Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-27
WESTERN LIBERAL.
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Mrs. W. II. Marble expects to leave
for Kansas City for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Clapp expect to
arrive ia Lordsburg next Sunday.
Mrs. o. A. Simpson left Tuesday
for the hospital in El Paso, she was
accompanied BY DR.. Crocker.
A. l.. Noel vat In from Malone this
week. He reports work as progress
lug 90 the mines under his charge.
Bonefacio Garcia died Monday, from
heart failure. he was a prominent
member OF the Mexican colony, and
had lived ia this vicinity for a good
many years. He left several children,
all of whom we're grown.
The Southern Pacific has posted a
placard on the outside Of the depot
giving its tariff rates. Heretofore
these tariffs have been considered
something OF a secret. A layman
could ask for 4 rate on a particular
shipment, and receive the desired in-
formation, but was not allowed to
study the entire tariff. This is now
changed and any person can study all
rates TO his hearts content.
Wiley e. Jones came down from
Clifton Friday, en- route to Solomon
vile. Court vas to meet in Solomon
vile to finish up the work left when
the judge adjourned court a few
weeks ago on account of small pox be.
ing discovered 10 the Jail. The judge
concluded not to call the jury together
again, and only non-jury cases were
heard. Mr.. Jones informs the LIBER-
AL that he will this summer open an
Office at Clifton.
W. B. Walton came in from Silver
City Wednesday. He was unusually
reticent regarding his business. On
being asked what he was after he re-
piled that he was no longer after any
thing, but was 10 a receptive condi.
tion, ready to receive anything. Be.
fore he left town it was learned thai
he had been putting forth great
efforts to receive the nomination a:
probate clerk. He has had this be.
fore, and knows it is a good thing.
G. F. Hill came down from Clifton
Saturday to meet II. H. Bachelor
He expects to leave for Los Angelo:
TO see If that Charles Hill who recent
ly died and left $4,000 in a safe de
pusIt vault was not close enough a
relative so he ear appropriate the
roll. He says he does not know of any
relative who could have died leaving
such d roll Of cash, but if any man
named Hill did pass out with suct
leavings he is willing to admit he is &
near and dear relative.
The strike on the Arizona s. New
Mexico road 6zzled out, the only re
suit being that a number Of men are
looking for a new job, and a number
OF other men have got better job.
than they had. The men who organ.
lied and went on the strike have no
got the sympathy of their fellow work
men on the same road, nor on The
Southern Pacific. A prominent unioI
man working on the Southern PacidO
was interviewed by the LIBERAL re
garding this strike, and be roundi
denounced the strikers and upheld
the action of Superintendent Schu
men. He said that 10 the drst plac
the men had no grievance, they ha0
better jobs, and were getting bette
nay than the men working for Tn
Southern Pacific. That the rea
trouble was that a number of hob
sWitchmen had been working in th
yard at Clifton for some time, ace
mulated a little money, and this wa
more prosperity than they were use
to, or could stand. As they were du
to quit their jobs, SO as to have
chance to spend their accumulate
money, they thought 10 would add
little to the occasion to raise a ROY
aud make a lot of other men quit ads
They prepared a set Of demands fC
more pay and less work. One OF ii
men put a substitute on in his plat
without permission, which is strict
against the rules on all roads, accum
lated a Jag, which is enough to dre
mar on most roads, and took Il
papers to Superintendent Schume
Paving no attention to the deman
Superintendent Schumen 1red 9
delegate for the two offences OF lea
ing his work without permission a
being drunk, whereupon the ga
Quit, as did the traiOmen on I
freight train. They yelled 'scab"
every one who took their places, a
scared one or two men off, but all t
places we're o filed, Men at wo
on the Southern Pacific we're glad
go to work on the Arizona g. M
Mexico, because on most OF the lc
the work is easier, and the pay is b
ter, the road is shorter than I