Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-07-01
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRpsBURe, JULY /, 1898.

II. e. jackson, OF Deming, formerly
postmaster at Hachita, was in the
city this week.
@. NJ. Shannon came down from Cliff
ton Friday aud went up TO Coohiti to
look at some mining properties there.
Wednesday a daughter was born to
Mr.. aud Mrs. Wm. Leahy. Mother
and daughter are doing we'll and Will
ts bigger than his two brothers.
The Rev. Percy T. CaFdes will hold
a two weeks revival ia Silver City,
commencing next Sunday. Mr.. Carnes
has got the job OF his life tackling the
Silver City sinners.
The Southern Pacific commencing
tomorrow and continuing until Mop
day will sell round trip tickets to FL
Paso for a single fare, all on account
of the Fourth Of July.
Mrs. Baylor Shannon OF Duncan
Monday escorted MI. Shannon's
mother to Demlng, on her way to Sill
yer City, and on Wednesday was in
town on her way back to Duncan.
A new glass has been put into the
front VI the pcstofice in place Of the
one blown out election day and is
much more slightly that the boards
which have covered the hole in the
front.
The announcement Is made Of the
engagement OF Nathan Solomon Of
New Mexico and Arizona, and Miss
Alice Ullman OF Ell Paso. AS this is
not leap year Mates many New Mexi-
CO friends are wondering how it hap
pened.
Under the new wal revenue law all
retail dealers in tobacco and cigars
have to pay In internal revenue
license OF six dollars per year, COM
Inencing with today. This is not gen.
orally known and many dealers in
cigars should take notice, or they are
likely to get into trouble.
p. B. Zeigler, who mas been a passeu-
gen engineer on this division OF the
Southern Pacific road ever since the
road was built, has resigned. and will
go to Bisbee. Mr.. Zeigler has ac-
cumulated considerable money and
has invested in South Bisbee real
estate, out OF which he expects to
make an independent fortune.
The new revenue law Coca into
effect to-day, aud from now od every
check, money order, either postal Or
express, telegraph message, deed,
hottsdgeI pfDmiSsory note, sill of
ladihs, INSURANCE policy, life, Are or
Accident, sleeping car ticket or Protest
will have To have attached to them
lntetnal revenue stamps OF various
denominations. II d person issues one
OF the papers without sticking the
brUper kind OF a stamp on It he is
liable To d line not exceeding two
hundred dollars. The postmaster has
sent after stamps, but has nOt re
celyed them and until they come be
will not issue any money orders. The
Wells Fargo agent is in the same boat
AUd will pursue the same course, The
law also provides that every express
and railroad company shall stamp a
bill Of lading or receipt for every pack
age sent and IL looks as though both
the express company and railroad COM
panies will have to stop receiving ex-
press and freight at Lordsburg until
stamps are received. AS neither ex-
press or postal orders car be issued,
d and money cannot be sem by express
1t follows that the only way remit
tances can be made, until stamps
sre received, is by registered mail.
The people who in recent years have
villi6ed the Mexican government be-
cause SO many stamps are required to
do business in that country will now
have a little Of the sdme medicine at
home.
The following is the assessment OF
Grant county by Precincts for this
year as furnished. the Silver City
papers by assessor Gillette. The to.
tai valuation is given by them as 49,
II ,l0i. The valuation Of the rail-
roads and telegraph companies is not
given. Last year the valuation OF the
county by precincts amounted to e.
24s. 900, and the valuation Of the rail-
brought 1t up to ss,46s, 236.45, an ia
crease OF only s., 1884, so, not a quarter
ola million as the Enterprise and
Independent reports:
j, Central. ....,.lG.....'S 65,s6O
Z. Pinos Altos. ..H....... 77,7eC
8 Silver City ...,!i........ 5s2, 1856
4, Lower Numbers ........ 63'l65
s, San Lorenzo ............ so, 2sC
4. Georgetown ..!.......... 2I,O5C
7, Upper ella ...l.......... 52,97I
g, Lower ella .............. 1870
Q. Shakespeare. .......... 1885,
49,