Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, MARCH is, 1898.

Deming, died last week.
The passenger trains we're on time
several times the past week.
NJ. Q. Hardin made a trip over to
Silver City the first Of the week.
r. H. Hughes of Clifton visited his
sister, Mrs. Edward Ely, this week.
Dick Lakeman was 10 the city Mon
day, en- route from Clifton to Blsbee.
Yes Chase came in from the Animas
Tuesday to enlist for the war with
Spain.
The Southern Pacific expects to
1nish laying the heavy steel between
Lordsburg and Tucson this week.
Eddie Leahy, the younger son of NJ.
a. Leahy, has been quite sick, but we
are glad to know is now much better.
@. S. Kellum from Bowie, was in
the city Tuesday and went out to
Gold Hill, where his mother is quite
sick.
A cold wave descended on the town
Sunday and for d day or SO every one
had to hug the stove to keep comfort.
able.
]. P. Ownby is putting a Partition
Into the room formerly occupied by
him as a store, and will use the place
thus made as a bedroom.
A brother OF DR.. Eoefer arrived ia
town and went up to Clifton last Fri
day. The doctor returned frcm his
Guaymas trip on Saturday.
In a recent changing around Of
division superintendents OF The South
ern Pacific j. S. Noble, who for a long
time had charge of the Yuma-El PasO
division, vas given charge OF the Salt
Lake division.
Mr.. E. Solignac, the new register of
the Las Cruces land Office has taken
hold Of his new Office. lie found a
great ACCUMULATION of work on hand
but he has tackled it like a man
hungry for work.
Mrs. f. NJ. Galloway has made her
bond aud received her commission as
postmistress at Silver City. She will
take possession OF the .~geiicee on the
drst of April, the commencement Of
the next quarter.
L. l.. Shaw OF Bowie spent Sunday
In town visiting with his old friend e..
l.. Bugbee. Monday he went On to
Deming, where he met his wife, who
has beeu visiting in the east, and es-
corted her home to Bowie.
The Deming park case was up be-
fore Judge Parker last week. This
case has Deen decided" aud settled
no one knows how many times, yet it
seems to get into court everytime
there is Il new judge on the bench.
p. J. Stevenson and Miss Mable
Jones, both quite well known in Lords
burg, were married at the American
consulate in the City OF Mexico on the
eighth Of this mouth. They have the
congratulations OF their many friends
In ibis vlclhlty.
John A. Riley, representing the
Bradstreet commercial agency, was in
the city the lrst OF the week and went
up to Clifton. lie will Interview all
business men in this section az the
country on his return so as to give
them a fair rating in his agency.
Since the repairs we're made on the
railroad well at Shakespeare the com
pany has had more water than it could
use. This will uot last very long, for
no matter how much water is pumped
from that well the company could
soon get into shape to use it all and
more too.
Fred Higgins, the man who did not
kill Hayes but who claimed 90 have
killed ''Blaek Jack" is a candidate fol
the nomination as sheriff on the dem
Oefatic ticket in Roswell county. nc
has succeeded in making the paper;
over In that country think he Is a
great man In his line of work.
DR.. Croker has just received from
Denver a fine lions skin. The urigi-
nal owner of the skin was killed by q
Mexican near Stems Pass some time
ago; and the doctor bought 1t. He
sent 1t TO Denver to be tanned, and
now has a hne rug. The skin meas
tires seven feet from tip to tip.
Judge Parker sentenced the Dona
Ana county %whiteoappers to a year II
the p%enltenitary and a fine OF s10l
each. Taking the experience of these
men and the effect Of threatene,
w%hitecapping at Pinos Altos into con
sideration and the once fashionable
game is likely to become unpopular.
Sharkey and Choynski had a battle
in San Francisco last Friday night
and, as usual, Sharkey did a greatdea'
OF fouling. He finally butted Choyn
ski through the ropes and the referel
declared the fight a draw, and has beef
busy every since trying to explain VIII.
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