Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-04-21
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, APRIL 81, 1906.

Waa IL WAg kAnN ANN-
day, visiting his many friends.
Col. s. NJ A~shenfelter. Of Silver City,
was in town Friday, On business.
Eugene Moses left the tirst Of the
week for El PasO on personal business.
@. f. DunaRan, the Hachlta mer-
chant, visited Che metropolis this
week.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Orocker, who has been
visiting in Los Angeles, returned home
Wednesday.
Mrs. Baylor Shannon and her son
Lloyd we're in the city Friday, en- route
from Clifton TO El Paso.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Kincaid left
"Wednesday for Oregon, being called
by the death Of Mrs, Klncaid's father,
Miss Minnie Kellum passed through
on the eastbound passenger train Mon.
day, en- route from her home 10 Los
Angeles to visit friends 10 Iowa, where
she used to live.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs~aC.t F. Hollipger Tuesday night.
Mother aud babe are doing well, and
the father expects to be able to return
70 work 10 day or so.
Noah Hayden has temporarily shut
down work on the Century company's
property, where he had a contract for
sinking, as he did not have enough
machine drillers to work full time.
School closed for the year last Fri
day, and on Saturday the children had
a picnic at the cliffs, south of town.
They reported killing FIVE rattlesuakes
during the day and said they bad a
great time.
W. H. Jack was in town from Oak
Grove this week to meet a California
gentleman who wanted TO buy a few
thousand head of cattle for exporta-
ton to the coast, where there are
many people who are beef hungry.
The running Of the Golden state
limited all summer will insure an
earlier and prompter arrival of mail at
this point than has been enjoyed dur.
ing any previous summer. The mail
contract was q Of the inducements
that secured the continuation of the
service during the summer.
j. A. Lewandowski was in the city
Monday between trains. en- route
home to Douglas from a trip east. Mr..
Lewandowski has a fine ranch near
Douglas, and has recently set out a
large number Of grape vines. He has
to irrigate them from a we'll. He has
had a great deal Of experience in grow.
ing grapes and thinks that the soil and
climate at Douglas will produce the
finest wine grapes In the world.
The LIBERAL received a special from
Silver City yesterday announcing the
safe return OF Deputy Assessor Hobart.
At n time the assessors Office feared
it had lost the deputy, aud was re-
lieved when he appeared. While on
this trip he assessed a large portion of
Luna county, having forgotten all
about the division OF the county.
The penitentiary crew are again at
work on the scenic highway between
Las Vegas aud Santa Fe. II the Hon.
VIII. NewcOmb, who is a member OF
the %penitentiary board, would only set
a bunch of these men at work on the
scenic highway between Gold Hill and
Silver City there would not be such a
strong demand for the division Of
Grant county.
The weather-wise people claimed
that we had so much rain during the
winter that the ground got SO thor
oughly soaked that we would have no
dust storms this spring. Like most
other weather prophets they lost out.
The dust has not been nearly as bad
this spring as usual, but the storms
have been here, and like all dust
storms they have been dlsagreeable.
The injunction suit to prevent the
issue OF bonds on account of the Mar
tin relief law, which provides for aid
ing the people who have Teen starving
since the floods last fall, and for build.
ing dykes, was argued before Judge
McBie Tuesday at Santa Fe, and as
yet no Judgment has been given. No
matter what decision Judge McFie
makes It is probable that the case will
go TO the supreme court.
The ella Valley Bank and Trust
company, with Offices at Solomonvillei
Clifton. Morencl and Globe, has pub.
llshed a statement of its condition on
the 31st Of March. The total resources
are s659, 145, 10, of which s277, OS9. % are
loans aud 1926, 1872 70 is cash and ex
change. The deposits amount tC
S542, 1861 90. Taken altogether 1t is q
due statement, and shows the com
pany is 10 a good, solid condition.
W. A. Leonard, OF the Clifton Era,
B. E. BnlingsleY, the Duncan mer
chant, NJ. Reardon, the passenger con
ductor on the Arizona s. New Mexico