Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-05-17
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBUae. MAY Ii. 1901.

AiOACoSui oSaAhou was III AiuW ~
Paso the arst OF the week and went
10 Clifton.
Mrs. Eliza Cound, wife Of one Of the
recently arrived car re%pairers, moved
here from FL PaSo Monday.
Mrs. A A. Collins, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs Largent, returned
Friday from Mckinney, Texas, where
she has heen visiting.
Drew Windham was down from his
Colorado hume this week with a cattle
buyer, whom he tuok out TO the river
to-look al the Hne stuck that grows
6here.
Mrs. NJ. Y Clark and children, who
have been visiting In Illinois, arrived
20 town Sunday. As Mr.. Clark's run
oh the Ariznna s. New Mexico is out
OF L%ordsburg, they probably Will make
their home here.
John McCabe came in from the
ranch Saturday TO meet a steer buyer.
He waited until yesterday for him,
and then went back TO the ranch,
leaving word that If any steer buyer
wanted to see hiui he come to
the ranch.
Owing to the change uf gauge Of the
Arizona & New MexIcu road there will
not be as much work at this point as
bhere formerly was. F. Il. Russell,
one of the clerks in the office, has gone
TO Deming, where he has secured a
good job Ia the Southern Pacific ltice.
II. Fl. Williams, who has had charge
of the Arizpna s. New Mexico yard at
this point for some time, has moved
to Guthrie, where he will take charge
Of the yard and transfer business for
the Morenci Southern. The transfer
business Of the Ariznna & New Mexico
road at this point will be merely nOnI-
inal hereafter.
Mira. Ida Crouch Hazlett has been
10 the city this week conducting a
campaign in favor Of equal suffrage.
Mrs Hazlett believes and teaches
that women have the same right To
vote as the men. She has been maxi
ing a campaign through the territory
30 that the voters will be sufficiently
enlightened tn vOte on the question OF
sufirSge, when the constitution Of the
new state Is TO be voted on.
B. F. Billingsley was in the city
Monday returning from Florence,
where be had been serving the United
States court as a juror. Florence is
the only county seat 10 the district
that5s not en- the railroad, and every
one who attends the cuHrt, except the
Judge, wants, II moved to some other
town, SO that they will not have Ia
make a stage ride to get there. Mr..
'Blningsley would rather have the
court moved to Duncan than To have
TO make another trip TO Florence.
b. r. Gray, OF Gainesville, Texas,
partner Of T. r. Gladney, in the pur-
chase OF J. NJ, Langfnrd's ranch and
cattle, has been here, and last Satur-
day the transfer Of the ranch vas COM
pleted. The contract for this sale
was made last February, and provided
for the making of the transfer on May
teut6. Sunday Mr.. aud Mrs. Lang
ford left for Clint, Texas, where thcJ
eXpect 70 make there home. Mr. Gray
took tho same train for his home al
GsaheSyiue, aud Mr.. Gladney, viii
wdkahis home here ADD look after th'
Inoerestsot the 6Rm.
Court sdjonrned last Saturday ate
b term at which there has been NOR
convictions than the Oldest inhabitan
DaD tell about. Friday was sentence
day. Francisco MArquiz, who haC
been convicted Of forgery, was given
year 10 the ~peniGenLlary. Frank c
BffCO, who shot bis sisLer-in law, wheI
gunring for his wife, vas given tn
init Of the Law for the degree Of muI
der OF which be was convicted, te
SearS. Judge Parker said he did no
feel called on to extend clemenci
JaRGa Mason, convicted OF burglary
WasRiven three years. Julian Figuer'
who tried to kill his wife, got of easy
90 bis wife begged for him. He wa
given a year. Jesus Ramos, who kille
ffIeud 10 Silver City, and was col
vi6ted OF murder 10 the second degree
was refused ; new trial, and sentence
70 D~inely.nine years in the peniteI
Ciary. Audreas Gales who had bee
convicted Of murder 10 the first d
gree, wal sentenced 70 be hanged q
Friday, June It'll. Jose Sanchez, VII
also was convicted Of murder In u
arst degree, was sentenced 10
banged on the same day. One of u
moSt important cases tried this ter
Was that Of Jose Montez, IT,, indicI'
for murder in the arst degree. IL VI
DO remembered that MOntez was ca
stable at Silver City. that last Janua
be shot and killed a drunken Mexic'
named HilariO Garcia. MINT
claimed that Garcia insulted him al
started for him with a knife, that