Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-08-30
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. AUGUST 30, 1901.

Saturday, returning Sunday. While
there he attended the reception TO
Col. Randolph.
Miss Witherspoon and Miss Howell,
sister and niece Of f. NJ. Witherspoon,
have been visiting him this week,
stopping of on their homeward trip
from Los Angeles to Shreveport,
Louisiana.
Miss. e. A Pratt, who has been en-
gagged to teach the primary depart
ment of our school, passed through
on Sundays train, en- route to Silver
City, to attend the examination Of
teachers. Miss Pratt is a graduate
from Stanford university, and her
graduation certificate is a certificate
to teach 10 any school 10 the State of
California, but in New Mexico Il is
not recognized, and she had to attend
the examinations, like any other
teacher.
At the conference Of the Methodist
church south, held at Deming last
week the Rev. L. L. Gladney and II.
L. Adams we're detailed to do mis-
sionary work. The Rev. W. A.
Dickey, who has been located at Ala
mogordo, is assigned to the Lordsburg
church. The Rev. e. f. Goodson,
who formerly preached here, and is
very popular here, is the presiding
elder of the Ell Paso district. Lords
burg has been added to the El Paso
district, and so will occasionally see
Mr.. Goodson.
Tuesday the contract for the build
ing of the Lordsburg s. Hachita rail-
road was let to Frank Powers, of Ell
Paso, at very close figures. The
figures had to be close, for there were
several bidders in the field. Work
will commence as soon as Mr.. Powers
can get his outfit on the ground, and
is to be completed by the middle Of
March. Mr.. Powers was a partner
of the late S. II. Buchanan, and was
interested with him In the work on
the Arizona g. New Mexico road.
The Mulligan Brothers are interested
with Mr.. Powers in the contract.
All of the Mexicaus working 10
Antonelle's camp quit work the first
of the week, because OF the killing
which took place at the camp Sunday.
Most of them were ia town with their
pay checks, which are not due until
the twentieth of next mouth, trying
A. rroF fhav. annhoA n1hnrn &c coma
doubt among many as to the death
of Canalas, the Mexican who was
wounded and was not found. The
Mexicans refuse to say anything about
him, but from their actions and re
marks it is believed he is dead, and
refuse to tell it because they
mink the Americans would be glad
to know he is dead, and they do not
want to give them the satisfaction Of
knowing it. They were greatly
pleased when they heard Of the death
Of Jesse Hoffman, and think the
Americans would feel the same way.
Last Friday, about 1--WE o'clock in
the afternoon, as Ernesto Rodrigues
was bringing some cattle to the
Roberts s. Loahy slaughter house he
found the dead body of a Mexican
neal the slaughter house. lie report
ed the matter. The dead man proved
to be Miguel Ramedas, who had
worked for Robson s. Dunagan, herd.
ing sheep. lie had been paid of the
Qrrt 80 ~, ru.oNr rnaafvfp.. emma fort ~
Eve dollars. He was around town
Wednesday night, drinking and visit
ing the tenderloln district. The last
that was seen of him was about mid.
night. 1t is supposed that some o.
his companions killed him for the lit.
tie money he had left, as he undoubt'
eddy had been murdered, there beinG
the mark of an axe blade on the bach
of his neck. The officers have "A verl
good idea as to the identity Of thl
men who killed him, but they have
not as yet been able tosecure evidenc,
to warrant holding the suspected
parties.
A Clifton friend writing the LIB
ERAL IN comment on the Statemen
that the Lordsburg & Hachita com
panY is the lrst one to be chartered t
do wireless telegraphlng in this terri
tory, says: 1t may be the FIRST com
pany chartered, but it is not the frs
company which has done wireless
telegraphing in this section. Man
years ago there frequently was troubl
with the telegraph line between Gil
ton and Lordsburg. The poles woull
blow over, the wire would come dOwI
and many were the complications tina
would Interrupt the transmission q
messages over this wire. The CHI
tonian who wished to telegraph HON
for money, or close a mining tran.
action by wire, would go to the te
egraph Office with his message
Genial Tom Smith, now 10 polite
would accept the message, collect th
fees, and the sender would go bac