Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-08-09
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoBDsBuRe, AUGUST ., 1895.

Hoiiuan returned from Demlng Sun
day.
DR.. Musser returned from his Mis-
souri, visit Monday and went up to
Clifton Tuesday.
Miss Clara Salkeld, who has been
teaching school at Solomonville, is
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Bramble
Ownby.
The carr which were wrecked last
week. between Gage and sepgr passed
through town Monday with the wreck
ing train.
News has reached here that It. r.
Perry, who was "a resident OF Clifton
some years ago, was a victim OF the
Collma disaster.
L. L. Sweenle returned from his
eastern trip Monday, looking as brown
as a berry and ready for another sea-
son OF hard work.
The Southern Paciac pay car was in
the city Sunday, aud no employe Of
the railroad stayed away from the
pay car to attend church.
There was a .washout" on the Gold
IT'LL mail route the other day that de-
layed the mail several hours. The
stage got stuck in a mud-hole in the
DIET and wanted to stay there.
The new mill ana concentrating
plant for the Robert Il: Lee mine at
Pyramid has arrived and is being set
up. BY the aid Of this plant a great
deal Of low grade ore can &c made val
uatlc.
President jus. Calquhoun and fami-
" returned from their trip 70 the City
ot Mexico Friday. They did Dot stop
but went right through to California,
where Mrs. Calquhoun will stay for
some time.
The First National Rank Of FL Paso
Is distributing a pretty book in which
are given many pointers on the hank
lug business and how to do business
with a bank. There are many useful
hints in the book.
Tommy Tong, who went down to
Deniug last week to try and relieve
a compatriot who was in trouble be-
cause he had no certificate, returned
Saturday, without having been able
u accomplish anything.
Mrs. p. NJ. Chase and her son, james
McCaLe, came in from the Animas
Friday. Mrs. Chase has been visiting
ia town while Mr. McCahc went down
tn DemIng Saturday and had IA fungus
growth removed from his eyes.
Andrew Jackson LOOMS. the bril-
liant editor az the Silver City Eagle,
has accepted q position in the Office Of
Collector OF internal Revenue Shan
nou ut SANTA re. He will not stop
work on the Eagle but will run thar
aud The collectors onice 10 the sails
faction of the people Of the United
States and the glory o: the democratic
party.
Assessor Childers reports that the
assessed valuation Of the property Of
Grant county will amount to ahout
a3,05O.OOO. which is half million dol
lars more than IL was last year. He
Ilas discovered that there are over
three thousand acres of land in the
county on which nual receipts have
hecn issued that were not returned
FOR taxation.
Mr.. @. S. Kcllunl's family left this
week for Fort Thomas, Arizona,
where they will live in the future.
Mr.. Kelium IS connected with tho
ella Valley railroad and his headqgar-
tiers are at Fort Thomas. MIR. Kellunl
and bis family have lived ia Lords.
burg for a good many years and here
fhey have many friends who arc sorry
10 see them leave. Society at Fort
Thomas is 70 be congratulated upon
the acquisition Of such a pleasant
family.
Colonel Loo Helm is the oldest resi-
dent at Stems Pass, having settled
there at the time OF the first mluinr
excitement. built the first house anc
opened the FIRST restaurant there. IL,
watched the camp loom and in hi
thrifty oriental way cullared many o
the dollars the miners were spending
for grub. With the decliue in thi
price OF silver came the decline O
this once hourlshlng camp, and thl
restaurant business followed the camp
For some time the colonel has had lit
tic TO do, and this has given him tliu'
TO prepare for the "boom" which b.
predicts Will come Ia the near future
lie has always been troubled from
lack OF water and SO he recently con
viuded to dig a we'll. Re has had
gang Of MexIcans at work on 1t 70
some time. He was In the city recent
and brought in some fine specimens q
country rock which came out OF hI
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