Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-07-25
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. JULY Is, 1902

For Rent:-small house apply at
this Office.
z. L. Cannon left Monday on q
business trip to Silver City.
The Bisbee base ball club is Drepar.
ing for q trip 10 a private car
John I. McCabe and Ida G. Wilson
we're married In Globe Monday.
Tommy Tong expects to open the
Palace hotel the irst OF the month.
@. P. RosencranE was 10 the city
Sunday en- route TO ri PasO on busi-
ness.
<Major B. W. Randall leTt Sunday
for Texas, 10 investigate some mining
property.
ADaye Clark was 10 town from Cliff
ton Tuesday, en- route to the Callfor-
MIA beaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Small intend to
take a trip over to the Hot Springs
nRxt week.
Bay Shannon aud bis Salt River
cattle have worn a trail between
Phoenix and Clifton,
Jas. A. Mahoney, the largest tax
payer ia Luna county, was In the clty
between trains Saturday.
Ping pong has struck L%ordsburg,
or LOrdsburg has struck ping pong,
whichever you wish to call it.
DR.. A. e. Brown, the FL Paso den.
fist, stopped in town a few day while
en- route TO Long Beach, California.
The strike OF the Southern Pacific
maehinests at Ell Paso is of, The
company is said to have conceded the
increase of wages.
Judge Louis Marshall was in town
Sunday from Deming. He stopped en-
route to California, where he goes to
see the fair s6ihamers.
Russell Agee was In town this week
shaking hands with his old friends
and telling the merchants what lne
overalis Sweet, Orr s. Co. make.
There was a mad dog scare in town
Wednesday and before the dog which
was supposed to be mad could do any
damage Constable McGrath shot him.
The Southern Pacific will build a
million gallon oil tank at DemiDg, but
it will probably be a million years be-
fore the El Paso s. Deming oil COM
pany will have oil enough to, ill it.
Alex. Thompson is laying off for a
few days on account Of an attack Of
chills aud fever. He says it is not a
Deming production, but was contract
In the east a year or two ago.-Dem.
ing Herald.
The Morenci Southern had a small
washout Monday which was dis
covered when the engine ran of the
track aud turned over. 1t was gen.
orally supposed that the corkscrew
road was so built on stills that water
could not reach its track.
The school census as taken this year
gives Clifton a population OF 4,20O.
The census law does not permit the
taking Of the census Of unincorporated
towns. The population Of such places
are merged with those OF the district
and the census enumerator is not al.
lowed to give out the figures. 1t is
pretty safe to say that Clifton al the
present time has a population Of be-
tween $500 and 4,000.-Era.
An Arizona physician is quoted as
giving the advice that a child should
never be spanked on a full stomach.
This matter was brought up before
the Lordsburg mothers club by a
childless member. After the matter
was Investigated it was found that
none OF the mothers ver spanked a
child on a full stomach, or an empty
one either, they all turned the young
Que over before the spanking COM
menced.
@. F. Moss, supply agent OF the
Southern Pacific company on thii
division, was IN the city this week
Mr.. Moss is thinking Of opening 4
dining room here which will be pro
tected by the company. He has hat
a great deal OF experience Ia this kind
of work and promises, II he opens
dining room, that it will be run frs
class in all particulars. 1t has not yeI
been decided whether the COMPANY
will erect a building for him.
Last Friday the members Of tn
Woman's Home Mission Society HEX
their regular meeting at the home o
one Of their members, Mrs. Samue
Hughes who lives at the Superio
mine. Some fifteen drove out II
carriages and after enjoying n o
Mrs Hughes good dinners a bushes
and devotional session OF the societ
was held. The members them start
ed for home having had q OF tn
nAoat anioVable meetings In the bill