Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-08-11
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDsBURG, AUGUST II 1905.
Mrs. =. D. weymouth is visiting 10.


w. II. Vance, a civil engineer, is
busy laying out the grounds in pre-
paration for building, for the Bonney
company.
During an electrical storm in Cliff.
ton Tuesday night the lightning burn
ed out the electric light machine, and
left the town in darkness.
S. P. Conner was in the city this
week, and made a trip to Clifton to
visit with his son, H.. M. Conner, the
mail clerk running between Lordsburg
and Clifton.
George w. Hammer and Mrs. Ramon
Gallardo we're married at Hachita
Sunday. Mr.. Hammer has charge OF
the business OF the L%ordsburg & Ha-
chita road at Brockman.
There was a heavy wind storm at
Bowie Tuesday night. The wind took
the roof off the water tank, blew the
brick chimney off the station, and did
considerable other damage.
Miss Lizzie Swan, our accomplished
school teacher, who has been attend.
ing the summer normal institute at
Las Vegas, has returned TO her Lords
burg home. The institute was largely
attended, and was a success.
There was another Chlnaman made
happy in Lordsburg this week, without
the interference Of the Chinese ms
pectors. Fong Sing, better known as
Sun Sing, and Miss Vicenta Ramirez
were married Tuesday evening by
Judge McGrath.
S. Long, who has been running out
OF Lordsburg for a long time, has got
a transfer that makes him at home
more In El Paso than 10 Lordsburg,
and so has moved his family there.
Mrs. Long left for her new home Mon.
day, to the sorrow of her many friends
here.
The school board has engaged Miss
Elizabeth Swan as principal of the
local school for the next year, and
Miss Florence Noble, Of Hardin, Mis-
souri,, as teacher in the primary de.
partment. Miss Swan taught the school
last year. Miss Noble is a sister Of
Charlie Noble. one OF u prominent
citizens. She INT highly recommend
ed as an experienced teacher.
Lera Page, who has been spending
the past few months at Plcacho, tel.
egraphing, and varying the monotony
Of the work by getting out and writing
some life insurance, is back In town
this week. He had quit telegraphing
and intended to devote his attention
TO life insurance, but as the company
was short handed consented to come
here and help out for a time. Mr.. Page
has grown a beautiful beard, which is
greatly admired by the ladies.
II. j. McGrath, a member OF the
mounted police, left for Santa Fe
Wednesday night. The entire force
has been ordered to Santa Fe to run
down a gang OF outlaws who have
been trying to kldnap the governors
son. The intention of the ~kidnapers
being to held the boy and force the
governor to pardon certain prisoners
now 10 the p~enitentiarY, as a ransom
for tho boys return. 1t is hoped the
men will be run down.
District Attorney Turner, with his
family, passed through town Tuesday,
en- route TO Tucson, for a weeks out
ing. A man who will go to Tucson as
a summer resort has the nerve, origin
allty and ability needed TO successfully
Ill the office OF the first governor OF
the new state OF Arizona, which will
soon be made from the territories OF
New Mexico and Arizona. Turner is
the man for the position.
A dispatch from Newark, Ohio, says
that Mrs. William G. Tighe has CON-
menced suit there for q divorce from
her husband, alleging wllful absence
biuCS july AVVAs LuI SOhBiS ho'N
three children, the oldest being fifteen.
The husband is the president Of the
University OF New Mexico. At this
time when there is such an agitation
OF the divorce question the regents
should not employ as guide to the
young such an example Of the divorce
evil.
There was a heavy storm In this sec
tion Tuesday. 1t commenced to rain
here about four In the afternoon. AT
ter a heavy thunderstorm the rain
stopped, but commenced again about
seven, and kept it up at intervals dur
ing the night. In connection with the
rain there was one OF the most bril-.
liant electrical storms that ever visit
ed this section. There we're heavy
rains along the line OF the Arizona s.
New Mexico road. The passenger
train Wednesday morning found sew.
eral washouts and washovers, aud did
not get to Lordsburg till nearly three
O'Clock. 10 the afternoon. There was
one particularly bad place near Yorks