Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-05-19
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. A y 10, 1899.

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Mrs. w. H. LeahY and daughter
Miss Christine, left Tuesday morning
for Denver, for a short visit.
H.. r. Hoffman is no longer the le.
gal representative OF w. b. Duty, the
owner OF the mill and mines at
Pyramid.
James L%angford's family, living on
the slaughter house place below town,
has been sorely afflicted lately, the en-
tire family being down With the
measles, Luckily none Of the cases
are very severe, and all will get well.
W.. S. Shallenberger, second assis-
tant postmaster general, passed
through on the west bound train Tues
day night, en- route to California on a
combined business and pleasure trip.
He will look up the mail buls-
ness Of Honolulu and the PHILIPPINES.
Mrs e. Ely and Mrs. S. S. Adams
opened sn ice cream businegs 10 the
Racket building Tuesday, and furn-
lshed a ine article OF that delicacy.
They intended to furnish ice cream
every Tuesday aud Friday afternoon,
as long as the demand continues.
H. E. Hoffman, who has been down
10 the Animas having taken his wife
sud Mrs. 2. NJ. Chase down there for
a visit, returned to L%ordsbnrg last
Saturday, stayed in town a day and
then went back to the Animas to see
If the ladies were getting on all right.
S. W. Traylor, OF the Denver Iron
Works Co., was in the city Saturday,
returning from Clifton, where he had
been to consult with the officers Of
the Markeen copper company regard
ing the new smelter which his COM
pany is going to build for the Maykeen
company.
The lrm of Langford & Powers,
which has been doing a butcher bust
ness next door to the LIBERAL Office,
has closed out. Mr.. Langford has
been sick aud could not get the cattle
to supply the shcp, and 10 butcher
business can succeed without a supply
OF cattle.
There was a small sized strike at
the Arizona 81 New Mexico depot the
first of the week. The coal shovelers
had been getting two dollars a day,
They wanted s2.2 J per day, and struck
for that amount. They did not get it
and IL did not take long to Oil their
places. Similar labor on the Southern
Pacific is getting a dollar a day, which
makes it look as though the strikers
are trying to rush things a little.
About a dozen Of new first class yes
tibuled coaches passed through town
this week. Their lettering indicate
that some OF them are owned by the
Southern paciac OF New Mexico and
the rest 10y the Southern Pacific OF
Arizona. They are for the new pas
Benger train that is so0n to be put on
through this country. This will make
two through passenger trains between
Sab Francisco ard New Orleans.
Thos, Simpson, Of Clifton, has pur
chased the Ownby house this week
paying two thousand dollars for it.
Mr.. Simpson is having plans made for
the erection Of a fine BRICK block on
the site now occupied by this old
building. 1t will be a great improve
ment to the town, and will be greatly
appreciated by all interested in hotel
life here. Uutil work commences on
the new building Tom Tong will con-
tlnue to run the dining room in the
present building.
John G. Anderson received a cable
dispatch last Friday which he has
been looking for for some time. He
packed his grip and took the Saturday
morning train for New York, where
he will meet Miss Florence A. Par
sons, who is coming from Edinburgh.
They will be married Immediately up
on her arrival, probably tomorrow, and
take the first train for Lordsburg.
MT. AuuCESOu has q uOuSI al piNHoiNN
and the new couple will go right TO
housekeeping. Good luck to them.
There was q peculiar runaway in
town Tuesday. A team OF farm
horses from the river started near
McGrath Brothers store aud chased
themselves towards the round house.
They were not acquainted with the
country, and never saw the turntable
pit until they went into it. Luckily
they we're not hurt much, although
the pit is rather deep. The yard en-
CINE was brought up by the pit, after
the horses were loose from the wagon,
and set to whistling. This scared the
horses so badly they managed to jump
out Of the pit.
The New York Sun of the ninth
had the following personal notice in
its mining news regarding a gentle
man well known 10 this section of the
country; ]. Guthrie Hopkins, cashier
OF the Arizona Copper Company, and
one one of the most successful mining