Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-11-13
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, NOV. 10, 1896.
Ms. o. s. warren Was over from sll.


Mrs. Williams OF Deming visited
Mrs. Leahy thss week.
Jesse Kiester returned from his
prospecting trip over Prescott way in
time to vote. He says that Jas. Win
ters has a couple of fine gold prospects
near Prescott and bids fair to make a
stake of them.
A musical and literary program will
be rendered at the Jay Eye See build
ing at 1870 Friday evening, Nov. 13,
for the benefit of the n. e. church.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Admission % cents, children 10 cents.
Owing to the large amount of freight
traffic the motive power on this divis-
ion has been hard pushed. To handle
it expeditiously additional en-
CINE rev have been put on and the
locomotives are kept going all the
time.
The Southern Pacific pay car was in
the city Sunday morning about ten
o'clock. The paynaster worked so *.
peditiously that none Of the employees
were late to church. Black Jack and
his gang did not call on the paYmaster
for their wages this trip.
Mrs. p. NJ. Chase and her son, James
McCabe, came up from the Animas
and stopped over Sunday. Mr.. Chase
sent them up to see If Palmer and
Buckner had carried Missouri. They
returned Monday, accompanied by
Miss Eta Dunagan, who will make
Mrs. Chase a visit.
"A murderer was legally executed at
Las Cruces last Friday. He exhibited
10 sorrow at leaving Dona Ana coun-
ty when he learned that Pat Garrett
had been elected sheriff. He appreci-
ated that under the existing circum-
stances murderers are not popular cit
liens in that county.
Col. NJ. II. Twomey, formerly a well
known Grant county politician and
miner, who has been at Pierce, Arizo-
ma, will pass through on tomorrow's
train, on a business and pleasure trip
to Philadelphia, New York and Bos-
ton. On his return he will probably
stop of at u little town in Ohio named
Canton, to call on an old schoolmate
OF his named Mckinley, who is now
living there.
Receiver Foster OF the defunct First
national banks Of Deming and Silver
City, advertises that he will offer at
auction all the accounts of the two
banks. Those of the Deming bank
will be offered at the Office Of the re-
ceiver on December s, and those of
the Silver City institution at the door
of the court house on December II.
Here will be a chance for spectators
to make some risky investments.
Nineteen gentlemen OF color pulled
the legs OF various Silver City politi-
clans on election day for the sum of
$ld2.50 In dividing the spoils a dis
pute arose between Henry Daniels
and Lafayette Fox. To settle the
matter Mr.. Daniels procured a win
chester and shot Mr.. Fox through the
heart. incidentally the ball passed
through the arm of Andrew Williams.
While the room was enveloped in
smoke an unknown colored man, with
great presence of mind, swiped the
cash, which was lying on the table.
Mr.. Fox is in his grave, Mr.. Williams
is in the hospital, Mr.. Daniels is in
the jail and the Sl62.5O is at large.
The first flyer of the season passed
through on Monday. They run on the
same time as last year. The east
bound passes through a little after
noon on Mondays and Thursdays and
the west bound passes through about
midnight on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The flyer is managed by the same men
as last year, Engineer Bruce is on the
locomotive between Tucson and FL
Paso and Conductors Parker aud Rich
will punch the tickets between Yuma
and lei Paso.
Candida Telles died at his home on
the ella on the mornlng of the 3rd.
Mr.. Teiles was apparently in his usual
rugged health and had hitched up his
team to go and vote. Before starting
he concluded to go into the house for
a lunch. AS he got inside the door he
was seized with a sharp pain In the
heart, staggered, and but for the help
iug arm of his son lack would have
fallen. He was assisted to a chair but
ia a moment he was dead. Mr.. Telles
was born 10 FL Paso in 1912, he and
Isadora Padilla were married at Las
Cruces. The union proved to be a
happy one, and to them were born
three sons and two daughters. all Of
whom, with the wife and mother, still
are living. For many years Mr.. Telles
was engaged in freighting, and in the
early days Of Clifton freighted a great
deal NJ coke i'm and conner mt. When