Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-04-10
WESTERN LIBERAL.
Lo@RDsBURe, April 10, 1891.
Pete velton spent Sunday in Cliff

The pay car was in town the FIRST Of
the week.
j. w. Mdnchas was in from STEMS
Pass the first Of the week.
You have to pay your poll tax or
you can't vote.
w. II. Small is building a barn on
the back OF his residence lot.
Col. Dick Hudson has not yet decid-
ed whether to rebuild or not.
John A. Miller has quit mining and
started a fruit farm below Central.
John James has moved his family
into the house east Of Roberts & Lea
hy's store.
Jas. Tong was in town the first Of
the week en- route to Las Cruces and
El Paso.
Lew Comstock was in from Tucson
Wednesday shaking hands with his
many friends.
Mrs. Higgie and Mrs. Ferrie with
their babes, have gone to Scotland to
spend the summer.
An Arizona land agent was in the
F.. city the first Of the week inquiring
about illegal fences.
Chas APP left yesterday for Tucson,
Nogales and other soda water 0 n
Stunning points west.
D. G. Roberts returned from Ohica-
go Monday, looking much refreshed
from his short vacation.
Lum Hall, the "weatherstrip," was
in town yesterday, making inquiries
after his friend Wielandy.
Col. P. ]. Clark, Clifton's gifted
newspaper correspondent, made a trip
down from Clifton this week.
r. P. Hart writes that with the aid
OF two canes he expects to reach town
about the middle Of noxt week.
Mrs. NJ. w. McGrath has been in
Las Cruces the past week visiting her
sons at the Agricultural college.
Two Silver City hop Joints raided last
week, election this week. This is
what philosophers call a coincidence.
NJ. W. McGrath is having his store
painted and put in shape for a grocery
stock which he intends o o to put in.
Pap Amber writes that he is fast
improving in his general health and
will be back in Lordsburg in a week
or so.
Mrs. Henry Hill returned to Clifton
this week from her visit to California,
leaving her two children there in a
school.
Ed. Harris and Frank Douglas made
a Silver City trip the first of the week
ahd-Mr. Harris broaght his wife back
with him.
1t is reported from st. Johns that
Phin Clanton the last of the Clanton
brothers, had been shot and killed by
Ballad Pearson.
G. S. Kellum intends to nov his
family to Gold Hin for a few weeks
while changes and Improvements are
being made in his house.
Hart Brothers men began rounding
up cattle for shipment on Tuesday.
They began at Days ranch in. the
Animas and are working towards the
river.
Carl Merrill, who is well known in
this section, is going to Alaska. Dur
ing his absence Mrs. Merrill will visit
her sister, Mrs. c, Kate Maxson Of
Clifton.
In the southwest corner of the
second page of this paper will be found
an advertisement telling how Uncle
Alec Morehead is running the IRE
mont house.
DR.. Lacy accompanied Mrs. Sholes
to EI PasO this week to have a num-
Der Of teeth extracted, which relieved
Mrs. Sholes of a great deal Of pain
from which she had been suffering.
They returned TO Clifton yesterday.
Last Tuesday the municipal election
was held in Silver City and a portion
Of the kicker gang was ~relegated to the
obscurity from which their gall re-
Gently brought them forth. AS usual
Jack Fleming was elected mayor, but
Jacks popularity as a mayor is not as
bright as it once was, and if there had
been any candidate in the field Jack
would have had a hard row to hoe,
AS il was the voters who wanted tc
express an opinion of Jack voted fol
Mrs. Warren, Grover Cleveland and
the president of the spider club
Messrs. Hobart and Sheridan left a
day or so before election to expert
mining property at Hachita, expect
ing to come home after election, but
in time for Joe to be again sworn il
as alderman, but if the mine does moi
par out any better than Joe's politica
ambition did this time it would no
pay to work. He was beaten foralder
man and beaten badly. The people o