Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-04-27
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. APRIL q, 1900.

the AulnuS last mOuudl
Paul Doran, formerly a well known
resident OF LOrdsburg, died 10 Clifton
last week from pneumonia.
The sunset limited lays up for the
season after the trip this week. 1t
has had a very successful season.
S. f. Mcguire returned from his
Solomonville trip Wednesday, boxing
as though he had had a good time.
II. ]. Simmons, superintendent OF
the Arizuua s. New Mexico railway,
made an Ell Paso trip the 1fst Of The
week.
DR.. c. E. Drew, Of Baltimore, who
has been visiting through this country.
stopped a few days Ia Lurlsburg this
week.
A. J. Clark, the well known DemIng
merchant and democratic politician.
was in the city Sunday, returning
from a Clifton trip.
The HOlmg Brothers have sold
their cattle and ranches TO w. j.
Waniel, and now intend to live a life
Of ease and luxury.
z. r. Smilh came in from New York
Sunday, and took the first train for
Clifton. MIR. Smith carries the same
smile that he has worn for many years.
Eiehty-une years aga yesterday the
order of the Odd Fellows was organ.
s1ad In thfo oNr,try II a. a.. .g
shoot from an English order of the
same hame, but was in no ways con.
nected with it.
Prof. Douglass president Of the No.
renci Southern road, was in the city
from New York Sunday. Chief En-.
gineer Wamhaugh returned from his
trip down Into Arizona in time to
meet the professor.
The Southern Pacific settled with
George Reeb for the wagon that was
smashed by one OF The company's cars
on a crossing recently, paying him
fifteen dollars. Mr.. Rceb has pur.
chased a new wagon.
The mi,leneum is approaching FL
Paso. a newstore has been started
in that tow, and the owners posi-
lively refuse 10 sell goods on Sunday.
The people OF the town were greatly
shocked, but as all of the saloons did
hot refuse to ssell they managed to
pull through.
The iron upTights for the front Of
Tom Pok's new building are up, and
the work OF laying the brick has com
menced. The building will be pushed
forward as fast as possible, md viii
be ready for occupancy before the
work OF demolishlng the Ownby house
is commenced.
A wagon collided with the hydrant
in'frlnt OF the Eagle drug mercantile
cpmpany's store the lrst OF the week,
aud broke the water pipe. The re-
suit was the formation Of "a spring In
front of the store, which spriog'caused
and fed IA large lake for q cou9le OF
days, until the railroad company scot
a man to repair tae pipe.
There have been several severe
fFosts 90 the river, and it is reported
that all the fruit, and young vege.
tables have been ruined. G. II. Wash
burn and j. NJ. Harper both have
large orchards on the river. Last yea
the frost killed all their fruit, aud il
it does so again this year it will be
rather discouragiug to fruit raising.
Manager Clifford Of the Orion com
pany writes that the figures given il
the last LIBERAL regarding the re
turns on the carload Of ore shipped
from the Dundee, were, owing to {
mistake of his, a little too high. Th'
net returns of the cal we're S459.10
These returns are good enough to war
raut the continuance of the shippi0l
OF ore, and it will be continued.
O. r. Smyth and Ben Titus left 70
San Francisco Saturday. They ar
both members of the board of direct
ors Of the Southern Pacific ;ompan,
of New Mexico, and were called t,
San Francisco to attend a meeting o
the directors of that company
Neither of them knew what impoT
tant business was before the boar
that required their presence, but bot
seemed to be willing to make a Sa.
Francisco trip.
Wilson and WILDER, the two men al
rested by Ben Williams at San Anto
MO for robbing the Las Cruces ban
plead guilty before the court. The
were the only men actively engaged !
the robbery. Print Rhodes and Wu
Craven were indicted for being 10 tn
conspiracy and furnishing the horse
the robbers used aud getting part
the proceeds of the robbery. Thei
trial has been IN at Las Cruces thI
week and they were acquitted.
d. d. Livingston, who worked !
the yard here as a switchman a fe'
years ago, and had his dngers smashe
by getting them in q tight place, sue
the Southern Pacific company e
damages. On the drst trial, about