Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-11-04
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURa. NOV. 4. 1928
Mrs. DR.. Woodland, of Pearce is
visiting with Mrs. p NJ Cbaeo

manipulated some gates OF the town.
The total registration OF the Lords
burg precinct was 1O2, the largest reg
istration In the memory OF the oldest
inhabitant.
John James, who for several years
worked at Pyramid, passed through
the city GU the east bound train Sun
day morning.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wilson, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Simpson, returned to her home in
Tucson Saturday night.
The Rev. E. Lebreton's wife and
children arrived in town Wednesday.
They will make their home for the
next year at the parsonage on the Gi,a.
1t is reported that arrangements
are being made TO trade everything on
the ticket for Burnside, Carvil, and
Walton. Even this will no save
them.
J.. A. McGrath, accompanied by ].
II. Jones and Culvert Kartchner, was
In from the river Monday, and made
final proof on Mr.. McGrath's desert
land entry.
J. A. Harrison is down at Calabasas,
Arizoua, his old home, visiting friends
and relatives. During his absence the
Wells-Fargo business is being attend
ed to by c. A. Fisk.
The Rev. B. g. Matthews, presiding
elder for this district, vas in the city
Tuesday, and went up to Duncan, to
attend The regular Quarterly meeting
OF the Nj. L. church, south.
Jas. T. Reed and r. l.. Powell, who
have been surveying for patent some
Of the claims OF the Pyramid mining
company, have completed their work
aud returned to Silver City Monday.
The flags in the city were flying
Monday, in honor of the presence Of
Col. Brodie, OF the Rough Riders, and
candidate for delegate to congress,
who passed through town that day, en-
route to Clifton.
w. d. McKeeham, who had charge
OF the Western Unioa office at this
point for some time, has gone down to
Texas for u visit During his absence
the affairs of the Western Union com
pany are being looked after by w. j..
Marks.
George L. Bugbce, who threw up
the Southern Pacific agency at this
point to join the Rough Riders last
spring, has been appointed agent for
the company at Benson, a position as
good as the one he resigned when he
went to fight the Spaniards.
Col. Tom Tong expects to leave next
week for China, where he viii spend a
year or so visiting his wife and ether
relatives. During his absence the
affairs Of the Tom Tong boarding
house will be attended to by his
cousin, and business will go on just
the same as If Col. Tong was here to
look after 1t.
]. P. Kerr, who for d long time was
foreman of the car repairing outfit
kept at this point by the Southern
Pacific, but who for the past few years
has been working for the company at
Tucson, has gone to work in the same
line of business for the Arizona 81
New Mexico road at this point. He
has moved his family TO Lordsburg.
Sanford Robinson Of Stecplerock
who Is managing The Laura and other
mines sold by p. IL. McDermott to
Max Wasserman, is now busily en-
gagged 10 doing the assessment work
on these properties. No work to any
extent, except assessment work, has
been done on them since Wasserman
purchased them. They would be
great producers If they were only
worked.
The San Francisco courts have de
cided that Mrs Botkln, who Is accused
of sending poisoned candy to Mrs
Dunning in Delaware, the candy caus'
ing Mrs. Cummings death, cannot be
extradited to Delaware and tried fol
murder. The reason the courts give
is that Mrs. Botkln has never been ID
Delaware, and so is not a fugitive
from Justice. " The laws need some
changes.
Major Llewellyn, candidate for The
house from Grant and Dona Ami
counties, intended to hold q meeting
in Lordsburg during his campaign
but he has had a touch OF the fever ht
acquired in Cuba, aud has been con
fined to his room 10 Silver City. Tn
LIBERAL is glad to learn that his i'll
ness is not serious, but is sorry to know
that it prevents him making as com
plete a canvass as he intended.
Bruce Weathers, who left here las
spring to join the Rough Riders, ha
returned, and is again at work for tn
$50 MI