Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-02-23
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe, FEB. %, 1900.

MRS. u. IL. buRDee is NleltiuS neI
relatives 10 Wilcox.
Drew windham was down from the
river Monday, and vent to Springer,
near which place he bias a large herd
bf cattle on pasture.
Charlie Wilcox, who has charge Of
the engine on the hYer, came up from
FL Psso Sunday to say hello 70 bis
friends Ia LOrdsburg.
The Colorado Iren & Fuel company
has shipped siKty-eight car loads Of
steel rails for the Moreuci Southern
railroad. This is q good starter for
the work OF laying rails, and they are
here In plenty OF good time; for none
OF the grading has been done vet.
Mrs. w. H. Tieruey, who has been
visiting here with her mother, Mrs.
A. A. Collins, for some time, left yes
terday for her home at Salida, COlora-
do. She took with her her nephew.
M. A. Leahy's Youngest boy, whose
mothers sad death occurred a few
weeks ago.
A couple Of the new locomotives
recently ordered by the Arizona &
New Mexico railroad arrived this
week aud will be put in shape for
scLive service. Che engines are much
larger than the ones which have been
in use on the road, and will handle
the tfadic easler. Owing to the large
increase in traflc this additional
motive power has been needed.
Oh the third page-ef today's paper
will be found the advertisement of the
Lindauer mercantile company OF
Lordsoury and Deming. Under the
management Of ]. r. Agee, assisted
by z. J. C~arskadon, the company has
opened a due stock Of dry goods in
Lordsburg, and they invite all who
are interested 10 the dry goods Ques-
tion to call and inspect the stock.
A genuine cold Wavo, which Was
not ad vsrtised by.the weather depart
ment, struck this section OF the
couRtry last Saturday, and lasted
with a few lot ups until Tuesday
night. The most d~isagreeable part
81 the combination was an old fash
toned dust storm which visited US
Aosday afternoon. Since the clearing
away Of this cold wave IL is safe TO say
that "the. backbone OF swinter is
broken"
There is but one other town in the
United States named Silver City,
aud that town is in Idaho, which is
represented here this sweek By j..
Scales.-Enterprise. Silver City, Fore
syth county, Georgia; Silver City
OWeshee county, Idaho; Silver City,
Mills county, Iowa; Silver City, LYON
county, Ecvads; Silver City, Penning-
Ton county, South Dakota: Silver City.
Jaub county Utah; Silver City
Craft county, New Mexico.-United
States Postal Guide.
Nj. and Mrs. Edwin A. Carter, OF
Springfield, Massachusetts, and Mrs.
Charles 81. Shannon. of Clifton, came
down from Clifton Sunday and took
the east bound train for Denver.
The ladies will spend a week or SO 10
Deover while Mr.. Carter makes a
business trip to Baker City, Oregon.
Upon his return to Denver he ana
Mrs. Carter will leave for their Mass
achusetts home, and Mrs. Shannon
will retur TO Clifton, bringing with
her Mrs Bay Shannon, If she is stroug
enough to travel.
DR.. Croker has been busy vaccinat'
ing section men. He received riders
TO see that all the men between Van
Armau and FL Paso we're v%accinated.
and be has been riding along the road
ON u gasoline motor car. When he
comes to a section gang be stops the
car, all the same as the pay car, lines
the MeKlcans up and after scraping
the dirt of their arms, ~injects the
stun that prevents smallpox. Ittakes
him about as long to vaccinate u gang
rs 1t takes the paymaster to pay OF a
similar gang.
Messrs. John X. Erskine, IT., John
r. Brooks, directors Of the Shannon
Copper company, with Mr.. George
Herman, all OF New York, we're in
the city Wednesday, returning from
Clifton, where they had been Inspect
ing the Shannon mine. They were
even more enthusiastic than was Mr..
Garter, with whom 40 interview is
printed 10 this issue OF the LIBERAL.
They all agree that the Shannon is
going to be q OF the big producers
OF the country, and all are glad that
they are In II.
Several arrests were made Of people
suspected of being robbers OF the Las
Cruces bank, but all we're turned loose
as they could not be identified. II
the manager Of that bank had
equipped the Institution with electric