Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-07-14
WESTERN LIBERAL.
L-oRDsBuRe. JULY. IA 1905.

night for Los Angeles, where they ex'
poet to stay a couple Of weeks, having
a good time.
Mrs. W. A. Leonard, and two boys,of
Clifton, were 10 the city Saturday, en-.
route to Clifton's favorlte summer re-
sort, Long Beach, California, where
they will spend the heated term.
The spell OF hot weather that has
been visiting this section was broken
Saturday, and since then the weather
has been quite enjoyable, although It
gets rather warm in the middle OF the
day.
The new postofice at Franklin,
near Duncan will be furnished mail by
the Clifton and Lordsburg railway
postoflce, aud the Arizona aud New
Mexico railroad will have q new sta
ton, which will be known as Frank
Ito.
Mrs. A. G. Smith, Of Clifton, was in
the city Tuesday, en- route to Denver.
She will spend the heated term in the
mountains OF Colorado, aud return by
the way Of Portland, where she will
visit the exposition,
The first rain Of the season at Lords
burg fell Monday night. A sharp
thunder storm was enough to wake
the people, and the rain was heard to
fall, but so little fell that it was all
dried up by morning, yet it rained
enough to make a record,
Saturday afternoon, about five o.
clock there was an alarm OF FIRE, which
proved to be John Robson's wagon
shed. The shed was destroyed, and
his wagon was burned. BY hard work
the house was saved. The origin Of
the are is a mystery. Mr. Robson es-
Inmates his loss at about 5000, no in
uranc
A. J. McGovern, who has been 10
Lordsburg for some months, taking a
treatment for consumption from DR..
Crocker, left the FIRST of the week for
Tucson, where he will go TO work. He
has about recovered from the dread
disease, aad the doctor thinks the re-
cnverY Will be complete. DR.. Croker
has been very successful with his
treatment OF consumptives, and their
immediate improvement is distinctly
noticeable.
Pyramid lodge OF Knights Of Pythias
held a public installation Of officers
Tuesday night. The meeting was
largely attended, and the visitors were
greatly interested. Grand Chancellor
Clapp had charge of the installation
ceremonies, which were interspersed
with music. After the work was an-
ished and the lodge was closed some
of the visitors wanted to dance, so the
floor was cleared, music was procured,
and the dancers had a good time.
A. 4. Thomson and j. r. Hampton,
two prominent citizens Of Clifton,
were 10 the city Tuesday, en- route to
the California beaches, for a salt wat
er swim. Ia talking about the Salton
sea Mr.. Thomson laughingly remarked
that it would be a Joke Il the sea had
overlooked the Southern Pacific track
and he got stalled there on the des-
ert. He was reminded that II the
track was overlooked the place would
not be a desert, but a sea, ADD he
could do his swimming act there in
stead OF Ia the ocean. The train he
was on was held up at the Salton sea.
The people OF Demlng who are Civ
en- to indulgence 10 the article that
made Milwaukee famous have been
having a great time the past week. A
representative of the Albuquerque
brewery opened a Joint in Deming and
proceeded TO sell beer at five cents a
schooner. There we're men 10 Dem
ing who had never tasted of five cent
beer, and there were others who had
not drank it in so long a time they had
forgotten its taste. Both classes ex-
perimented with the beverage, and
they liked it, It was estimated by
scientific observers that more beer
was drunk 10 Deming during the FIRST
three days i've cent beer vas on sale
than during any previous month in
the history Of the city.
S. w. VIM went through LOrdsbure
last week Thursday en- route home.
Mr.. Winn reports everything moving
along at the National mines ia hne
shape. The annex TO mill building is
0nlshed containing room for a third
concentrating table. A wildey table
was ordered from Denver on the goth
ofJune aud should be at Stems Pass
any day now. "Sllm's" Drift on the
200 foot level which for weeks has
shown very low values, last week run
into one OF the largest and finest DO
dies Of sylvanite ore yet encountered
10 the mine. The $50 foot level Is
now just entering the vein zone and
should cut ore 10 a shift or two. AL
toooth,r tha conditionR at the mine