Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-10-27
WESTERN LIBERAL.
L%oRDsBURG. OCT. q 1905.
Mrs. wm. oharIes and daughter

parents ia ri Paso.
II. f. Brinkman made a trip down
to El Paso this week TO see Mrs. Brink.
man, who is at the Hotel Dieu.
NJ. G.. Cloudt left the latter part Of
last week for the northern part OF
Mexico, where he expects TO do some
prospecting.
Mrs. w. s. Cox, Of Silver City, was
in the city Tuesday between trains,
en- route from Silver City to Clifton, to
visit her sister, Mrs. Bay Shannon.
The Grst OF the week another shift
OF met was put to work on the North
American company's property, aud
nov work is being pushed day aud
night
The San Carlos, Superintendent Nc
Governs private car, was In the city
Sunday, aud from it assistant Superln.
tendent Brown distributed the pay
checks.
II. ]. McGrath returned the FIRST OF
the week from a two weeks trip with
other rangers through Socorro and
Sierra county hunting a murderer.
Not a trace Of the wanted man could
be found, aud the rangers finally con-
cluded he had skipped the country.
L. Champie, postmaster, merchant,
aud justice, at Red Rock, was 10 the
city Monday. He says all the crops on
the river have been gathered, and
there is now no danger from frosts, and
he was looking for a killing one when
the weather settled, and it came Tues
day night.
e. Schumann, Fred Bluhm and some
Others have located the placer ground
10 the Burros, aud are busy working
their locations. These placers are
known to be rich, but it has been i'm
possible to work them because Of lack
OF water. There is now so much water
ia the mountains that they are able to
do considerable work.
j. G. Hopkins, of Alberene, Vir-
glnia, who was for many years secre-
tary of the Arizona copper company,
and who made a mint OF money by
buying stock in the company when it
was cheap, is 10 Clifton this week. He
is said to be one of the largest stock
holders Of the company.
Messrs. Thornburg, mccarthy and
Black, who bad been gone for some
weeks on a bear hunting trip 10 the
northern part OF the county, returned
the first OF the week. Their many
friends who had been promised bear
steaks were disappointed. II they got
a bear they must have eaten it, for
they brought no meat home.
Judge &c. II. Tucker, who recently
resigned from the position as district
Judge Of the Graham.Glla district, in
Arizona, was in the city Tuesday, re-
turning from a trip to Clifton, with
his son, who is looking for a location
10 which to practise medicine. Judge
Tucker says that he intends to remain
in Arizona, and will make his home at
Solomonvllle and practise law.
Mrs. Tevis, widow OF Captain Tevis
who died a few weeks ago, followed
her husband to the grave last week.
Mrs. Tevis came to Arizona IS a pio-
neer with her husband, and shared
with him all the trials of pioneer life,
aud brought up a family Of children.
She died at her daughters residence
in California, aud was buried at Te-
vision, Arizona.
The annouDg ement is made that the
Golden state limited, which has been
running this summer as the Chicago
express, will be put in service again
on the 2eth OF November, and will run
all winter as a limited train, which
means that passes are not good on it.
The time OF the limited will be about
the same 10 this section Of the coun-
try as the time Of the Chicago express
which is now running.
The pOstofice at York, which is be-
tween Duncan and Guthrie, on the Arr.
Eona b New Mexico road, WILDE dis
continued on the last of this month.
L. d. Dunagan, who has been post
master there, got tired of attending TO
the ONCE, and resigned. AS no one
would take his place the department
was forced to discontinued the office
The sad news was received this week
OF the death Of Sir William John Men
Ees, chairman of the Arizona Copper
Company, Limited, who passed to his
long rest at his home in Scotland Sun
day last. He had been chairman Of
the company for many years and had
been a director of the company almost
since its beginning. 1t was largely
through his tenacity Of purpose, and
his great faith 10 the Olifton-M orenci
district, that the company was brought
from an insolvent condition TO one Of
the greatest and most profitable con-
Germs In the world. Sir William was
knighted by the late and lamented
Queen Victoria some years ago as a
recognition for the many acts Of char
A. u,kfoh he hod parformad and for