Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-05-25
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRbsBURG. NAY d, 1900.

Mas Myrtle Lee, OF Pomona, Cali
lorna, IS visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
d. Is. Ownby.
s. h. Mcguire returned from a trip
up on the Atlautic s. Pacific ruad.
He brought nis SOU back with him Tor
q visit.
A.. } Clark came up from Defining
Sunday, aud made a trip up among
the railroad camps, where be picniced
for several days.
II. s. Vanporder has been reap.
pointed postmaster Of MOrenci, the re-
appointment being necessary by the
change or the 0tice from the fourth TO
the third class.
A. w. Clifford, manager Of the
Orion mining company, has been ln
the city most uf the week, aud found
every thing at the mine 10 the most
satisfactory shape.
v. G. Culberson, from the northern
part Of the county, was In the city
this week, and shipped some six hun.
dred head OF cattle, purchased from
the Curousdo cattle Company.
Presiding Elder Mark Hodgdon, Of
the Methodist church, will preach to-
night at the church here. Mr. HUdg-
don is ON his way to the ella. to hold
his regular quarterly services.
Jack Rutherford and Cnas. r. Smith
were in the city yesterday. MIR.
Smith, as Told elsewhere, has made a
deal for the Volcano mine, aud he
hid Rutherford are preparing l work
the property immediately.
The Rev. aud Mrs. Huggett re-
turned from FL Paso, accompanied by
their daughteI, Miss Lillian. Nj.
and Mrs. HuggeJL made tue trip down
TO FL Pasu to attend the
menJ exercises OF the high school.
Miss Lillian being one OF the gradu-
aJeS OF tue school this spring.
George Broxtun has got a new help
er at work, mixing the mortar with
which the brick on Tom Pok's new
bulldog are being stuck together.
BroxtOn says IL the helper is less than
two weeks old he is satisfied that ia IA
short time he will be a better brick
layer than his dad, which is himself,
W. d. Bowman, who has had charge
OF the Western Union business here
for some time, has been transferred to
Yuma, and his place here has been
filled BY o. L. PeaSe. Mr.. Pease has
been one OF the train d'spatchers at
Tucson, working On the division be-
tween Tucson and Yuma. Recently
4 change was made in the dispalching
business there and o set of men
have charge OF the business lrOm
Yuma to Ell Paso.
The big shot put in by Streeter &
Lusk, builders Of the Morenci South.
err, neal Guthrie last week, was Il
success. About three hundred bar.
rels Of powder were used. The shot
was exploded III night, and made a
magnificent sight. The entire face OF
the bluff was blown into the river,
which flowed at lis base. The river
was quite narrow there, and the rock
spread across it making a dam, which
raised the water above il some twu
feet.
The eclipse of the sun sdvertis d
for next Monday morning, will come
of ON time, no postpOnment for the
weather. In this section Of the world
the eclipse will be partial. The sun
will rise Ia eclipse, aud will he entire
ly free of the shadow at 7:26 a. M,
mountain time. Those people who
wish TO have a look At IL had better
get their colnred glasses ready Tor bust
ness Sunday nj ht, for they will not
have much time for rustling Monday
morning.
e. d. Weymouth, who Is working
Tor the Southern Pacific in the car re-
pairing department, has been fixing
up a house, expecting his daughter,
Miss Bessie, To come and keep house
for him. Last Friday she arrived,
and was met at the depot by her
father. After greeting him she intro
duced him TO her husband, j. v.
COffey, whom she had married the day
before. Mr.. Weymouth had lost a
housekeeper, but gained a son.in-law.
The wedding was not altogether a sur
prise to Mr.. Weymouth, but be had
not expected IL till next fall. Mr.. and
Mrs. CufIey after making a visit here
will return tn Fortuna, where Nj.
Coiey is employed.
The Silver City Enterprise published
over a page of delinquent taxes last
week. They are the dellnquents from
1891, up to last year on the city taxes
only. A careful perusal OF the list
shows that but one piece of ground In
that city has any interest for Lords
burgers. A LOrdsburger once owned
a lot 10 Silver City, how he got it Is
unknown. He sold, or gave. ii TO an
other Lordsburger, and then died.