Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-04-14
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURa. APRIL IA, 1899.

this week, where her husband is at
work.
The people OF I'll Paso intended to
have an election Tuesday but IL was
changed to a ratification Of the demo-
cratic ticket.
Some of the boys around town had a
glorious old time Saturday night and
Monday morning contributed Ave and
ten dollars each to the school fund.
A portion Of the sixth regiment Of
Uuited States artillery passed through
town last Saturday. They arc Oh
their way TO Honolulu and expect to
eventually go to Manila.
G. N. Ansbach, who has been work.
log for the Roberts s. Leahy mercan-
tile company for some months, left
the middle OF the week for his old
bone at Clarendon, Iowa.
The well known Jaky Spitz was in
the city this week selling a little Of
everything. Times have been SO good
that Jaky has been kept very busy and
has worked off about twenty pounds OF
his abundant flesh.
Active work on the new hal! for the
Knights OF PYthias commenced this
week. After this ball is built it is
probable that other orders will be or
ganized ia town. Lordsburg has al
ways been short on secret societies be-
cause there has been no suitable hall
in which to hold the meetings.
w. y. McKeehau and Walter Hol-
lingsworth made a trip down to Ei
Pato Monday to see just how the
people la that town acted when mixed
up in a hot municipal election. They
came back with an appreciation OF
the quiet manner in which such mat.
tiers are managed 10 New Mexico.
The day OF mint iulep has arrived,
and those who love to "drink grass in
their whiSkeY" have been enjoying
themselves. The festive goat, who
Snnounces the arrival of that other
spring Medicine, book bier, is expect
ed To appeal on our streets any day.
He will meet with an enthusiastic re-
ceptiOn.
Mayor Jack Fleming Of Silver City
has issued a proclamation making the
nrst day of May a holiday in that
town, in honor OF the lrst anniversary
Of the day On which Admiral Dewey
SO thoroughly whipped the S%paniards
at Manila. Arrangements are beipg
made to celebrate tile day in an ap
proprlate manner.
Paul Wielandy, the well known rep
resentative of the John a. Boland
company of St. Louis, wa in the citJ
through the west for years for this
company. but that this Is
his last trip. lie has purchased an in
terest in a shoe factory 10 ST. Louis,
aud intends 10 the future to stay al
home most oil tic time add attend TO
this business.
w. ID. McKcehan, who has held
down a desk In the telegraph Ofice
here for some months, has accepted
the position OF agent for the Arizona
s. New Mexico railroad at Duncan,
lately vacated by JOhn Brown, who
now has charge OF the Lurdsburg
station. We can assure the people Of
Duncan that they will aud Mr.. Nc
Keehan a very genial gentleman aud
an accomplished r%ailrOuder.
At Santa Fe last week the republi-
cans got to s%crapping and put two
tickets Ia the Geld, the result was the
democrats carried the election. IN
Las Vegas a union citizens ticket was
the successful one. In Albuquerque
the democrats elected the mayor 10y a
small majority. In Socorro and Ration
the repL blicans were successful. AT
Silver City William Bryan Walton
concluded to let Jack Fleming be re-
elected, which he was for the eleventh
or thirteenth time, with no opposition
candidate Ia the field.
Three armed and masked men held
up the office Of the ~Alamogordo lum-
Der company Monday Ihey prOoaoly
had heard that Monday was 10 be pay
day, aud thought to gather In a nice
bundel. They arrived at the Office
after the men were paid of. They
held up the cashier and made him
open the money drawer, where they
found but ten dollars. The cashier
said there was no money, but they did
not believe him, and made him open
the safe, where they secured hve
Thousand dollars-in boletas. The
robbers made their escape, but are be-
ing pursued.
Monday evening there was a very
pretty wedding at Mr.. anduMrs. II. L.
Gammon's residence, the contracting
parties being Miss Kate Stout, who
has been visiting with Mrs. Cannon,
aud John Wier, a we'll known young
r~ailroader, who has had charge OF the
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