Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. MARcH, 80 1905.

"Se"couoJf ASbuiuiuB W nJelua from
ri Paso trip.
VIM. Charles, the Stems merchant,
was 10 the city on business Wednes-
day.
While J. y. Wells and T. W. Greer
were 10 Eel Paso last week the anal
payment was made on the Last Chance
mines, by the Aurora mines company.
This section OF the country was Wis.
tied with an extensive rain Monday
night, which caused the smiles to
deepen on the faces Of the stockmen.
w. A. Leonard. editor Of the Clifton
Era, was 10 the city Sunday, having
come down TO meet his wife aud son,
who have been visiting in Silver City.
Adiutant General Leavell, OF Arlz.
Ona, was 10 the city Friday, between
trains, en- route to Morenci, to inspect
the company Of territorial troops 10.
Gated there.
The Southern Pacific gang Of bridge
BUILDERS that has been busy east OF
town, has completed the work, and
moved still further east. It's head.
quarters are now nc Separ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cappelman left
the arst of the week for Los Angeles.
Lee has a two months lay of, and
says he will stay in Los Angeles for
that length OF time, If he does not get
home sick, and his money holds out.
A number Of arrests for violation Of
the federal banking law, growing out
OF the failure of the Enterprise bank
OF Pittsburg, were made this week,
One Of the men arrested was Forest
Nichols, Delegate Andrews private
secretary.
The incorporated cities in New Mex
leo and Arizona have their municipal
elections hext week, and there is
mach politics being done 10 the cities
OF both territories. In some towns
they are having as much fun as II they
were voting on the Foraker amend
ment to the statehood bill.
The Silver City Independent wants
the people at the county capital to
build a commercial club, so that Wis
itors TO the town will have some place
Go 90 on Sundays, now that the saloons
are shut up the first day of the week.
Why not do as did the city OF Douglas,
aud as El Paso is going to do, build a
Y. M. 9. A. building? A lot Of Wis.
itors could be tolled into it.
Recently a large number of pros.
poets have been bonded In the Metcalf-
Morenci district, and the superstition
is that-the binds were taken In the n.
terest of Thos. Coles and his friends.
Mr.. Coles is at the head Of the Cal
umet 8 Arizona, and what is known
as the Bonanza circle at Bisbee. The
Bonanza circle has recently gone into
Globe, and now into Clifton. 1t is
reported that Cole wants copper, and
will go any place where there is a good
prospect Of getting 1t means pros
perity 10 any camp ave this crowd
interested 10 it.
THE lion shall lie down with the
lamb" The city democratic conven.
tion at Albuquerque, met IN joint ses-
sion with the republican city conven
tion and a ticket composed Of the best
men OF both parties was nominated
for the election OF next week. The
citizens wisely concluded that the city
would be better served by the selec-
tion Of It's officers In this manner than
by running opposition tickets, where
the best politicians, not necessarily
the best men, would be elected.
Manager Whiteman, Of the Granite
Gap mines has gone east for a vaca-
tion, and James Squire, formerly of
the Dos Cabezas mines, of Sonora, is
now manager Of the affairs OF the
United States aud Mexico develop
ment company, the owners OF the
Granite Gap mines. The company has
an entirely new force OF men, having
discharged all the men who made
trouble, and expects no further trou-
BILE. JAS. Fulton is superintendent, and
is very enthusiastic over a Hnd OF high
grade ore that has been made on the
zoo foot level.
J. T. Mahoney who has been APP
pointed Southern Pacific agent here,
took charge Of the Office Sunday, and
r. @. Cushman, who has been acting
as relief agent, went to Casa Grande.
Mr.. Mahoney has been in this section
OF the country for many years, having
worked for the Southern Pacific at
Lordsburg aud DemiDg, aud for the
past five or six years has been agent
for the company at Separ. His ap-
poIntment as agent at Lordsburg was
a deserved promotion. He and his
family will be an acquisition TO Lords
burg.
Work on the foundation OF the new
union depot commenced yesterday.
The east end OF the depot is about on
a line with the east side OF the build-