Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-05-10
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBUra. May 10, 1901.

Mr.. and Mrs. williams have the 81 IN
pathy Of their many friends.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hester left the arst of
the week for a Two weeks visit With
friends in Tacson. She was accom-
panied by her brother in. law, Ed
Hester, who has been visiting here
for some weeks.
P. r. Smith came in from Silver
City Wednesday, en- route to Clifton.
Owing to the changes that are h-Ihg
made on the Arizona g. New Mexico
be had 20 stay over night aud ga up
yesterday morning.
Assessor GTiett was In town this
week. He was very late ia getting
around this year, but h saws this was
caused by the delay to see whether he
would have tn assess Luna county or
not. He 1nally %conclueded to leave
that job to Ed Pennington.
The county commissioners meet To
morrow for the purpose Of investigat-
ing the county Indebtedness aud re.
funding some OF the county bonds at a
lower rate OF interest, as provided by
a law passed by the last legislature.
Chase s. McCabe gathered about
seven hundred Of their old cows and
last week shipped them to the Indian
Territory, where theJ will he put on
pasture and fattened for the market.
Messrs. P. NJ. and S. Nj. Chase went
with the cattle and Mr.. P. NJ. Chase
expects to stay and look after them.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Noble, OF Spring
Geld Massachusetts, were in tRcEcity
Wednesday, having walked part Of the
way and rode part of the from Clifton,
where they had been lonklng at the
Shannon companv's propert,. Neither
Mr.. nor Mrs. Noble are anxious to
again travel over a road while the
gauge is being changed.
Some weeks ago he LIBERAL men,
toned that the Lowdon National
Bank of Ell PasO had purchased the
Bank of Clifton, and intended 10 re.
organize it as a national bank, At
that time there had been granted by
the comptroller OF the CURRENCY \ per
init to organize the First national bank
of Clifton. There was some doubt
whether the persons holding the per-
NIT would organize or q The pur-
chaseTs OF the Bank Of Cliftuh wanted
the name First National, which iScnn-
sidered among bankers as a .valuahl"
asset. The permit expired last week
and the FL Paso men immediately ap.
piled for a similar one, and have been
given permission to organize the FIRST
National Bank Of Clifton. which they
will Immediately proceed to do. As
soon as the necessary fnrmalities can
be attended to the Bank OF Clifton
will be merged into the new institu
tlon.
When the Presidential train pnlled
into STEMS Pass ON Monday a number
OF citizens and ladies we're on hand to
greet him Not being scheduled To
stop an ancient custom Of the Pass
was resorted to and the train was
"held up" for Ave minutes while the
pusher was cut of and ran IN IT, the
tuFntable. President Mckinley whn
had been lying down taking a rest, a.
Mrs. Mckinley informed the chair
mai Of the reception Committee, had
UiEni6ed his desire to meet the recep
Nion committee and when he appeared
On the real platform Of the a thanked
every one warmly for the greeting so
kindly extended and orLhe specimens
Of pres OF the district handed him by
Judge Henry. After cordially shak-
log hands with the Committee of re-
ception, Messrs. ThOs. Fox, VIM.
Charles, VIM. Oldcn, Geo. OVerton,
John Hand, henry Lundgren and j.
johnson, and assuring Judge Henry
that the collection OF ores would be
treasured and made part Of the history
OF the trip, he retired waving the
committee a farewell.
Traffic has been very Irregular on
the ARIZONA g. New Mexico road this
week. Tuesday, all arrangements
having been Completed for changing
the road from a narrow 10 a standard
gauge, the work cpnmenced. From
just this side of Duncan to near Clif
ton the spikes had to he pulled up
the rails moved over. and the spikes
driven Ia again. All the men that
could be procured were put to work on
the Job commencing Tuesday morn.
Jog. or course after the 1rst rail was
moved the narrow gauge trains, which
were at the Clifton end, could not gel
to LordsbnrR, aud until the last rail
was moved the standard gauge trains,
which were dt this end, could not get
20 Clifton. Each day a narrow gauge
train would leave Clifton and come
down TO where the men were at work.
when the passengers aud mails would
ha tra~naferred, as would the passen.