Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-08-11
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRpsBURa. AUGUST, II ls0D.

l.. D. OlHllu was III ilOiu NOiu I'LL
this week.
r. L. Powell made a Silver City trip
this week.
Jesse Kiester was in from Gold Hill
Wednesday.
Postmaster VIM. Charles was in from
STEMS Pass Tuesday.
NJ. Reardon and his family returned
from California Monday, and report
having a most enjoyable time while
there.
VIM, #. Shine has moved his family
from Clifton down to Lordsburg, SO he
can be home nights.
J.. NJ. Hackett was in the city this
week. He expects to teach school at
Stafford the coming winter.
President C~olquhoun Of the Arizona
e. New Mexico road returned from his
trip to the California beach Monday,
looking much refreshed by his trip.
L. G, Blakeslee made a trip up to
Springer this week, being called there
on account OF his wife's sickness.
The lBERAL,is glad to know th0t
she Is much better.
P. r. Saith, of Denilug, and George
Austin Shroter, a prominent mining
expert from Denver, went up to elf
ton Wednesday TO take q look at the
well known Metcalt mine.
The treasures of the various school
districts have been fattened up TO the
extent of three dollars for every
scholar in the district, which amount
to S345 in this district.
Born, in Lordsburg, Thursday norm
Ing to Mrs. w. E. McNeer, widow Of
w. Z. McNeer, who died a few months
ago, a daughter. The L%ordsburg rec
ord for girl babies still keeps good.
John e. Price, who was engaged
10 mining at Shakespeare in the
eighties was IN town this week re-
newing old acquaintance. re now
represents the Tucson ice aud cold
storage company.
Last week Mogollon was visited by
another one OF the big foods that oc
~caslonally come through the camp.
In this food an old lady named Mrs.
Cayeras aud her grand daughter, a
child about Eve years, were drowned.
The walls arc up for W.. II. Small's
new house. The house is situated
just east Of the Chase s. McCabe
house. 1t is Of brick, nearly square,
has Eve rooms and a large hall, and
will be one Of the incest residences 10
town.
Representatives OF the Stollcr Com
mission company, of Kansas CITY,
Missouri, have been in the city this
week. and bought a large number Of
cattGe. They paid $3.50 for yearll1gs,
aud 1850 for t~wo-year.olds. The
deliveries are 10 be made at Scpar,
the first on September IS, aud the
second on October 10.
Mrs. c. a. King, wife Of resident
Engineer King, Of the new Morcnci
railroad, left for q visit to relatives in
Colorado Sunday. Mr. Kiug accom-.
panied his wife as far as FL Paso and
returned Tuesday.-Cllfton Era. lie
was several hours behind her at Lords
burg, but il is reported be caught up
with her at lei Paso, and got most Of
that five hundred back.
Victor G. Heikes was in the city
yesterday, and went up to Clifton.
Mr.. Heikes is a special agent of the
department. Of mines and m%etallurgy
and is engaged in collecting specimens
of minerals for exhibition at the Paris
Exposition. Miners are requested to
bring specimens OF their minerals to
the LIBERAL Office, and they will be
forwarded to Paris.
Monday night a freight train went
into the ditch on Strauss Hill, just this
side of El Paso. The accident happen.
ed on one Of the Ellis and several cars
rolled down the embankment. 1t /.
supposed a broken wheel was the
cause of the trouble, as the engine di1
not go down. The track was repaired
so that the passenger trains wen
through on time. No one was hurt.
Lee Reed, Leonard Marshal ant
. Ben Robertson, three COW boys WHIT
were exposed TO the small pox down ii
the Animas valley, moved to a hous0
in the outskirts Of Deming, so as L
have medical attendance, in case the.
came down with the disease, foun'
they we're in for it, and developer
characteristic cases, but with tn
care and treatment they are receiyin.
are dolng well, and bid fair TO pu'
through safely.
The Yaqui Indians are causing
great deal Of trouble TO the Mexica
government. The Yaquis hay
turned out and killed several whit
men, and it is said intend to kill a
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