Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-02-08
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsB6Re. FEBRUARYs lsOl.

Lordsburg Bakery.
Rodney G. Clarke took charge OF the
Deming pOstonice on the arst OF the
month. Mrs. HOdgdon held the ONCE
for az even dve a
J. A. Martin, from Duncan. was in
the city Monday, returning from a
trip Co Los Angeles, where he bad
been With some cattle.
Hardie Fuller moved out to Red.
rock this week. Hardle has cOnclud-
ed he would make a good farmer, aud
has gone out 70 try his hand.
Farmer George Carlton was down
from Duncan Saturday, TO meet his
mother.in-law, Mrs, Hayes, who came
Hp from Texas n VISIT Mrs. Carlton.
Silver Citizens have organizee a
company for the purpose Of boring az
Rrteslan well. Experts say that ar.
tesiau water can be obtained In the
vicinity.
Mrs. Francis Ellis, formerly OF Sc
par, visited Mrs. Croker this week,
while on her, way from Fort Worth,
Texas, where she has recently been
llvlne, 10 California.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. B,
W.. Randall entertained a number OF
their Lordsburg and Shakespeare
friends at the hall at Shakespeare.
All bad a very pleasant time.
]. N. Langford has made a contract
Ia sell his ranch and cattle TO Glsdney
s. Grey OF GAINESVILLE, Texas. Mr..
Langford expects to return to his old
home in Uvalde county, Texas.
L. L. Shaw, for many years connect
ed with the mercantile business Of
Solomon, Wickersham Go, at Bowie,
was in the city this week. He is now
travelling for the San Antonio
brewery.
Having secured a ine baker for
bread, pies, cake and all other fancy
bakery goods, 1 respectfully solicit
the trade OF the public at large assur-
ing each and every n perfect salts
faction both as 10 quality and price.
LordsburE Bakery.
The daily papers say that the con-
trolling interests 10 the Southern
Pacific has been sold to a combination
OF eastern capitalists in which the
Vanderbilt interests p~redomlnate,
The employees OF the company
are trying 70 agure out what differ
ence this will make with them. and
all agree that II there Is no cut 10
wages they care little as to who pays
the wages.
Some unregcuerated son OF sin
hacked up agaiass D OF the large
windows Of the p~ostofice Saturday
night, aud smashed the glass. No
glass large euough to Oil the hole
could be obtained in tewn. and the
opening is boarded up awaiting the
receipt OF Il shipment Of glass. The
postmaster has concluded to put iron
bars 10 frontgO OF the large windows,
and is willing to give a courle OF dol
lars for proof Of the identity OF the
man who broke the glass.
Last.week A. R. Johnson, a cowhoy
working for r. r. Kerr, near Cambray,
had q time with some MeXicans. Ac-
cordlug to his story he found two m en-
a woman and q child, and that the
men had killed a calf and IA packing
It away. He demonstrated and one OF
tho MeXicans commenced shooting al
him. and he killed him with a revolt
yer shot. Theother Mexican picked
up the gun aud renewed the aght,
when he was shot through the arm.
The woman picked up the u and
Johnson wrested it away from her,,
The woman and the wounded man
say they we're herdlng sheep, aud the
dindeulty was the old trUnble between
the Sheepmen and the cOwmen John
sOa was arrested aud examined before
justice at Las Cruces, the diniculty
occurring 10 DOna Ana county, and
was held to await the action Of the
grand jury:
Chinese Inspector Mehan bad a
number OF native born Americans
rouuded up, claiming they we're ma
tlves Of China, aud In this country
contrary to the laws. Deputy United
States Attorney Money, aud Deputy
Marshal McKeehan we're here Monday
with Mr.. Mehan, and Il was expected
that these men would be banished
from their native land. Fortunately
for them they we're related 70 Ton
Toug, aud be sent to 81 Paso and
hired Captain T. ]. Beall, q Of the
best attorneys In that village, to come
out here aud defend the men. Cap
tain Beall had no particular trouble II
proving the men TO be Americans, and
they we're dismissed, although as 1
matter OF form the United States At
tornsy appealed the case. Col. Ton
Tong, who has bad considerable eK
pOTIeuee In helping met who are II
.o,hla at6a that IA. "a AbOu6, "a Cheal