Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-06-16
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. JUNE ID, 1899.

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Miss Christine, returned from their
visit 10 Denver Saturday evening.
Mrs. o. r. Pease, trainmaster at
ella Bend, cane down Sunday aud
visited her husband, who is operator
at this place.
Monday night a large Gre was mo-
ticed in the foot hills, north Of town.
1t looked as thought it was brush
burning near the mouth Of Wood
canyon.
The Coronado cattle company sold
six hundred head OF cattle TO Cls7,
Robinson & Co., OF Denver. The cat
tie were shipped from here last
Sunday.
Messrs. Weir and Trimble have sold
to the Powers brothers their interest
In the house aud lot in the western
end of town where they all lived for
some times
Born, Ia Lordsburg, Friday morning,
TO MIR. and Mrs. w. L. Auterburn, a
dAughter; on Sunday TO Mr.. aud Mrs.
Noah Hayden, u daughter. The
LIBERAL extends congratulations all
around.
James Riddle, who has been work
ing for the Arizona copper company
at Clifton for several years. was 10 the
city Tuesday, en- route " Riverside,
Arizona, where he has u job in the
Ray mill
The current OF the river not being
OF sufficient force to carry down the
crushed Stag, necessitates the Arizona
Copper Company to make a channel 10
the bed, requiring sonis ten teams
daily.-Clifton Era.
The st. Joseph's school for young
ladies at Ell Pdso held its annual clos
ing exercises this week. Among the
young ladies who received gold medals
for proficiency In studies were Miss
May Leahy of Lordsburg, aud Miss
Della Donahoe of Morenci. The
young ladies, after spending nearly a
year in school are expected home
today.
Census Marshal w. b. True kindly
furnishes tue Copper Era with the fol-
lowing school enumeration OF Clifton
Just completed: Number Of families,
I73; total number Uf children between
the ages OF 6 and Is, 377; boys l92;
girls, 1856; total number attending
school during the year, 1871. The
school enumeration of children in the
eastern states has u general average OF
one to five OF the total p%Opulationl
this would give Clifton a population VI
1885 people. A floating population of
300 can with safety be added to this
giving u total population 10 round
numbers Of 2200.-Cliftun Era.
MIR. and MIS-. c. NJ. Shannon were In
the city Tuesday, Mrs. Shannon en-
route to Dallas, Texas, and Mr.. Shan
non to Silver CITY. Mrs. Shannon
started from Clifton M0uday morning
Soon after the train left Clifton she
found she had lost IA chaLelaine bag
which she had carried attached to her
belt, and in which was her money,
some ninety dollars, her watch, pins
and rings, valued at from two to three
hundred dollars nor Nothing
could be found of the bag In the car,
so Mrs. Shannon returned TO Clifton
on the switch engine. A thorough
search was made alongside the track,
and at all other places where the bag
might possibly have dropped' but
nothing was found.
Steps were taken this week to place
Mrs. Mary E.. Flory, wife OF L. W..
Flory, in the insane asylum. About
two years ago Mrs. Flory received a
great shock in the death of her
daughter, at Dallas, Texas. Her SON
in.law had become respondent from
being out OF work and shot his wife In
the head. as she lay asleepi and then
shot himself, the WI being found
dead, side by sidei 10 the morning.
This shock unsettled Mrs. Flory's
mind, and since then she has been
getting worse, until now IL is unsafe
for herself; Of her neighbors for her TO
be at large, so it was necessary to have
her placed where she could do no
harm, and where she could receive
the proper care and attention. She is
about fifty Ave years old. Mr.. Flory
and his son have the sympathy OF
their many friends in this afilction.
George Rowland the Diamond A
cowboy who made such a fine reputa'
ton as a fighter while a member oil
the Rough Riders, left this week fol
Manila, where he will volunteer as a
soldier or a scout. Rowland carries
a certificate signed by President Nc
Kinley which shows that his name Is
on the roll Of brave men who by theiI
personal action showed they were
heroes. Ever since Rowland came
back from Cuba he has been anxious
TO go to the Philippines and do a little
more aghting. Several times be ha'