Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-05-24
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. NAY "A, 1901.

taut mining interests to look after.
Mrs. w. II. Settle and children
came down from Morenci Saturday,
and took the west bound train Sun
day, to spend a few weeks on the
coast.
An advertisement Of the Lowdon
National bank of El Paso, which has
had such a phenomenal success ia the
Pass City, appears 10 another column
this week.
Mrs. @. e. Hutchison left Sunday
for Los Angeles, where she expects to
visit for couple of months, return
ing to Lordsburg after the rainy sea-
son sets in.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, II. Small intend to
leave next week for The east, to be
gone about six weeks. While gone
they will visit old friends and relatives
in Indiana. and probably take a look
at the Buffalo exposition.
s. Robinson was down from Steeple-
rock last Sunday to meet Howard
WYndham, Of Denver. The two are
negotiating a mining deal which,
when completed, will mean a great
deal for this section of the country.
w. f. Shriver has been in the city
this week. He has been informed Of
the location of some cattle bearing
brands that are partly old, having
been put on when they were calves,
and partly ness, having but recently
been put on, and intends to 90 and
take a look at them.
S. M. Chase returned from his trip
TO Oklahoma the FIRST of the week.
He reports that he left the cattle
comfortably installed in a pasture.
His father, who will remain aud look.
after the cattle, has met many old
acquaintanses and anticipates having
a comfortable time visiting with them.
Mrs. Ida Crouch Hazlett, who ap-
peared before Lordsburg audiences
last week explaining the benefits of
female suffrage, left Monday for
Tempe, Arizona. The LIBERAL did
not learn that any converts were made
by Mrs. Hazlett, although seeds may
have been dropped which will sprout
and grow fruit.
Even after the change in the gauge
of the Arizona g. New Mexico road
was completed there was a great deal
more work necessary in order to get
1t into shape for the rapid transfer Of
freight and passengers. The track
needed a great deal Of work in order
to be solid enough for the rapid pas
sage of heavy trains. New switches
and side tracks had to be put in and
many other things done. Owing to
this the trains have had to run slowly
and but one train each way has been
run over the road. The trains would
leave each end in the morning, no
round trips being made. Generally the
trains get in from Clifton in time to
make connections with the Southern
Pacific trains but when they occasion
ally miss such connections a great deal
of profanity is poured out on the usual
ly clear and balmy air Of Lordsburg.
r. NJ. Kedzle is negotiating for a
burglar alarm to be placed on his hen
oop The other morning on going
out to feed his live stock he found the
coop broken open and his large collec-
tion OF genuine New Mexico fowls
gone. No trace Of the burglar could
be found. The next day he stood at
the window thinking how good a
chicken pie would taste, when a
familiar form appeared in the dis
lance. He looked carefully, and saw
coming direct from Chihuahua town
his old rooster, followed by his sil
faithful wives, all making a bee line
for the old coop from which they hope
never to fly again. The old roosteI
could probably an interesting tale Of
capture, confinement and escape tell
but he only speakes the native Ian
guage, and his owner has not ye
learned the lingo sufficiently well t.
understand the story.
One OF the gang of Mexicans en-
gagged in unloading coal from the car
for the Southern Pacific, e%ndeavore'
20 work a bunco game on the compan'
Tuesday. He anne to the station
with the list Of cars he had unloaded
told Agent Clapp he had received
telegram that his mother was yer
sick, that he wanted to draw his pay
so he could go to her bedside befor
she died. Mr.. Clapp was about to pa
him, when he happened to ask him t
let him see the telegram. The Mex
can hesitated and said he had got
letter. Mr.. Clapp asked to see tn
letter, when the man hesitated agai
and said a boy had told him, Nj
Clapp then concluded he had bette
investigate further before paying th
man. He went down to the coal var