Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-12-06
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. DEC. 8. 1901.

Mrs. r. B. Howley left Sunday to
visit her parents and friends 10 Ri
Paso.
]. NJ. Abbott, a prominent mining
expert from the Cripple Creek country,
has been spending a week 10 this vi
csnity.
A freight was derailed near Irene,
this side of Tucson, Monday, and the
east bound passenger train was some
ten hours late.
Miss Bessie Muir, who spent the
summer 10 Lordsburg, has gone to
work for Max Schultz, as a saleswoman,
in bis Silver City store.
George w. Moore has resigned his
position as master mechanic for the
Southern Pacific at this point, and has
been succeeded by E. Alexander.
A. G. Smith, who has made such a
success Of the ella Valley Bank at
Solumonville, is preparing to open a
bank at Clifton, and another at Mo-
renci,
Col. Dell Potter, the Arizona bear
killer, was 10 the city the drst of the
week, en- route to Roswell, where he
will put his fourteen year old son 10
the Military academy.
The Arizona g. New Mexico tele-
graph company ran a copper wire
down to the Southern Pacific depot
this week and made connections with
the Western Union.
E. A. Clarke, resident engineer Of
this division, appointed to succeed c.
Q. Sroufe, when he was appointed
superintendent, stopped over in the
city for a day this week.
L. L. Merrill took charge Of the din
Ing room at the Vendome hotel on
the first. He has made many changes
and improvements, and has many
more under contemplation.
There are not so many candidates
by one for the Silver City pnstofice as
there were a week ago. John Fritter
has concluded there is more money in
mining than in postoficing, aud has
Withdrawn from the race.
George Kelley, who supplies the
wisdom and financial ability which
keeps Graham county running, was ia
the city the first part Of the week, co
route from the northern part of his
domain to the county seat,
DR.. Rohr, president of the smelter,
received word that his wife was very
sick at Santa Rosa, and left for her
bedside. AS soon as she is able to
travel be intends to move his family
to Lordsburg, where he can give his
entire attention to the shelter.
Guy P. Hull left on the west bound
paycar Tuesday, to act as a guard into
California. While there he expects to
do a little visiting, aud be gone about
a mouth. 1t is handy for the pay.
master to be able 80 pick up a good
guard when 80 far away from hume.
A new addition to Clifton is being
laid OF into streets, boulevards and
town lots. 1t is on the hill near the
Catholic cemetery, and is about four
hundred feet above Clifton. 1t Is said
to be an ideal residence location, and
after the incOrporaturs put 10 an ele-
Vator, to connect the place with Cliff
ton, it will probably become very pop
ular.
The many friends in this section of
the country of Col. j. S.. Noble, for
merly superintendent Of this division.
will be sorry to learn that Mrs. Noble
died In the hospital at Los ANGELES,
on the 2lst of last month. Mrs. Noble
had long been a sufferer from beart
troubles, which finally resulted in her
death.
Messrs. Hubble and Dahlgreen, who
were sent out by the Vulcan Iron
works to put up the Pacific smelter,
having completed their job and got
the smelter running smoothly, re-
turned to San Francisco the irst OF
the week. Mr.. Hubble goes i'm.
mediately 20 British Columbia to SUI
p%erintend the erection of a similar but
larger smelteF.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B, Hoffman left
Tuesday for Gold6elds, Colorado, &c
spend the winter. They both enjoy
the bracing atmosphere of a Colorado
winter, especially as there is such q
good excuse for staying at home, the
snow being so deep that they cannot
get out. Mr.. Hoffman expects to re
turn 10 March, after the backbone O.
WIAter is broken, and then he viii
push work on the Viola.
The Southern Pacific will again pu'
baggagemen on the passenger trains
Several years ago the %baegagemeI
we're taken of and the Welsh arg'
messengers handled the baggage. Fo
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