Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-01-20
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. JAN. 20. 1890

Noah Hayden has removed to Stems
Pass this week.
A baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Robson Monday.
A. Q. Wlndhanl and the Rev. e.
Lebreton were in from the river
Monday.
Ed Ely has severved his connection
with the Southern Pacific company,
and Charles Taylor has come here
from Benson to do his work.
Mrs. L. Fralssenet gives a reception
at her home In Clifton tomorrow
night, for which a large number OF in-
yltatioDs have been issued.
BOBBY" Woods, an old time travel
ling man was In the city Tuesday.
He came from Wilcox especially to.
attend the snipe hunt that night.
The new board Of county commits
sloners has elected w. II. Merrill, OF
this dis strict, as chairman. The county
pays ten cents on the dollar of all bills
allowed last quarter.
W. b. Conner has been employed by
the railroad to act as night Waterman
In the yards and protect the COM
panY's coal pile. The first night he
arrested a railroad employe, whom he
caught stealing coal.
A case OF small pox has made It's ap.
pearauce in Metcalf, "a Clifton, and
there has been quite a scare among
the people of that camp. DR.. Burtch
has been very busy vacclnating the
people. 1t is probable that he will
soon be able to stamp out the disease.
Major General Shafter, accompanied
by his family, passed through on the
west bound train Monday night, on
his way to San Francisco, where he
will take his old position as general in
charge OF the division of California.
lie held quite a reception when the
train stopped at the station.
The Hon. e. NJ. Williams of Moren.
ci VAS in the city Saturday, en- route
to Phoenix, where he goes as a mem
Der of the legislature. Mr.. Williams
mas for a long time been one Of the
prominent citizens Of the copper
camps, and the citizens Of Graham
county can be assured that he will
look out for the interests OF that
county while in Phoenix.
Roadmaster Montcastle's motor car,
known as the naptha launch, has been
used by the physicians On this division
In going owe the line to vaccinate the
employees. When the ~vaccinating
special was taking DR.. Hagen yer the
line it went into the ditch and shook
the doctor up considerably. Wednes-
day, when taking DR.. Croker along
the line the motor ''died" and the
doctor and roadmaster had TO walk
into toWr. Yesterday DR.. Crocker
again started out ON a v%accinat'ng
Grip, but he did not depend on the
naptha launch. lie took a push car
and had a gang OF strong armed NIX
lcans to furnish the motive power.
Tuesday evening a hunting Iasty
went out after snipe, which we're said
20 be very thick in the draws below
town. Among the party were G.. NJ.
Ansbach, late Of John b. Farwell &
Co., Chicago, John Robson, e. w.
Clapp, John Brown, Hardie Fuller and
others. About a couple Of miles out
on the fiat the first sack and lantern
were set, aud as Mr. Ansbach vas not
familiar with the country, and SO
might get lost II set TO driving the
birds, he was left to guard the sack.
Other sacks were set and the party
distributed to drive the birds, when
one Of them happened TO remember
that IL was close season for snjpe. AS
they did not want to get caught by
the game warden they concluded u
give I'd the hunt and come into town
The driver gathered up the crowd,
but in some unaccounta6le way forgot
Mr.. Ansbach, However, that did mol
make much difference, as he walked
10 to town an hour or so later. He
did not break the law, at any rate /
he brought in any snlpe he had then
so well concealed that the game war
den did not notice them.
: Last Friday, Friday being an un'
= lucky day, January 10, thirteen beinl
: an unlucky number, four men, WHIT
! also we're unlucky, were brought be
= fore Judge McGrath, who d few day
+ before had defeated an unlucky can
didate for justice Of the peace. l
seemed to be the judges day, and h.
sent Tom Kirby, an itinerate banj
picker to the county jail for sixty days
. aud W. r. McLaws, his partner 70
thirty days, and Santas Granada,
worthless Mexican for twenty days
Each man was sent up for assault, an
each was given a chance TO pay a dine
h,t mana NJ than had aunuuh uinnp