Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-09-06
WESTERN LIBERAL.
1~oRDsBURG. SEPT. 8, 1901.

Angeles, where they expect to stop a
few months.
Superintendent Fl. j. Simmons Of
the Arizona s New Mexico railroad,
left Wednesday for a two weeks trip
TO San Francisco.
Harry Jennings and Tom Cook left
The first of the week for Las Cruces,
where both intend to become students
in the Agricultural College.
W. A. Leonard was down from Cliff
ton Friday to meet Mrs, Leonard and
Master Morgan, who had been making
a visit to the California coast.
The brick work on the second story
Of the Eagle drug mercantile COM
panY's store is completed, and the
carpenters are fast closing it in.
@. w. Maxson left yesterday for
Los Angeles, to attend to a little
business aud complete the pleasure
trip which was interrupted by business
a few weeks ago.
Mrs. James C%olquhoun and the boys
we're doWn from Clifton Monday, en-
route to Msnitou, Colorado, where
they will stop for a time, aud then,
with Mr.. %Colquhoun, make a New
York trip.
]. S. Antopelle secured a new lot
OF laborers 10 Ell Paso this week aud
took them ont to Antelope Pass to
work on bis grading contract. He has
hopes there will be no more killings
in his camp.
A. T. Thompson, secretary of the
Arizona copper company, was in the
city Tuesday, returning from his trip
to Scotland, where he spent the sum
mer. To the surprise OF Mr.. Thomp-
sons many friends, he returned alone.
There is a growing demand for land
ia tho vicinity of Lordsburg, and more
land In this township has been entered
10 the past few weeks that had
previously been entered. All of which
is not a bad indication of future pros
perity.
]. K. Cauthen is fast assembling the
lumber, rock, brick and lime for the
new building he will erect in the
place of the present building occupied
as the Clifton saloon. The building
tori out is the last wooden building
on the block.
John McCabe left Wednesday for
the Indian Territory, where Chase &
McCabe have several hundred COWS In
pasture being fattened, under the
charge Of P. NJ. Chase. Mr.. McCabe
will help ship these COWS to market.
They are reported to be in lue coudi-
tion.
George Granuou, one Of Lyons s.
Campbell's fighting men, who was on
the Stockton roundup, which was
working about twenty miles above
Clifton, shot and killed Felix Burris,
the roundup cook. Grannon had
been 10 Clifton drinking, and when he
went out to camp was suffering from
the effects Of the Clifton whiskey.
Reports vary regarding the actual
killing, but mostly agree that 1t was
a cold blooded murder. 1t is possible
that Grannon thought 1t necessary to
keep his job as lighting man that he
should do a little killing and improved
the opportunity by killing the cook.
WHEN Sir Thomas Upton an.
nounced that he wanted another tTial
for the America cup the New York
yachtmen concluded to build a new
yacht to race agalnst Lipton's new one
The new yacht was called the Con.
lstitution. When IL was finished the
Columbia, which beat Lipton's Sham
rock two years ago, was brought out
to race with the Constitution to gel
her In shape. There have been q
series Of races and in a majority o.
them the old yacht, the Columbia
has beaten the new one, and has beer
chosen as the representative Of th'
Americans in the coming races, Al
Lipton's new Shamrock is said to be
faster boat than the old one the indi
cations are that the races will b.
closer than they were two years ago
and there is a better chance Of losing
the cup.
Monday was labor day. 1t was cele
brated in L%ordsburg by all the EN-
ploYees OF the Southern Pacific. Abou
noon they met near the depot, ever,
one from trainmaster to section han'
being present, formed in a line ant
marched in a procession into the rea
door OF the pay car which had bee
placed at a convenient place for tn
ceremony, where each employee wa
greeted by the paymaster, who on bt
half of the company presented eac
employee with a testimonial, indicai
ing the regard the company enter
tanned for the employees service.
Each employee in return presente
his autograph to the paymaster, whic
will be nled 10 the archives OF I'll
company. After this brief, but aztec