Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-02-20

kept open an hour, Postal laws ana
regulations, Section 264.
James Edgar, who has been spend
Ing some time in town, has moved his
family out to the ranch, to break the
boy into the goatherding game.
Last Sunday night some Mexicans
sneaked across the line near Colum-
bus, stole eighteen army horses and
got them into Mexico, before being
discovered.
There have been several efforts by
the federals to invade Mexico from
this country, and the army is keeping
close watch on the border to see that
the invasion Is not made.
Mrs. w. d. Gilland and two chill
dren, who have been visiting with
Mrs. GLANDS sister, Mrs. j. A..
{ Leahy, for some weeks, returned to
their 81 Paso home the FIRST Of the
week.
While the new jail In Lordsburg is
fire proof it has proved not to be
burglar proof. Some friend Of an in
mate Clipped the wall where the
door hinge is and loosened 1t so that
the door could be moved and the In
mate got out.
1T is alleged there is a trust which
Is handling the school books Of the
state. Prof. E. L. Enloe, Of Silver
City, Superintendent Hill, Of Chavez
county and Superintendent Montoya,
of BernalillO county; have been ap-
pointed a committee to investigate
the matter.
Gus Heyman, the we'll known travel
Ing man, who has been travelling
through New Mexico and Arizona for
nearly half a century, was taken sick
at Clifton last week, and was sent to
his home In San Francisco. Several
years ago Gus suffered from an attack
Of appendicitis, and since then has
had similar trouble several times.
MI. and Mrs. ]. A. Leahy, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. IndeL. sden and MI. and
Mrs. W. f. Ritter, spent a few days
In Ell Paso this week, having had a
tip that the federalists were going to
take Juarez, and they wanted to see
1t done. They came back disappoint-
ed. Mr.. Leahy went out to Fort
Bliss to call on his old friend, Gen.
Salazar, who use to work for him in
the mines at Shakespeare, but the
guards would not let him talk with
the general.
MaxImo Castillo, the Mexican out
law who set fire to the Combre tun-
mel, and allowed a passenger train to
run into the tunnel, and be wrecked,
causing the death of some fifty peo-
pie, crossed the line into Grant coun-
ty. near Alamo Hueco, and with his
companions was arrested by Lieu
tenant Rothwell and taken to El Paso
and turned over to Gen. Scott, who
will care for him until it is decided
whether he will be eXtradited on the
request Of the Mexican government,
or returned to Mexico by the I'M
migration officers as an undesirable
citizen.
Valentine day passed of rather
quietly last Saturday. There was not
the grand rush on the postof1ce that
the kids generally make, and there
was only one grown man inquiring as
to the identity Of handwriting on an
envelope. Young Mano McGrath
evolved the best scheme. He came to
the ~posto1ice in the afternoon and
wanted to know II there were any
valentines. On being told there were
none he told the postmaster that II
any came to put them In the
McGrath box, for they would be fol
the McGrath's.
The Southern Pacific company has
been granted permission by the au-
thorlties Of California and Arizona to
issue S55, 900, 900 bonds. OF this amount
$50, OO9, 900 will be used to pay for roads
already built, and the rest will be
used in new construction. 1t is under
stood that a portion of this will bC
used to complete the low line from
Phoenix to Lordsburg. This is one
of the most important links to be
built, In a money saving way. The
amount Of fuel that the company will
save when 1t can send It's freight over
this line, instead of climbing the
various mountain ranges between
here and the Colorado river at Yums
will materially assist the company IL
paying dividends, and will better put
1t in place to fight the freight rates
that will come with the opening Of
the Panama canal.