Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-04-19
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. APRIL.io, 1901.

veyor was In the city Tuesday, en-
route from Clifton TO Solononville.
J. A. Harlan. OF San Marcial, who Is
largely interested 10 mining In the
Steeplerock district, WAS in the city
Monday, and went up to look at his
properties.
The door In The doorway Of the
store Of the Eagle drug m %rcantile
company was 80 nearly worn through
that it WAS dangerous, aud was re-
placed this week.
The Luna county commissioners
meet 10 the bank parldr. They have
divided the printing between the two
papers 10 the county, giving all the
advertising TO the Herald, aud all the
Job work to the Headlight.
The grand jury was called to meet
at the opening OF court and the petit
Jury was called to meet later. The
district attorney cannot attend the
session of the grand jury and al the
Same time be trying cases 10 court.
The Western Union has had men
here busy this week, putting up SOME
large poles and tearranginG the wires.
All the wires will now enter the tele-
graph ONCE IN q cable. This Is sup.
posed to be an advantage to the com.
pany.
The presidential train, ever II It
does travel over the Galveston, liar
flsburR & San Antonio Rad, ought to
be on time most OF the time. Il
makes so many long stoDs in Texas
that It has a chance TO catch up with
any lost time.
Quite a number Of LOrdsburgers
have been subpuenaed to appear before
the grand jury this week. Southern
Pacific Agent Bugbee and a number
OF employees Of the cnmpany went over
to tell the grand jury abuut various
depredations that had been commit
ted on the railroad property by various
men now in jail.
+. s. Webster, agent OF the Southern
Pacific at Benson, IL is reported. has
accepted a position with the Phelps
Dodge people. G. l.. Bugbee, agent
at Lordsburg, has been transferred TO
Benson, and e w. Olapp has been APP
pointed agent at Lordsburg. This is
a promotion all alonp the line, which
the LIBERAL is glad to see.
Prosperity, along with an Office and
G new county, seem to have struck
Postmaster Clarke Of Deming all at
about the same time. He has pur
chased Petty's stock of clothing, and
-oDened Dip a clothing store as an ad-
1uhct to the postoflce, having j. q.
Kelly as a partner. Things cannot
CJme too smoothly for Rodney. He
deserves them. =
There is a railroad MAR between Salt
Lake and Los Angeles. Senator
CLARKE aud others started to build a
line connecting these two points, but
before his men got to work the South
ern Pacific concluded to build. There
is an old grade up In Nevada that has
been abandoned. The Clarke people
bought 1t. and the Southern Pacific
seized IL, and the two companies are
fighting over It,. They also have a
aghG on in Pomona, California. as "a
the occupation'ef u street. Tbe Pc
mona c~Itlzenseare with the Clarke
people, and hope to set them build
the road.
The Hon. G. N. Shannon, member
OF the Arizona council from Graham
county, head Of the syndicate which
recently purchased the Tucson Citi
cen, aud the big bull OF the herd o.
Elks turned loose in the mountains al
Bisbee Monday, was in the city, and
returned home yesterday. H say
that At Bisbee.un Monday and: Tues
day, when the new herd OF Elks val
branded there was q Of the Hottest
times ever experienced in Arizona
More than = hundred we're branded
and the noise they made was 10 pro
portion to the number Of them. Con
adentially he Informed the Liberal
that the present arrangements o
matters on the Tucson CltiEen wer'
the mos, satisfactory he ever expert
Anced or observed IN any newspape
once. The newly appointed bushes
manager is Johnny Behan, who va
sheriff Of Cochlse county when bal
men we're numerous ~ Tombstone
aud the facility he acquired Ia thus
DAYS in the use Of the %sixsHubter !
now being turRed to good account II
his present business. The far fame
editor Of the Arizona Kicker is not !
IL with the business manager Of tn
Citizen. He never calls on a deli1
ouont subscriber. and Tucson is full q
them, but the delinquent pays up an
then asks for the privilege OF payin
for q long tiwe- 10 advance. Not
man has come into the Otice Ia 10
ousre aS.tQ A&ho writ that piece" hu
he has tpae atkAy perfectly satisae
v.yavdi6SSyA 8a6ti6v and the TespnE