Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-07-12
WESTERN LIBERAL.
1oRDsBURG. JULY 70, 1901.


Mrs. +. M. Wltherspoon returned
from her visit to her old home in
Louisiana yesterday.
Mrs. John Weir and son have been
down from Tucson this week, visiting
Mrs. II. L. Cannon.
Professor J.. G. Carrera's family came
up from Las Cruces, and are visiting
with him at the Miser's Chest mine.
Frank Hudson was down from Cliff
ton Saturday, en- route to Cloudcroft,
where he had beard the weather was
cooler than in Clifton.
Sunday W. A. Leonard, of the Cop.
per Era, of Clifton, came down with
his family. The family took the west
bound train to spend the heated term
on the coast, and he returned to Cliff
ton, on the afternoon train.
The semi annual statement Of the
OF the Bank of Deming, recently is
sued, shows the bank to be in a lne
condition, Its deposits are nearly a
quarter of a million of dollars, and its
net undivided profits are over thirteen
thousand dollars.
The business of the Mansfield
Brothers has been incorporated in
California under the name of the
Mansfield Brothers Land and Cattle
company. All of the property of The
nrm in this section OF The country will
be turned over to the corporation.
The ice factory imported an expert
from Ell Paso Sunday. He went care
fully over the machinery made a few
adjustments and then the ice COM
menced to form in good shape. He
says the plant is a FIRST class one, and
is amply able to supply plenty Of ice.
1t is to be hoped there will be no more
trouble with it.
James 7. McCabe left yesterday for
Catalina island, where he intends to
spend a few weeks, sporting in the
waves. He learned to swim when a.
kid back in Indiana, but for the
many years he has lived 10 this sec
tion Of the country he has no chance
to try his skill, and wants to see if he
has forgotten how.
The report of the condition Of the
ella Valley bank, recently issued in
compliance with the laws of Arizona
indicate that prosperity is getting 10
its work in the ella valley. The bank
has just paid its second dividend,
amounting to fifteen hundred dollars.
The deposits in the bank amount to
over an hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Small, who
have been spending some weeks at
their old home in Indiana, returned
Friday. They said they had a pleas
ant time, and that the only trouble
was that it was SO hot they could not
enjoy themselves, and they were glad
to get back into the glorious climate
of New Mexico.
Il. G. Frye and Francis A.. Dick of
Philadelphia, were in the city the arst
of the week and went out to Gold
Hill to visit their old friend w. f.
Ritter. 1t is understood that Mr..
Ritter has agreed to point out some
of his Angora goats to the gentlemen
from Philadelphia as genuine Rocky
Mountain Sheep, and let them shoot
one or Two, all to please the visitors,
and give them an excuse for enthui-
astic stories when they return to the
quiet village of their birth.
Reports come that Ed Scarborough
has captured and taken into st. Johns,
Tod Carver. 1t is thought that Car
yer wa the leader of the gang which
killed Frank Lessuer and Andrew
Gibbons, zeal St. Johns. 1t will be
remembered that Sheriff Bealer and a
posse followed the murderers down to
the San Simon valley, but did not get
them. 1t is supposed that this same
gang was the one that run against
George Scarborough and Walter Birch
field, shooting Scarborough, who died
from the effects of the wounds.
r. P. Schuyler, the lawyer who
recently settled in Lordsburg, re-
ceived a telegram from the head of
the legal department Of the Illinois
Central railroad at Chicago, Friday,
offering him a responsible position in
his department. The offer was such a
good one that Mr.. Schuyler could not
afford to refuse it, and on Monday
with his wife left for the scene of his
future labors. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Schuyler were raised ia Chicago, and
as they had not been here long enough
to get used to the climate they were
glad TO get back to the city by the lake,
Col. Epes Randolph, who for several
years has been superintendent Of the
division of the Southern Pacific road
from 81 Paso to Yuma, will retire to
take charge of the street railroads 10
Los Angeles under Il. e. Huntington,