Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-09-30

The democratic territorial conven-
tion meets at Deming Saturday Oct. g..
Matt Doyle returned from his trip
to PearceI Globe, ind other Arizona
points Wednesday morning.
Married, at the residence of W. II.
Small, by the Rev. L. L. Gladney on
September &c, w. b. McNeer and Mrs,
Maud Simpson. The newly married
couple will make their home in Lords
burg, and have the congratulations Of
their many friends.
G.. L. Bugbee has hecn appointed
agent at Arlzola.. a small station be-
tween MafIcopa and TucsDn. 1t IS
probable tlat this Rough Rider will
soon get a much better position on the
Southern Pacific, but he is holding
this job down until something better
turns up.
The town turned out Sunday night
TO meet the delegates returning from
the county convention. The streets
were lighted With bonfres, lrecrack-
.ers were exploded and the hand played
There will be ii Hot Tine in the Old
Tsj@h Tonight" The committee on
arrangements forgot to call on the re-
turned wanderers for a speech.
The Lordsburs LIBERAL is making
out a strong case against V. NJ. Young,
county clerk Of Grant %coi.nty, for tax
ing illegal fees. The next grand jury
in that county should Investigate
these charges and IL they are suhstan-
tiatcd, aud there seeius to he every
reason To believe that they will be, the.
Offending official should be indicted
and put on trial fur tie offences
charged. This is the way 10 reform
Official conditions in this territory
New Mc3icaa.
At the trial Of the men arrested for
robbing the Stems Pass p~nstoilce aud
the Southern Paciilc passenger train.
at Las Cruces last week, IIofTnan and
Alveison we're convicted as told in the
last LIBERAL. Wardernan was also
convicted aud the other men were ac-
quilted, but were not turned loose, a.
they are under Indictment from the
territorial court for holding up the
train, and will he tried at the nexl
term Of court. The convicted meu
were sentenced to ten years each in
the %penltentiary, and are now safe al
Santa Fe. Lawyer Fielder will appeal
the case.
Victor VanHal and Matt Doyle
have sold the Nevada, Eighty-ave,
Esmera'd, and Carlos mines at Shake
peare to Mr.. John Leechmen. n. S.
Wight has charge OF the properties
for Mr.. Leechman, and will soon have
a large force OF men at work on them.
Mr.. Wight will develop the proper
ties, shipping the ores TO various re
ductlon works for various Kinds OF
treatment. AS soon as be has deyel-
oped the properties so that they Will
furnish enough ore he will build a
thirty ton shelter, and reduce the
ores at this point. Both Mr. I,eech
man and Mr.. Wight thoroughly under
stand the business OF mining and re-
duclng ores, and their advent into the
camp is Of great importance TO it.
We see by the Arizonlan that Joe
Mckinney is an independent candi-
date for sheriff in Graham county,
Arizona. AS good a man as Joe could
never expect to get the nomination at
the hands of de Gang" SO he runs all
by his little lonely. Joe Mckinney is
one OF the best known cattle men IN
all Arizona. Honest as the day is long
he has acquired a competency. He is
a married man, and his morals are be-
yond reproach. He has done more
sheriff work than the regular demo
cratic candidate, and as the Arlzonian,
his home paper says: "He was never
Known to get a lame back when a
desperate murderer was at the other
end OF the trail" Graham county
needs a political cyclone, and Joe Is
rust the man to give 1t to them. He
is a heavy taxpayer, has the reputa-
ton Of being afraid of nothing and his
popularity is shown by the number of
.signers on his petition asking that his
hame be put on the Official ballot.