Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-06-02
WESTERN LIBERAL
LoRDsBURG. JUNE 2, 1890

Clifton last Friday.
James v. Parks was down from his
ranch the arst Of the week.
Charlie Miley was in from the
mountains this week, the FIRST time
since Christmas.
Mrs. T. A. Falvey and daughter
have returned from their trip TO
Lochiel, Arizona.
Mrs. F. NJ. Witherspoon left the
flrst OF the week FOR Stonewall,
Louisiana, to visit friends.
p. M. Chase was in from the Animas
this week. lie reports everything
quiet in that section of the country.
Lem Childress was down from the
river Monday. Lem has foresworn
the cowboy business aud is now a
farmer.
Claude Holllngsworth has recovered
sufficiently from the hole his rifle bull
let bored through his big toe to be
around town.
Carlos II. fully, editor of La
Alianza, of Tucson, was in the city
this week, aud made a Clifton trip, in
the Interests OF his paper.
Tuesday was Memorial day. There
was no public observance OF the day
in Lordsburg. At the postofice and
depot flags were flying at half mast
during the day.
The Racket building started down
the street Monday morning, under
the guidance of Messrs. Cannon and
Sharp, and now reposes in its new To-
cation alongside Of Charlie Lees store.
L. G McGrath made Il trip down to
Las Cruces this week to attend the
annual commencement Of the Agricul
tural College. Mr.. McGrath was a
member Of the FIRST class that gradu-
ated from the College.
w. ii. Small has been enjoying the
luxury of a little sickness this week.
1t is IA hard thing for the doctor to
keep Mr.. Small in bed, but DR.. Crock
or succeeded in doing the trick for
several d avs this week.
The Southern Pacific painting out
ct has given the new coal tipple a
Governing OF dark red paint. 1t some
times happens that the painters
spread a bright red paintarouud town,
but they did not this tlmel
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Anderson arrived
from New York ON the delayed pas
senger train Sunday night. Jack was
around bright aud early Monday morn-
ing receiving the congratulations OF
his friends on his marriage.
w. II. Williams, a well known
Phoenix lawyer, while out at Aqua
Calientas, was bitten twice by a side
wiuder rattlesnake, from the effect OF
which he died. He-had been sick for
a long time and was just recovering
his health. His wife and Mrs. S. S.
Adams, OF this place, are sisters.
George Kelly; Of the Solomonville
Bulletin, was in the city Tuesday, on
one OF his regular trips to Clifton,
where Notwithstanding the appear
ance of the Copper Era, he hopes to
do a little business. Mr.. Kelly was "a
little sore over the hasco of the late
meeting of the newspaper fraternity
of Arizona at bis home town.
The little misunderstanding be-
tween w. b. Duffy, owner OF the
Pyramid properties, and Surveyor
White has.been amicably settled, and
the attachment on the property at
Pyramid has been lifted. Mr.. White
received the amount of his claim, and
agrees to do the surveying OF the
claims when they are ready for survey.
The carpenter out1e employed by
the Southern Pacific has been busy in
town the past week, making many i'm
provenlents to the company property,
4mong which is noted a platform at
the south end of the baggage room
and a double acting semaphore at the
depot, which will stop an east bonnd,
or a west bound train, with no trouble.
Last Saturday as the passenger train
on the Arizona s. New Mexico, going
towards Clifton, reached the bridge
across the CHA near Guthrie. one OF
driving wheels on the engine went
to pieces. The engine was so seriously
damaged that 1t will have to be in the
shop for some time, but luckily there
was no one hurt, and the bridge was
not damaged.
Geronimo, which has been the head
Quarters OF the Globe road for several
year, is no more, and again Fort
Thomas takes on the privileges of that
section OF the ella Valley. The head
Quarters OF the road have been moved
to Globe, where the machine shops
will be located. The station and tel
sgraph office at Geronimo have been
closed, and soon it will be a deserted
village.
Thera have been quite a number oil