of groceries
to the merchants up the road.
viii Kelly of the Solomonville Bul.
ietin was in the city Wednesday, en-
route home from a trip to Clifton.
George Delevan, who has been work.
ing as car repairer here for some time,
left with his family for Phoenix, Ari-
iona, Sunday night.
Cerrillos coal is Sc per ton in Silver
City, while it retails for 81 in Lords
burg. 1t is hard on the price Of coal
to have to change cars at Deming
The New York Sunday Sun of No
vember 30 had u two column and a
a half dispatch from L~ordsburg, Civ
ing Il history or the doings Of "Black
Jack" and his gang.
Nathan Solomon was in the CITY
Friday, en- route from Steeple Rock
to Solomonville. Mr.. Solomon has
severed his connection with the Stee-
pie Rock development company.
Some negroes broke into Frank
Thuimond's house at Demiug and
stole $3.50 worth of diamonds and a
s%ixshooter. The burglars were cap.
cured but the diamonds are still at
large.
G. NJ Shannon, who says he will
soon write himself "|cx-collector Of in
ternal revenue" was In the city Tues.
day, en- route from his mine at Met
calf over to the Arizona capital. Mr..
Shannon says it will be a happy day
when he becomes an eek" and can de-
vote his time to his mining interests.
Jas. v. Parks has purchased some
of the interests Of the Rail n outfit,
which is closing out its stock business,
and has resigned his position as depu-
ty sheriff at Steeple Rock. II. e.
Muse has been appointed in his place.
Mr.. Muse was in town Monday on his
way to Stee pie Rock to take his new
position.
The Sha key and Fltzsimmons fight
is being continued in the courts. In
the ring Referee Wyatt carp decided
that Fitzsimmons struck Sharkey a
foul blow below the belt and awarded
the fight and the $4,000 check to
Sharkey. Fitzsimmons has garni-
sheed the money in The bank the check
calls for and the eight goes merrily on
in the courts where many foul blows
will be struck.
Mrs. Frank G. Cline was taken with
a congestive chill at her home at Gold
Hill last Friday. She was alone with
her baby, Mr.. Cline being away at
work, and she came close to death.
Luckily a sewing machine agent hap
pened to call, found the condition she
was in and alarmed some Of the ladies
living near, who promptly came in
and cared for Mrs. Cline and soon
brought her out of danger.
One evening recently J.. A. Lcahy
was returning to his store from sup
per. AS he came around the c%ornerof
the store and started up on the plat
form he noticed five saddled horses
hitched in front of the platform.
Five horses are a suspicious number
in these.days Of "Black jack and his
gang and Mr.. Leahy Immediately
thought the robbers were holding up
his store. He dodged back in the
dark, limbered up his artillery and
prepared to pick off the robbers, N
by one, as they came out Of the door.
Watching the entrance carefully he
was o o greatly relieved to see Char
lie Stevens come walking out of the
store with his hands in his trousers
pockets. Subsequent examination
showed that the horses had been rid
den by a party Of cowboys who had
come up from the round up for some
sugar and tobacco.
Messrs. Merchant, Larrlmore and
Lewis, the officers, and in fact the
owners Of the San Simon cattle COM
pany, came in from their homes at
Abilene, Texas, Sunday, and went out
TO the rauceh Monday to see how the
the place was getting on. They ex-
pect TO ship all the steers they can
gather from a year old and upward.
The company is anxious to see some
farming done in the valley aud in or
der to do so have made a contract
with a farmer to work some OF the
company land on shares" The agree
ment is that the company is to furnish
the land, securely fenced, the water
for irrigation, a four mule team and