Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-11-15
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, NOVEMBER Is, 1895.

was shut down last week.
DR.. J. W. Davenport, an old time
resident Of Lordsburg, was in tho city
this week.
John McCabe was up from the Ami
mas Friday and spent a couple Of days
in town.
Lloyd Payne vas In the city satur-
day, coming down from Clifton on a
business trip.
The Roberts & Leahy Mercantile
Co. has been unloading a car OF canned
goods this week.
Mrs. A. N. Simpson has been mak
ing some additions and improvements
TO her residence.
G. NJ. Shannon was in the city Sun
day, eu route from Santa Fe to his
mines at Morencl.
Mrs. P. H. McDermott Of Carlisle
was in the city Monday, en- route to
Los Angeles to visit her daughter.
Canadao Telles. one of the leading
Mexican farmers on the ella erlver,
was in the city this week visiting his
son 2Aen.
A government land Inspector and
surveyor are at work on the ella gath
ering data for a new oficial map Of
the river.
Mrs. DR.. Hagen and her daughter,
Miss Emily, have been up from Dem
ing this week visiting with Mrs. w.
II. Small.
DR.. Hagen passed through on the
west bound train Saturday for uSah
Francisco, where he will r~ecuperate
from his late illness.
Mrs. w. II. Small, Mrs. DR.. Hagen.
Miss Hagen aud Miss Marshall attend
ed a house party given by Mrs. Hoff-
man at Pyramid this week.
The sentencing of Durrant has been
postponed for two weeks in order to
give his lawyers a chance to prepare
an argument 10 favor of a new trial.
Bishop Layton, the head of the Nor
mon church in the ella valley of Ora
ham county, stopped over between
trains Sunday to visit his friend ]. A..
Leahy.
THE 6rst Of the cases from the Land
court that was appealed to the United
StatesNtbfethe toHfS was decided this
week and the decision of the court
vas sustained.
All of the Silver City papers seem to
he satisfied with the appointment Of
VIM. Kllburn as marshal, and they
speak well OF him. 1t is seldom they
are so unanimous.
r. P. Hart made a deal this week
and sold the remnant Of his herd OF
cattle, Including all his brands and
branding irons to Martin Brothers,
who have a large herd.of cattle up on
the Blue.
Thomas Foster has resigned his DO
J sitlon as superintendent of the Stand
ard mines at Gold Hill and manager
of the Silver City waterworks. The
position will be filled by his cousin, E..
b. Foster.
Deputy Sheriff McAfee was In the
city this week summoning jurors for
the next term Of court. On his list
were B. W. Conner as a grand Juror
md B. w. Clair and s. Il. Dunagan as
Petit jurors.
The Stanford case, involving the
payment of the Central Pacific bonds
aud the ruin Of the Stanford Univer-
stu has been advanced on the, calen-
dar of the supreme court and. will be
heard in January.
Henry Ross left Saturday for Clifton
where he has a job with the Arizona
copper company. He will do the
slaughtering for the company butcher
. shop. Henry is a good faithful man,
and will give the company satisfac-
ton.
AS work progresses on the great
Pierce mine at F%ittsburg the outlook
for the property keeps getting better,
The latest reports are that the last
ore taken from the mine is better
than any heretofore discovered.-Will
cox News.
1t is likely that after court meets
the Lordsburg school fund Will be fat
tened by fines levied on several poket
games that have been running in towh
lately. The lawyers say that a poket
game, even II there is ne kitty, has tc
pay a license.
Andrew Wallace writes that he has
contracted to take charge Of the Sen
ator mine and mill, which lies some
twelve miles south Of Prescott, Arlzo
ma. He says that a return to Arizohi
will feel like getting In out of the wet
after a year on the San Juan"
r. P. Barnes came over from silyeI
CITY and on Monday went up to Car
Isle. Mr.. Barnes is n OF the law
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