Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-05-26
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. MAY 20, 1899,

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Charlie Fuller came in from the
river and went up to Clifton Wedncs-
day, where he will 60 10 work ia the
smelter.
DIR. Crocker was a little under the
weather Tuesday night, and DIR.
SwOpe came up frUm Deming to pre-
scribe for him.
The round up was In this neighbour
hood the nrst Of the week and a num-
Der Or the cowboys were ia town, re-
newing old acquaintances.
Mrs. Ely and Mrs. Adams have
moved their ice cream parlOrs to the
building next door TO the postofice,
which was last used as a butcher shop.
They are serving very ine cream.
Mrs. Hugh Mel. Porter, Of San Jose,
Better known Ia this section Of the
Country as Mrs. Carl Merrill, was ia
the city Tuesday and went up 10 Cliff
ton to visit her sister Mrs. =. NJ. Holt.
From the returns on die In the
Office Of the county assessoT, there is
every reason tn believe that the value
6f taxa0le property in Grant county
this year will be largely in exccss OF
/, previous ones.-Independent.
S. J. Prudential vas in the city
Wednesday, coming down from Cliff
ton. He took a special train out To
lei Paso that afternoon, in order to be
able 10 attend The patriotic meeting
held in the Opera house Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. o. S. Warren. the we'll known
insurance agent was 10 town Monday,
and wrote a number Of thousand dol
lars in insurance. Her sou Eugene
was on the east bound train Monday,
returning to Silver City from Stanford
University. He stopped Off and re
turned to Silver City with her Tues
day.
Tuesday afternoon o. \. Simpson
was quite busy in his barber shop
shaving a number Of different meh
ApouJ four o'clock he felt for Ills
watch to see the time Of day, and the
watch was gone. He has a strong
suspicion as to the ideHLity Of the
guilty party, but has 0 enough
evidence TO warrant an arrest.
j. A. Mcdonald, who has been work.
ing for the Southern Pacific company
at this point for solne time, has sever
ed his connection and gone 10 Clifton,
where he has a job. 1t was not ex-
lsected that the Southern Pacific
weuld continue to do business after
he left, but excepting IA few late trains
the road seems to be caring for Gus
toners as usual.
Last Friday several car loads OF
soldiers passed through town ca route
TO the Philippines. They belonged L.
the sixth regular infantry. Ono OF
the trains stopped for some time Il;
Tucson. While there Sergeant Abel,
OF company z, was crossing 4 track,
he did not see an engine and some
cars that was backing down. He was
caught by the cars, run over and iu-
StantlY killed. The body was shipped
back to his parents In Canada.
.. z. Ownby this week sold to the
llOberst s. Leahy mercantile company
fifty feet fronting on Railroad ayenu
east of aud adjoining the company's
store, consideration $500. The Rob
erts s. Leahy company has beer.
cramped for ruom for a long time, and
this purchase will give them the much
needed accommodation. This leaves
Mr.. Ownby about thirty feet between
the property he sold and the store &C
cupicd by Charlie Lee, lie intends
TO move the Racket building down
there and make himself u comfortable
home.
Constable Billy Hamilton was down
from Clifton Monday. lie says there
is no small pox in that town, but there
are several cases at Morencl, all Of
which have been Guaranteed. The
Morenci authorities are looking after
the cases closely and thiRk they have
the disease under control. The Cliff
tOnians have MOreuci under close herd
and do not let any one out Of that
town into Clifton who cannot show a
clean bill Of health. Mr.. Hamilton
has goue back to his old home in
Illinois To visit his mother who he has
not seen for nineteen years.
Admiral Dewey on the Olympia,
left Manila last Saturday for the
United States. His lrst stop will be
At Hong Kong, where the Olympia
will be locked and cleaned The adj
miral will then take his way by the
Suez canal and the Atlantic ocean tc
New York. 1t is expected that when
he arrives in this country the fund
Chat is being raised for him will be
large enough to buy him a new house
and give him a comfortable bank &C
count. Every one in the country who
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