Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-05-02
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. NAY ?, 1902.

The brick, sand, and rock fol
Charlie Lees new store building have
been piling up ia front Of the lot the
past week,
Mrs. Herbert Wright, who has been
10 the hospital at El Paso for some
weeks, returned Sunday, her health
entirely recovered.
The Southern Pacific trains which
were regularly irregular are now irreg.
ularly irregular. You cannot guess
how late they will be.
The Rev. E. r.. Goodsou, presiding
elder Of this district, was 10 the city
this week, He preached here Tues
day night and on Wednesday went up
TO the church on the ella river.
w. II. Lelhy, who has been confined
to his house TOR a couple OF weeks, or
so, is out this week. During his ali.
sence from the business portion Of
town he took occasion to grow an ele
giant crop of whiskers.
A covered porch has been built this
week in front Of the Bank Exchange
and Or. Crackers office, which will
make a very comfortable aud cool
resting place during the coming hot
sumner days.
Miss Bessie Pratt, who had charge
of the primary department Of the
Lordsburg schuols the past winter,
left Saturday for Silver City, to visit
Mrs. g. e. Norman, who was her
claSsmate at the Stanford university.
Tuesday evening President Colqu.
houn Of the Arizlna copper company
entertained IA large number OF friends
at a smoker in the library building at
Clifton. AS is ALWAYS the case when
Mr.. Colquhoun entertains his guests
had a most enjoyable time.
The weather is changing from
spring to summer, and 90 occasions
during the past week has been quite
summary. Shirt waists are numerous,
straw hats have made their appear
ance. and all the o%vercOats have been
packed away for future use.
James B. Speed, who has been clerk
ing Ia the Southern Pacific office here
for several years, and is considered
one of the most competent clerks on
the division has been advanced to the
position Of chief clerk in the Tucson
office. MI. Speeds L%ordsburg friends
will he sorry 10 see him leave, but are
glad ca know he has been promoted,
aud is Ia line for still further pro
motions.
Like many other people who depend
on the water that flows down the
river, on top of the ground, the farm
ers under the Union canal at Solom m.
Vile are having trouble. The water
does not flow. Those interested have
hored a number Of wells, which they
found easily Tiled with water and now
they are going To Try and pump the
wells dry. II they cannot do IL they
will dig larger wells, PIT In larger
pumps and depend on the water from
these wells for irrigation.
John Childers, who killed Thos. L.
Helm, was acquitted in the court al
Las Cruces last Saturday. His plea
was nf self defense. He claimed he
killed Helm self defense, 70 save his
own life, and his lawyers made the
Jurors believe this was true, but It is
quite probable that the jury was ready
to believe anything favorable To the
live man. and like many %juries, cared
little for the dead a he was gone.
The undisputed facts Of the case are
that at the time OF the killing CnilderS
was sober and Hehin was drunk
Childers picked a quarrel with Helm
and shot him. " this is self defense
it is hard TO conceive a killing that
would not be self defense. The trial
cost Chiluers' father a good deal Of
money, and after the acquittal he took
his son and family to his home in
'1eNdBs II OulluSio VIII oV"J U'tiN'
and not come hack u Grant comfy
it. will be considered mitigating cir
cumstances.
The Rev, Bruce Goddard, who has
been stlrrinR up communities in Arr
IONA, dropped into Lordshurg the
other day and intimated that he would
like u hold a revival in Lordsburg and
save many 0f the sinners whn needed
conversion. While the trustees Of the
Methodist church were considering
the matter a friend handed one OF
them q copy Of the Silver Belt, printed
at Glube, Arizona, which devoted a
little space 10 Mr.. Goddard, intimat'
ing that he was a whited sepulcher,
and condoling with the local preacher
for being Caught by a man with such
a record, but claiming the local
preacher was not To he blamed, for
Mr.. Goddard carried such a front that
It would not be surprising to know he
had deceived a bank cashier, let alone