Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-08-09
WESTERN Liberal.
roRpsBURe. AUGUST .. l0OI.

Y. L. Powell was over from Silver
city Monday, and went to Clifton.
MT. and Mrs. II. P. Elliott have
moved to Yuma, Mr.. Elliott now hav.
ing a run out Of that place.
e. c. Belt has sufficiently recovered
from the effects of his broken leg so
that he navigates the street with the
aid Of one csutch.
Wah Lee, the washerman, has sold
out to Tom Tsui, and IS going back TO
China. Wah was one Of the old resi-.
dents OF the town.
MS. j. S. Antonelle, wife Of the
well known railroad contractor, was
10 the city this week from the camp
at Antelope Pass.
Col. M. J.. Egan left on the delayed
train Monday for Santa Fe to file the
larticles OF incorporation papers of the
Lordsburg g. Hachita railroad.
Miss Elizabeth Swan was in from
the river the erst of the week and &C
lcepted a piano waiting for her at the
lSouthern Pacific depot.
Hancock Lacy was in the city yes
terday. He says he is living in Ari-
IONA above Duncan, just now, but is
making every effort to break back into
New Mexico.
The regular statement Of the First
national bank Of Ell Paso appears this
week. All of the Ell Paso banks are
doing an increasing business, but the
First, being the oldest is also the
largest.
The report of the condition Of the
Silver City savings bank on the
twenty-afth of July, being the report
required by the statutes Of the terri
tory, is printed this week. The bank
is doing a constantly increasing bust
cess, its savings deposits amounting
to over f~orty.four thousand dollars.
John McCabe came in from the
ranch the first Of the week. He says
there have been extensive rains in the
Auimas. In fact there was so much
water in the valley he had to abandon
the main travelled road, and drive
over the mesa. With another good
rain or two the country south of here
will be in a better condition than yer
for cattle.
Superintendent Worthington OF this
division of the Southern Pacific, made
his first trip over the division since
taking charge of it, this week. He
came through on the San Carlos We'd
nesday evening, stopped a few
momentsto shake hands and rushed
on towards Ell Paso, it will be some
time before he can 60 over his entire
division, which extends south of Ben
son, en- the washed out road.
There will be a basket picnic at
Coronado next Sunday, and excursion
trains will be run from Clifton and
Lordsburg. There is a dne grove at
Coronado, and it is a delightful place
for a picnic. In the afternoon there
will be a ball game between the Cliff
ton and Lordsburg clubs. The Arlzo'
ma & New Mexico road will put on
Special excursion rates for the trip.
Round trip tickets from Clifton Sl.25,
from Lordsburg 50. Children under
eight free, over eight full fare. Train
leaves Lordsburg at $3.50 a. m. Re-
turning leaves Coronado for L%ordsburg
at Z p. M, local time.
The Lordsburg s. Hachlta railroad
company was organized here last Mon
day. The object of the company is to
build a railroad from Lordsburg ia
Hachita, a distance of some forty
miles. The road will be built by the
Arizona & New Mexico road, and will
be a continuation of it, while al
Hachita it will connect with the EI
Paso 81 Southwestern. The road will
be a standard guage, with seventy-hvC
bound rails, ballasted with Stag from
the copper smelters at Clifton, ant
built in a first class in all par
ticulars. The road is capitalized a
$500, 900. The officers are james
Colquhoun president, M, j. Egan vic'
president, II. J. Simmons secretary
and treasurer. These three, with D
H. Kedzie and ]. A. Leahy, form
the board of directors.
The bloomer base ball players ap
peared last Friday, according to an
nouncement. They arrived on tn
Afternoon train from the west, conse
quentlv the game was late, beinI
called about five O'Clock. The loca
club went out with the idea that !
simply had a little sport on hand, an
would not have to do any serious play
ing. They soon found they had mad
a mistake, they had got to play bal
and play it hard. The girls put up
fue team play, and were up to all tn
lodges and tricks of the game. The
had a man for a catcher, and th
Lordsburg players thought the shor
stop and pitcher were also mel
dressed in the bloomers, but this W;
not definitely settled. At the end