Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-01-05
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. JAN. 5, 1900.
Col. and Mrs. r. S. Knight were in
from Redrock Tuesday.

Walter Birchaeld and family, on
their way home to San Simon, after
spending Christmas in Demiug,
stopped of in Lordsburg and spent
New Years with Mr.. P. NJ. Chase's
family.
d. w. Reckhart, J. J.. Watts and
viii Julian came up from Ell Paso
Saturday, inspected the Superior mine
pronounced it all right, and went back
Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. S. Melton, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. p. Hill, re-
turned to her home at Shreveport,
Louisiana, last Tuesday. Mrs. Hill
has almost completely recovered from
her sickness.
The FL Paso police rounded up a
large number of tramps, took them
out a far as the smelter and warned
them to come back. They
probably will mind.
The county commissioners are in
session at Silver City this week, look
ing over the accounts of the past year,
and starting the county 10 on the last
year Of the century.
On New Years day Mrs. j. NJ
Adams entertained at dinner DR.. and
Mrs. Crocker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Small, Mrs. P. NJ. Chase, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. NJ Chase, Miss Chase and MesSrs.
Kedzie and Smyth.
The Southern Pacific pay car was in
the city New Years day, and some of
the thoughtful employees took over
huge bowls OF egg hng for Paymaster
Robinson, and his crew.
walter Birchaeld, who is attending
to Mrs. Fred Ruch's cattle interests,
bought a carload of bulls from j. b.
Haggin, and shipped them from Dem
ing to San Simon this week.
Major and Miss Robertson returned
from their holiday visit at Demlng on
Monday, and on Tuesday school was
going again, in the usual way. The
little ones had enjoyed their vacation,
and could have stood more of II.
Superintendent William Chino will
leave in a few days for Clifton, where
he will commence operations on the
Hughes-Shannon copper property on
the 10th of the present month.-In-
dependent.
Collector Burnside has been a very
busy man for the past few weeks, re-
ceiving tai payments, the penalty ac-
cruing yesterday. AS a result the
December receipts were largely in ex-
cess of those OF former y~ears.-Inde-
pendent.
A W. Clifford came Up from El Paso
yesterday to start work on the Dun
dee mine, which the Orion company,
OF which he is superintendent, recent
ly purchased from A. J. Mcdbury.
There is a quantity of line orc ex'
posed in the Dundee.
The pOstoalce business in the Lords
burg Office during the quarter ending
December 81, 1899, was the largest in
the history OF the oficc, In fact IL en-
tered on the third class basis. II the
business continues to improve it will
soon be advanced to that class.
A. ]. Medbury came in from El Paso
yesterday, after having spent the holi-
days and sold the Dundee mine in
that thriving mining center. Mr..
Medbury expects to go down into
Mexico, where he, with his brother
has a large proposition on hand.
One Of the express packages thai
caused Agent Harrison worry did moi
pass through the office here until after
Christmas. 1t consisted of a couple Of
large pullY wheels, weighing severa,
hundred pounds apiece, destined fol
the Arizona copper company, shipped
from Chicago.
The Messrs. Powers want the LIB
KRAL for them to extend thanks Il
the Knights of PYthias for the use o
the ball at the masquerade, TO tn,
business men who helped them il
various ways and to the many people
who turned out and made the part
the success of the season.
The deal between Matt DullahaI
aud Tom Pok by which Mr.. DullahaI
sold his building on Front street, ant
some lots on the north side of tn
track, mention OF which was mad
some time ago, was completed on tn
first. Mr.. Dullahan made a deed TO
the property, and received lftee
hundred dollars for it.
A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. n
A. LeahY Friday. Mrs. Leahy hs
been very sick and Wednesday nigh
her life was despalred of. A specli
engine was sent to Deming after d
Swope, to aid DR.. Orocker, and yeste.
day she was much better. Her daugl
ter,sMIss May, came up from El Pas
where she had been attending schoo