Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-12-14
WESTERN Liberal.
i.oRDsBURG. DECEMBER 1880.

inc ufSb Ol tue week.
DIR. Crocker went up to Clifton Mou
day and returned on the delayed train
Tuesday.
q. W. Maxsou spent a few days In
Stceplerock on business, returning
Tuesday evening.
Tuesday evening the MexIcans cele.
brated the anniversary OF the Lady OF
Guadalupe by shooting a large amount
OF powder.
Is. w. Clapp was. over to Wilcox
this week attending TO the duties OF
railroad agent at that station while
Agent Lane attended court.
The local stores have blossomed out
with Christmas goods and the Kids.
many Of them full grown, have become
very anxious about the important day.
ITez Woods received a telegram last
Friday from Canadian, Texas, saying
his mother was very sick. He left 90
a freight train that night to catch the
Texas & Pacific train the next morn
ing at Ell Paso.
George Marsh, a well known news
paper man, who has worked for years
in Santa Fe, and has travelled all
over the territory, making write ups,
died in Santa Fe last week from the
effects of an attack Of pneumonia.
Mrs. Alcanta Arvi2a died Mnnday,
death being caused by consumption.
This Ia the first case known OF a ma
tive of this part OF the country dying
from that disease. She leaves a hus-
band and several children to mourn
her untimely death.
w. A. Leonard and family came
down from Clifton Saturday and re-
turned the same day. Mr.. Leonard's
brother passed through or the west
bound train that day en- route from
visiting friends in Kansas tn his old
home 10 Honolulu, and Mr.. Leonard
came down to make a short visit.
Deputy Sheriff Ben Williams, OF
bona Ana county, who was here last
week, looking for a man, and cnntin'
ued his search up towards Mnrenci,
found his man over at Sulomunvil c,
and brought him through on Satur'
DAVIS train. The mans name i,
Loren cio Tarpia, and he Is wanted IL
Dona Ana county for a deadly assault
having nearly killed a man down IL
that county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. James, who hat
been up to Norencl, came down on
special train Tuesday night, ant
caught the east bound Sunset limited
Wednesday morning, returning u
their New York home for Christmas
Mr.. James is one of the heavy stock
holders of Phelps, Dodge & Co., ant
had been spending some weeks l
Arizona inspecting the works 1T Bis
bee, Globe and Morenci.
j.. ]. Sheridan, Little joe" has II
signed bis position as deputy Unite
States marshal under G. NJ. Fnrake
aud has gone to work writing life il
surance 1t is said that when he ge'
his eagle eye CO a man with ennug
money to pay the first premium on
policy the man has no more chance
escape than did any viOlator of II
Edmunds law when as deputy marsh
he got the handouts on him-or b
as the case might have been.
d. W. Reckhart, president Of Il
Superior mining company accompani'
H., nnrfl Dn.An LraA CnhufnF and
Humble, El Paso stockholders in 4
company, came up Saturday nigt
inspected the mine Sunday morni
and returned home on Sundays tral
They were greatly pleased with I
looks OF the property and especia
the showing below the water lev
There is now so much water In
mine that the company has got to
in pumps. In order to raise the mon
to make these necessary impro
ments the stockholders have voted
themselves an assessment Of tn.
cents a share. Superintendent j
hings is o negotiating for the p
chase Of the necessary pumps a
boilers. With a pumping plant est
llshed shaking will he rapidly cont
ued and the rich ore nov in sight '
be developed.
The people running the cowboy
nival. which has been d great suc'
at Phoenix this week, advertised
Of the features to be a genuine
aght. Some years ago when Fits
mons and Maher were at lei Paso
pairing for a prize fight there wa
good deal of speculation us to wi
the aght was to take place, and IL
thought they might come up into
Mexico aud have the scrap. BE
the fight was pulled off T. b. Cat
who was then a delegate to cong
from this territory, secured the
age OF a law prohibiting prize Il
in the territory. The law also