Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-24
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, JUNE %, 1898,

Mrs. j. A. Leahy and Mast , Jody
returned from their FL Paso trip last
Friday evening.
The Thermometer registered I1a
degrees in the shade in Tucson Sun
day. There have been no weather re-
ports from Hades of that date.
Mrs. Lee, wife of Engineer Chas. II.
Lee, and her son arrived in town
Tuesday from Tucson. AS Mr.. Lee is
now running out of Lordsburg Mrs.
Lee coutemplates moving here.
The makers Of plantation whiskey
recently sent several dozen quart bot
ties Of their goods to Lordsburgers as
samples. The recipients Of these
goods wish the habit Of sending sam
pies would become pronounced with
all whiskey dealers.
The dog poisiouer was abroad in the
land and last Saturday night Charlie
Mlley gave up the ghost on his altar.
1t is safe to say that II the identity of
this poisoner had been revealed last
Sunday he would have gone to bed
with a very sore head.
Word has been received that |. Gold
smith, who formerly was in the mer-
camille business at Carlisle and later
at Duncan, had died on one Of the
islands of the Pacific ocean. Mr..
Goldsmith took an ocean voyage for
his health but it was too late.
Mrs. Baylor Shannon came in from
Deming Saturday, en- route to Dun
can. AS there was no train OF the
Arizona & New Mexico Sunday she
had to wait in LordsbWg until Mon
day, when her husband came down
from Duncan to meet her.
Il. II, Belts of this city has been ap-
pointed deputy collector Of internal
revenue, under Collector Morrison, for
Grant county. Mr.. Belts appoint
ment was rendered necessary by the
rush Of work in the collectors office
incident to the enforcement of the
provisions of the war revenue bill
Independent.
The people of Demiug arc making
extensive preparations for having a
big time in that town on the ever
glorious Fourth of July. There Will
be horse racing, drilling, both Of mil
tia and Of rock, games aud dancing.
A large flag will be raised, and after
that date it can no longer he said that
Deming is lacking IN flag patriotism.
Tuesday night there was a splendid
rain here. 1t commenced raining
early in the evening and there were
several showers. A little after uine
o'clock the rain set in ard for several
hours there was a good steady rain.
The ground was SO dry that it sO0a
disappeared, end by morning the
ground appeared hard and dry. This
has probably put end to the dust
storms for the season. The rain was
W weeks earlier than such rains gen
orally appear.
Married, Sunday evening June ~,
at the Methodist church. by the Rev.
L. L. Gladney, Sylvester NJ. Caaser
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Chase, and
Anna Marshall, niece OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
w. II. Small. The ceremony was the
usual ceremony provided for by the
ritual Of the Methodist Eplscopa
church. South, and was performed at
the commencement of the usual sun
dav evening services. After the ser
VICES we're closed the newly married
couple were escorted to the west bounC
train, where they were safely loaded
into the Pullman, literally he
sprinkled with rice, and started 10.
Los Angeles. Since then nothing ha'
been heard from them, but 1t is no.
supposed that they are lost.
The two hundred million of dollar
worth of bonds which the government
is going to issue under the provision
of the war revenue law which wen
into effect last week, is going to b
sold to the people of the country IN
stead of the banks and monied III
stitutions of the country. The sec
retary of the treasury has sent toeyer.
Money order postofice in the countr
blank applications for the purchase 0
the bonds. There are two forms o
applications, one for sums OF S1Oo o
less and the other for sums OF owe
$500. On the application for IN
smaller amount the purchaser has I
deposit the amount Of his purchase !
money. On the larger amounts d
has to deposit two per cent OF Ia
mount of the purchase. The seer
tary of the treasury will receive thes
offers up to the l4th Of July. ON tina
date he viii sell the bonds, giving tn
preference to the purchaser OF I'll
smaller amounts. No bonds for owe
$500 will be sold until every offer Il
less than $500 has been filed. III
bonds will be issued in denomination
Of 500, 800, $500 and upward. Eve
oon eoara 500 OQQlt