Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-02-02
WESTERN LIBERAL.
toRDsBURe. FEB. 2, 1900.

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the construction train on the Arizona
s. New Mexico railroad, has moved
his family up to Guthrie, where they
will stay for the present.
z. w. Clapp received a letter from
his mother saying that she would ar
rive here next week to make him a
short visit. Mrs. Clapp visited Lords
burg for a few weeks last spring.
Mrs. J. A. Leahy..and Master Jody
took the flyer last Friday night, or
rather Saturday morning, for 1t was
some six hours late at this place, for
California, where they will stay for u
mouth or so.
The Eagle drug mercantile company
has r~earranged the front Of the old
drug store. Where formerly was the
door has been put a window and the
uoor is next to the corner and flush
with the sidswalk. The front OF the
store will be made into an office, with
a fancy counter, brass railiOg, cashiers
window aud all the accomplishments
of a first class Office room.
L.. II. Brown and J. A. Mahoney
came up frsm Deming last Friday,
stayed 10 Lordsburg over night and
the next day left for Duncan, Clifton,
aud Morenci. After visiting these
cities they made a trip across the
couatry and took in SOlomonville and
the other places Of interest on the
river, and then returned home by the
way Of Bowie, passing through on the
east bound passengef train yesterday.
". E. Rose, a representative OF Los
Angeles Herald, arrived 10 town on a
freight train from the west last Fri
day night, at sbout midnight. Mr..
Rose is OF the opinion that what
Lordsburg most heeds, besides, of
course, the Herald, is more hotel
Accommodations. He 'skirmished
around to all the hotels in town, and
could not and a bed. Luckily he
had made friends with the train hands
Of the train on which he had rode into
town, and they took him into the ca
boose, and let him sleep there till
morning. MI. Rose engaged Tom
Belt to handle the Herald, and
worked up a nice list Of subscribers to
that paper.
The Chinese celebrated their New
Year last Tuesday iu their usual
happy and noisy way. While a
Chinese celebration may be a noisy
one it is a good natured one. They
are just as noisy and Just as even tenn
pered at the end ofjt.as they we're at
the beginning. Whether there are no
dghting words 10 the liqnor they
drink, or whether they do not drink
enough OF 1t to get scrappy is hard TO
say. They Offer their white friends
their liquor freely, and every one
drinks IL, but the drink is a sparing
one. The liquor has a peculiar taste,
and most white men are afraid Of 1t.
They think it is more dangerous than
tequillsi and il IL Is it is wise not to
drink t~oo.heavily Of it.
The afst OF the week II. L. Cannon
was making some repairs on the root
Of the Cauthen building next door &c
the LIBERAL Office, aud found that
the adobe front was nearly worn away
ut the place where it joined the roof,
When the roof was put on the flash
ihgs that we're supposed to protect The
front were not properly built, and th'
water washed down there, wearing
the front away. A movement Of thu
hand would cause the top Of the from
to sway, aud a hard wind from thu
south would probably cause it to top
ple over. The front was taken dow
70 the level Of the roof, where it wa
found the adobes were ouly four inche
thick. A new, but, not so elaborate
front is built 10 its place.
For some time there has been n
deputy mineral surveyor located i
this county, and when mine owner
desired to have surveys made they ha
to send away for surveyors. Th
Liberal is informed that Charles L
Chester OF Santa Fe has been appoint
ed a deputy mineral surveyor, an
given a proper bond, that he intend
to locate in Silver City. BIS frs
work under his appointment will /
Che survey for patent of the Laura an
Clara claims in the Steeplerock mil
In district. These are the CLAIM
that were discovered by a ChinamaI
who had P. II. McDermott IOca'
them, and which were sold to Jes
Wasserman of New York. The a
pllcation for patent will be made
Sanford Robinson, who is Mr.. Vase
mans agent.
George Trimble, who has charge
the switch engine here half the tim
had to use one of the passenger G
kines for switching the other mig
owing to the in~disposition of the re
ular switch engine. The engine
was going to use was provided wi
one Of the new ascetylene headligh
When it came time to use the hes
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