Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-07-26
WESTERN LIBERAL.
1oRDsBURe. JULY 20, 1901.

vacation and visiting MS DroJner A
M. Holster, In town.
Prot. Robertson has been appointed
superintendent OF the Hillsbort
schools for the ensuing year.
John McCabe was In from the Ami
mas this week. He contemplates q
trip to the Indian Territory to take q
look at the cattle Chase s. McCabe
have on pasture there.
Col. L. A. Durham came down from
Clifton Sunday and took the east
bound train. He expects to spend a
few days in El Paso on business and a
few days at Cloudcroft on pleasure
bent.
Promises have been received from
Graham county officials that all depu-
lty sherifns will be locked up during
the ball games of next Sunday, so 1t
will be perfectly safe for visitors from
Outside Of Clifton to attend the games.
The entertainment given by the
catholic ladies Wednesday afternoon
land evening proved a great success,
The only drawback was that the
weather was not hot enough to make
the ice cream a necessity. The ladies
report that the receipts were entirely
satisfactory.
: FOR SALE.-Chiffonier, dining
room table, oil stove, carpet sweeper,
toilet set, kitchen utensils. These
articles are as good as new, having
heen used but a few weeks, and will
be sold cheap. Inquire of R. M.
KedzIe at the Eagle Drug Mercantile
company's store.
( B. A. W%orthington has been appoint
ed superintendent Of the Yuma-El
Paso division Of the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Worthingt0n has been connected
with the Southern Pacific for years.
He served as private secretary for the
late A. N. Towne, and later served 10
the same position for @. P. Hunting.
ton.
S. P. Hutchinson, general manager OF
the Ell Paso & Southwestern RAILROAD,
which system now includes all the
roads owned by the Phelps Dodge
people In both territories and in Texas,
and G. p. Colburn, auditor Of the
Phelps Dodge company, made a trip
up to Morenci the lrst Of the week
returning Wednesday.
The Pacific Union Mining and
Smelling company Of California, today
filed Incorporation papers in the Office
OF the territorial secretary. The in
corporators and directors are P. A.
Menefay, S. NJ. Rohr, W. w. Barham,
T. j. Davis, e. L. Heath OF Santa
Rosa, California. Capital 5000, 600
divided into 10000 shares. Head
quarters at San Francisco, California.
New Mexico office at Lordsburg,
Grant county, with G. W. Maxson as
New Mexico agent. Object, smelling
and mlning.-New Mexican.
There was a heavy hail storm on the
river near Redrock last Friday which
did a great deal Of damage. Corn,
watermelons, tomatoes and other
crops we're badly beaten and partially
ruined. The following rain filed
some OF the canyons, and brought
down great washes OF gravel, which
covered valuable land, destroying its
value for agricultural purposes, be-
sides covering up the crops then grow
ing on the land. Mark Hill estimates
his loss at some two hundred dollars,
while nearly every farmer on the river
lost more or less.
Last Friday a board fell down one
of the shafts on the Miser's Chest
mine. 1t did not get astraights shoot,
but went bounding from side to side
OF the shaft. A Mexican was at the
bottom Of the shaft. Instead Of step
ping into one of the drifts, Of which
two we're handy, he stood and looked
at the board come down at him.
When the board struck the bottom Of
the shaft he thought he was dead, and
yelled accordingly. He was taken out
and a man sent in a hurry after DR..
.OlOChCAs Luz uOObOA CA0lAAhNA hAh
carefully, found a slight bruise Overcome
eye and on one knee, but not a drop Of
blood was 10 evidence. The Mexican
was greatly disguised when the doctor
told him he was not hurt.
The work Of the boiler makers on
the new oil tank was completed last
Saturday, aud they left that night for
Ell Paso, to 90 TO work on the tank In
that town. 1t was fast work they did
here. They commenced work on the
oath Of June, and had IL completed on
the 10th Of July. The tank is now
waiting for the pipe differs to get in
their work, when it will be ready for
the oil. II will irst be pumped full OF
water, TO see II il is tight. The oil
will be forced In the tank 10 a novel
maDue An air tight covering will
be put on the manhole Of the tank
car aud the outlet pipe connected
with the tank. A large air compress