Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-12-01
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, DEC. /, 1892

L
Paso to work for A.. j. Medbury, got
tired Of the mining business and re-
tured to lei Paso Tuesday.
Mrs. J. J. Rath, accompanied By her
son came down from Cochise to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Bugbee, and take
in the Thanksgiving dance.
There was a.good crowd out to The
dance given by the Knights of Pythias
at their new hall Wednesday night,
and the dancers had a good time.
Mr.. Sanford Robinson returned from
New York, reaching here last Sunday,
looking and feeling much improved in
health. Mrs. Robinson came down
from steeplerock Saturday to meet
him.
The Shannon Copper Mining Com
psny has been organized to buy and
work the Hughes-Shannon mine at
Clifton. The capital stock is S2,OO0,-
600. The home Office is at 20 Wall
street. New York.
ii. l.. Cannon was receiving the
congratulations OF all his friends Sat
urday, oyer the birth OF a boy. Ex-
pectant fathers hope the luck of the
Lordsburgers has changed, and that
there will now be a run of boys.
John r. Phillips passed through
town on the east bound train Tues
day, en- route to New York on a bust
ness trip. He said that all the
Grant county people now at jackson,
California, were ia good health and
enjoying themselves.
The editor Of the LIBERAL had a
good reason for being thankful yester-
day, and Messrs. Clapp, Hull, Logan,
Witherspoon snd Wilcox had the anne
reason for being thankful. All Of
them were entertained at a Thanks
giving dinner BY Nr. and Mrs. J. A.
Leaby.
Manuel Baron, who has been engi-
neer on the train on the Arizona s.
New Mexico train which leaves here
ia the morning aud returns in the
afternoon, has been transferred TO an
engine on the "baby gauge" road
above Clifton, and has moved his
familysto Clifton.
W. d. McKeehan, Unpopular agent
of the Arizona & New Mexico road al
Duncan, and Miss Alice Smith were
married last week. Mr. McKeeban
is well known in Lordsburg, having
worked for the Southern Pacific for
some time. The newly married couple
have the best wishes of their maGY
friends.
Justice OF the Peace McGrath sent
a couple of hobos to the county jail
for building a fire in a . car. While
confoed 10 the city %calaboose they set
FIRE to it and tried, unsuccessfully, to.
burn their way out. lie also sent a
Mexican UP for three months for
throwing a rock through a car window
OF a passing train.
Owing To the change in time Of the
railroad trains the department has
ordered a change in time Of the stage
leaving for Redrock. Instead Of leav-
here at half past nine in the morning
il leaves at halt past eight. This lets
the mail cartier get to Bedrock before
dark, and is an accommodation to the.
people who get mail at that ONCE.
Mrs. E. L. Stinson died in the hos
pital at El Paso last week. Her re-
mains were taken to Colusa, Califor-
mia, for iDterment. Mrs. Stinson
lived 10 LordsbGrg for some time last
winter, aud made many warm friends
here, who mourn her death. Mrs. DR..
Croker went down to Ell Pas0 when
she heard of her sickness, and was ii
her bedside when she died,
FIVE hundred aud ninety-one mining
locations, covering over 10, 300 acres
of mineral land, have been died In the
PFobaUe Clerks office of Grant county
since January 1st of this year. These
locations are distributed in mining
districts as follow: Central, includ.
ing Santa Rita aud Hanover 232;
Burro Mountains, ZAP; Pinos Altos so;
Misnbres 20; Virginia 20; Cooks 20;
Steeplefock II: Carpenter Q; scatter
72.-Eu terprise.
If any aspiring capitalist has money
he wants to invest where 1t will bring
him good returns the LIBERAL would
suggest that he build a few residences
in Lordsburg. They will bring him a
good twenty per cent over all expenses.
There could be rented tomorrow at
least half a dozen three or four room
houses at a good lgure, and the indi-
cations are that in the near future
there will be even a greater demand
for houses. Now is the time TO in
vest.
George Trimble made n Of the
trips that have become so common,
out TO the river this week, and con
oIrdod thof a. wac a lonU road fr