Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-12-23
WESTERN LIBERAL.
L~oRDsBURe, DEC. %, 1898
Merry Christmas,

Merry Christmas.
Next Sunday is Christmas, aud The
Liberal wishes its many readers 0
most merry me-.
John McCabe and r. ]. Dunagar
came in from the Animas this week
to spend Christmas.
e. L. Stlnson, who is working foi
the Southern Pacific at this place, has
moved his family here from Sacra-
mento.
Larry McCourt, accompanied by bis
family, expects to come down from
Wilcox and spend Christmas in
L~ordsburg.
The Silver City Knights Of pythias
will give a dance on Monday night to
which a large number OF Invitations
have been sent out.
Z. w. Clapp made an El Paso trip
this week, to visit an aunt, Who was
in that town with a party on the way
to the City OF Mexico.
1t was reported that Mrs. Charles
Fuller died from the smallpox, but
DR.. Crocker who attended her says
the disease was not smallpox.
The Lotdsburg postmaster has hung
a misletoc bough over the delivery
window, but as the window is guarded
by heavy brass bars he has not yet
been ~EIobsonlzed.
The Roberts s. Leahy mercantile
company has put some fine counter
cases on the counter in front Of the
door, making that curved counter
look like a bay window.
George L, Ellis. a prominent Ken
lucky lawyer, has moved TO Deming
and formed a partnership with Dill
Ballard. The card of this firm is now
found In our advertising columns in
place OF Mr.. Billiards. card,
Miss Virginia Harrison arrived at
the mature age Of three years last
Saturday, and celebrated the fact by
her lrst appearance in society. Mrs.
Harrison gave an afternoon tea at
which Miss Virginia made her debut.
The Deming health authorities have
decided that all the Mimbres valley
below Dwyer is free from small pox,
but that north of Dwyer there is too
much of the. disease To make the resi-
dents of that section very enjoyable
acquaintances, aud SO they have
quarantined all the county north OF
Dwyer, aud forbidden all people from
the quarautined district coming into
Deming.
Broncho Bill was indicted by the
grand jury of Socorro county, on the
| charge Of killing a deputy sheriff who
was chasing him after be held up the
Santa Fe train, and took a,,,change OF
venue to Chaves county, as be thought
a Socorro county jury would surely
hang him. Sheriff Bursum took him
to Santa Fe, where he will be confined
in the penitentiary for safe keeping
until the Chavez county court meets.
Miss May Leahy, who is attending
the Sisters School in Ell Paso Is not
anticipating a very merry Christmas,
nor are any Of the other scholars in
the school. She had anticipated com
ing home for Christmas, but the
School authorities have refused to let
any of the scholars leave for a Christ
mas vacation, for fear they may catch
the small pox. II any do go home
they will not be received back into
the school until the small pox scare is
all over.
The employees OF the Arizona & New
Mexico railway will give a masquer-
ade ball at the new library building In
Clifton on Christmas eve. The editor
of the Liberal acknowledges the
receipt Of an invitation, but as it is
next to impossible for him to disguise
himself sufficiently to pass muster at
a masquerade, and utterly impossible
for him to take part in the dance, he
probably will not be a particlpator in
the festivities of the occasion, but
hopes that all who do will have a
merry time.
Jack Anderson has been sent down
from Clifton to attend to the transfer
business OF the Arizona s. New Mexl-
co road at this point. He will begin
the work on the first of the year, al
which time T. X. Shine will again re-
sumo the office work, and viii Shine
will 60 back to Clifton to work. Mr.
Shine will probably not move his fam.
ilY back for some time, Jas he cannot
get a house In Clifton, all the houses
10 the town are occupied, and there
are tenants waiting for more, which Is
a pointer to a capitalist, who wants
good investment.
Walter Douglass, who had charge
OF the affairs of the Detroit copper
company since last spring, wheI
Superintendent Mills resigned, t
min the Rough Riders. has been re