Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-11-03
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. NOV. 8, 1899.


cattle man, was in the city Tuesday.
A well is being bored for artesian
water at Santa Rita. 1t is now down
200 feet.
Lawyer Alvin N. White and Miss
Lousie Dickinson we're married in
Silver City.
President Colquhoun Of the Arizona
8 New Mexico road, returned from
his California trip Monday.
Tuesday night was All Halloween,
and mysterious we're the movements
around town on that mysterious night.
w. II. Marble, who has been in
Deming for some weeks, returned
Tuesday, and appears much improved
In health.
Max Pracht of Santa Fe, a special
agent of the general land Office at
Washington, is in the city, Investigate
ing the wood business.
The Southern Pacifc,pay car was in
the city this week and Paymaster
Robinson had a smile that was almost
a grin for all the agents and operators.
The Eagle drug mercantile company
has secured the services Of j. NJ.
Prickartt Vt Deming, to take the place
recently vacated by the death of II. L.
Holmes.
p. Al. Chase anne up from the Ami
mas valley to spend Sunday, but as
Sunday turned out to be such a ane
day he changed.h his mind and drove
home that day.
Mrs. Sanford Robinson was down
from Steeplerock Friday on business.
She reports that Mr.. Robinson is fast
recovering, aud expects him back in
time to take in the circus.
w. H. Small made a trip down to
Ell Paso Friday, add bought an exten'
sive line of Christians goods from q
representative of John L. Boland
Company of st. Louis, who was 10 El
Paso.
NJ. +. Fleming has been named as
postmaster at Cliff by the department,
but has declined the honor and has ad-
vised the authorities at Washington
that they can do no better than con
tinue the present incumbent, W. A.
Hsather.-Independcnt.
Thirteen OF the colored soldiers who
assaulted tbs Indians, OF the San
Carlos reservation a couple of weeks
ago, have been he'd by che court con-
missioner at Globe TO await the action
OF the grand jury. Three OF the In
dams died from the assault.
Sufficient funds have been collected
by Collector Burnside to pay all the
outstanding Indebtedness OF 1897, with
the exception of those claims on which
judgments have been obtained, and a
pro rata distribution will shortly be
made for this fund.-Independent.
]. II. Tracy, president of the Pass
City foundry and machine company,
OF Ell Paso, Texas, was in the city the
first OF the week. This company has
recently beensorganized in Ell Paso,
aud is a bidder on all work in the ma
chinery line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Weber, OF
Kansas City, who spent a week or so
in.Lordsburg some time ago, stopped
off Wednesday, from their return trip,
fer a short visit. They have been
having a very pleasant stime in Cali
fornia since they were here before.
More than an hundred cars of mate
rial for the Arizona s. New Mexico
road have been unloaded this week.
1t required a large gang Of extra hands
to do the work, aud several hobos
were surprised by being offered work.
Few of the professionals accepted the
chance.
The Arizona s. New Mexico road
received three new cabooses this week.
The train crews that have been on
freight service are greatly delighted
at this Improvement, and now feel as
important as any freight men on the
broad gauge roads, The new engines
that have been ordered, are expected
very soon, and then the road will be
able to handle the freight that is o n
signed to 1t.
w. II. Small is moving into his new
brick residence this week. Some
thirteen years ago the first brick
burned In LordsbuTg were manufac-
tured for the front of Mr.. Smalls
store. Since then several brick bust
ness blocks have been built. Now
that Mr.. Small has set the fashion for
brick residences 1t is not improbable
that others will follow. In fact IL. H.
Cannon is now building a small brick
residence for rent.
Material for the Morenci Southern
railroad, which will connect Morencl
with Guthrie, has commenced to
arrive. 1t is reported that work will
be rushed on this road, so that Aoren'
CT will have direct communication
with tho onteidA world as soon as DOS