Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-05-12
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. NAY l2, 1890.
Mrs. Emma Fuller was in from Red

uncan this week.
Deputy Sheriff w. d. johnson was
over from Silver City yesterday, look
ing around"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Hoffman and
Mrs. p. M. Chase are down in the
Animas valley this week.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new coal tipple the Southern Pacific
Is putting in at this point.
Last week a case Of small pox was
imported from Santa Rita to Silver
City. The case was discovered and
promptly %quarantined.
The spring has been quite backward
but warm weather seems at last to
have reached this section Of the
country, aud probably is here to stay.
Mrs. DIR. Largent, who has been
visiting her sister, Mr.. NJ. A. Leahy,
returned with her children to her
home at Mckinney, Texas, last Tues
day.
A supply of posto1ice furniture has
gone up to Clifton. The business Of
the Clifton postorice is increasing at
a wonderful rate, and this new furnl-
ture was needed.
Wednesday night the Silver Dollar
saloon was burglarized to the extent
of a few cigars and a little hard liquor.
No clew to the burglar. who evidently
was actuatcd by thirst, not by 4 desire
20 get rich.
There are some parties from north
ern New Mexico here examining the
machinery at the Humboldt mill, With
a view Of purchasing. O. r. Smyth,
who has charge OF this machinery
thinks the sale will go through.
The Ell Paso Herald reports that
the Southern Pacific is going to put on
a fast train between Los Angeles and
San Antonio, and that the Texas s.
Pacific will run its celebrated Can
non Ball. train to connect with it at
FL paSo!
b. G. Wilson, manager Of the Cont
MENTAL oil company in New Mexico,
was in the city this week. In speak
ing of the new coal oil law SIR. Wilson
says his company does not object to
the license feature Of the law, but ha.
to 1ght the law through that section,
as it consider; the lay %ppeouStitu
tional.
TO show what progress SllVc- City is
making as a trade center, the freight
business here for the mouth of April
was the largest since the office was
established in 18S4.-Independent.
WhaA>wcre lbc receipts OF your o1icc
during that mouth? II was a good
average month in Lordsburg, aud the
cash receipts for freight at this
station by the Southern Pacific road,
which, remember is but n Of the
railroads here, was over 39l 900, which
shows that u little business is done in
this Section Of the county.
Among the C%liftonlans who returned
from attending United States court at
Florence this week were Adam Smith
and II. S. VauGorder. The court had
but littlc business before it, a few
Indian cases were about all. To hear
some of the Cliftonians tell about the
dusty ride from Casa Grande to Flor
ence is quite amusing, but If the
Judge of the United States court
could hear them tell about this ride,
aud comment on his action in Iemov-
ing the court from S0lomonVllle to
Florence he would send them up for
contempt of court il the talk should
be made in Arizona, instead of in
New Mexico.
d. NJ. Evans, of the Eyans-Van
Hecke company, which has a mill and
several mining claims at Evans Point,
above Clifton, has been 10 the city the
past week. AS is well known this
company's capital was exhausted be
fore the mines and mill were got into
a paying shape, about a year or so ago.
Mr.. Evans has made a deal which viii
put the mine and mill into running
shape and cause them to be large pro-
ducers. Messrs. ]. N. Haughey, OF
Wellington, Kansas, l.. G. Beai, Of
Topeka, Kansas, E. l.. Fay, Of Spring
field, MISSOURI, D. Ainsworth ano
Captain r. b. Lynch, OF Newton
Kansas, will put up 10 the nelghoor
hood Of 500, 900. for which they are t'
receive a controlling interest in Tho
Consolidated company, which i
owned by about the same people az
the Evans-Van Hecke company, ado
whose mines adjoin these OF th'
Evans-Van Hecke company, and I
one.thlrd interest in the Evans al
Hecke company, and the management
Of affairs of that company for thre
years. This money VIII be first use'
to settle all the debts Of the Evans
Van Hecke company, which amour
TO about 1--WE thousand dollars, Z
erect a fifty stamp mill, to moderniz