Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-06-09
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. JUNE ., 1899.

Mrs. G. W. Wilcox and her two sons,
Of El Paso, are visiting with Mrs. ].
a. Leahy.
R. J. Dunagan, who has been al
Clifton for sometime, came down
Wednesday to shake hands with bis
lOrdsburg friends.
A. J. Nisblt, who bought the
Coronado company's cattle, went VI
to the ranch the first OF the week tc
look the cattle over.
George Scarborough, who has the
Job OF looking after the Gov thieves iu
this section of the country, was in the
city Monday morning. He has an ex.
tensive lot of country to look over and
IL keeps him pretty busy.
]. Frank Aldrlch, National bank re-
celver, who has charge OF the affairs
Of the defunct Silver City and Deming
banks, Is taking steps to close these
trusts without any further delay. 1t
Is very doubtful whether the deposit
urs will receive any additional dlvi-
dends.-Independent.
Last Saturday Messrs. Cliff Parsons
from MeJcalf L. NJ. Bell and NJ. e.
Thorpe oI Morenci and Elliott and
Aud from Clifton were In the city,
starting on a vacation trip into the
outer world. They have been work.
ing long and faithfully ard are de-
serving Of a vacation.
II was recently rumored in town
that DR.. A. N. Simpson, formerly Of
this place, had died OF pneumonia, at
Creole. An inquiry was sent there TO
ascertain II he was dead. An answer
came back from. the Creole postmaster,
undoubtedly dictated by the doctor
himself, saying he twas Just AS alive
aud Just as mean as ever"
In a letter to the Independent ]. A.
Lucas says the copper mines at Santa
Rita we're discovered by Colonel Car
rasco Of the Spanish army in 1904.
These mines have had a reputation OF
being several hundred years old. The
Liberal is not in position to say
whether Mr.. Lucas letter or the tradi-
tion is correct as to The date OF their
discovery.
The Southern Pacific road is putting
In flower gardens at many Of its sta.
tions for the purpose of showing
travellers what may be made to grow
In this country when the soil is sup
piled with water. There are no farm.
ers connected with the road at this
place, but as soon us the company can
Eind a competent n it is expected
that this station Mill bloom as Il rose.
j. NJ. Harper vas in from the river
this week and says there will be no
fruit In any OF the river orchards this
year. The heavy froste OF about three
weeks g left little fruit. There was
another white frost last Friday night,
and since then he has gone through
his orchard, aud found only three
apples left. This will be a heavy loss
to Mr. Harper.
In spite OF the fact that the saloons
were supposed to be closed last Mon
day, election day, and that the law re-
uuired them to be closed, and that
their front doors were closed, there
we're more "still" DRINKS on the
streets Monday afternoon than have
been noticed in town In many days.
It Is presumed they arrived in this
condition because they could not get
a drink.
Last Friday afternoon 1t turned
cold and a nice little rain visited this
section Of the country, the nrst time
the Oldest inhabitaDt ever saw rain
during the drst half of June. Every
one who had not taken down hi;
stove, or who had a fireplace had q
pleasant fire that evening, and these
fires we're much enjoyed. We seem Il
be getting all kinds of weather thIt
year, except the familiar kinds,
The school election passed of very
quietly Monday. There were forty
seven votes cast. II. L. Cannon re
ceived forty-lve, John Robson twenty
six, j. r. Ownby twenty-five, w
Hollingsworth eighteen, w. H. Small
thirteen, o. A. Simpson nine, and the
remainder were scattering. Messrs
Cannon, Robson and .ownby were
elected.
A case Of yellow fever was discov
cred 10 New Orleans last week and
the state OF Texas promptly quaran
tined against that city. 1t is SAID
that the health Officers have the case
10 hand, that there is some doubl
about 1t being true yellow fever, anC
they think there is no danger OF III
spreading. Local tyafic on both thu
Texas Pacific and the Southern Pa
ciac Is somewhat impeded by thi
quarantine, but it is said the through
.traflc Is not molested.
Last week a gambler named Bill,
Clarkson was dealing monte In Jei
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