Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-08-04
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. AUGUST, 4 1899.

pite the washouts, was 10 town
Wednesday.
Leopold Balbach, of the Markeen
copper company, is enjoying a short
vacation in New York.
DR.. Davis came down from Morencl
Friday and took the west bound train
fol- a short visit to the coast.
S. r. Dunagan was up from the
Auimas the first of the week, and r..
j.. Dunagan was down from Clifton To
visit with him.
Sunday night there was a washout
near LUzena, which, luckily, was dis
covered before a train got into IL, but
which delayed the trains about eight
hours.
The Misses Maggie and Rose Hill,
daughters Of Henry Hill Of Clifton,
were in the city Monday. en- route TO
Los Angeles, to put in another year at
school,
II. III. Waugh, who is In the Arizona
Copper companY's store at Morenci,
was in the city Saturday, returning
from a months trip east, where he has
been visiting old friends.
j. w. Earnhardt and family re-
turned the first of the week from
Bliss, Idaho, where they have been
for the past four months. Mr.. Earn
hardt has resumed his position with
the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific is enclosing
Its track between Lordsburg and
STEMS Pass, with a substantial wire
fence, which, it hopes will prevent
the death OF many cattle, and so re-
duce operating expenses.
Constable Hamilton was down from
Clifton Tuesday, looking after some
stolen jewelry, which he has reason for
believing was stolen by Santos Grana-
do, a Mexican who recently spent
sixty days in the Grant county Jail.
Superintendent Hurley of the Santa
Fe road was in Silver City last week,
and the Independent reports that he
intends to move the depot and yards
hOnu DClON bONIf hhNlC Wv iiOOhc
which pass through that village can
not reach them.
Mining is picking up in the Stems
Peak range. This is most easily
proved by the starting of a saloon al
Stems Pass by VIM. Black, and one
at Granite Gap by SpillerS 81 Jones.
The saloon never p%rccedes, but always
follows active mining operations.
z. w. Clapp, a lunch basket and a
dress suit case, took the west bound
train Monday night for a months va
cation, the most Of which he viii
spend in San Francisco. He was ac-
companled by b. Titus, who, Mr..
Clapp says, will act as his valet on the
trip.
Mrs. Walter Hollingsworth left
Monday to visit relatives 10 Colorado.
Mr.. Hollingsworth could not get away,
MS he has charge OF the Southern
Pacific station during Agent Clapp's
absence, and Claud could not get
away, as he has TO look after the
horse and keep track OF his father.
The L~ordsburg lovers of ice cream
got in a double portion this week.
The Mesdames Adams and Ely get
cream from the Tempe creamery with
which to make their ice cream. The
train was SO late Tuesday they could
not get the cream on time, and so had
TO make an extra portion Wednesday,
to the delight of the. lovers of that
material.
Last Saturday morning George Scar
borough arrested VIII Hughes, on a
warrant issued by Justice Marshall, OF
Deming, and took him to Deming.
1t is understood that Mr.. Scarborough
has evidence duplicating viii in GER
tain illegal branding Of calves belong
ing to other men. What the evidence
is has not been made public in this
section of the county.
There is a beautiful green park to
the north of the city. The entire val
lev for miles is q green table, Re-
ports from the vallies to the south of
sbOWu say JuuO ouS bAho9 - ~ H'oA 1851
the calves get lost In it, and it keeps
the old COWS SC busy finding the lost
calves that they are losing flesh, in
stead of getting fat, All the rest OF
the stock, however, is doing well.
Besides the new locomotives thai
the Arizona & New Mexico road ha;
recently ordered it has orders put fol
some new box cars, three new ca
booses, with cupelos OF top, like The
Southern Pacific %cabooses, and a re
irlgerator car, far the purpose OF carry
ing meats and fruits. The new boz
care will be Of fifteen ton capacity
which is about twice the capacity o
those now in use.
The board Of equalization over il
Graham county are after some of tn
large taxpayers. 1t raised the Arl