Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-04-07
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. APRIL 7, 1899.
DIstrIct court is 10 session this week

mayor of Chicago while Gov. Altgeld
was among those who also ran.
Joe Levy came down from Tucson
the hrst OF the week to attend to the
outside work of the Southern Pacihc's
local office. d.
Since the first OF this month Mrs.
@. Kate Holt has been signing her
name oficially, as postmistress at
Clifton.
Charles Fl. Pratt, of Phoenix, who
10 interested in mines and pine lands,
came in this week and went out to
Gold Hill on a prospecting trip.
Leopold Balbach, who has charge OF
the Markeen copper company's prop
critics at Clifton, made a trip down to
Lordsburg Tuesday, returning the
same day.
Colonel Bay Shannon was In the
city Saturday, en- route to Phoenix,
where he was going to buy cattle to
supply the Clifton meat market He
has the contract for supplying that
market.
Walter Giass a brother of Sam
Glass, a well known fireman on this
division, died in Ell Pasc last week.
he was quite well known in Lords
burg having spent some weeks here
recently.
The Rev. Minor Jones, an episco-
pal clergyman, was in the city this
week holding services. Mr., Jones has
been appointed by Bishop Kendrlc as
a missionary along the line of the
Southern Pacific between FL Paso and
Yuma.
George Reeb made a Silver City trip
the first of The week for the purpose OF
convincing the district attorney that
he had plenty OF license when the
grand jury indicted him last fall for
not having one. He was able to sat
isfy the district, attorney and returned
Tuesday night.
Miss Mabel Wakefield, who had
charge OF our school the past winter,
and who taught a month on subscrip-
ton after the regular school closed,
left for her home in Albuquerque
Monday morning. Miss Wakefield
gave good satisfaction as a teacher,
aud was personally very popular.
L. L. Robinson came down from
Steeplerock Monday and left for Los
Angeles. Mr. Robinson had charge OF
the affairs of the Steeplerock com
pany while Sanford Robinson was 10
New. York. He has waiting for him
in Los Angeles a good position as chief
clerk in the recorders Office of1 Los
Angeles county.
The Sunset limited and the Pacific
Coast limited have been running
twice a week each way all winter. Oh
the first OF the month one of each OF
these trains was taken of, owing to
the light travel, and on the first OF
NAV both limlteds will he taken Oh
for the season. The trains have been
very successful this winter, carrying
many passengers.
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G. p. Huntington, accompanied ny
large party, passed through town las
Saturday on a special west ooun'
train. He was On his way to SaI
Francisco on his regular annual trl.
to that city for the purpose OF aIteno
iny the annual meeting OF the South
ern Pacific company, to look over d
many interests in that town. MI
Huntington looked well aud hearty
and apparently is good for twent
more years of hard work.
The Los Angeles Times is announ'
ing another new feature for that loul
nal which will tender it more attra'
tive as a general newspaper than eve
before. We refer to their recent al
nouncement of "The Times Hon
Study Circle" which is really I'd
Chautauqua OF University ExtenslO
idea carried into the newspapers al
carried by the newspapers into eac
family, making a broader educatic
possible for many who have not ia
the advantage of high school or &C
lege courses.
The telegraph business at this 81
tion is so large that Agent Clapp n
been asking for an extra TELEGRAM
generator for some time. kecehliy
man was sent here TO help out. b
fore he had been here a week d m'
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