Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-05
WESTERN Liberal.
LoRDsBuRe, Nay !, 1905.



J. n. Curetcu, OF the Borros, was 4
the cit7 Friday, and made the In
ERAL 2 pleasant call.
Mrs. A. M, Wilson, and her son
Master Elmer. are visiting with Mrs
Wilson's mother, Mrs. Simpson.
Mrs. g. X. Oherrie and daughter lef
the 1rst Of the week, for Mrs. Cherrle'
old home IN Kansas 70 spend The sum
meF.
]. ~ Hannum, Of the Continenta
oil company, was In town Saturday
looking after the interests Of his com
pany.
o. r. Hollinger is representing e. a
Hartman 10 the Southern Pacific
once during the absence Of E. w
Clapp.
@. / Moore, Of Deming, arrived ID
town this week, and will 90 into part.
nership With Dr. Cassel, In the drug
business.
Mrs. George Whaley and children
left Saturday for Phoenix, to visit
Mrs. WhsleY's sister, who lives in that
waterbound city.
Major B, w. Randall left Tuesday
for Douglas on a business trip. He ex-
pects to return the latter part Of this
week, or the arst Of next.
The people OF Bisbee are rejoicing,
and the saloon keepers Of that town
are sweating blood. A nve cent beer
joint has been opened in that town.
w. P. Harris, who has been o of
the once force in the Southern Pacific
depot here for some time, has been
given a desk In the auditors Office at
Tucson. His desk 10 the local office is
now occupied by George Wood.
Some of the farmers on the river are
blowing and planting land that is not
under ditch. The ground is SO thor
Oughly soaked by the winter rains that
they think they will be able to raise a
crop this year without irrigation.
Frank Campbell got worried over
VIM. B%lackburn's continued absence
10 ri Paso, and went down to investi.
gate the matter. He returned Tues.
day, and reports that Blackburn is all
right, aud probably will return the
latter part OF this week.
There is a roundup crew hard at
work In the country north Of here.
W. III. Jack, of the Crowfoot company,
expects TO deliver a thousand head OF
cattle at Lordsburg next Wednesday,
and his neighbors are assisting in his
roundup and working their own cattle
at the same time.
=. w. Clapp and family left for Sill
yer City Monday. Mr.. Clapp will pay
an official visit TO the Knights OF
Pythlas lodge in that town, and will,
during this month, visit every subor-
dinate lodge 10 the territory. While
he IL making this trip Mrs. Olapp and
her daughter will visit with Mrs. o.
S. Warren 10 Silver City.
The big food on the Rio Grande,
which caused so much trouble around
Trinidad a week ago has reached
southern New Mexico, and the fats
above El Paso have been flooded with
water. The river at El Paso has been
higher than at any time during the
winter, but as the city is we'll protect
ed BY the dyke no damage has resulted.
The handling Of trains on the South.
ern Pacific is rapidly improving, and
they are getting much nearer their
time table schedule than they have
been all winter. The Rock Island
trains are further of from the time
table than any of the others, but 1t is
said that the Rock Island time table
was not made for trains to run on, but
TO be used In selling tickets.
The Arizona papers report that Col.
EDes Randolph is going 90 build al
across the Salt river. near
Phoenix, for the use OF his Phoenix s.
Marlcopa road that win be SO high,
aud so long and so deep, and 50 heavy,
aud so solid that not enough high
can come down the Salt river in
two years to wash it out. This will be
I great relief TO the people Of the Arlz-
ona capital.
W. D. Grinith came near losing his
house at Shakespeare Tuesday after
noon. Fire caught In the roof of the
kitchen from the ~stovepipe which
gOes through the roof, about half past
5 10 the evening. BY strenuous Efforts
he Ore was put out after burning a
ben foot hole 10 the roof. Mr. GriHith
VIII repair the roof and build a brick
shlmney. Like many other men be
has found out by actual experience
hat It does not pay to run a ~stOvepipe
Through q wooden roof. nl
A special agent Of the Bureau OF
Forestry has visited Fort Bayard
the government has established
sanitarium for the treatment of con-
lumptives in the army, to make ar
'ansements for planting trees on the
'eservation, with the Intention Of
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