Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-11-17
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. nov II, 1899.


VanHal.
Miss Pauline Ross has been down
from Clifton this week visiting with
Miss Alta Hoyt.
Charlie Holt, who has been In Cali
fornia for some weeks, returned To
Clifton the first OF the week.
g. L. Bugbee went down to Tucson
this week to attend the meeting OF
the Masonic grand lodge Of Arizona.
Mr.. P. NJ. Chase, whose arm was
broken a couple Of weeks ago is able
to be around town, although he wears
his arm In q sling.
Col W. H. Henry shipped a couple
Of cars Of high grade copper ore from
the Johnnie Bull mine to the FL Paso
smeIter this week.
The Methodists have mounted a
new bell on their church. The bell is
not averylarge one, but is a distinct
addition to- the church.
John McCabe started ia from the
Anin1as to attend the circus. He did
not get here until wednesday even
ing. He did not see the circus, but he
came 70 town.
]. NJ. Pickett has gone to Wilcox
to acceptR position with McCourt &
Geddes. ]. j. Callum has taken his
place IN the Eagle drug mercantile
cempany's store.
J. n. Harper and R. S. Knight each
brought in some large pieces Of the
onyx that Is being shipped to Paris.
About a couple OF more loads will
complete the carload.
The new building next door to the
LIBERAL Office is fast approaching
completion. The sidewalk was laid in
front Of it this week, aud that was
the most important part Of IL as far as
the public is concerned.
On the day of the circus n Of the
followers slipped into the Eagle drug
mercantile companY's store, and then
tried to slip put with a pair Of trousers
hidden under his coat. He was de-
tscted, arrested aud sent up for thirty
days.
b. FL. Theilman who was superin-
eeadeRt OF schools In Grant county
several years age, and Miss Martha l..
Taylor, who has been teacher Of Eng
lish in the New Mexico university,
we're married ia Los Angeles last
week.
Maier Jchn A. Logan, son Of the
famous general and senator, was killed
in battle IN the Philippines this week.
Major Logan is said to have been as
hard 4 lighter as was his father and
there was no harder fighter during
the wal than "Black Jack" Logan.
The Graham county school teachers
are holding a convention at Clifton
this week, and they form such an sg-
gregatien ofpretty school marms that
the Solomouville Bulletin secured a
picture OF the group which will be
printed 10 its forthcoming illustrated
edition.
A. J. Medbury will this meek make
the first shipment of ore from the
mine he recently purchased at Shake.
speaTe. lie will make the shipment
to the Silver City smelter. rs other
shippers from this district are doing
better at Silver City than they have
been able to do at FL Paso.
Mr.. L. Balbach was rdown from
Clifton this week to look at the dis
covery work on some Of his recently
located claims in the Virginia district.
Mr.. Balbach is becoming largely in-
terested in that district, and there
are few met in the country who can
do more for a district than he an.
Word reached here today from the
Coal Fields strip that W. j. Parks, Of
Solemonville, had struck a good body
OF high grade copper ore In a shaft on
one OF his mines near Garden Gluch,
at a depth of 80 feet. Mr.. Parks has
been staying with his mines on the
strip for three years and It is hoped
that his new dnd will be ample to re-
pay him big for bis years Of toll and
hardship.-San Carlos correspondence
OF the Bulletin.
J. T.. L. Waters, postmaster at
Duncan, who went to Kansas City a
few weeks ago to have made a wooden
leg, returned from the east on last
Saturdays train and went up to Dun
can Sunday. While In Kansas City
be had a leg fitted to him that he
thinks will do him excellent service.
Mr.. Waters is naturally an active
man, and since he has been tied uI
with the use of only n leg he ha:
suffered as much in spirit as In BODY
from the continent,
Monday q freight train was switch
log at Wilcox. Brakeman John Dear
was riding on the side Of a a which
was on the track by the cattle pens
AS the car came by the peRs he wal
caught between the car and a projec