Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-19
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe, AUGUST 10. isss.

week from the Anihias After a wind
hill for one OF his wells.
The Hon. Christopher Columbus
Hall, who sells groceries, was ia the
city this week. Although this gentle.
man is named alter one OF the most
eminent Spanish citizens, the same
one that furnished a name for n OF
Admiral Cervera's Tine vessles which
is now at the bottom OF the sea, he
has no Spanish sympathies, and would
be glad to Tick any Spaulard he could
get a whSck At with a coal shovel.
Christopher Layton died at his old
home in Utah last week from the
effect OF bladder dimcultles. Mr..
Layton was a remarkable man. He
was a leader. IN the Mormon church
and for many years was the president
OF the stake, below S~olomonville, and
head center OF the church in Southern
Arizona, Asa business asa he was
very successful, and accumulated a
large property, which was all the more
remarkable in that he could not
write.
Some weeks ago.a man named a. K.
Roberts while In. toyo borrowed SIS
from Hall, Hughes s. Co., giving a
check Do the First national bank OF
El Paso for the amount OF the loan
Before. the check was casbed he
stopped payuDenCQ 1t. Harry Hail
went down to FL Paso I'd see SSout it..
lie garnisheed the dioheS 10 TIE bank
and sued for its recovery. Last week
the suit was tried 10 Justice McKic's
court at FL Paso, and a Judgment rem
dered ia favor OF Mr. Han for the
seventy-nve and costs.
S. d. Dye, formerly OF Lordsburg,
is now 10 Los Angeles, aud was con.
hected with a spiritnalistic society
there. A member Of the society made
2 temperance speech, And at this Mr..
Dye took umbrage and resigned from
the society, much to the delight OF the
other spiritualists. The Los Angeles
Times OF Monday gave nearly a
column account Of the affair. 1t was
known while Mr.. Dye lived in I.0rds-
burg that he was not particularly
enamored OF men who delivered tem.
perate. speeches, but rather fancied
those who would buy him booze.
A mule belonging to 1. d. Wood
turned up missing Friday morning.
1t was noticed that at the same time
Charlie .Arnett. had disappeared. 1t is
known that Charlie has 4 prediction
for horse flesh that does not belong to
him, having served n term at Yuma
Tor cmhezzItug a horse, and IL Is sup
posed that this fnndness extended to
khulefk Two OF Mr. Woods sons took
the trail aud followed It down To the
MEXICAN line, but wer6 GEabie to
catch either the mule or the thief.
1BIr. Wood moarns the loss Of his mule,
but no dtiIcT hofsc OWNER mdafns the
absence OF Mr.. Arnett.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Kcllum died at her home
In Gold Hill Tuesday afternoon from
Inflammation OF the brain. Mrs. Kel'
ium was scventy-sevcn years old at
the time OF her death, and had lived
In Gold Hill for the past twelve or
Afteen years. She vas known and
loved by nearly every resident OF this
section OF the country, and by COW.
boys and miners who have scattered
from the Klondike to South Africa.
Every n was welcome to her house
and the kindness she exhibited to all
people, especially those in trouble, en-
ueared her to all. She lcases her hus-
band, to whom she was married fifty
six years ago,t two sons, G. S. Kellum,
Who was with her at the time OF her
death, the other living 10 Illinois, and
one daughter, Mrs. W. IL. Jones, who,
with her daughter, Miss Zell, arrived
here Wednesday morning. She was
buried at Gold Hill, from her home,
Wednesday Afternoon.
Oliver NJ. Lee, who is accused OF
numbering Col. Fountain, and who
admits shooting Deputy Sheriff Kear'
ney, who died a few hours after hi
Was Shot, has written another letter
to the press. This n appeared In
the Sacramento Chief. Mr.. Lee
Seems to be quite a ready letter writer
all by himself, and has the opinion
that his letters set him before The
World as a much injured, innocent
and prosecuted individual. He nov
explains why he resisted the officers
unto death, (of one Of the oficers) ant
refuses to surrender and answer TO thI
charge Of murder. The reason h
gives IS because Sheriff Pat Garrett !
10 infdel, believing notsin christianity
~feligion, nor the hereafter, that OWN
10 his lack Of belief an oath has n
binding effect on him, and thatif he
Lee, became Carrots prisoner Care
would in all probability murder him
Lee promises that next January, II
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