Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-23
WESTERN LIBERAL.
L0RDsBURG, JUNE %, 1898.
Yesterday0wa the longest day Of


Harry Classen made a Silver City
"trip the FIRST of the week.
Governor Thornton has reappointed
Ben Titus as Notary Public.
Steve Nixon was in the city this
week, returning from a Silver City
trip.
There has been no frost In this sec
tion Of Grant county during the past
week.
Mrs. Filbert and children left Sun
day for a visit with friends at Los
Angeles.
A Tucson;mRn has discovered that
canaigre pie is equal or superior to pie
plant pie.
In another column will be found a
notice that Mrs. A. n. Simpson is
lproying up on her homestead.
Born, to the wife OF Gurdon Brad
ley Of Silver City, June IS, 1893, a boy.
Mother and child doing well.
The will of the late c. b. Schultz
has been offered for probate and his
wife has been appointed administra-
trix.
Last Sunday morning Mrs. John
Duncan presented her husband with a
baby girl. John thinks he is fixed for
the present, a boy and a girl.
Ben Crawford was in the city We'd
'nesday On his way west on business.
He was greatly pleased over the APP
l%pointment Of G. NJ. Shannon.
Superintendent OF Schools Thiel-
man appointed Il. X. Shine a member
of the LordsbUrg school board to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the tie vote on
election day.
An advertisement appears elsewhere
calling for bids for supplying various
kinds of forage at government posts,
.lfyou have Il farm here is a good
market for your produce.
1t is reported that a great many
counterfeit silver coins are afloat in
the territory. Among them are dol
lars OF 1880, halves of 1877 and quart
,ers of 1891. Look out for them.
j. A. Leahy and wife are making
extensive preparations to leave for the
columbian exposition in a few weeks.
They will also take II trip down &c
their old home in Canada while gone,
NJ. w. McGrath was riding his big
horse the other day when the big fel
low slipped out from under him. Mr.
McGrath went around with a couple
tof canes for a few days, but is now al
right.
Attorney Helm Of Silver City play
led in luck last week. The first Of the
week be received his commission a
deputy United States attorney and OF
Friday his wife p~rSsented him with T.;
beautiful girl baby.
The trial of Lizzie Borden for The
murder OF her father and step-mothe.
was concluded Tuesday. Miss Border
was acquitted. The evidence was en-
tirely circumstanti&l, and not stronl
enough TO convince the jury. Ne ad
requate motive was shown forhcr com
uniting the murder.
Ar. and Mrs. NJ. w. Brennan wen
to Tucson this morning to be prcsen
at the closing exercises of st Joseph
Academy, where their daughter, Ida
is a pupil, and who will return L
Globe with her parents next week t
spend the summer. Globe Silve
Belt.
Charlie Stevens returned from I
Paso Friday afternoon. While ther
me attended the revival services q
Evangelist Smith. While he did no
experience religion at those service
he thought it would be better for hi
peace OF mind to leave town and &c
back TO Lordsburg as so0nus possible
hence his early return.
The Southern Pacific has learne
that its employees were abusing tn
pass privileges granted them. Tn.
,trouble was confined to California
The company has issued an order stoI
ping the issue of passes to employe
and will require them to pay at th
rate of a cent a mile, all of-which doc
mot please the boys very much.
Mrs. o. r. Smyth and two SOL
Rufus and Fred, and Mrs. w. II. Ma
bile and daughters, Emma and Ell
left yesterday morning for IL
Worlds Fair. The entire party ste
at Kansas City for some weeks to Wis
friends in that city and vicinity bsfot
visiting the great fair. Mr.. SmyI
aud Mr.. Marble have made apple
ton for membership in the gra
widower's society.
". T. Hixson, the well known
PasO jeweler, is in the city for a We
or so "just to cool off and get son
pure water to drlnk.p-Santa Fe Nc