Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-02-03
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. FEB. 3, 1889


Mrs. o. S. Warren was in the city
Monday, interviewing her customers
regarding insurance.
Mrs. NJ, A. Chalmers, Of NOgales,
has been 10 town this week, visiting
her sister, Mrs. Il. A. Falvey.
President Colquhoun, of the Arizona
& New Mexico railroad, was Ia the
city Tuesday, returning from a trip 10
El Paso.
w. IL. Marble has been quite sick
the past week, and as Dr. CrUcker was
unable to attend 10 him he had 70 w
10 Deming.
Word comes from Clifton that 5. Il.
Chestnut, the lawyer, has LETT town,
and that there are numerous aud sun
dry mOurners.
The Southern Pacific painting out
tL is in town this week, giving the
depot aud other railroad property a
new dressing OF paiut.
deputy Sherltf Phillips informs the
LIBERAL that Sheriff Blair Is the
owner OF enough real estate IN Grant
county " make him eligible " The
position Ol sheriff.
The yard switch engine familiarl
known US Tue goat" which was seuC "
the repair shOp some time ago, was re-
turned this week, and looks AS preLL,
AS a little red wagon.
Mrs. J.. a. Harrison and children
left yesterday morning for the east u
spend the summer. MIR. Harrison has
already assumed the expression VI u
Charming grass widOwer.
The hObU contingent has been well
represented in town the past week Vi
50. Que great advantage Of warm
weather ia this section is The entire
absence OF this class OF people.
The department OF Justice has is
sued au order removing the United
States marshal'S office OF New Mexico
from Santa Ee to Albuquerque, and
Marshal Foraker moved down this
week.
DIR. Croker has improved Ia health
50 that he expects tU be down Town
today, " the great relief OF some
folks who have been wanting TO be
sick, and have been waiting until the
doctor was able to be around / y attend
W them.
Married, Wednesday, at the resi-.
dence Of the brides sister, Mrs. ii. l..
Cannon, Peter Van Bibber aud
Hattie Bartlett. Mr.. Van Bibber is
n the employ OF the Arizona & New
Mexico railroad and Miss Bartlett is
one of the popular bellies OF the city.
The newly married couple have The
congratulations OF the LIBERAL. aud
heir many friends.
Next Friday uight Mahara's cOlored
MINISTRIES will give an entertainment
n town. III speaking Of this company
the I'll paso Times said; Mahara's
colored MINISTRIES appeared AZ Myar
| opera house last night before a large
audience. The company Is elegantly
costumtd, aud the first part consisted
vi 4 musical medley in which the com
pany showed up strong. There arc
exceptionally good voices Ia the cOm.
pany and several that esSayed soprano
| scores with wonderful success. The
| specialties we're new and pleasing.
Julius Glenn approached the delight
full old character while doing end
work, and when he appeared on the
stage as "Unclc RasCus" aud made.uI
to look the typical old plantation
darkey, the audience expected a treat.
Their expectations were not doomed tC
disappointment, for "Uncle Rastus'
turned out to bc simply a wonder.
His buck and wing dan ling was very
ane, and after watching the perfor'
nance through the critic was forced
to agree that the greatest OF negrt
shows ever 10 El Paso pleased al.
present.
LordsbuFg, Clifton, and all the
towns that are served by freight al
this station have Increased their bust
ness enormously within the last few
years. A few years ago II the freight
receipts at this station amounted Il
$40, 900 in a mouth II was thought Il
be big business, but during the pas
year or so 1t has never been so low al
that figure. During December there
were received at this station over 40
cars OF freight. OF these 342 wer'
full cars billed to the Arizona & New
Mexico railroad. The receipts for Tho
month were nearly s7O,OOO.00 and FOL
the year they amounted to over $3.50,
O00. 90. There were shipped out dur
ing the month SO cars. Most OF tn.
freight shipped In here comes frou
the east, and the Southern Pacific
while 1t collects a large amount q
money at this station has to hand
great deal OF 1t over to other road
and ship lines. 1t only has the fun q
L~o.t,u t. Tor a fauu duuc nail a,