Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-24
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBuRG. Nov. "a lgO5.
y. H. Lerchen, the pemIng mInIng

his trip to the eastern portion. OF the
territory.
Sheriff Parks, OF Graham county, was
70 the city Tuesday between trains, en-
route to Clifton.
J.. f. Nichols, who has been attend.
Jog the grand lodge OF the masonic fra
ternities at Prescott. was ia the city
Monday, en- route home to Clifton.
@. f. Hemenway, after spending a
week ia Lordsburg, left for his home
at Moline Illinois. His son, J.. @. Hem
enwayi will remain during the winter.
Mrs. A. G. Thumm has been In Tue
son this week, attending the probate
court. Mrs. Thumm is the admins.
traitor OF her mothers will.
Mrs. Baylor Shannon came down
from Clifton Sunday, accompanying
her sister, Mrs. Cox, who has been
.kting her, this far on her way to her
home az Silver City.
The Southern Pacific pay checks
were received yesterday, and there
vas the usual skirmlsh to get the
checks cashed, and pay of the month
ly bills.
]. e. Hannum was in the city the
Grst of the week, returning from a
trip to Clifton, where be had been
looking after the interests Of his
friend, John d. Rockefeller.
The statement of the condition Of
the First national bank at Ell Paso on
November o appears this week, and
shows that the bank is continually
growing. Its balance now amounts to
over three millions of dollars.
The price of silver is higher than It
has been for years, reaching CAT cents
this week. II it will keep above sixty
cents for a time some Of the silver
mines south OF town will be opened
up and set to producing again.
On the 10Th OF this month Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Pratt will celebrate their
golden wedding, at their home in San
Francisco. Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt are
che parents of Mrs. e. w. Clapp. Mrs.
Pratt has visited her daughter in
Lordsburg, and has many Acquaintance
here.
The people in Arizona are making
great preparations for the fair that is
60 be held in Phoenix the first week
in December. Judging from posters
that have been issued the fair will be
more of an exhibition OF agricultural
products, and less of a sporting event
than the fair that is annually held at
Albuquerque.
The visitors to the mining congress
who went across the river to see a bull
fight we're lucky enough to see some.
thing that nearly every American
wants to see, and that was for a bull
TO get a man. Generally the bull has
no show, but one Of these caught one
of the bull fighters on a horn, and
tossed him high in the air, to the
great delight Of the Americans.
Supervisor Baylor Shannon, of Ora
ham county, was 10 the city Tuesday.
returning from Phoenix, where he had
been called in his official capacity, on
account of the famous tax cases. He
says the court listened to the lawyers
talk about the tax matter till it got
tired, and then took the case under
advisement, and will not render a de-
clslon until January.
DR.. Hagen, Of Silver City, formerly
of Lordsburg, has given up his practise
at Silver City, and gone to London,
England, where he Will have charge
OF the British agency Of the Dupont
powder company. The doctor is an
expert on powder, and undoubtedly
will do we'll in England. His family
will stay in Deming until spring, and
then join him ia London.
Angel Rodriguez, was shot aud
killed by MarcelinO Quesada, at Leo
pold, last week. Quesada aud an ac-
complice, named Florencio Olivetes,
escaped. The men had had some
trouble over a gambling debt OF a dol
lar and half, which, it is alleged
Rodriguez owed Quesada, and in the
quarrel the shooting occurred.
The drilling match at the conyen-
tion was declared a tie between Cham
berlain s. Make, the champions, aud
Page Brothers, OF Bisbee. 1t vas
drilled of Saturday morning, and the
Page Brothers won arst money. Cham.
berlain and Make have challenged the
Page Brothers TO drill for a bet OF
81, 1000 at the Arizona fair, but as the
fair authorities have limited the en-
tries to the drilling contest TO Arizona
mea the ex-champions cannot enter,
although the fair people may make a
special event for these two teams and
put up a pretty purse.
There has been frequent trouble
with delays on train 43, the limited
and 10 to mora oftan late than on time.