Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-03-03
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, MARon 8, 1909.

country.
Miss Ceciie Kirkland, who has been
visiting her brother az Yuma, returned
the FIRST OF the week.
Mrs. James f.. Barber left Tuesday
for Demlug, to make a visit with
friends in the windmill city.
s. B. Scarborough, who has been
working in the Eagle Drug Mercantile
Company's butcher shop, backed up
against a sharp knife the other day,
and received a severe cut on his leg,
which will disable him for some time.
Wiley b. Jones was in town Tues
day, en- route from Stafford TO Clifton
His train crossed the ella on stills
while en- route to Bowie, and he OK.
pected to cross 10 again, and the San
Francisco by ferry boat, before he got
home.
A townsite has been plated on Cliff
ton Heights, and the Shannon com.
pauy has plated all OF its spare ground
on the hill. 1t ought to be a good
time-t sell building lots that are
above high water 10 Clifton at this
time.
Mt. and Mrs. c. J. Adsir left Satur.
day for San Pedro, California, where
Mr.. Adair will take charge OF the bus
iuess of the Wells-Farg9 company at
that point. He was relieved by n.
Dickson, who will have charge Of the
business temporarily.
The department Of commerce has
ordered all its inspectors to wear uni
form. Chinese Inspector Bonner re-
ceived Instructions regarding the mat
ter this week. He has ordered the
uniform, aud when IL comes he will
blossom out as breezy as a policeman
or a passenger conductor.
Deputy Unitcd States Marshall Case
mar spent a few days in town this
week, visiting his old friend G.. G..
Kulp, who is here from Sham"kin,
Pennsylvania, looking after the affairs
OF the North American company. The
two men were boys together in Penn
sylvaula, and enjoyed the reunion.
The Roberts & Leahy Mercantile
Company has built a cinder walk
alongside its lot on Pyramid street.
This is quite an accommodation to the
people who have to travel that street,
especially in wet weather. As the
walk is under the caves Of sumo sheds
it gives a chance TO make use of an
umbrella.
The Clifton Herald brags that the
meauest man 10 Arizona has been in
that town. The food last week melt
ed down the Catholic church, al adobe
structure, also the parsonage. Father
Zimmerman stored his bedIn "A vacant
room, and the 'meanest mar 10 Ariz-
Ona" burg!arized the room ana stole
the holy mans bed.
A new company, the 'steenth, has
been formed to bui,l The DcwIng Sill
yer Spike & SouLaeru road from Dem
ing to Columbus. There does not
seem to be much need for this road
since the Southeastern Was built, but
the building of The road has become a
fad with the Deniing people, and they
will continue working at it as matter
of habit.
Professor f. A. Joocs spent some
time this week at the North American
mining company's mines, and was
greatly pleased with what be saw.
Work on Shaft No. >, which was start
ed on the professors advice, is being
rapidly sunk, with three shifts Of men,
each working eight hours. They are
working in a fine large body Of ore,
which occupies the full width Of the
shaft.
The bids for the construction OF the
Roosevelt dam on the Salt river, in
Arizona, were opened last week.
O'Rourke & Co., Of Galveston, made
the lowest bid, 81, l47, 600, and agreed
to finish the work ia two years. Rod.
erlck s. Ward, Of st. Louis, made q
bid $4,000 larger, but agreed to de
the work 10 seventeen months. il
may be that the department will ac.
cept this bid, as the saving of seyef
months would compensate for the diff.
ference In price.
There has been rain in Lordsbure
every month since aud including June
The total precipitation at this point
from the first Of June to the lrst Of
February was 1851 inches. The oldest
inhabitant does not remember the
time when it rained every month fol
ten months 10 succession, and th'
average i~nhabitant does not want tC
see another such a rainy spell. a
great many people came to this coun
try on account Of its dry climate, anC
they feel imposed upon when called e
stand such wet weather.
Miss Agnes Speed, Of Douglas, viii
leave to-morrow for Washington, DC.
in company with her brother'in-law
George Bugbee, who was a member o
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