Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-03-17
WESTERN LIBERAL.
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~LORDsBURG, MARCH IL, 1905.

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Pass, was In the city on business the
first Of the week.
Miss Ida Mckenzie, who has been
visiting 10 Clifton, returned 10 Lords
burg the nrst Of the week.
W. H. Small returned yesterday
from doing his duty as a citizen, and as
a member Of the grand jury.
Father Zimmerman came down from
Clifton Sunday and held leuten SER
vices in the Catholic church.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J.. S. Brown have been
10 Silver City this week. Mr.. Brown
is a memberOf the petit jury.
All OF the New Mexico rough riders
who attended the inauguration are re.
ported safe back 10 the territory.
Bay Shannon was 10 the city Friday
with a shipment Of cattle, which he
had been fattening at FL Paso, and
was taking to Clifton to butcher.
Mrs. A. G. Smith, Of the ella valley
bank and trust company, Of Clifton.
made a trip down to Hachita Sunday,
to meet her husband, who was return.
ing from 40 Ell Paso visit.
Jack Mennett,, who has been work
ing for the Shannon company at Cliff.
ton, for ome time, was 10 the city
Sunday, en route to Mexico. where he
has a good position with a mining COM
pany.
]. o. Phillips, who lived 10 Lords
burg for some years, and moved from
here to Douglas, was In the city the
drst Of the week, showing his friends
samples Of 6ne clothing, for which he
is taking orders.
Major W. II. H. Llewellyn, whU was
recently appointed United States at
torney for New Mexico, has returned
from Washington, presented his Gre
dentlals to the court, been sworn 10
and assumed the duties Of his Office.
G. f. Reckhart, who was doing the
assay work for the Aberdeen company
about a veal ago, died at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, last week. He was a broth.
Ell of D.. w. Reckhart, the well-known
FL Paso mining engineer and assayer.
This is the seventeenth OF March,
better known as st. Patrlck's day, II
being the anniversary Of his birth.
There are many green ribbons 10 e=.
dence to-day, worn In honor OF this
grand old man, whose favorite color
was the green of the fields of Ireland.
The statement that holes we're
punched 10 the ceiling OF Harden &
JOchem'sisaloon by some OF The hands
that went up suddenly yesterday
morning Is untrue. A carefHl-exami
nation shows that The ceiling, which is
OF iron, was mob 'puhctured, although
1t is badly dented in a spot right over
the sluG tables IabGf0 or
More rain fell in Lordsburg Monday
night than 10 any similar length OF
time Slice the deluge commenced.
From dark to daylight 1.02 inches fell.
1t came down easy and softened up
the railroad tracks some more. Owing
TO the softened conditions of the tracks
the through trains do not pretend tn
make regular time.
On the fourth page Of this issue OF
the Liberal will be found the articles
Of incorporation Of the Imperial min
ing and smelling company, a Dakota
corporation that is now licensed to do
business in New Mexico. Christ
Yaeger is the local agent Of the CON-
pany, which is largely interested 10
mining In the Shakespeare district.
The Rev. @. @. Beardon, Of Atlanta,
Texas, is 10 town and preached at the
Christian church last Sunday, and will
preach there again next Sunday. 1t is
probable that II Mr.. Beardon is salts
1ed with LordsbuFg, and the members
Of the church are satisfied with him
that arrangements will be made Go
have him supply the pulpit regularly.
- II OOopOll JUG VI 1uC ptOulluCui
farmers living on the lower ella, was
10 the city Tuesday, Mr.. Cosper was
greatly interested in the division OF
Grant county, and was anxious to have
the division made. When 1t was ex-
planned TO him that 10 all probability
the county could have been divided by
the present legislature II the people
would bave consented to leaving Pre-
cinct eight In Grant county, he ex.
pressed his appreciation that the Pyra'
mid county interests had refused tC
accept the offer. He and bis neigh
bOrs want to be in Pyramid county.
A business man In LordsburR bal
discovered that the formation OF Pyra.
MID county aud the location Of the
county seSt at Lordsburg would be Of
great benefit 10 him. He recently
wanted an abstract Of the title Of q
piece Of property, and sent to Silver
City for It. ItWas promised last week.