Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-08-16
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDsBURG, AUGUST 1o, 1895.

J. Is. Jernigan returned from an El
Paso trip Monday.
p. H. McDermott from Carlisle.
made an El Paso trip this week.
There was a well attended and much
enjoyed dance at the opera house last
Friday night.
j. p. Rainbolt, who is now living at
Separ, came In last Wednesday and
brought In A. j. Smiths mare and
colt.
R. P. Hart left on Tuesdays train
for a trip through Colorado. He may
pick up two or three gold mines while
he is gone.
Or. J. w. Davenport, father Of the
BILLY Davenport who murdered Sig
Weisl, has arrived in Silver City from
Tyler, Texas.
Miss Matte Johnson, who has been
spending the summer wieh Mrs. j.. p.
Ownby, left yesterday for her fathers
home at Santa Fe.
Mrs. p. NJ. Chase, Mrs. W. II. Small
aud Miss Marshall went out to Pyra-
mid Monday to visit Mrs. Hoffman
and returned Tuesday.
A. p. Lo0erg of Carlisle has got so
he can travel a little and came down
Tuesday anC went to Ell Paso, where
he went into the hospital.
W. II. Small put a new show case in
the Eagle drag store this week for
musical instruments. 1t is the big
gest show case in the county.
The board Of school examiners will
hold a teachers examination at the
public scheol building ut Silver City
on Friday the Both Of this month.
The Liberal is very sorry to hear
OF the death Of Sim Holsteiu Miles,
only cLild OF Mr. and Mrs. George w.
Niles, which occurred at Silver City
last Saturday.
Mr.. L. Copeland has been appointed
general passenger agent of the Santa
Fe with headquarters at El Paso ia
the pace Of c. Fl. Morehouse who was
recently given another position at
Denver.
W. IL Small has put a set of Camp
bells patent trays in one OF his show
cases. by the aid of these trays he is
able to show off his goods very nicely
and to get about three times as many
goods IN a case.
Pete KitcheH, the original and only
Rete Kitchen, who went down into
Sonora, and who came back bringing
ali he got 10 Sonora, died last week at
his home in Tucson. lie was one of
Arizona's oldest pioneers.
Owing n the fact that some of the
county commissioners have been very
busy they have had no meeting to de-
eide on the rate Of taxation. There
is no law TO prevent their reSiguing il
they have not got the time to attend
TO the county'S business.
There have been 4 good many rains
Arouad Lordsburg, but very little has
fallen la town. The mesa this side Of
Gold Hill is covered with a beautiful
green and there is 81 much water on
The Hat between here aud the Hill
that IL is a hard pull for "A team to get
an empty Wagon through. Reports
from the ranges show that there has
lieen a great deal OF rain In spnts and
the spots are large. The cattle are
last getting into fine condition and
some fat beef actually made its APP
p%earancc in the local markets.
The Headlight records the news
that work Is being pushed on the new
hotel at Hudson's Springs. The build
ing Is ofcement built around a placeta.
There are forty-six rooms, and as bu,
iness increases more rooms will BE-
built. There will be a bath house at
the springs 40xG0 and bath rooms all
through che house, supplied with hot
water from the spring. Excepting
these springs there has lever been a
pleasure resort Ia this section OF the
NNAA1AN~ 4EOBlC Wnn WioHIu w ~
away from home Tor pleasure and rec
Teation have had to go camping. The
Springs, II properly conducted viii,
undoubtedly, become very popular
and draw a trade from a large section
OF country.
The Southern Pacific company has
at last tackled the water question
here in a sensible manner and the
chances arc favorable to its develop
ing an abundant supply of water. 1t
has let a contract for the boring of a
deep well on It's property at Shake.
speare. The hole is to be ten inche;
In diameter and about 800 feet deep
1t will not go through the present
drift, but will be some ten feet from
il. In case a large body OF water i.
struck and Il rises high enough in the
we'll connections will be made will
the drift, which will be used as a res
ervolr. Experience has shown there