Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-06-14
WESTERN LIBERAL.
1oRDsBURe. JUNE IA, 1901.

Doctor and Mrs. Croker returned
from their Silver City trip Sunday.
R. P. Schuyler made a business trip
10 Clifton Tuesday returning yester-
day.
Q. R. Temple and family left yester-
day for STEMS Pass for a ten days
vacation.
J. G. Jernlgau was in from the camp
of the surveyors of the Bisbee road the
tlrst Of the week.
II. NJ. Wood made a DemIng trip
this week ep court business for the
Southern Pacific.
M. A. Leahy returned from his trip
70 Fort Thomas last Saturday, after
about a months absence.
Summer made its sannual appear
ance last Friday, and although some
what late was warmly welcomed.
o. w. Stewart, night seal clerk for
the Southern Pacific, who was on the
sick list a few days is again on duty.
Mr.. Tom Gaddis, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Eattie, we're visitors
Ia the city this week from Gold Hill.
Jack Pruitt, a former employe OF
the Southern Pacific at this point,
passed through Friday night, west
bound. =
Senator @. NJ. Shannon Of Clifton
was in the city Wednesday en- route to
Tucson, to see how things were going
in the Citizen office.
Professor Carrera left yesterday for
Las Cruces to celebrate with his fami-
ly the twentieth anniversary Of his
wedding, which occurs tomorrow.
Thomas Cook, a resident of our
nelghboring city, Shakespeare has &C
cepted a position with Wells Fargo at
this point as assistant to Mr.. Hutch
inson.
Col. R. J. Wright chief clerk of the
Southern Pacific at this point has
been on the sick list the, past week
aud left for the hospital at Ell Paso
Tuesday.
The Silver City postmaster gets a
raise in pay for the year commencing
the FIRST of next month, from 81, 700
to 81, 300, which indicates there is an
Increase in the receipts of the office.
The members of the Lordsburg
Union Sunday School gave an enjoy
able entertainment, at the Methodist
Church. Sunday evening. The pro-
gram consisted of singing, and recita-
lions by the children.
Walter Payne, of Clifton, was in
town Friday to meet his son Alfred
who was returning home from the
University of Arizona where he has
been for the past year. They went
to Clifton the same afternoon.
A special train passed through town
Sunday loaded with Chinese and Fill
plnos. The Chinese were on their
way to Mexico and the Filipinos, Of
which there were about 1fty, were en-
route to Buffalo as u part Of the expo
sition.
Saturday a mar rode up to Wallace's
Office 10 Deming, held Ofthree men In
the office at the point Of a s%ixshooter,
made Wallace open his safe from
which he took about sixty dollars.
He made his escape, although sheriff
Baca and a posse were soon on the
trail.
Mrs. Mckinley who has been very
sick since returning to Washington,
from San Francisco, is reported to be
much better and out Of danger. 1t is
expected that she will be able to go to
the Presidents home In Canton in a
few days. The entire country is glad
TO hear that she is much better.
DR.. j. W. Largeut, accompanied by
his children, arrived in town from Nc
Kinney, Texas, on the train Saturday.
He was called here on account Of the
sickness OF his wife, who has been Wis
itsug with her mother, Mrs. A. A.
Collins, for some weeks. He left for
his home with Mrs. Largent Tuesday,
she having improved sufficiently to
travel.
S. Fl. Buchanan died at his home in
Ell Paso on June 6 at the age OF Sc
years. He was buried the next day
under the uspices of the Ell Paso ire
department and the lodge Of the G,
A. R., he having been an active mem
Of both. Mr.. Buchanan was well
known 10 this section OF the country
having been a contractor for the
Arizona s. New Mexico railroad when
it was changing the grade for the
standard gauge. He leaves a wife tc
mourn his loss.
At Plnos Altos Saturday might
several Mexlcans we're drinking 10 9
saloon. The saloon keeper concluded
TO close, aud turned them out. The