Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-08-21

"Happy Tom" tonight.
E. G. Medrow made a trip over to
Steeple Rock this week.
Hugh Mullen was In the city Sun
day returning to Clifton from a trip to
Tucson.
r. G. Brown Of the Phoenix Herald
was in town and went up to Clifton on
Wednesday.
Miss Matte Johnson, who will teach
our school thelcomlng winter, arrived
In town Monday.
Mrs. James A. Harrison and Miss
Harrison returned from their Califor-
MIA trip Sunday night.
Presiding Elder Clayton arrived in
town Monday and went over to the
campmeeting Tuesday.
The campmeeting on the ella is be-
ing largely attended and considerable
interest is being exhibited.
The trains from the west we're sew
sral hours late Saturday and Sunday,
owing to washouts encountered west
OF Tucson.
p. II. McDermott and wife were in
town Saturday, returning to SteeDle
Rock from Pierce where Mr.. McDer-
mott had been to look at the cele-
brated Pierce mine. The most that
Mr.. McDermott could lud out about
the mine was that it positively was
not for sale.
John II. Gillet', the we'll known Sill
yer City merchant, announces thatshe
is n candidate for the democratic nom
ination as assessor. Mr.. Gillett will
make a strong run for the nomination,
and II nominated will make a strong
run for the election and IL elected will
make a good officer.
Uncle Bob Miller Of the Mimbres,
with his wife and son, were In town
Tuesday. He has rented his ranch
and is en- route to Congress to visit hi:
sons, who are working there. He say:
he is out of politics this year, still II
the Grant county populists get up
ticket that suits Uncle Bob may make
q trip back and take a hand In mat
ters for a few days.
Saturday was payday at Steepl'
Rock, aud, as might be expected, sew
eral men got loaded that night. To
wards morning u Mexican named Mar
tipez thought he ought to liven affair
up, and concluded the best way to &C
complish this object was to do a littl,
shooting. His pistol was in the peck
ct of his trousers. In his drunken eff
fort TO get 1t out be pulled the trig
ger, and as the gun was OF the doubl
action kind it was discharged befor
he got 1t out Of his pocket. He re
ceiYed a slight wound. but it vas no
serious.
d. O. Hobart, the Grant count
weather clerk, was in the city Monda
on ar inspection trip. Mr.. Hobar
points with pride to this fact that III
der his management Grant county ha
had more and better rains than eve
before 10 its history. And this ha
been done without causing a seriou
washout. The railroads appreciat
that Mr.. Hobart's management of tn
weather has prevented washouts, an
as a token Of that appreciation hay
presented him with annual passe
Mr.. Hobart claims that the heaV
freeze last spring, which ruined III
fruit in the county, was due to the car
lessness Of II. IL. Belts, who was
charge Of the Office while he was
Santa Fe. He says nothing Of ii
kind will ever happen again, as Bet
Is not allowed inside the office az
more. MI. Hobart made this trip
ascertain just kind OF weather IL
people here wanted. He is hgurlr
on running his ofiee so 60 the satisfa
tion Of the people that there will be
universal demand for his reappoin
ment, no matter whether McKipll
or Bryan is elected.