The copper era., 1902-11-20
NEW MEXICO NEWS


hOuey IbdJOIltg III -NO" -4SA'NO TO about 10000.
 Nick Hughes has sold his bunch Of cattle near Lordsburg to John Robson.
 F. M. DeLong, one Of the old time mining men of Grant county, died at Cooks Peak last weok.
 Frank J. Jones, prosperous young rancher of the Gila River, and Miss Isabella Moss of the Mangas, were married last week in Silver City,
 Mansfield Brothers sold some five hundred steers the first of the week, which were shipped to California. J. c. Gatti made the trade.-Liberal.
 A. B. Fall, candidate for the council from the southern tier ot counties, over whose election there was some question last week, won out by ma jority of lO7.
 The Enterprise announces that Sheriff Goodell of Grant county has bought out his partner in the livery business. Mir. Goodell will leave the office with a good record behind him.
 Silver City will expend $13, All in building q dam and breakwater at the foot of Main Street, with the object of restoring the street, which has been ruined by the heavy floods of the past few years.
 Word from Hachita is to the effect that the railroad company's well there is completed and furnishes au abund- ance of water. The company are now erecting tanks, so that supply of water may always be on hand.
 Pedro Peres, an employe Of the Azure Mining company, operating tur- quoise mines in the Burro mountains, about twenty miles from Silver City, was crushed to death by rock while working in one of the company's shafts last week.
 James Hill, ono of the pioneers of tho upper Gila country, died at his home at the Gila Hot springs last week. He had lived in that section for about twenty years, and was well known to every prospector who spent any considerable time in the Mogo- Hons.
 N. o. Wright, an cmploye of w. J. Wamcl, at the lattcr's ranch, came to town with q badly lacerated left hand, the result of an accidental discharge of a Colts II pistol. The wound was promptly dressed, and while painful will not result very seriously.-Dem- ing Headlight.
 By the way, what has become of the Lordsburg Mineral Belt railroad, incor- porated some months ago? The ERA has not been able to receive a reply to letters addressed to the secretary of tho company at LOrdsburg. Perhaps the Liberal can throw some light on the subject.
 There was filed with the secretary of the territory this week articles of in- corporation of the International Smelt- ing and refining company The incor. porators are w. Henry Miller and L. Walter Biting, of Philadelphia, k. Horton Bachelor and NJ. Fraser Bol- ton, of New York, D. II. Kedze of Lordsburg and c. B. Rogers, Modoc, New Mexico The object of the in- corporation is to erect smelter at Lordsburg Liberal.
 Fielder X Turner, attorneys for the defendant in the suit between the Lyons-Cattle Co. vs. T. l.. sStockton-et a., involving a range right in the wes- tern part of the county, were inform cd this week that the case has been dismissed by Judge Parker, the plaintiffs to pay the costs of the suit This case has attracted much attention among the cattlemen of the southwest >and has been in court considerable length of time. Enterprise.
 The Lordsburg Liberal has passed its fifteenth mile stone, and is doubt less the oldest paper under one con- tinuous management in the territory. The Liberal is not very large for size, neither is it very pretty nor handsome, but it has ou individuality of its own, and it has won fame throughout the southwest as an independent, out spoken newspaper. The ERA hopes that the Liberal may continue for fif- teen years more under the same man. agemeut.
 Walter Birchfield was Tn Deming Saturday, and wanted to go to Fl Paso on the limited. The ticket office was not open so he could not buy ticket. He got on the train, and while on the platform of the car 2 couple of porters asked him if he had 0 ticket and he showed them a couple of gold pieces. They said they were no good. and started to put him off the train. He happened to have his six shooter han dy, and tapped the porters over the head, and they ceased raising objec,