Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-10-25
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. OCTOBER Is. 1901.


OVercOat this week.
Joe Burnham made an FL Paso trip
Saturday, returning Sunday night.
Miss Mary G. Crocker has been
engaged to teach the Richmond school
this winter,
Q. Il. Temple made a Benson trip,
looking after a mining proposition, re-
turning Saturday.
b, B. Ownby left Friday for Pomona,
California, where his wife is visiting
with relatives, TO make a visit.
Miss May Miller, Of the Clifton Era,
was in the city last Saturday, having
come down TO meet her sister, who
arrived from the cast,
There was a sharp change 10 the
weather Monday night, aud Tuesday
was a disagreeably raw, cold day. The
man who had his stove up was In luck.
Abe Wood returned this week from
a visit to Canadian, Texas, the pan
American exposition, and the Atlantic
ocean, and says he had a mighty good
time while he was gone.
Judge w. II. Henry was in from
Stems Pass this week. He reports
criminal matters very light in his court
but says there has been a great deal
Of civil business in his court recently.
DR.. Crocker and E W. Clapp went
hunting Wednesday. If there had
been no beef in town their numerous
friends who were promised a game
dinner would have gone hungry vest
erday.
The Lowden national bank of FL
Paso, whose advertisement appears on
the drst page of this paper, has placed
S25, 900 in the surplus account, and the
advertisement has been changed to
show this fact.
G. f. Hollluger went down to El
Paso, Sunday, to see o. w. Stewart,
who is in the Hotel Dieu, suffering
from an attack OF typhoid fever He
found Mr.. Stewart much improved,
and on the high road to recovery, but
it is doubtful il he will cable to pitch
any more winning games Of ball this
season.
The articles OF Incorporation OF the
Mansfield Brothers land and cattle
company, d California corporation,
are Gled in the Office of the secretary
of the territory. The corporation was
formed to take over the business of
Mansfield Brothers, who have a large
number of cattle on the ranges south
Of town,
Professor Carrera returned from a
trip to FL Paso the first of the week,
bringing with him his daughter, Miss
Virginia, who will preside over his
househ I'D aad act rs his private secre
tary. The professor made a trip t.
Tucson this week to clcse up the
purchase of the concentrator, and pay
or the balance due on 1t.
The turntablo belonging to the Ar
iona s. New McKee, road which has
been in the yard here for some months,
has been taken to Clifton. and soon
will be in place at the head of Railroad
avenue. After it is in place the com
pany will be able to turn Its combina
tion a around, and run the train
''head on" both ways,
County Treasurer Wit2el has sent
out notices to various taxpayers in this
part of the county, notifying them of
the amount OF their taxes. due this
fall. According to the new law these
taxes become delinquent on the arst
OF December, although If you pay half
of then on that date you will be al.
lowed six months time % the balance.
II. L. Cannon has been busy this
week, getting the roof on the new
school house. Now that the walls are
up, and the roof framed the people can
get a good idea Of what the building
will look like, and it proves a great
addition TO the looks of the town. and
Is IN keeping with the appearance Of
the moderR buildings recently erected
10 the city. The work Is being rushed
as rapidly as possible.
The bids for carrying the mails on
the routes from LOrdsburg to Gold Hill
and to Bedrock must be in by the
third OF December. The department
expects to pay better for carrying
these mails the next term than it has
in the past, because il will insist on
the contractor living on the route, and
giving his personal attention to the
business, although that does not mean
that he snall actually drive the stages
himself. Blanks for making the bids,
aud for bonds can he procured at the
p%ostofaces in Bedrock, Gold Hill and
Lordsburg.
T. x Cauthen and is son Sam who
have been here some weeks from
W~axahachtc, Texas, engaged ln build.
ing a fac new brick b0tldlag Ola tue
site OF the Old clifton saloon, returned
TO their home the 6rst Of the week
The building is not quite completed,