Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-04-04
WESTERN LIBERAL.
%LoRDsBURe. APRIL q, 1902.

this week.
Professor Carrera made a Clifton
trip this week.
John NJ. Abbott, Of seguln, ls 10 the
city on mining business.
Chss. Hill was down from clifton
this week visiting R. Fl. Bachelor.
The Rev, and Mrs. W. A. Dlckey
left Monday for Olustee, Oklahoma,
70 visit relatives OF Mr.. Dickey.
9. W. Maxson vas Ia from the Pass
Sunday. He bad been quite sick out
at camp, and came into town as soon
as be was able TO travel.
Mr, aud Mrs. II. NJ. sturgIs, Of Bos
ton, we're in the'clty Monday, return.
ing home from a trip to Clifton. Mr..
Sturgis is largely interested in tie
ShahnOn compshy.
]. G. Hopkins came 10 from his
Virginia 'home Monday. and started
the Arizona s. New Mexico train. nut
ahead Of time, so as to get to Clifton
as quickly as possible.
George Hartman made a trip over to
Fort Bayard this week to be ex
amined by the government surgeons
on bis application Tor q pension. Mr..
Hartman is a veteran of the Philip
pines,
DR.. Van Cleve vas found dead in
his bed Sunday at his home In Silver
City, the death being caused by heart
failure. The doctor was a prominent
and popular man, hut had not been
strong physically.
The Rev. Thus. NJ. Harwood, WIN
has charge Of the Methodist mission
work 10 New Mexico and Arizona, who
Is now located at Oananea, was in
Che city yesterday, en- route from
Clifton to his old home at Las Cruces.
The furnaces 10 the electric light and
ice plant have heen changed this week
from coal burners to oil burners, and
since the change has been made there
has been much more regularity in the
lights around town, a decided i'm
provement.
further Investigation or the find
made by Wright s. Endicntt, which
they Thought was plumhago, proves it
not to he that material, although the
two are so much alike IT, takes an ex-
pert to tell the difference. The
material is m~icaceous iron.
c. NJ. Shannon was down from Clif.
ton Friday, en- route to Zicatecas,
Mexico, to examine and report on a
large silver property there. Mr.. Shan
0 is an EXTREMITY modern mining ex-
pert. He carries his overalls, sample
sacks, aud %candlestick in a dress suit
case.
J.,B. Dibbrell, one Of the owners Of
the Lena mining company, who was
here for some time watching the open.
jug Of the Lena concentration, re-
turned tn his home at.Seguln, Texas,
the 1rst Of the week, greatly pleased
at the way the machinery did the
work.
At Clifton last Saturday night Mrs,
G, NJ. Shannon and Mrs. Baylor Shan
non gave a reception 10 honor or Mr.,
and Mrs, E A. Carter aud Mr.. and
Mrs. ". B. Thompson. Music, cards
and dancing we're enjoyed by a large
party from Clifton, Metcalf, Morenci,
LOrdsburS, New York city, Boston
aud Springfield, Massachusetts,.
Mr.. j. W, Menzies, chairman Of the
directors Of the Arizlnt c7Dper COM
pany, Of Scotland, accnmpanied by
his charming daughter, Miss Alice
returned from Clifton last Friday
took a ride nut 10 The end of the track
of the Lordsburg s. Hachita railroad
which Is being built by the Ariznns
copper company, and took the cas-
bound train for home.
Now that the smelter has shut dnwI
the people Of Silver City are going Il
try and build a smelter to be owned
and managed By home people. I
there Is the enormous mount Of or,
in the vicinity of Silver City that tn,
residents Of that place have Away
claimed there is, a smelter managed II
the interest. Of the home people ough
to he a success, either for It's owners
or for the town. We hope tn see sucI
40 enterprise succeed. The tow
needs something besides the cour
house to keep IL goI1g.
r. H. Bachelor, of the Aberdee
mining Company, arrived in town las
Friday, and has spent alt of his tim
out at the mines since he came, H
has let contracts for drifting on tn
Blue Bird aud the Orphans Home
End for the sinking Gf 4 prospeC
shaft on the Little Mack. Mr. Batch
Slor is Investigating the practicat~sid
bf the mining business aud paSin
No nkaant9nn fn tho maghaF