Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-22
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, MAY p, 1876.


Jesse Kiester vas in from Gold HIN
Saturday.
A new Sunday school was organized
last Sunday.
Bud Grinith is enjoying a vacation
from the trials and tribulations Of
railroad work.
Judge Louis l.. Marshall was up
from Demlng Sunday and stopped
over between trains.
The pump at the railroad well got
out ofrepair the first of the week and
the waterpipes ran dry Wednesday.
Mrs. DR.. Hagen and her daughter,
Miss Emily, from Demiug, have been
visiting with Mrs. w. II. Small this
week.
Mr.. George b. Child has purchased
the stock Of goods owned by Child &
Loborg at Carlisle and will succeed
chem ia the mercantile business.
The Hon. G. scett Dawson has been
very sick at Carlisle with stomach
troubles. For a time his life was de-
SPARED Of, but he is now conyalescing.
Or. NJ. NJ. Croker went up to
Morenci the FIRST of tie week. Dr..
Crocker is attending to DR.. Davis's
patients while DR.. Davis is attending
court.
The Rev. 2. f. Goodson did not
hold his regular Sunday services in
Lordsburg last Sunday, as he was at
San Marcial attending district con-
ference.
b. G. Wilson of Albuquerque, who
has charge Of the affairs Of the Stand
ard oil company in this section of the
world, paid his annual trip TO Lords
burg and vicinity this week.
S. w. Massey, who has held an i'm
portant position on the Mexican Cen
trial railroad, was shaking hands with
his old friends in town Sunday, aud
on Monday went up to Duncan on a
business trip.
Bills are out announcing the school
election, which win be held at the
school house between the hours of s
q. IN. and ) p. N. at on the drst Mon
day in June, which this year is the
first day OF June.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Gemmel came
down from Clifton, Sunday. Mrs.
Gemmel was on her way to Scotland
to spend the summer. Mr.. Gemmel
accompanied her 40 far as I'll Paso, re-
turning Wednesday.
Wm. Smith the raildrold detective,
better known in this section as ''Pret-
ty Willie" the man who never cap
tured Evans and Sontag, died in the
railroad hospital at Sacramento last
week from the effects Of a stroke Of
a~ppoplcxy.
Mr. and Mrs. p. il. McDermott,
Arthur Hand, Chas. Cayen and Rob
ert Grantan Of Carlisle were ia the
city Wednesday, en- route to Silver
City, where all except Mrs. McDsr-
mott are witnesses in the Davenport
murder trial.
Mrs. o. r. Smyth accompanied by
her Two sons, Rufus and Fred, left for
Ccntertown, Missouri, Wednesday to
visit her sister, Mrs. DR.. Dunlap.
They expect to stay there for some
menths and on their return Mrs. Dun
lap will accompany them.
Elk. Gov. Ross expects to have his
book on the impeachment Of Andrew
Johnson out early mex month. The
manuscript is now in the hands of the
printer and the book will be published
as soon as the force in the New MeTi-
can enice ! get it out.
Col. 10 Young has returned from
his trip 10 San Francisco. He says
that the report that he had gone to
San Francisco 10 get married was all a
mistake, that there are too many
pretty girls in Lordsburg for a man of
sense TO leave this town to search for
a wife.
James Nix OF Carlisle was in the
city Tuesday, en- route for Silver City,
where he is an important witness in
the case against Billy Davenport, who
murdered Sig Weisl. The case was
to be called for trial yesterday, and il
it was not postponed is probably now
being held.
This section Of the country is well
represented in court this week, both
on the jury and among the %-!itigants.
Among those who went over to Silver
City are b, B. Ownby, Vic YanHal,
James Sterling, b. w. Clairand II. A.
Fuller Of LordsbuFg aud Hy Fisher oil
Stems Pass.
J. b Harris was in the city thi,
week from Bisbee. He went to Silver
City as a witness for j. l.. Langford.
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