Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-01-05


the regular meeting OF the commits
sioners.
J. L. Wells received a new Olivel
Typewriter Tuesday which he pur
chased from d. n. Kedzie, the Ollvei
company's local agent.
Mrs. Sarah Simpson, who has beer
visiting in Los Angeles, returned the
urst Of the week. accompanied by bel
nephew, d. Dillon, who will visit here
The Altoona, the private car Of the
president OF the Arizona s. New Mex.
icQ company is at the paint shop, be.
ink overhauled and repainted.
Amos and Dick Hardin, brothers OF
NJ. Q. Hardin, with their families,
have come here from Tennessee, with
che purpose OF spending the winter,
and may be making their homes here
1. B, Woods 10 attempting TO tie a
load OF hay on bis wagon Tuesday
llurched back on the rope, which broke
under his weight, letting him fall. BE
fell on his left arm, breaking It.
The school children have been en-
joying their Christmas vacation, and
are bemoanlOg the fact that they will
have to 60 to school again next Mon
day.
Jas. Langermau, better known as
FrenchY, was ia the city Tuesday, en-
route from Morenci TO Solomonville
on business. he may make trip to
Los Angeles before he returns.
The new union depot at 81 Paso is
nearly completed, and it is expected
that 1t will be ready for use on the
hrst of next month, after which time
all passenger trains will be run into 1t.
Harvey has the contract for running
the eating department.
The Golden state limited had more
trouble with the snow. No tram got
through Saturday nor Sunday night,
and the two trains got here Monday
Afternoon, a few minutes apart. The
train due here Monday night was a
few hours late.
The New Year was ushered in the
usual way, by the burning OF a large
amount Of powder, and the wasting Of
a large amount Of steam, through the
whistles OF the engines. Everybody
wasElad when the new year came, and
expressed it In the nolsiest way pos
slble.
Il. A. Lister, president Of the North
American company writes that he has
ordered a No. 9 B pump, with pipe
and fittings, and will continue to sink
on the Cobra Negra. He expected to
leave Wmlamsport about the first Of
the year, and may arrive here at any
time.
The carpenter gang that has been
putting the new roof on the water
tank for the Southern Pacific, finished
that job, and then moved Master Ne
chanic Munn's ONCE. This move is
in preparation to tearing down the
old r~oundhouse, to make way for a
new brick one, which will take Its
place.
Col. S. L. Bean, who has been here
for several weeks, looking after his
mining interests in the Virginia dis.
trict. left yesterday for Ell Paso, where
he will stop for a couple Of days. aud
then go to LoveIock, Nevada. where
he is building a smelter. He expects
TO return to Lordsburg and push work
on a smelter here In the spring.
The United gold and copper com
pany evidently is out OF business. 1t
failed to do its assessment work last
year, and It's most valuable claims
were relocated the first OF the year.
There were quite a number OF men
out in the hills Sunday night, aud
several locations Of supposed to be val
liable properties were made.
Louis I. Marshall, who lived in Grant
county many years, at Separ and DEM
ing, at which latter place be long act
ed as Justice OF the peace. but who has
for several years lived at the Soldiers
Home, near Los Angeles, passed
through town Saturday on the east
bound train, en route to El Paso,
where be will visit friends.
e. J.. Sittig, superintendent Of the
International Development Co., Of
Malone, returned Friday from a trip
TO San Francisco, where he spent
Christmas. He attended TO an ac-
emulation OF business 10 town, and
left for his camp at Malone Monday.
]. A. Lowe, who lived here some
years ago, and moved to Ell Paso,
where he has been practising law, has
got In trouble with the law. A Mex
lean living across the river had some
kind Of land grant which was sup
posed 70 cover land that now lies on
the El Paso side, and with this as a
basis Lowe has been making contracts
to sell lots on the American side. He
would make a contract to sell, aud get
al the money down be could and then
Oat monthlv naVmentq Ha sold IN