Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-11-15
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. nov Is. 1901.

"a. w. VIM and Q. w. Maxon ar,
spending the week at Stems Pass
experimenting the work on the Min
eral Muntain compauy's properties.
J.. L. Merrill, manager OF the But
termilk Cafe, al El PasO, was 10 To,
city this week, looking for a lUcaLiO1
TO start a restaurant. He probably viii
locate 10 LOrdsburg.
#. o. McCauly, who for several year,
has spent his winters in Lordsburg,
and his summers 10 the state Of Wash.
ingtOn, returned to LOrdsburg this
week for the winter.
II. P. Lewis, Of the National metal
company, has been here the past week
and made a deal with the Pacific union
smelling company 70 handle all the
metal produced at the smelter. This
gives the shelter a ready and inmed
iate market for It's product.
M. L. Marders, who had charge OF
tlae Wells-Fargo office here while
Agent Hutchison was 10 California,
has gone to El Paso, and probably will
take charge Of the depot office. Mr..
Hutchinson dOnned his overalls Sunday
and got to work in his old place.
The electric light company started
up their machine for the first time
Saturday highland it ran as nicely and
smoothly as any old electric light ma.
chine. The men engaged in putting
up the wires, and installing the lights
arc still at work, and as fast as the
Zig hts are put into position they are
used.
Siome person, who needs a good
hiding, broke into DR.. Egou's little
fruit store and cigar stand near the
depot Wednesday night, stole a couple
of boxes of cigars and broke the glass
in the show case. Any one who would
ste 81 from a blind mar who is making
an effort to support his family, as 10
thi 5 case, IS too mean to live.
Signor Buzzi, the tenor with the Rice
Op era company was taken down with
typhoid fever at Cllftod, aud the COM
parry had to leave him there. 1t is
thoAght he contracted the disease in
Bis bee, as while there be drank very
lib,srally Of the water, and the Bisbee
wa ter IS said to be full of typhoid
few hr germs.
The factory where the electric light
bul bs are made is behind hand and
could not supply the L%ordshurg com
pang with bulbs enough for its custom
ers- Some people had their build
wired, and then he'd to wait until
the, bulbs came before they could get a
eli amer OF light. The bulbs are ex-
pc cted to day.
The ladies Of the Catholic church
wifi give a masquerade ball at the
X fights OF Pythias hall on Che Friday
nj Iht after Thanksgiving, and will call
it d Thanksgiving hall. The proceeds
Of the ball will be used to help finish
tb e new church. Tickets for sale by
THE Eagle drug mercantile company
and the Roberts s. Leahy mercantile
company.
INor the FIRST time in many years the
people Of Lordsburg will have a chance
to- pay their taxes, without going TO
Silver City, nor sending their money
there. Collector Witzel requests the
Liberal to announce that he will be
in lLordsburg on Friday and Saturday
OF next week, the 22nd aud 23rd, and
will have the tax rolls and his sack
with him, and will accept all money
of ered to him for taxes.
Ne we're visited with another rain
Tuesday night. This fall, as regards
rains, places this section out of the
cliblate belt aud In the agricultural
sedtion. 1t is safe to say that II will
move back into the climate belt before
the farmers 10 the valley north of
t0Pn have time to raise an agrlcultu-
raj crop. The oldest inhabitant does
mol remember when we had a month
of hner weather than has visited this
section recently. The weather has
besnA just warm enough to be comfort
able, and cool enough to be bracing.
It was an ideal sample OF what is
called Indian summer In the New
England states.
Last Saturday the nrst stock train
evsr loaded at Duncan and shipped
Oyr the A. s. N. NJ. Ry. consisting OF
l7bars was dispatched from this place.
TIE stock pens are about II miles
baow Duncan, very conveniently
located for the handling Of stock, aud
i1future all the stock from the Frisco,
Bhe creek and this part of the ella
vii probably be shipped from here
al save the long aud trying drive to
Urdsburg and Silver City, the ship
phg points heretofore. This is auoth-
eIof the advantages of having a stand
al gauge railroad. The cattle we're
Ought by ]. G. Gatti, Of Morenci, for
Qllfornia parties, abd we're shipped