Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-01-19

MIS-. mary MOCK OF BluIJOn, lndi
ana, arrived Wednesday to visit he
sister, Mrs. S. NJ. Chase.
Jerry Wines was in the city Wednes
day, stopping over a day while e
route from his mines in Arizona /
Eel Paso.
Mrs. G. L. Bugbee Is in Wilcox, visit
ing her relatives, aud G. L. B. is tn.
most disconsolate grass widower eve
see 10 Lordsburg.
J.. q. Costello, who spralned hi
ANGLE a few weeks AGO., was out OIL
Wednesday for the first time. IL,
traveles with the aid of a cane.
II. e. Hoffman expects to leave the
latter part Of this week for Denver.
where he will remain a short time aud
then go to Rochester, New York.
just when he will return to Lords.
burg is not known.
Jack Bruce, who has been managing
the engine on the flyer, is now enjoy.
ing a midwlnler vacation, aud Charlie
WilcOxha been taken Off the Lords.
burS-El Paso run for the flyer. VIM.
p. Smith has charge OF the passenger
engine.
The McGrath Brothers have moved
their meat market into their new
building, much to the delight OF tue
many ladies who live ou the south
side of the track, who seriously OBJ
iect TO wading through the cinders at
the railroad crossing when tLey went
after neat.
The new building recently erected
by j. a. Leahy mex door to the LIE
EliAL Office has been sold by him to
the Roberts Sc Leahy mercantile COM
pany. 1t has been fitted up as a sa,
loon, and is the neatest and prettiest
saloon ever opened ia Lordsburg. 1t
has been rented to Brown s. Jernigan,
and will be opened today or tomorrow.
AS predicted in the LIBERAL a
couple OF weeks ago John McCabe did
not stay out on the ranch very long,
but was back In town this week. The
LIBERAL violates 20 confidence, when
1t says that Mr.. McCabeIs much inter
ested 10 a young lady in town, and the
lady's mother, Mrs. S. NJ. Chase, has
told the LIBERAL that she thinks the
~attractiOnlS mutual.
The ladies OF the Methodist church
intend giving a box social at the
church Saturday night. There will
be an entertainment consisting OF
singing and recitations, and later in
the e%vening.a number OF boxes will be
sold. Gentlemen only will be allowed
to purchase. The price will be dfty
cents, and each box will contain
enough good victua!s for two hearty
people.
The Eagle drug mercantile COMPANY
is ltting up the front part OF the room
formerly used as a drug store as an
Office. The company's business has
increased so M uch that il has to keep
one nan busy as a bookkeeper, aud
there was hardly room for him in the
pace in the store that was p%artitioned
of as an oGlce so this change is made.
The present Office will be taken out,
which will give more store room.
The receiver of the Hudson Hot
Springs company advertises she will
sell all the real estate OF the company,
subject to the mortgages and equities
on it, at the front door of the court
house on the l4th Of next month, and
all the personal property at the hotel
at the Hot Springs on the 10Th. Here
is a good chance for any person who
wants to go into the hotel and winter
resort business to buy an outfit cheap.
Mr.. Fred j. Pope. a mining engineer,
has been here this week, looking at
the Shakespeare properties. He was
sent here by the people with whom
Prof. Balbach is negotiating for the
Shakespeare properties, Mr.. Pope
has been chasing over the hills ever
since he arrived, and hasbeen inspect
ing the various properties offered.
Like all mining experts Mr.. Pope in
spects the properties he is sent to look
at, and says nothing, refusing to be
interviewed regarding his opini2ns Of
the properties. If, however, his opin-
ions are favorable, and a sale OF the
properties are made Lordsburg will
soon be one of the best towns in the
territory.
The Arizona s. New Mexico road is
preparing to put new steel and ties on
its road, rebuild the bridges, and pre-
pare itself generally for the Increased
trafic that is before IL. The steel will
be heavier than that now in use,
weighing ifty pounds to the yard,
which Is about the weight Of the steel
originally put down by the Southern
Pacific through this country. The
rad has ordered new engines. much