Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-07-28
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. JULY rs, 1899.

gone to California for a month.
Mrs. j. j. Hand OF Pearce is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Con
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Muir returned
from their honeymoon trip to Cali
fornia last Monday.
Henry Ross; an old time Lordsburg.
er, was down foom Clifton Wednesday
shaking hands with his old friends,
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. l. IL. Bryant last Friday morn
ing, and many congratulations have
been showered upon Isaac.
The Arizona s. New Mexico road
got the better Of the washouts and
washoyers by Saturday, and since
then all trains have been running reg
ularly.
w. II. Henry was in from the John
ME Bull mine at Steiu's Pass Saturday.
He says he has got mis- mel to work
developing his property They had
worked but a short time before they
broke into a large cave OF lime forma-
ton, from which some beautiful cop
per samples we're taken,
While switching in the Southern
Pacific yard G. W. Moore got a little
Careless and the forennger Of his left
hand WAS caught between the bump
ers Of a couple Of cars. DR.. Crocker
dressed the finger and Moore was sent
to the Hotel Dieu at Ell Paso. There
are hopes Of saving the finger.
Deputy Sheriff johnson was in town
Monday, and Tuesday George Scar
borough appeared on the scene. Each
of them informed the LIBERAL that
they were not here on business, simply
a pleasure trip. However, the LIBER-
AL is willing to bet there will be a
COW thief arrested or a foot race run
before they get back to Silver City.
Silver City had another big food
Thursday afternoon. The breakwater
and one of the street bridges was
washed out, and a portion Of the old
Tremount hotel wall fell over on
Black s. Matthews assay office. No
serious damage was done and 20 lives
were lost. although at II time Mrs.
Galloway's children were in danger,
but were rescued by Mayor Fleming
and a party Of helpers.
Tuesday nights rise In the river
washed away a strip OF ground about
s0O,feet long by about s feet wide just
inside the breakwater on the east side
from Geo. Vaughan's residence north.
The bottom planks Of the breakwater
being rotten the water found easy &C
cess through it. Sam Price has a
force Of meniand teams at work I'LL
ing In the washout With stones, earth,
and brush.-Clirton Era.
The Arizona s. New Mexico Railway
company has ordered two new engines
FOR use on its line between Clifton and
Lordsburg, which will make six in all
in use on the line. This became nee
essary on account of the increased
traffic. They will be made by the
Baldwin locomotive works and will
hot be here probably before the latter
part Of October. Another engine has
been ordered for the baby gauge also.
Clifton Era.
The LIBERAL readers will remem
Der that a couple OF months ago James
II. Lassiter was murdered at Stafford.
a shot was fred through his bedroom
window just as he was preparing for
bed, killing him instantly. Last week
VIM. Ensor was arrested for the MUIR
der. District Attorney Jones says he
has plenty of evidence that Ensor is
the guilty man, Ensor had worked
for Lassiter for several years and had
been discharged a few weeks before
the murder.
The east hound Southern Pacific
train due here last Friday ran into a
washout near Sentinel. No one was
hurt. The wash undermined the
track and several OF the cars tipped
over. Fridays train picked UP the
passengers, mail, and express, bring
ing it-through here late Friday after
noon. When it came time for the
west bound train to leave El Paso on
Friday there was no mail a nor a
mail clerk TO come out with it and for
the first time in the memory of the
oldest lnhabitant a regular passenger
train passed through town carrying
no mail. Saturdays train brought a
double mail from the east.
1t is often a question for a justice Of
the peace to decide as to what shall be
done when the prosecuting witness in
a case does not want TO push the case
or other witnesses fail to show up when
s%ubpoenaed. Judge Newcomb Of Sill
yer City has blazed out a path for
those Justices who want to see the law
maintained but do not know what to
do with the witnesses who do not
want to tell the truth, and are anxious
TO have the prisoner get off. As there