Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-06-02
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBUBG, JUNE ?, 1893.

Animas Saturday.
II. @. Day shipped a train load Of
cattle the arst of the week.
r. P. Hart and Harry Classen left
on Tuesday for a Silver City trip.
J. P. Goodlander OF St. Louis, was
in the city this week, talking drugs
and medicines.
The post-omce will be moved in a
few days to the new government
building next to the Arlington.
Capt. N. A. Kelley of Clifton, who
is we'll known all over Arizona and
New Meyico, lied last Monday.
Doming has given up its anticlpa.
ted Fourth Of July celebration so its
citizens can attend the Silver conyen-
tlon.
D, B. Adams was in the city yester-
lay returning from Florence, where
he attended the United States court
as a juror.
r. L. Powell has been in the city
this week surveying for patent some
Of the mining claims owned by the
Humboldt company.
Ifyou desire a beautiful complex
ion, absolutely free from pimples and
blotches, purify your blood by the use
of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Remove the
cause Of these Disagreement and the
skin will take care of itself. BE sure
you get Ayers Sarsaparilla.
w. R. Duke has shipped a couple OF
trains of the Head & Hearst cattle to
Bakersfield California, where they are
20 be put on pasture. Mr.. Duke has
gone to California to attend to the
cattle and other business, which the
Headlight intimates is Of more pleas
ing nature and Of much moro import
ance.
Next Monday is the day for the
election of school officers for the en-
suing year. During the past year
Lordsburg had one Of the best schools
that has been held in town. There is
now in operation at Pyramid under
the auspices of the school board a
school that is giving good satisfac-
ton and will be continued for q period
of three months from the time of
starting. The school board was n lit
tie unfortunate in having n OF its
teachers get married and leave the
school just after it was started, but as
she had not taught long enough to
draw any pay they we're not cut any
money. During the past year the
board has drawn orders to the amount
of S6i7. 95 Of which amount $l2 were
for election expenses, So for taking
census, $500 for expenses in the case
against the administrator of the es-
tate of Harry Marshall, deceased,
S154.C5 for lumber, supplies and re-
pairs, and 500 for teachers wages.
1t owes $50 for teachers wages for.the
Pyramid school, but this amount is
not yet due rs the school has not yet
been taught a month. There is yet
ia the hands Of e~x-Treasurer Berg to
the credit Of this district to the sum
Of S641.37. When Mr.. Berg turned
the county treasury oyer to his sue
cessor he did not place any money to
the credit Of this district. He has
promised the Lordsburg trustees that
before school commences in the fall
he will place a portion if not all of
this money to the credit Of this dis
trict In the hands Of the county
treasurer. There is in the county
treasury to the credit of this district
the sum Of 1925. 10 which has not been
drawn against. There is also due the
county treasurer to the credit Of this
district, which has not as yet been
placed 20 our credit the sum Of S2l0,
which will make the total credit
S465.7 This makes the total amount
that should be to the credit Of thi,
district 10 available funds Sl,107.O7
AS has been reported before in the
LIBERAL the board has made an CT
fort to secure for this district the es'
tate of the late Harry Marshall
which under the laws Of New Mexico.
II 10 LulS oCAOoA hio
trict, providing no heirs are found Of
no will made. Probate Judge Porter.
field made an order to Administrator
Bell i~nstructing him to turn the pro
ceeds Of the estate over to this dis
trict. Before Dir. Bell did so he wa.
served with an injunction retaining
him from doing so, the injunction be
ing in the interest Of two people from
Texas who claim to be the parents O
Mr.. Marshall. The judge of the dis
trict court gave Mr.. Bell ninety day.
to show cause, If any he had, why he
should not turn this money over t.
the school board. The school boarC
is satisfied that these people are no
the parents Of Mr.. Marshall and thinl
the case should be fought. Distric.
Attorney Ancheta has, as is his duty
attended to this case, but when
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