Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-06-21
WESTERN LIBERAL.
1oRDsBURG, JUNE 81, 1901.


DR.. S. NJ. Rohr made a Clifton trip
Saturday, returning Monday,
Mrs. II. D. Hill, who has been visit
ing friends 10 ST. Louis, has returned
Sheriff James Parks OF Graham
county was 10 the city Yesterday be-
tween trains.
O. r. Smith left on Wednesdays
train for California on a business trip.
He expects to be gone about two
weeks,
An awning is being put up in front
OF the Arlington, which will make the
front rooms more comfortable during
the summer afternoons.
G. NJ. Shannon was In between
trains Saturday, returning to his Cliff
ten home from Tucson, where he had
been to inspect the payroll of the
Daily Citizen.
The baseball club gave a dance at
the knights Of Pythlas hall Wednes-
day night for the purpose of raising
money to meet some OF the expenses
OF the game next Sunday.
Last month the Morenci Southern
contracted for six new gondola cars Of
the American Car aud Foundry com.
pany, and for two new locomotives Of
the Baldwin locomotive company.
Mrs. W. H. Marble aud Miss Bessie
Muir have opened a millinery store
one door east of Charlie Lees store,
aud they invite all the ladies who
need new hats to call and see them.
They also serve ice cream every after
noon.
The Silver City base ball club and
Mike Roses dog are expected to come
over and play a game Of ball with the
Lordsburg club Sunday. The game
will be played 10 the morning so the
Silver City people can drive home In
the afternoon.
Deming was again visited by fire
Wednesday. Some Of the buildings
on the east side of the street
from the depot up to the
city were burned, including the
Dewey House and Mrs. Ceilings
lodging house. Loss from $4,000 to
$1,000.
A revival of religion is in progress
at the Methodist church. Rev. j. l..
Sells OF Las Cruces is doing the preach
ing. Everybody cordially invited to
attend and enjoy the services. Prayer
and song services begin at 8 p. m.
preaching at $3.50 p. nj.
T. j. Davis Of the Pacific Union
mining and smelling company, spent
a few days this week In Clifton, study
ing the prospects of that camp as an
ore producer for the company. He
came down yesterday, but probably
will return again tomorrow.
The new building erected on the
corner on which formerly stood the
Bank Exchange, which was burned on
the morning of January 2nd, has been
completed. S. Owens owns the build.
ing aud Owens &c Simpson will move
their saloon fixtures into the building
today.
N. A. Leahy received this week a
letter from Cuba written by Vincente
Moreney, better known in this section
of New Mexico aud Arizona as
"Frenchy, the packer" FrenchY is
packmaster Of packtrain No. 8, with
headquarters at Santiago. He has
been reported dead, and his friends
will be glad to know he is alive and
doing well.
Q. E. Hutchinson, Wells-Fargo
agent at this point, left this week to
enjoy a thirty days vacation in Cali
fornia. During his absence his work
is being attended to by Mark Thomp-
sou. The transfer was made Monday
by S. Z. Maxwell, the new route agent
for this division, who recently sue
ceeded Roy Stevens, who has been
transferred to a California division
with headquarters at Bakersfield.
There was another shooting in Sill
yer City Monday. Special Onicer
Perfecto Rodrigues arrested a man
aud attempted to take him to jail.
Just as they got to the jail the prison
er, whose name was Montoya, at,
tempted to escape. Instead Of falling
down on the prisoner and squashing
him, which would have been the re-
suit II be had fallen on him, Perfecto
took a shot at the man hitting him 10
in the back. Luckily the bullet fol
lowed the ribs instead Of going
through, and the man will not die.
H. II. Wheelock the we'll known
poet and travelling man, who has
visited this section Of the country
every few weeks for several years sell
ing hardware for the Simmons hard
ware company Of st. Louis, has beer
gsven a better Job at headquarters
and uylI tro val M mara HE man,