Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-03-23
roRDsBURG. MARCH. %, 1900.

LUIS WEEK.
win Kelly came over from Solomon
vile last Friday and spent a day In
the city.
Miss Beryl Richardson OF Tucson
has been visiting with Mrs. j. P. Kerr
this week.
Tuesday was San Jose day aud all
the JOsrs 10 this section Of the country
celebrated the occasion In the manner
peculiarly fitting the occasion.
James Miller, an old time engineer
on the Southern Pacific, is back here
again, aud is looking after one OF the
engines on the Arizona & New Mexi-
co road.
John L. Kief, OF the 6rm OF Ward s.
Courtney, was in the city Wednesday,
going up TO the firms camp on the
Moreuci Southern, where theS have a
sub.contract.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Stanford Robinson
came down from Steeplerock Friday.
Mr.. Robinson went into Los Angeles
for a short trip, and Mrs. Robinson
returned to Steeplerock Sunday morn
Ing.
Prof. W. W. Robertson, superlnten-
dent OF the Deming schools, came
up Saturday for the purpose OF visit
ing his father and daughter, who have
charge of the Lordsburg schools. He
returned Sunday.
c. p. Huntington with his private
train passed through town Tuesday,
en- route to GuaYmas and San Francis
co. He was accompanied by Superin-
tendent Randolph. who met him at
lei Paso and will escort him down
into Mexico and TO Yuma.
j.. b. Lecompte, who has been work
ing at the Arizona 81 New Mexico
station for Some time, has been ap.
pointed agent at Guthrie. G.. w. Nc
Gov, who has held that station down
since 1t was organized has taken a
s~ub-cOntract on tue Moreuci Southern.
j. G. Hopkins, who has been over to
Europe on a business trip, landed in
New York on the morning Of the l1th,
glad to be back IN this country. Mrs.
Hopkins and John Guthrie, jr,, were
10 New York to meet him. They
have gone to their Virginia home, but
Mr. Hopkins expects Ia the near flu
lure to make a Clifton trip.
The officers OF The democratic county
committee have called a county con-
vention to meet in Silver City on Sat
urday, April z, for the purpose Of
elecJing twelve delegates to attend
the territorial convention, which will
meet in Albuquerque April 18th.
The Lordsburg democrats are entitled
to three delegates in this convention.
The business OF the Morenci post
Office has increased SO much that on
the first of April the Office will be
lifted from the fourth TO the third
class and will start off with about
twelve hundred. dollars salary for the
postmaster. II. S. VanGorder will be
appointed postmaster, but Harry Tai
laifero ill continue TO attend to the
business Of tue office:
Tie Lordsburg. saloon keepers have
Nbeen called on this week to pungle
many dollars for keeping their places
OF business open on Sundays. They
are not agreeable to the pungling act
at all, and more especially do they OBJ
ject to the amounts they are called on
to contribute. If they lived nearer
the county seat their contributions
would be smaller, and II they closed
their doors on Sundays they would
not have to contribute at all.
On the FIRST page of the LIBERAL
will be found the advertisement OF
the ella Valley bank Of Solomonville.
This institution has recently been or
ganized, and is anxious to receive the
business Of all who carry bank &C
counts 10 this section of the country.
The men In charge of the bank are all
we'll known in this section as respon-
sible and careful business men. Their
regulations are su:h that those who
know them are satisfied that money
deposited in the bank is perfectly
safe.
Jaky Spitz, the we'll known travel
ling nan was in the city this week or
his regular semi-annual visit. He re
ports trade through the territory a,
very light, because Of the light wlnteI
most OF the merchants have not beer
able TO sell off their stocks Of white.
goods, and owing to the extreme dry
ness the merchants have been afraiC
the sheep men and the cattle met
would not have money to pay 70
goods, and so did not want to buy
He thinks that since the rains hav,
come there will be a better trade.
The FL Paso Times reports tina
10000 shares Of the treasury stock o
the Superior company have been soil
to some Of the present stockholders o
A.. - IT. 5000