Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19
WESTERN LIBERAL.
L~oRDsBURG, MAY 10, 1905.
A 0 was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Caesar Brock, at Malone. Tuesday.

Chris Yaeger left last Saturday for
San Antonio, Texas, TO consult With
bis partner regarding their mining in
terssts south Of town.
q. @. Beardon, who had charge OF
che Christian church here for a few
weeks, has returned TO his old home at
Arlington, Texas.
Cassels 8 Moore have opened a soda
fountain In their drug store, much to
the delight Of that large portion OF the
community that enjoys this refreshing
beverage.
John I. McOabe, who has been down
on the XII ranch for a few weeks,
helping the cowboys round up steers
for shipment, returned TO town the
hrst OF the week.
The Rev. N. D. Wood and John J..
Malone left the ifst OF the week for
Artesia, to attend the conference Of
the Methodist church, which is 10 ses-
sion there this week.
B. w. Randall went up to Clifton
wednesday, accompanying Jake Metz.
Ter, OF Dallas, Texas, The two will
look at some mining properties in that
camp 10 which Mr.. Metzler expects to
become interested.
Mrs. Baylor Shannon aud Mrs. ]. E..
Thompson and her son Joe, were in
the city Monday, en- route to Clifton
for a short visit. From Clifton they
will go to Blsbee, where Mrs. Shannon
will pay Mrs. Thompson a visit.
Copies of the report OF the irrigation
congress held at FL Paso last fall may
be obtained OF A. W. Clifford, El Paso,
for one dollar. The report is vastly
interesting to anyone interested 10 ir-
rigatlon, either practically or theoreti-
cally.
Summer seems to have made ar.
engagements for an early eutry. Tues
day and Wednesday would have been
called warm weather at any time Of
the year, aud the folks who we're still
wearing their winter underclothes
found them especially warm.
Judging from the Items in the vari-
Gus territorial papers, telling about e.
w. Olapp visiting the local Knights OF
Pythias lodges, he will come home
weighing about two hundred pounds.
Every item tells about a banquet in
bis honor, and how the grand chancel-
Tor enjoyed It.
Henry WlckenburE, one OF Arizona's
Oldest pioneers, the founder Of the
town OF WickenbGrg and the discov-
eFer Of the famous Vulture mine, COM
United suicide Monday, by the aid OF
a revolver. The old gentlemen was So
years OF age, and for some time had
been quite melancholy.
Douglas was incorporated by the
COchise county supervisors this week,
and now has a common council, aud
soon expects TO have a mayor, and a
police force, and a Gre department,
and bnodle aud graft, and all the
other things that go with a city. Sue
less TO the city OF Douglas.
President Colquboua aud J. G.. Hop.
-kins, came in from the west Tuesday,
on the arst section of the passenger
train, and took a special to Clifton.
On the second section of the passen.
ger train came Director Gill, of the
Arizona copper company, and a party,
who were taken to Clifton during the
night, on a special.
The Clifton aud Morenci Knights OF
Pythias who had been attending the
meeting Of the grand lodge OF that
order, at Phoenix, were in the city
Saturday, returning home. They had
q doe session Of the grand lodge, aud
all were we'll satisfied because j. Fl.
Cox, Of Clifton, had been elected
grand chancellor for the ensuing year.
The LIBERAL finds that its ales is
short a copy Of the paper dated March
IL, II any Of the readers OF the papers
have a copy Of that issue they will con.
fer a great favor by sending it 10 for
the Ole. A newspaper always keeps a
complete hle OF its papers, and this is
the only missing o In the more than
seventeen years the paper has been
published.
II LordsburE is &c have a Fourth OF
July celebration it is about time to
commence making the necessary ar
engagements. The last celebration was
held under the auspices Of the knights
Of Pythias lodge, and wal a success
The local lodge was organized on the
Fourth Of July, and the members like
TO celebrate IL as a birthday. They
cannot DO better than TO organize an
other celebration.
d. q. Miller had az experience Sun
day which same near ending his life
He was at the slaughter house for th'
purpose Of killing a beef. BE got thi
rope around the animals horns, and
was drawing him up to the ring, b.
the aid OF q windlass. In some man