Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-02-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, FEB. 1s, 1898.

up AANo0Als
Tom Caswell made a trip down e.
Maria, Texas, this week.
Supervisor Day was down from Dun.
can the first OF the week.
Col. NJ. A. Leahy made h trim Ia
Fort Thomas the first OF the week.
returning Tuesday night.
Constable Schultz of Pinos Altos
was killed Sunday night bv Louis
Lane, who was resisting arrest.
"Bill Garland's railroadn will soon
push on to Globe. The right Of way
across the reservation has been
granted.
Is. e. Wilson, the Continental OIL
handwriting expert, was in the city
Il went up to Clifton, returning
Tuesday.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage OF W. b. Kelly and
Ruth Guernsey, at Solomonyille next
Tuesday.
Last Saturday was the eighty. ninth
anniversary OF The birth of the i'm.
mortal Lincoln. 1t was celebrated in
many places.
Jake and Sam Abrahams came
down from Clifton, Tuesday, en- route
TO Silver City. After making "A visit
there they Intend to make a trIp to
the City OF Mexico.
NJ. q. Taylor and Asa Turner OF
Solomonville, have bought the Fisher
ranch near Steins Pass. They intend
TO raise mules for a business and do a
little mining for fun.
ii. ID. MOrey, who has charge Of the
affairs in the telegraph orlce here for
some tune, has received Il promotion.
and has gone tO Yuma o attend to
the Western UuiUn work and sell
tickets.
Mrs. W. J. Tierncy's daughter was
taken down tue first Of the week
With scarlet fever. The attack is
Lot a violent one. The school
loard has Though 10 wise To
close the school Tor d time.
The estate OF Ed Scheinliu, the dis
coverer of Tombstone, was recently
Lefore the probate court al Oakland,
California, aud tie appraiser said IL
was worth Sl42, I53 in nard cash. The
story that he died "a poor mar Is mus
blown away.
The Hearst estate, which some time
ago purchased tue Bell 81 stephens
property at pinos Altos, has fought
The Silver City sinclter. Tie smelter
Will be enlarged Gud run to It's Tull
capacity. This means a great deal
Tor the prosperity Of Silver City.
Edwin Ely anu Miss owe Hughes
were hurried in Deming uu the lOth.
They returned home the same even
ing, but AS the train was late the
Lordsburg bapd wac uot out To meet
them. Tue Headlight reports a very
pretty wedding aad a large number OF
beautiful presents. The young couple
are SnuglY located in their new home
and have the congratulations OF taeir
many friends.
Before j. V. Parks and 3. 3. Ownby
got to Tucson, on their way 10 Los
Angeles, 70 Interview Hugh Morrison,
they lost their tickets. They had to
stop over in Tucson, and after con
siderable ~telegraphiug was done they
were supplied with new transpurta-
tion aud allowed to proceed on their
Journey. Their friends in town have
been doing considerable laughing al
them for losing their tickets, and
threaten the nex time they are seat
away to either send along a guardian
or sew the tickets and a card to theirl
backs, so that they cannot get lost.
The tunnel up on the Santa Fe. Pa
cidc which was burned Il couple Of
times has been repaired so that the
trains arc using it., and a great deal Of
the traffic which has come over the
Southern Pacific is now going over the
northern road. IL was found that the
second fire, which was 50 mysterious.
was caused by some embers ia the bot
tom Of the tunnel, which bad not
been cleaned out. This time the
cleaning was a through one, aud IL is
presumed that all danger OF Ore is
past. AS the result of the opening Of
the tunnel the traric on the Southern
Pacific is lighter.
There has been so much trouble
over claims against the Paciac
Mutual accident insurance company
which has had the privilege Of in
surfing Southern Pacific employees,
that the railroad has refused TO assist
the company any more, and has turned
the business over to the Travellers.
The agent for the Travellers was in
the city this week, and told the LIB
ERAL that he had investigated a large
number Of the cases of complaint
against the Pacific Mutual, n had
found that in every case the trouble
was with the agent who issued the
policy, not with the company. The