Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-03-09
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. MARCH. ., 1900.

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Thus. Parker OF FL Paso has been
engaged as a clerk by the Eagle drug
mercantile company.
Superintendent Randall OF the
Orion mining company 0 rides to
and from town in a comfortable
buggy.
B. G. Wilson, superintendent Of the
Continental oil company, was 10 the
city from Albuquerque, and made a
Clifton trip this week.
Deputy Sheriff Phillips made a trip
over to Silver City the FIRST of the
week, saw that the district court got
started off all right and returned yes
terday.
The Knights OF Pythias have
changed their meeting night from the
lirst and third Saturday ofeach month
to the arst and third Tuesday of each
month.
The Hon. A. ]. Clark, of Deming,
ex.county commissioner, was in the
city the first of the week, returning to
his home from a trip up the Arizona
Il New Mexico railway.
Lent commenced last week, but you
can get beefsteak, mutton chep, pork
chop. ham and eggs and sausage at
the Chinamans just as though lent
had never beeh Invented.
g. NJ, Shannon came down from
Clifton Sunday, en- route to Silver
CITY, to visit his mother, who was re-.
bofted quite sick, When he reached
Silver City he was glad TO dud her
much better.
NJ. X. White, I well known old time
resident of Silver City, committed
suicide last week, by the use of a pis-
toll. He had been in i'll health for
quite a while and this had so preyed
on his mind that he resolved to end it
all.
Owing to the large amount Of lum-
Der and steel that Is being brought
here for the use OF the Arizona 81 New
Mexico road and Morenci Southern
road the freight is coming In faster
than 1t can be disposed OF. There are
now some three hundred loaded cars
in the yards.
Mr.. p. NJ. Chase, who has been lead
ing a butterfly life in town for some
time, left the FIRST Of the week for his
ranch on the Aninas just to see that
everything was going along all right.
lie expects while there to get some
fine willow trees aud plant them
around his house in town.
w. II. Small and John Robson left
Sunday for Sitter City, to serve their
country as jurors, Mr.. Small being on
the grand jury, and Mr.. Robson on the
petit jury. Mr.. Small found the
country could get along without him
and so was excused. Tie STOPPED on
his way hume TO try the hotel at Hud-
sous Springs under the new manage
nIent.
Messrs. JAS. r.. Tong and Clark
Rodgers, from the celebrated mining
camp Of Ash Peak, were IN the
city Monday. They have got come
mighty fine properties in that camp
aud will win out with them. The
prospects are that in a few years each
OF them will he eligible to member
ship 10 the United States Senate from
the state of Montana.
The Arizona & New Mexico roaC
adopted d new time table Sunday
BY it all the trains are a little later
and make connections with the South
ern Pacific, when it is on time. Tn
train leaves here in the morning a
1880, arrives in Clifton at 1850, leave
Clifton at loo o. M, and reache
Lordsburg at $40. The other trail
leaves Clifton at $40 a. M, reache
Lordsburg at 1910 p. m, leaves her
at $40, p, M, and arrives in Clifton
at 1915. p, m. This time table Is muc
handler for the travelling public tina
any one that has ever been in force
although it is not much appreciate
by the hotel keepers in Lordsburl
for 1t gives no lay over to the trave
Ter to and from Clifton. Anothe
thing that the travellers will apprec
ate is that they will not have to q
up so early when leaving Clifton, al
will have a chance to get breakfast b
fore leaving.
At the republican caucus in Silvl
City there were two tickets In Il
field for delegates to the county co
vention. One was tabled the ~
pledged Ticket to the Republics
County Convention, and was headC
by our member of the legislature, Il
Hon. R. P. Barnes, and wound up wi
the name OF the chairman OF the !
publican county committee, W.
Newcomb. The other ticket "
named the straight Republic
Ticket" and was headed by the ",