Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-03-22
WESTERN LIBERAL.
IoRDsBURG. MARCH %, 1901.

been enjoying an attack OF the grip
this week.
Mrs. Oscar Jennings returned from
Deming, Luna county Yesterday,
where she had been for some weeks in
the hospital.
Governor OterO has reprieved Thorn
as Ketchum, better known as "Black
Jack" and made April Goth the date
for his execution.
S. Owen has commenced work on
his new building to occupy the site
of the n destroyed by Ore OF the
morning Of January God.
John ]. Ersklne, jr., of New York,
treasurer of the Shannon copper com
pany came in Trum New Yo,k, and
rent up TO Clifton yesterday.
Trouble between England and
Russia seems TO he brewing over affairs
ia China. and there is a strunR prob
ability OF its leading up TO war.
G. A. Ross, OF London, president Of
the Medler Company Of Clifton, ar
rived from England YESTERDAY, aud
went up to the great copper camp.
= Many OF the daily papers OF this
country and many OF the doctor, OF
Mexico are trying to figure out whether
President Diaz will soon die or get
well. The doctors and papers disa-
gree.
W. II. Mcdonald has been appointed
yardmaster At Yuma, and accomIan-
led by Mrs. McD5nald, left for the
warm town Monday. Their many
friends were sorry to have them leave
here.
Monday Lordsburg was visited by
the lrst spring wind. 1t came from
the west, and enough real estate was
blown over into Luna county to in
crease its taxable valuation many
thousands of dollArs.
Mrs. j. A. Leaby and Master Jody
are in Fl Paso, consulting an auriSt.
Master JodY has had trouble in hear
ing for some time, and the LIBERAL is
sorry to learn that he is in serious
danger of becoming quite deaf.
II. II. Bachelor, of the Aberdeen
copper coIhpuny, who has been here
for some time looking I'VE his proper
ties, left yesterday for his New Yurk
Office, intending, however, TO stop a
day or 80 in Las Cruces.
Among the society functions at the
county capital last week was q
luncheon served by the inmates of the
county Jail In honor Of their %jailOr.
II was n of the q recherche
affairs given in that city this winter.
And now IL may be presumed that
the next move on the county checker
board will be the creation Of a county,
with LordsbuTY for the county seat,
but this will not come until the next
session OF the assembly.-NeE AeXI.
can.
Word comes from Ell Paso that
Blakeslee S. james have sold the
Miser's Chest mine to Dlhrell s. Nose
hciti; CT Seguin, Texas, consideration
Sl5, 900. 1t is understood that the
new purchasers will push work IN
their new property, and in the rear
future will erect reduction works, all
OF which is good news to the people Of
LordsbuTg.
The elevated coal track in the east
end of the Southern Pacific yards has
been considered unsafe for some time,
but last week the carpenters worked
on 1t, and said IL would do. Saturday
a number of coal cars were pushed up
on the t~restle, aud just as they stopped
the foundation gave away and the
cars turned over. Luckily nc one was
hurt.
Assessor Gillett is out 10 the noun
tains making his annual assessment.
He will not be troubled at Deming
this year. II is quite possible that
Col. Richard Hudson will make the
assessment Of that section OF the
country formerly known as Precinct
II, Grant county, but which will be put
on the next map published with a
liable reading Luna county.
Wednesday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
z. A. Carter, Of Springfield. Massa-
chusetts, and MI. and Mrs. j. W.
HaZen, OF CamOridgeport. Massachu-
sets, arrived from California, on the
limited, and took the morning traia
for Clifton. Mr. Carter is president OF
the Shannon copper company, and Mr..
Hazen Is one Of the directors. This is
Mr.. Hazen's Hrst visit 10 the property.
Monday morning when the crew in
the Arizona & New Mexico yard was
making up the train which is To
leave at seven o'clock the engine got
OF the track at a switch and could not
be got back on until the train got In
from Clifton so that engine could be
used to pull IL on, This work delayed
the engine which had c0me from Cliff
ton and it did not start with the after
noon train until about six o'clock.
Tuesday the directors of the Shan
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