Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13
LoRpsBUge JUNE 10, 1902

=. o. McCduley, Who has spent the
winter 10 LordsOurg, left this week
for bis hume 10 Fafmioguou, wsshioR.
ton.
Walter BlrchdeId and Miss Anna
Rodgers we're married a. San S,muu
last week. The bride and groom nave
many friends ia this section Of the
country, all VI whom exteod cuugrat
ulatious.
The town has been visited by one or
two " the regular June dast storms.
Monday AFTERNOON there WAS a llstle
sprinkle OF rain, just enough to feel
good. but not enough 10 do any good
to the range.
John McCahe was 10 from the Ami.
mas the drst OF the week. He repurts
that the range Is getting very short,
and II the country is not blessed with
raios very sOoD there will be a large
loss OF cattle.
A letter from E. W. Clamp an
nounces he fuund on his arrival 10
San Francisco that his clothes did not
nChiui, and ne had to order a new
complete nutat. This Is what might
be Called tough luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. D. Mclean we're
down from Clifton Saturday and took
the west bound train for San Francis
co, 10 have a look at The shriuers
in all their glory. They expect 10 be
gone about a month.
H. r. Hitchius, D D. S., writes to
the LIBERAL from Wilcox that he
will be 10 Lordsburg next Monday,
and stay four days, during whirh time
= he will be prepared to do dental work
of all kinds and descriptions.
There was a meat famine 10 town
this week, the range cattle having, as
1t looked, Joined the meat trust. No.
one was starved, but some thought It
was a close call tn starvation when
they could not get a Kansas City steak
IN a restaurant.
r. B. Malone arrived this week
frnm Portales, bnughL a packet full Of
location notices and started out after
the world. He says that in the past
few months he has heeu over pretty
much all of New Mexico, and thinks
this section of the country is the best.
Frank Hudson was down from Clif.
ton Saturday and took the west hound
train for San Francisco, tn attend the
Shriners' convention. The train was
pretty we'll loaded with Shriners, and
it is probable that many of the
shrlnets will be pretty we'll Loaded be-
fore they return. There was one car
devoted to El Paso shriners. and THEN
families, who we're out for a good
time.
Louis Champie was in from the
river the arst OF the week. He says
that the Lyons g. Campbell company
has not put him entirely out of bust
ness. He has been able To carry a
ditch on his own land snd will raise a
very fair crcp this year. The river is
now getting low, and when the farm.
ers above thnse 10 the Bedrock pre-
cinct commence To water their alfalfa
the river will go dry.
Judging from the attachment
notices published In the LIBERAL this
week the Clear Lake mining company,
which formerly did business in the
S~teeplerock district, is up against the
real thing. The company had some
very valuable mines. including the
Bank group, but from reports the
management has not been tirst class
and the capital not sufficient & make
the mines producers.
A. c. Corbett, secretary Of the
Thompson investment company, OF
Butte, Montana, who has been in
Clifton some weeks, was in the city
Monday, on route to Butte. The
Thompson company has arranged TO
purchase HIPS addition to Clifton,
and as 1901 as the title can be cleared
up and the papers arranged Mr.. Cor
bett will come back aud put this ad-
dition on the market.
The LnrdsburR ball club went up to
Clifton SUNDAY, and had a ane game.
The LOrdsburg club did not have its
full strength present, some OF its
crack players being out OF town, but
they had three OF M0renci's strong
men TO take their places, this being
understood aud conceded by the Cliff
ton management. For the drsL four
innings the game was a close one, the
score standing three to three. In the
atth innings Rodgers, who was ln the
box for L0fdsburg fell down. Two
men vent TO bases on halls, the third.
made a single and the bases we're full,
when one OF C%lifton's strong arm met
came 10 the plate and put the ball
over the mountain. II vas brought