Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-12-12
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. DEC. ie, 1902.

kAAN 1kANE&a ~ -
aud BIsbee over the ri Paso & South
western commenced Wednesday.
The El Paso carnival's bill posters
we're Ia town the dTst OF the week,
and put up some 1ne looking paper
advertising the great show.
The Santa Fe company finally got a
car 10 which to load the consignment
OF bulls John McCabe bought az
Springer, and they were delivered at
Deming last week.
District court met in Deming this
week. Court has got to be such an
old affair in Deming that court day is
no longer recognized as a public holt
day in Luna county.
D. w. Briel, superintendent Of the
North American company, made a
"trip down to El PasO last week, and
returned with Mrs. Briel, formerly
Miss Mary MCGEE, of Shamokin, Penn
~sylvania.
Mrs. Sam Hughes, who has been
visiting friends at Florence, New
Mexico, for several weeks, returned
home last Sunday, to the great de
light of her husband who had got
quite lonesome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bon Markley Of Bluff
ton, Indiana, arrived here the drst Of
the week, and Mr.. Markley has gone
TO work for the Eagle drug mercantile
company. Mrs. Markley and Mrs. S.
NJ. Chase are sisters.
Judge John May Abbott returned
from the north yesterday, where he
had been for several months, and will
go out to Stems Pass to push work on
the STEMS Pass mining company's
property. The Judge is a large stock.
holder in the company.
Wednesday the postal clerk on the
west bound passenger train was TAX
ing things easy, The train was so
nearly on time that it missed connec-
tious with the Rock Island at FL Paso,
the Santa Fe at Deming, and the
Arizona s. New Mexico at L~ordsburg,
After he left here all that Clerk Saw
yer had TO do was to smoke cigars and
watch for stations.
A.. +. Stone, formerly Of L%ordsburg,
who was arrested at Bisbee, and taken
TO Gallup, charged with embezzliug
money from the Knights of Pythias
lodge, was examined before the JUS
tlee of the peace, who found sufficient
evidence to warrant him ia binding
Stone v to appear before the grand
jury. His bond was placed at $500,
and as he could not give the BOND he
was sent to. jail.
Now that the FL Paso & Southwest
ern road is built the company has
made some changes in its officers.
General Superintendent Choat has re-
signed, and H.. ]. Simmons, who has
been chief engineer, has been appoint
ed to fill the place. Mr.. Simmons is
we'll known in this section Of the
country, as an accomplished railroad.
or. AS superintendent and engineer
OF the Arizona s. New Mexico road be
changed it from a narrow to a stan
dard guage. He built the Lordsburg
b Hachita, a continuation Of the
Arizona s. New Mexico, while holding
the position of superintendent and
chief engineer. He then went to the
El Paso s. Southwestern, as chief en-
Rineer, took up the ragged ends OF the
work, as left by Superintendent VAN
bough, and completed the road, when
he was advanced to the prosition of
general superintendent. Division
Superintendent Morgan, Of the FL
Paso g. Southwestern, had been igur-
ing on being advanced to the position
Of general superintendent. aud was so
greatly chagrined when he found that
Mr. Simmons had been appointed to
the position be Immediately resigned
and went home. which happened to BIZ
some place In Canada.
Saturday afternoon the eastbound
train arrived 10 Lordsburg about 1--we
O'Clock. After the engine was de-
tatched from the train Engineer
InQham took it down on the side
track, allied the boiler with water,
and left 1t for the hostler to care for
About two hours later Joe Wood,
the night hostler helper, got In the
cab to take the engine to the house
He saw the glass showed no water
and tried the gauge cock. AS he did
90 the boiler exploded, completely
wrecking the machine. Woods was
thrown some distance, and badli
scslded, but not otherwise seriously
hurt. lie Was cared for by DR.. Crock
or, the company surgeon, who took him
10 Tucson, aud put him 10 the hospital
The entire top Of the boiler was tori
az, the heavy steel being torn like
nouer. The boiler wal turned end
~ cod aud landed on the ground
.AfbsGu or twenty feet away. The eu
- - naw oBe. having been ID