Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-02-23
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRpspuRe. FnBRuARY. o l9O0

kle Band Concert at noon. Monday
Feb. 20.
F. B. Lerchen, Of the Demiug smell
ter, was ia town this week, looking af-
ter the interest OF his company.
The coal cnutes Of Ell Paso & South
western at Hachita we're burned last
week Thursday. The loss was com
plete, both OF the coal In the chutes
aud the chutes.
Eller's Big Show presenting that
famous play Rip Van Wrinkle with
high class specialists. You make no
mistake by going, Feb. %.
Mrs. E. d. Weymouth. who has been
IN Tucson for some time, has returned
to her L%ordsburg home, accompanied
by her son and daughter aud two
grandchildren. She expects to remain
here.
AL Rosencranz, superintendent OF
the Standard company at Clifton, was
In town Saturday, escorting his sister,
Mrs. Chas. Rosencranz, and children,
this far on their way to California.
Christ Yaeger started the 1rst Of the
week for Jarilla, but on reaching El
Paso he found his partner there, hav-
log come up from Mexico, to attend
to the same business, so Mr.. Yaeger
did not have to make the trip, and re.
turned to LOrdsburg.
The Los Angeles papers have had a
good deal to say about DR.. Parker, who
was here last week. They say that he
has feft his wife and gone away with a
pretty stenographer, aud his wife has
the officers hunting for him. If he
left Los Angeles with a pretty steno'
grapher he dropped her somewhere,
for he was alone when here.
Joe Hollen, who ran an engine on
this division for a long time, but who
has not been 10 Lordsburg for some
time, dropped in this week, and says
he is going to locate here. He owns
the lot next to DR.. Crocker's office, and
intends to build here, aud open a sa-
loon IN the new building.
The dog poisoner has been getting
in its work this week aud one OF his
victims was Judge McGrath's mastid
bitch. The Judge would willingly pay
q liberal reward to any inc who will
disclose the Identity OF the person who
poisoned the dog, and would pay more
literally for the privilege of holding a
short seance with the poisoner in the
back yard.
o. j. Gramley, yardmaster here for
the Southern Pacific, met with a Sc
rious accident Wednesday evening
just before quitting time. He attempt
ed to get on a moving car, slipped and
fell with bis right foot under the
wheel. The bottom OF the foot was
torn away. DR.. Crocker, the company
surgeon, was west OF here, attending
TO an other accident, so a special train
was made up, and Mr.. Gramley was
taken to the hospital at FL Paso, &C
companied by DR.. Cassels.
There was considerable excitement
10 Silver City and Defining this week
over the fate of Robert Hannlgan.
Hannigan and a man named Jas. Hol-
Imam had had business troubles. Hol-
liman found Hannigan 10 the stage
from Alma, took him out at the point
of a gun, and held him for $1,000 ran
SON, which was about the amount OF
their difference. Hannlgan gave his
check for the thousand. Hoffman
sent it to Silver City, where he got the
money and at last account had turned
Hannigan loose, aud he is expected tC
arrive in Silver City today.
J.. w. Palmer, president Of the Shan
non copper company, was in the city
Sunday, en- route to Clifton to loot
over the mines belonging to the com
pany, aud get a personal insight intC
the workings OF the company's affairs
at that place. Mr.. Palmer will spend
several weeks at Clifton, and it is re
ported that a couple OF eminent min
Jog experts will visit the mines ant
give them a thorough examination.
" hJudChf mdndbNi y 1919
company, informs the LIBERAL tina
he has had a few men at work 10 tn
drift ou No. 5 shaft, aud has run int
a body Of due ore, which looks so GOO
that it has been named the Rye strike
Mr.. Ryback intends TO do some work
10 No. / shaft. This shaft was ollie
with water during food. An attemp
was made TO unwater IL and do som
o work, but 1t was found that th
ore had Stacked, and a great deal OF ]
had caved, SO that IL was not only eA
tremely dangerous, but very expensiy
to attempt to work 1t, and it was at
andoned. Mr.. Ryback is now timbel
ing the shaft, and will make 10 safe
and then will take out some more ore
The time on all the overland limite
trains has been heightened a coupl
OF hours, in hopes that the trains wi
be able TO make the time, with fewe
dalava The Increase In time II %