Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-07-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. JULY is, 1902

Mrs. John Muir and her sister, Miss
Bessie Muir, we're IN from Separ
Wednesday.
e. Laugerman was down from Cliff
ton this week, shaking hands with bis
many friehas.
W. H. futile, the wen known FL
Paso paint merchant, was In the city
last Saturday.
John Malone, after leading a butter
Ny life on the California beach for q
few weeks, returned to Lordsburg
and hard work Tuesday.
Last Saturday twins, both girls,
were born to Mrs. Francisco Carasco,
at Shakespeare. Major Randall re-
ports that both mother and children
are doing we'll.
The striking boiler makers at Cana.
nea returned to work last week, and
after working a few days struck agaib,
because, as they claim, the company
insisted 90 keeping one man it bad
hired white they were out.
X. K. Davis and Mrs. VIM. Davis
left Tuesday for San Francisco, to
take a look at that much talked Of
town. They will stop there a few
days, and returning will stop over at
Los Angeles for a day or so.
Judge Abbott and W. E. Allen, Of
the STEMS Peak mining company
went up to Albuquerque on a BUSH
ness trip the first of the week. They
probably will dispose Of some Of the
stock Of the company while there.
Presiding Elder Goodson Of the
Methodist church spent a couple Of
days iu Lordsburg this week, preach
ing on Monday aud Tuesday evenings.
He was pressed for time, and SO could
not make a trip up to his farm on the
river.
Frank Hudson was 10 town Satur.
day, returning to Clifton from the
Shriners convention in San Francisco.
This convention was in the middle Of
June, but 1t took him nearly a month
after 1T was over to recuperate
sufficiently to make the journey across
the desert.
Since the 1rst OF the month Arthur
Hudson has been signing his name as
postmaster at Clifton. The post
master in adjoining towns are glad
that he has hired a new clerk in the
ofice, so that there is one person In
the office who can write a hand that
1t ia not a,puzzle to read.
John McCabe left Saturday for
Globe, on special business. Next
Monday be and Miss Ida c. Wilson
will be married at the residence Of
Miss Wilson's sister in that town.
Both the contracting parties are well
known In LordsburEi where they will
make their future home, and the on
Hratulations OF their many friends
are extended to them,
The old fable about there being no
passenger traffic over the Southern
Paclhc.ln the summer time has gohe
out. Sunday the passenger train con-
sisted Of fifteen cars, and all the pas
senger cars we're flled. Even with
this heavy load and the soft spot in
the track near Gage the train only
lost ten minutes from FL Paso here,
but went out Of here in two sections.
Last Friday an eight and three
quarter pound boy vas born to County
Superintendent Of Schools White.
Mr.. White informs the LIBERAL that
ne considers it the duty Of all who are
connected In any with the
schools, or have been so connected,
when in position TO do so, to use every
effort to increase the scholastic popu-
lation, and that be, as superintendent,
sets this good example.
Jack Rutland returned to Grant
county this week. Some time ago
Jack went to South America, ITO
make his fortune" On his return he
was asked IL he had made it, and be
sald he was blamed glad to get back.
While in New York he called on
Messrs. R. P. and w. T. Hart, whom
he found in a prosperous condition.
and they sent their regards to theiI
many Grant county friends.
All the machlnests working for the
Southern Pacific at FL Paso were on {
strike the first Of the week. They
want higher wages than they have
been drawing. The machinests a
the other Southern Pacific shops il
Texas had gone on a similar strike
Negotiations are now 10 progress be
tween the strikers and the railroad
officers, and the prospect for al
amicable settlement are good.
The strike in Chicago continues ant
the business portion Of the town 1
pretty we'll tied up. 1t is said tina
thousands of dollars worth Of perish