Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-08-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. AUGUST, Is. ls0a.

returned TO Gold Hill to spend the
rest OF the summer.
Miss Bessie Payne, who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Gurdon
Bradley, at Silver City returned home
Tuesday.
James S. Fielder was in the city
Monday on his way to Duncan on bust
ness. He caught the construction
train and made the trip.
There was washout west Of ella
Bend Sunday night that detained the
east bound train passenger train Of
Monday about twelve hours.
Charlie Stevens returned from El
Paso entirely restored to health, but
he has not regalned all his strength.
He suffered from a severe attack Of
jaundice while there.
Col. Mike Twomey passed through
town On Monday night, en- route home
"a Silver City from a trip to Arizona.
He reports mining matters very quiet
in the sister territory.
Sheriff Laird has appointed B. B.
Ownby a deputy sheriff for this end
OF the county. Bramble always
makes a good officer and we are wait
ing 70 see him the sheriff instead Of
the deputy.
John Watson threw up his position
atJthe Bank Exchange Monday aud
started for San Franclscot to take a po-
sitlon with the mid-winter fair COM
pany. Bramble Ownby took his job
at the Exchange.
Mrs. Nick Hughes, jr., returned
Monday from her wedding trip to FL
Paso. Nick was very glad to see her
back. He says these wedding trips
are not what they are cracked up to
be, especially II the husband has to
stay at home and attend to business.
j.. r. Ownby gathered the first crop
OF peaches this week from the trees
planted in his orchard. The Liberal
had the privilege Of sampling them
and found the peach direct from the
tree to be superior to any imported
from the Salt River or the Rio Grande
valleys.
A. Z. Owens this week sold his farm
on the ella to L. d. Donegan. He
started east over the Santa Fe to visit
the Columbian Exposition and see his
old home in New York state. He has
not been east before in twenty-one
years, but calculates to make up fol
his long absence this time.
r. p. Barnes is reported in Santa
Re to secure from Judge Fall a man
damus compelling the county commits
sioners to pass on certain accounts be-
fore them. We are not informed as
to the facts OF the case, consequently
cannot pass an intelligent opinion as
to the rights of the case.
Harry Classen left on Tuesday for
the Midway Plalsance OF the Worlds
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
Being beloved of the gods and mar be
travelled on a pass-as far as FL Paso.
For one consecutive week Mr.. Classen
was editor Of the LIBERAL, and as
such editor is entitled to a front seat
at every free lunch counter in Chica'
go. This will be his c%redentlal.
Col. Jake Howell, the Joe Mulhat'
ton ~ I ordehurU Mill Lao o In a fou
days Tor Santa Monica where he ex-
poets to marry the future Mrs
Howell, and then accompanied by bis
mother-in-law, for a c%haperone, start
for the Columbian Exposition. While
in Illinois be will visit an old friend
OF his fathers, and II everything goes
right will adopt the old gentleman,
who is very rich.
There are on file In the ONCE of the
county superintendent OF schools two
contracts for teaching the LordsburP
school next year. One is made by
Messrs. Marble and Small with Mis-
Emma Roberts, the other by Messrs
Shine and Ownby with Miss Eettl'
HunsOn. 1t would be interesting Il
know by what authority Of law the
superintendent ales a contract that IL
sigued by a man who is not membel
OF a school board, but claims to be.
THE citizens Of El Paso are again go
log TO vote on issuing bonds to bulk
water works. When there is 10 othe
show for an election Ell Pasolns al
ways get to work and vote on waite
bonds. They have lots of fun at thesl
elections and always vote the bonds
but they are never issued. This tim
the bondsswill be FOR $4,000. II tn.
State National instead OF the El Pas
national that had gone bust Their
would be some show of issuing tn
bonds when voted. Politics ar
'mighty ~unsartin" In El Paso.
On Sunday there was a heavy raj
between town and Pyramid an
and shortly afterwards the waite
co~a down in the etroata In Uraa