Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-05-11
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBuRe. MAY II. 1900.

W aAbOt AaJhC Wao OnO Vi bn0 VII
tonians 10 town Monday, en- route To
Florence TO serve Uncle Sam as a
juror
The Rev. McIlvalne left the first OF
the week for his old home 10 the state
Of Washington. He may return IN
the fall.
e. A. Seegar has returned from his
trip TO the Mineral Wells in Texas,
much improved by the baths ia the
mineral waters.
j. 0. Armstrong, after firing on the
limited all winter, is again at work 10
the yard here, and has moved his fam
lily from Ell PasO, or will do so as SCOT
as be can rent a house.
N. f. Powers, who has been In the
car repair service here for several
years, has been appointed to take
charge Of the car repair service OF the
ella Valley road, and will move bis
family 70 Globe.
The Lindauer Mercantile company
advertises that it intends TO close out
It's stock Of dry goods both In d. ming
and Lordsburg at cost. 1t has an ad-
vertlsement on the second page offer
log some good bargains.
AL. Seegar, the well known engineer
bn the Arizona s. New Mexico road,
left the first of the week for Texar-
kama, where his family now IS, Tor a
short visit, with them. He expects to
be gone about two weeks.
Sheriff Ed Beeler arrested Bill Nor.
ris near Globe, and took him to St,
Johns for trial. 1t is supposed he Is
one Of the men who killed two young
men near ST. johns, and afterwards
killed George Scarborough.
Jim Parkes was in the city on Sun.
day. When he left the ranch he
thought spring had come, SO be left in
bis shirt sleeves. There was a raw,
cold wind blowing Sunday, aud Jim
was all over town trying O borrow a
a DIG enough Tor hlm.
The Rev. Zimmerman of Clifton
and the Rev. Laponte, of Las Vegas,
both priests of the Catholic church,
have been in town this week, holding
services for the benefit of those of
their faith here who do not have the
chance OF regularly attending church,
Mrs. DR.. Crocker, Mrs. W. II. Small,
and Miss Mary Marshal went down to
FL Paso Monday. Miss Marshal was
ON her way east to her home in Indi-
ana, while her aunt, Mrs. Small, and
Mrs. Cracker made an excuse Of seeing
her safely transferred to the Texas &
Pacific train to make this trip to El
Paso.
The two new locomotives recently
ordered by the Arizona & New Mexi.
ca road have arrived. Dave Clark,
the master mechanic IF the road, was
dowl the arst OF the week, uhloaded
The locomotives, assembled the parts
and startel them to going. With
these engines in use the road will be
in a better condition to- handle it,
large traffic.
Sam Adkins, a we'll known conduct
OF is taking a vacation, and is spend.
ing It ia the hills south Of Stein;
Pass, where be has some valuable
mineral locations, out Of which he ex
poets to take mDre money during The
next month than he would have
drawn from the pay car If he had beer
actively at work during the same
period of time.
Geo. Il. Hopkins, who holds a sub
contract under Streeter & Lusk fo
work on the Morenci Southern, il
preparing for u big explosion. Their
is a side Of a rocky hill, near Guthrie
that he wants to cave down. He ha
drilled a number of holes abou
twenty feet deep and packed over
hundred kegs Of powder into them
When everything is ready, which viii
be in a few days, it Is intended to FIR
all this powder at once. IL is expect
cd this will make a young earthquake
aud loosen an enormous quantity o
rock.
NJ. II. Twomey. representing BostoI
capitalists, was in the city yesterday
Gu route from Ash Peak to Solomon
Vile. At Ash Peak he bought the Ia
terests of Jas. T. Tong and Clar
Rodgers in their mines. The consid
Grafton named in the deed was $500
Mr.. Twomey refused to tell what th
actual consideration was, but IL III
doubtely was = much larger dguT
than this. The LIBERAL congratl
lates Messrs. Tong and Rodgers o
making the sale. They deserve goo
fortune, for thew have worked hard O
their mines 10 this camp.
Tuesday E. W. Clapp received
message from Clifton offering him I'll
position OF agent Of the Arizona
New Mexico road at that point. NJ