Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-06-08
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. JUNE s, 1900.



celebrate the glorious Fourth. Why
nUt LOrdsburR alsu9
Judge Egan was in the city Tues
day, returning froul a trip TO Phoenix.
The Judge reported that the weather
was quite summary at the territorial
capital.
The mesa between here and Red
rock has been burning the past week.
A strip some dve by twenty miles has
been burned over. II Is not known
how the DIRE was started, but II is sup
posed to have been from a camp Ere.
1. S. T. Gregg. a postofice inspector,
was 10 the city this week making the
regular annual inspection that is re-
Quired OF all money order Offices. He
is now up at Steeplerock, making a
similar inspection.
New Mexlco's new capital was dedi-
Gated last Monday. and the program
was fully carried out. The New
Mexican issued a ten page paper d.
scriblng the, affair, which furnished
some very interesting reading.
A. w. Clifford, superintendent OF
the Dundee mine, who has been 10 the
city for a couple OF weeks OF so, left
"Wednesday. He probably will make
a trip to New York aud Cuney Island
before returning to L%ordsbufg again.
There was a wreck between here
aud Tucson Saturday, and another
one Tuesday, both times freight trains
went into the ditch, but no one was
hurt. Both wrecks DELAYED the east
bound passenger trains, so that the
mails were late ia reaching Lordsburg
a number OF prOspectors have lately
gone to the Shakespeare district, New
Mexico, and some good copper claims
have lately been denounced.-E Paso
Times. For the benefit OF the Times
mining editor the LIBERAL will say
that in old Mexico mining discoveries
are "denounced," but 10 New Mexico
they are located.
The Morencl Southern this week
received a telegram from the City Of
Mexico, saying that the maps and
plans OF the first two sections, of ten
kilometers each, Of the Nacosari road.
leading from Naco south towards
Eacosari, has been approved by the
Mexican government, which permits
work to commence immediately on
those sections.
A sale was made last week by which
the well known Thinner house passed
into the hands OF new owners. The
details Of the new management have
not been perfected, but IL is under
stood that the building will be
thoroughly repaired, renovated and
refurnished aud converted into an up
10 date bostc.ry -ludep} ldent.
A. j. Clark, Of Deming, has be-
come interested in Ward s. Courtney's
railroad contract on the MorcncI
Southern, aud spends considerable
time on the ground attending to de-
tails. His object in doing this is tn
become familiar with the work of rail-
road building, so he car take a con-
tract for building the Manana road
from Deming south.
Strawberries are now shipped t.
Lordshurg from Los Angeles on ice,
and reach here 10 1ne shape. A per
son bought a box the other night, anc
the top layers we're such fine large
berries that four rows Of four 10 a row
filed the top of the box. The pur
chaser has a small mouth, and hi
nearly dislocated his jaw in getting
the mouth wide enough open To TAKE
In one Of the berries without bruis
ing It..
At the regular meeting Of PyramiC
lodge No. %, Knights of Pythlas thi
week the following officers were elect
ed for the insulng term: L. q. Nc
.Grath, @. c.; Ii. j. McGrath, V. G.
j. II. Brown, p; Peter Jochem, NJ. o
f.; e. @, Belt, NJ. OF F.; E. W. Clapp
X. OF r. s. S.; o. A. Simpson, M. at A
j. A. Leahy. NJ, OF W; d. II. Kedzie
1. G.; w. Blackburn, o. g.; j, A
Leahy, trustee: E. w. Clapp and d
II. Kedzie delegates TO the gran'
lodge.
The Enterprise reports that SheriI
Blair had a little misunderstanding
with a private citizen, and for tn
time being forgot he was sheriff, an
took the course often taken by privat
individuals. After he had cooled o
he went before the justice OF tn
peace, plead guilty to raising an il
s~urrection and paid his ane. II all
his deputies should plead guilty an
pay a nne as often as they violate
the laws the school fund would
boosted.
The Southern Pacific paycar was
town Sunday, and went east as far 1
Strauss. AS the car was loaded wit
money which had come all the wa
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