Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. MARCH 10, 1899.

John Robson has rented his hous'
10 town and moved his family out Il
bis ranch east Of town for the summer
W. P. Hill returned from his trip Il
louisiana Tuesday, and Is now al
work for the Eagle drug mercantile
company.
VIII Shine Is now 10 charge OF The
Duncan station, but IL has not beer
decided whether Of not be will remain
there permanently.
Mrs. e. V. Ambrose, who has beer
visiting with her brother, jackson
Pruitt, left Saturday for her old home
In Los Angeles, California.
Dir. J, G. Hopkins, secretary OF the
Arizona & New Mexico railway, was
in the city Tuesday, transferring the
station from T. K. Shine to John
Brown, the new agent.
The small pox situation in Clifton is
said to be improving daily. The ener-
.getic measures taken by the au-
thorlties In that town o o brought
the disease under control.
Up to date not a case Of small pox
has been discovered In Lordsburg.
The authorities have been expecting
to discover a case every day, but so
far we have been very lucky.
A subscription paper has been
passed around town and enough
money has been raised to hire Miss
Wakefield to teach school another
month. She will teach only the older
scholars. The primary department
will not be re-OpeOed.
DR.. Heavenston, a dentist who used
to visit Lordsburg some years ago was
In town this week. He was arrested
for doing dental work without having
a New Mexico liscense. lie plead
guilty, and then packed up bis belong
ings and left the territory where the
Law makers we're : o particular about
the teeth OF the citizens.
The LIBERAL is glad to learn that
Dir. and Mrs. Sanford Robinson will
be back 10 New Mexico 10 about ten
days or two weeks. Mr.. Robinson,
while in New York underwent a sur
gical opeation, and it is reported that
the operation was successful and he
Is now entirely restored to health.
All Of which will be good news to his
mans frieads 10 this section OF the
country.
A number OF years ago the editor OF
the LIBERAL was a member OF the
Lordsburg school board and started
proceedings against the administra-
tor OF the estate OF the late Harry
Marshall to secure for the use Of the
district the sum belonging to the es.
tate. lie was a little sauguinc about
the matter aud, unwisely perhaps,
announced that the school would
have the money in a few months.
About that time u new election OF
school trustees was held. There were
some people who thought they could
attend to the expenditure of this
money and made a dash TO be elected
trustees. The editor refused to make
a fight for the office, and his opponent
was elected. The school board that
year did nothing towards getting this
money. For several years thereafter
every time a new school board was
elected the Liberal urged IL to get
this money, but no attempts were
made. Finally when John j. Bell
the administrators of the estate, died
the LIBERAL gave the matter up. Ii
thought that there was no more hope
OF securing the money. Last spring
when the present school board was
elected the members thought 1t would
pay to Investigate the case. They
raised some money by subscription,
hired A. N. White TO prosecute the
case, and went after the matter In a
determined manner. Last week the
bondsmen OF the administrators made
a proposition TO settle the case and
offered a sum Of money to the board II
the members OF the board would sign
a release OF the bondsmen. The board
signed a release and are 10 receive
$3.50 Ia four equal payments three
months apart. This is considerable
less than the full amounto 4 the estate,
but the board considered that 1t was
better TO take this money now than
TO await a flght clear to the supreme
court OF the territory, with the attend
ing costs, the certainty OF having to
turu a portion over to the county
school fund, and the chance OF the
legislature changing the law so that
we would get none Of 1t. This sum
with what is In the hands OF the town
trustees received from the sale OF
town lots will build a fine brick school
house, one that will last the district
for many years. The school board Is
also after the EYanson estate and
hopes by the time the new building Is
finished It will be able TO realize
enough on that estate TO handsomely
furnish the new building. The LIB