Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-09-02

Benjamin Franklin Billingsley was
down from Duncan this week.
Last Saturday night there was a
dance at Hudson's Hot Springs which
was largely attended by the dancing
population OF Silver City and Deming.
The Mexicans resident of Demlng,
assisted by the Americans, will cele.
brate the seventy-eighth anniversary
of the Independence of Mexico on the
10Th and 10th OF this month. They
have prepared au elaborate program
and iutend to have a good time. The
people OF the surrounding county are
invited.
Mrs, William Elliott, died at the
Arlington hotel, aud was buried
at Shakespeare last Friday. She was
the wife Of VIM. Elliott, who has u
farm on the river, where he has been
living for some years. Mrs. Elliott
suffered from an attack OF the grip,
which led into quick consumption.
Her husband brought her to town,
but medical skill could do nothing for
her. She LETT besides her husband,
ive children.
Lieutenant Bert Gilbert OF Silver
City, who recently graduated from
West Point, and who was sent down
into, Florida on artillery duty, is back
at his old home in Silver City on a fur
Tough. Lieutenant Gilbert suffered
FROM an attack Of malariai fever in
Florida, and is but IA shadow of what
he formerly was. A little time spent
in the health giving climate of New
Mexico will restore his former health
and weight.
Jerry J.. Mcdonald and Miss Mitchell
Ann Gordon were married at Red
Rock on august Both. Jerry has en-
tirely recovered from the effects OF
the shot from a revolver, which be
recently received. As d matter Of
fact the LIBERAL is Informed that the
Wounds derry received IN that occa-
Sion were not from Il bullet but from
the revolver 1t self, it icing used as a
club, but they hurt just as badly as
though they had been made with a
bullet.
Fort Bayird is not to be abandoned
after all. Orders have been received
To put the garrison in the best possible
shape at once and work is going OF
day and night to have it in present
able shape for the ARRIVAL of the troops,
which are expected not later thar
September 10th. The post will be
garrisoned to its full strength and 1t II
understood that two troops OF thS
Ninth Cavalry and four companies Of
the Fifteenth Infantry will be ordered
there.-Silver City Correspondence @
the Headlight.
Col. w. S. Morrow, who was former
ly interested in mining at Shakespeare
passed through town on the wesl
bound train, en- route from New York
where he has his office, to Mina'
Prietas, Mexico, where he has a large
mining proposition, on which he In
tends putting a cyanide plant, ano
from which he intends to take out al
enormous amount of gold during The
mex few ears. The LIBERAL had 1
pleasant visit with the colonel, whit
desires to be remembered to all hi
old friends In this section Of thu
country.
S. r. Dunagan was in from the Ami
mas this week. He tells that the In
dams have again been in that section
of the country, the first time for sew
eral years. On the twentieth of thi
month they visited Dwight Stevens
camp at Gillespie, about four mile
east Of the double adobes, during MI
Stevens absence. When he returne
be found that the Indians had bee
there and looted the camp, taking a
the provisions, blankets, and canvas
he had. They cut up the pillows an
mattresses splitting their contents a
over the camp. The signs Shove
there were seven or eight Indians !
the party. They were tralled to u
big Anlmas mountains, where IL
trail was lost. The residents Of u
Anlmas have not seen any Indians
several years and were in hopes thu
would never see any more, and we
greatly disappointed to hear of til
rata.