Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-25
WESTERLY LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, MARCH 2s 1903.

Messrs. Turner s. Taylor have sold
their meatmarket business to Nc
Gfath Brothers.
j. A. Harrison has bloomed out with
a fine new buggy, and the girls are all
casting eyes at HIM.
We had a few March winds this
@eek, and the people of Deming are
said To again be happy.
S. r. Dunagan brought his family
In from the Animas the first of the
week for Il little vacation.
The Eagle drug mercantile company
has put some more shelving into the
store in order to have a little more
DOL
Baylor Shannon was in the city yes
terday, just from Silver City, and re-
ports his mother much improved in
health.
Q. @. Hall (Limited). that is his
weight is limited, vas in town the
hrst OF the week, interviewing the
grocery trade.
During January the Arizona copper
company produced 1852 tons Of black
copper, and In February the produc.
tion was 676 tons.
A pension has been granted to
Jesse Earris, as a veteran OF the Next
can a The pension AMOUNT to
eight dollars per month.
b. G. Wilson, the, New Mexico rep
resentaJiye of the Standard OIL com
Dany, came in the first Of the week,
and made a trip up to Clifton.
G. S. Kellam came ia from Gold
Hill Saturday, and returned to his
work on the ella Valley road. He
left his mother in much improved
health.
Last Saturday night the Knights Of
Pythias held a smoker" at the lodge
room after the lodge closed, 70 which
n number of Lordsburgers were in
vited, and at which they had u fine
time, or ~ least they said they did.
JaIucs McCabe, who has been lead
q ing a butterfly life 10 tOwn for some
months, left Friday for the ranch in
the Animas TO again buckle down to
the hard work Of branding calves.
Yes Chase will attend to his interest
In town.
BEDFORD Jobe has been taken to
Sierra county for preliminary exami-
nation on the charge OF killing Oscar
West. 1T is stated be will waive ex-
animation aud be tried at the coming
term of court, which opens On The 25th
of next month.
The mail carried on the Arizona &
New Mexico railway is now being
weighed daily. This will he kept up
for some thirty days, and on the
amount of hall carried will depend
the pay of the railroad for this work
for the next four years.
A special train went through Tues
DAY morning carrying Gen. Stillman Of
New York to San Francisco. The
general represents the Searles inter
est ia the Southern Pacific, and is 60
ing to San Francisco to attend the
company's annual meeting.
The tolling OF church bells on the
occasion Of u burial is based on the
old pagan custom OF banging gong
when a body was inferred 70 scare
AWAY the bad spirits.-AlbuquerquC
Citizen. This heathern custom ha;
never obtained in L%ordsburg.
Messrs: James Mclean and A. c
Young, of New York, accompanied by
their wives were in the city the first
of the week. These gentlemen are In
teresLed 10 the lrm OF Phelps, Dodge
s. Co., apd have been visiting the
works at Bisbee and Morenci.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. M. Shannon cam
down from Clifton on a special trail
Saturday and drove across TO Silve
City Saturday night. Mr.. Shannon
received word that his mother wa
very sick in Silver City. On their ar
rival there they found her mucl
better.
Married, ON Saturday hight b.
Justice McGrath, MI. Charlie Lee ant
Miss Conception Ruiz y Chaves. MI
Lee is one of the prominent merchant
of Lordsburg and his wife was n o
the fair senorltas, native of New Mex
leo. They have the LIBERALS con
gratulatious.
Evangelist Carradine has been hold
ing a series of meetings in Denim
the past week, and several Lords
burgers aud people from the rive
have been 10 Deming attending tn
meetings, and more expect TO go dow
tomorrow to attend the Sunday NEE
ings. The Evangelist is said TO be
most convincing talker.
Mr.. j. N. Patton, the secretary Z
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