Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-10-10

The Southern Pacific pay car was in
town Sunday.
The democratic county convention
will meet 10 Silver City tomorrow.
Sheriff GoodelI aud would be Sheriff
Farnsworth we're visiting here this
week.
NJ. Reardon and family, who have
been on the coast for a month or so
have returned to their home In Cliff
ton.
The fair at Albuquerque commences
next Tuesday. The managers Of the
fair claim this will be the best one
ever.
Frank Hudson, who has charge of
the grocery department Of the Arizona
copper compaoy's store at Clifton, was
in town Tuesday, talking groceries
with some of the LordsburR mer.
chants.
At the the democratic caucus held
Saturday night 10 this precinct for the
purpose Of electlng delegates to the
county convention the following we're
elected: Bramble B. Owhby, II. l..
Cannon, Neil McCallum, and ]. B.
Jernigan. This is understood to be a
Blair delegation.
S. F. Sullenberger has resigned the
office of cashier OF the First national
bank of Clifton. and P. P. Greer has
been elected cashier in bis place.
The last statement shows the bank TO
be in a fine condition. The deposits
are owe ninety thousand, loans eighty
thousand, cash on hand and 10 banks
forty thousand, surplus aud net profits
four thou5ahd.
Lester L. Robinson came in from
Los Angeles Wednesday, and vent up
TO Steeplerock. Mr.. Robinson is one
of the prominent politicians of Los
Angeles, and one of the leaders of the
fight that prevented Governor Gage
being re-nominated. He is a brother
in-law of Sanford Robinson, republic
can candidate for superintendent of
schools, and came down here to take
charge of Mr.. Roblnson's campaign,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Chase, who were
out to the ranch of the X T land and
cattle company, as it is now officially
known, returned the latter part of
last week, and Mrs. john McCabe
came 10 with them to spend Sunday.
Mrs. McOabe returned home Monday,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Small. Mr.. Small has recently pur-
chased an interest in the X T ranch,
and this is his arst visit of inspection
to his new property.
Owing to his resignation as agent Of
the Arizona s. New Mexico road at
Lordsburg Q. R. Temple intends tC
move from here, and probably from
the county. For this reason he has
resigned from the county ticket as a
candidate for commissioner. ThC
county central committee will selecI
the name of a man to take his place
and 10 all probability will select H. g
ShafeT, his name having been recon
mended by several republicans frou
this section Of the county.
The republicans at Luna county il
convention nominated the following
ticket. Commissioners, drst district
Ben Taylor, second district Franz
Mnllkeu, third district Volney Recto
probate Judge Edw. Pennington, pro
bate clerk B. Y. McKeyes, assessor
A. O. Kuutz, collector and treasure
@. j. Kelley, sheriff Cipriano Baca
superintendent Of schools U. f. Duff
Messrs. McKeyes, Kelly, Baca 40.
DUFF now hold offices to which the
are nominated, while Mr.. P~ennlngtO
is the present assessor.
The Clifton ball team, which wen
down to Bisbee to play a couple {
games last Sunday, lost them both
The ball grounds were on a side bill
aud the clifton players could nc
gauge their throwing. IL ofte
happened that when the catch,
threw to second base, which was dow
hill, the bali would go way above ii
baseman's head, aud when the helde
would calculate to throw a ball 20 tn
home base 1t would strike the grouu
iouR before 1t got there. These erfo
we're natural, but often costly. tt
Bisbee players promised to have Il
Stag dump levelled OF and a goo
ground prepared before the Citu
Eful3 FAINT RnRfn.