Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-12-09
WESTERN LIBERAL.
EoRDsBURG. DEC. ., 1893

A. Il. Brown, the California powder
man, was In the city this week.
Mr.. J. P. ovnby is quite sick TIL.
week.
Mrs. Fletcher Gee, formerly Miss
Wrlett McWhirt, has been visiting in
the city this week.
Sanford Robinson, agent of the
Steeplerock development company,
expects to leave for New York next
week.
Court adjourned last Saturday and
NJ. Q. Hardin who had been serving
his country as a juror. has returned
home.
The trains from the east have been
late several times this week, caused,
probably by the wreck Of the Sunset
Limited.
For the last two days we have been
having rainy weather, some OF the real
OLD fashioned kind, cold and; dis
agreeable.
Mrs. T.. Q. Simpson, mother Of Thos.
Simpson, the well known Arizona &
New Mexico engineer, Is visiting at
NJ. w. McGrath's.
Guy p. Hull, who was expected back
from his California trip last Friday,
did not get here until Wednesday.
He had to stop over a day OF SO in Los
Angeles ard Tucson.
Both the Roberts n Leahy mercan-
Tile company and the Eagle drug mer-
camille company have laid in a large
supply of handsome calendars to be
used in telling whatday it is nextyear,
likewise for advertising purposes.
You now know where to get a calen-
dar, so do not come to the p~ostoflce
for one.
Last Saturday night a hobo Mexican
was getting of a moving freight car
at San Simon and slipped and fell
with one hand on the rail. AS a result
his hand was badly mangled. He was
brought to Lordsburg,2 where Dr..
Croker amputated the hand. lie
claimed TO have relatives in Juarez
and so was shipped down there.
The Uncle Toms Cabin presented
last Friday night vas largely enjoyed
by the young folks who never have
had an opportunity of witnessing such
an entertainment. The play was
presented under difficulties, one Of
which was the absence of scenery at
the hall. All things considered, how
ever, the play vas well presented.
Monday a carload OF wine got mixed
up with a switch in the yard here and
was turned over. Several of the bar.
Tels of wine were broken open, but
unfortunately for the men who had
the work of cleaning up the wreck
uohe Of the wine III saved. Fortuu-
ate!y the accident occurred at u point
where there were plenty Of side tracks
ind tame was not delayed o
The Southern Pacific company has
named the station three aud une-half
miles east OF town, where is located
the new well, East Lordsburg. Thus
II will be seen that we are assuming
metropolitan airs, including suberbs.
a park will be laid out at East Lords
burg. and next summer the Southern
Pacific viii run special excursion trains
TO the park. Two Of the features
Of The park will be a large dance hall
and plenty Of 1--we cent beer.
There bias been a good deal Of small
pox in lei Paso during the past few
weeks, so much OF it that the pest
house has been crowded and the
authorities have had to. build IA new
one. The doctors and the board OF
health have'at last taken the matter
In hand aud propose to stamp out Il e
disease, At "A meeting OF the doctors
the other day it was admitted to be
a disgrace to the city to have any
small box within IT'S limits. 1t was
the carelessness OF the authorities
that let it get such a start.
The territorial board Of equalization
tried to tax the Atlantic s. Pacific i'm
provements separately from the right
OF way. The railroad company did
not like to be taxed that way. In
deed, it is intimated, that the com.
pany does not like to be taxed in any
way. 1t took the matter into the
courts and Monday the supreme court
Of the United States decided that the
company was right and the board Of
equalization was wrong. 1t is prob
able that the board will try some
other scheme to get the road to pay
taxes.
Last week a Mexican name Cresen-
clio Valerie came into Eel Paso carrying
a load Of buckshot. He said that he
with some other Mexicans were travel
ling afoot towards El Paso, along the
Southern Pacific track and camped
near Cambrey, building a Grei that 10
the morning the secti1u BOSS came mt