Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-12-22
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. DEC. 2 1eos.

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Master Jody Leahy, who has been at
school at Santa Clara. California, will
spend the holidays at home.
J. II. GrisseDger returned the FRS,
OF the week from his two weeks visit
ia Los Angeles.
u. j. Sittig returned the last Of the
week from a trip to El Paso, where he
had gone to see about the purchase OF
machinery for the mill at Malone.
Married, Thursday morning, at the
brides residence, f. H. Sine and Jew.
ell Shipp. The couple started east on
a wedding trip the same day.
Rufus Smyth, who has been confined
to the house for some time With an at
tack Of %whoopiug cough, has returned
to work at the depot.
George Hornbrook was in from his
ranch north OF Gold Hill last Wednes-
day, buying Christmas goods for his
his numerous young friends.
As usual at this season OF the year
the LIBERAL has laid in a supply Of
miseltoe for the behedt OF the ladies'.
She who wants some is welcome to
help herself.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Champie from Red.
rock, were in the city Monday. This
was Mrs hampie's arst visit 20 Lords.
burg, having come to Bedrock by the
way Of Silver City.
The evangelistic services at the
Christian church have been continued
this week, and the Rev. S. W. Jackson
reports that much interest is being.
exhibited.
Mrs. E. J. Fuller left yesterday to
visit relatives In S%tevensville, Texas.
Her sister, who lives 10 Montana, is
visiting at her old home, and Mrs.
Fuller takes advantage OF her presence
there to make a visit.
Married, Wednesday night, at the
Christian church, by the Rev. S. w.
Jackson, e. Wood aud Jennie Swan.
The newly married couple took the
east bound train the next morning for
El Paso.
VIII Ments, the well known insur-
ance solicitor, was 10 the city over
Sunday, telling the people about the
beauties Of life insurance, especially
the brand handled by the Mutual Life,
. ofNew York.Mr. Mentsdid not and In
surance buyers as plenty as he has IN
former trips. They are getting wise.
Silver City is to have a new bank. 1t
will be called the American National.
1t will have a capital Of $4,000. The
court house will not be among its as.
sets when tits opened, and the public
will watch with interest the efforts
that the other bank will make to pre-
veuta tTaaster.
W. Thwaits drove some seventeen
hundred sheep from his ranch near
Silver City, to L~ords6urg, where be
had contracted to deliver them to d.
Chadwick, who was going to ship them
to Phoenix. After looking the sheep
over Mr.. Chadwick concluded to drive
them to Phoenix, expecting them TO
get fat on the trip.
Some weeks ago a man by the name
OF johnson brought his child here
from Demiug, and the little n was
suffering from the whooping cough.
Efforts we're made to quarantine the
child, but they were not successful,
aud the disease has spread all over
town, there being some thirty or forty
children afflicted with it.
There was a happy travelling man in
town Monday, George B. Ryan, often
known as "Paddy." He had finished
his years work, and was on his way to
Chicago, to spend the holidays. He
was SC. far out Of business when here
that if a man had tackled him TO buy
a bill OF hardware he would not have
taken the order.
The east bound Golden State train
went into the ditch north OF Alamo
gordo Sunday morRlng. At 1rst it
was reported that eighteen people had
been killed, but it was finally learned
that no one was killed, nor even SER
iously fnjored. The track was so
blockaded that the limited train due
here Sunday night did not get here
until about four o'clock, Monday af-
%ternoon.
The Arizona s. New Mexico road is
building a foot bridge at the side Of
its bridge at Clifton, which will be a
great accommodation TO the people liv-
ing in HIPS addition. The Arizona
Copper company is bailding an EN-
bankment along the river, which it
hopes will condne the water at the
next GOOD, and protect its property,
A few weeks ago the school board
caused to be built what they foudly
hoped would be a burglar proof wood
house, and that the Job Of furnishing
free wood would be over. The door
neyt the street was locked on the in