Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
WESTERN LIBERAL.
boRDsBURe, JUNE IL. 1898.

The weather has been comfOrtabS
warm the past few days.
q. Mark A. Hill has sold his cattle an,
brand to H. d. aud ]. NJ. Wright.
e.. The new school board was serenadeI
last Wednesday night.
Walter Payne was IN the city Mon
day, en- route from Clifton to Silve
City.
The PresbytcriaB5 at Clifton ar,
trying TO raise enough money build
church.
The new school board has received
Feveral applications for the position az
teacher the coming year.
Miss White Wimberly left for Tue
son Saturday night, Where she vii
make her home with her brother.
Nate Salomon was 10 the city Tues
day, waiting for the passenger train "a
get pastthe wreck and take him down
TO Fl PESo.
w. a. Veneer Of Delcn has ACCEPT
ed a position With the Eagle drsg
mercantile company and is now busy
waiting On the cOHlpanY's customers.
The Southern Pacific company is
building a large Ice house in It's yards
here. After It's completion and filling
the passenger trains will be iced ct
this point.
Last Friday Miss Gladys Ferris cele
DRAFTED the fact that she was nine
years old. In the afternoon she had
"a party Of young friends at her house
house to help her celebrate the event.
The Chase s. Mcoabe residence Is
now being shingled, and L. c. Nc
tGratI's new house Is built up as far as
,che window stills. Jtwill not. be very
long before they Viii be ready for.
occupancy.
4, 1t is. announced that next Sunday
evening, at the M. L church Mr.
Sylvester n. Chase aud Miss Anna
Marshall age to be married. The
young people have 1lved in Lordsburg.
from childhood, and have the best
wishes OF thsir numerous friends.
Charlie Kincaid caole down from,
Clifton Monday and went to San Fran,
cisco TO join the navy, to go hclp lick
what is lett. of the Spaniards at Ma
Mia. Charlie HoAer came down the
same daE, but went east and wants to
get u chance to do q liuple fighting in
Cuba.
]. II. Merry, who has charge Of the.
%yater service on The Southert Pacific
road, Informs the LIBERAL fAat hei
Aias orders To connec the c0Slpany'si
water works with all places in town.
where the people wish TO use water.
Me will begin this work as spon as he,
has time, probably next week.
George e. Bovoe, who worked for
the Roberts g. LcIky meRcantile COM
pany for a long time, has been apr
pointed deputy collector OF internal
revenue Nith headquarters at lei Paso,
Texas. MAJOR Bovee is a good repub-
4ican. and a first class Office man, so
his appointment is a good one.
Ricardo l.. Powell, mining engineer,
Silver City, who has been in the city
several days, left yesterday for his
home. He was offered some govern
ment surveying contracts, but con-
cluded that he was doing better in his
present business. He Is a lrst class
engineer, surveyor add mining expert
aud has many friends here.-New
Mexican.
The ladies in charge Of the Sunday
school are preparing q Fourth OF July
celebration for the little ones. 1t will
consist OF a picnic diUner at the hall,
az nice picnlc grounds are scarce.
There will aIse be a reading OF the
Declaration of Independence and
some literary exercises, and probably
a ~seriesiof games in the afternoon.
Tuesday the Eagle drug mercantile
company got its new acetyliSe gas
machiae in working order and that
eyenlng. for the drst time a puiIdlng
in Lordsburg was lighted With gas.
The light Is a beautiful one and the
store is finely lighted up IL the light
is as successful six months from now
as 1t is at the present time the new
light will prove TO be a great blessing
TO small towns.
w, B. Walton, Esq, of Silver City,
arrived from the south last evening
and vent to Denver this morning via
the Denver s. Rio Grande on personal
buslpess. Mr.. Walton is a good news
paper man and Is connected with the
Silver City Independents He is a
bright and shrewd POLITICIAN OF the
Democratic persuasion and influential
IN Grant county politics.-New Next
can. AS Sagasta would say; HE
sure Is . hot tomato"
Mopday night a. wheel on one OF the
cars athe middle Of an east bound
- A.. eanNu