Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-02-21
WESTERN liberal.
LoRDsBURe. FEB. 81, 1902.

specting Uur city schuols.
NJ. A. Leahy has been in Ell Paso
this week, and contemplates moving
there and going into business.
Mrs. A. S. G0Odell was 10 town lasl
friday. en route TO Clifton, TO visit
her sister, Mrs. Bay Shannon.
Miss Pratt, who has been 3 the
hospital for two weeks or so. returned
Monday, aud has resumed the care of
her school.
J.. Il. Cnok, who for a long time WIS
superintendent Of the Aberdeen cop
per compsuy, left for Bl Paso the first
of the week.
Miss Emily Crncker arrived in town
Saturday night from Denver, to be
present at her sisters wedding which
occurred Wednesday.
George l.. Shakespeare, the mau
who lmagines he is editing the Dem.
ing Headlight, was Ia the city be-
tween trains Saturday.
Mrs. A. S. Kedzie. who has been in
Lordsburg for nearly three munthS
visiting ner two Suns, left Mound y for
Fresno, California, to visit relatives
there.
A letter announces that Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Shannon expect to pass
through LordSburR, returning from
their trip tn B 'stOn tomorrow. They
will go to Clifton.
Binger Herman, com missioner of
the general land office, has decided
that the Gila forest reserve Is nnne To
large, and has refused to cut 1t down.
This will assure the farmers on the
banks of GilA Of a permanent water
supply.
Deputy Sheriff Conant was In the
. city Monday, and officially invited j.
A. L any, II L. Cannon aud Peter
JOchem to attend the next session Of
the district court and serve as jurors.
Mr.. Leahy often has received similar
invitations, and ALWAYS refused them.
He is inclinei to accept this invita-
tiou, and spend a few weeks at the
county capital.
The distance between Chicago and
El PasO by way OF the Rock Island
will be l47l miles. while by the other
shortest route IL is 1879 miles. There
is a saving Of forty u miles between
Kansas City and Los Angeles. The
opening up OF the Rnck Island route
has stirred up the Santa Fe company
whose route was heretofore the shout
est, and now that company is figuring
on building from Roswell, VIII re IL
has a road, To FL Paso, which will give
it a Chicago-El Paso line that will
rival the Rock Island for shortness.
Gjfdon Mclean was IN tNwn Mon.
day night, arriving frnm Tuc,on,
where he had been investigating the
mysteries OF ROYAL Arch Masonry.
He was interviewed by a LIBERAL re
porter, who asked him a explain for
the benefits OF the readers OF the
LIBERAL, what he had learned regard
ing this particular branch Of masonry,
and he positively refused to explain
any Of It's mysteries. Mr.. Mclean ex-
poets 10 the near future To move his
family to Los Angeles, and is con
templatlng a trip around the world.
The Arizona s. New Mexico tele-
graph company has completed its tel
egraph wire from LOrdSburg u Hdchi-
ia, along the L%OIdShurg and Hachita
railroad. AS this company is practi-
cally owned by the Arizona Copper
company, n Of the great copper pro.
ducers OF the west the management
OF the company thought IL would not
be wise tn use the wireless system ut
%telegraphing, which IT'S charter allows
1t TO do, but put up copper wire over
which the messages will be sent. The
wire is carried On iron poles, and pre-
SenJs a novel appearance.
Oscar Roberts. formerly one OF the
well known cattle men nf this section
of the county, having for years been
foreman OF the Diamond A ranch, was
So the city last Saturday. The world
has dealt literally with O.car since he
ran for sheriff on the democratic tick
ct. He has lived in Los Angeles,
married Mrs. Fred Ruch, and is able
TO take life easily and comfortably.
He has lot got as much hair on the
Top Of his head rs be used to have,
bot be wears bic Sunday clothes every
dag. MAY prosperity continue with
hlu 10 the Wish OF bis many friends.
PRINCE Henry, the brother of the
German Emperor, left his native land
last Saturday, aud expects To arrive in
New York tomorrow. He has a very
swift three weeks trip ahead u him
The sanse of bis coming Is to attend
the launching Of the Emperor's yacht,
(which r. being built In New York.