Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-06-22
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, JUNE % 1906.
R. /. Powell, the surveyor, has been

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The Rev. George II. Adams, OF
Phoenix, has been In the city this
week.
A sharp storm, accompanied by rain,
came up last Saturday nigh, and cool.
ed the weather of very nicely.
Stiles Morrow, long a resident OF
Bedrock, has been appointed post
master at Earlham, Dona Ana county.
Mrs. w. A. Leonard aud children
were in the city Wednesday fromrClif-
Ton, en- route to Long Beach, to spend
the heated term.
Christ Yaeger returned from Mexico
the first Of the week, and for a day or
SO after his arrival was quite sick. He
is now considered out Of danger.
Mrs. w. II. Small and Mrs. s.. M.
Chase and children have returned
from their visit with relatives in In
diana.
Lock Campbell, Of San Antonio,
Texas, who is largely interested in
mining properties south of town is in
the city this week, looking them over.
j. S. Brown, will open his new
Club House on the north side tomor-
row, and invite everyone to call and
have a good time. There will be
a free lunch served to everyone.
Mrs. J. A. Cappleman, who has been
visiting for some time with relatives
in Texas, returned this week, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Treasy,
who has been at Wichita Falls all
winter.
A twelve pound sou was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Schramm 10 Tucson
last Friday night. Mr.. Schramm is the
foreman in the Liberal office and the
Office bears the honors proudly, and is
greatly envied by the fathers OF sew
eral girls, who have recently appeared
in this section.
The following are the officers of
Triangle Temple No. 3, Rathbone Sis.
ters for the next term: Mrs. Nora
Ownby, e. c.; Mrs. Susan Vealey, E.
s.; Mrs. Saddle Small, e. j.; Mrs. Dora
Kerr, Manager; Mrs. Fanny Vealey,
M. of r. and c.; Mrs. Anna Belt, M.
of f., Mrs. Lillian Kyes, Protector;
Mrs Nettie Shine, G. of o. T.
The following men have been elect
cd as officers OF Pyramid Lodge, No.
%, for the term commencing the lFst
Of July: G. f. 'Agee, @. c.; r. B.
Ownby, v. c.; R. D. Smyth, P; VIM.
Blackburn, M. OF W.; Eugene Moses
X. of r. and s.; Chas. Noble, NJ. Of
f.: II. j. McGrath. NJ. of E. and H..
o. Thornburg, NJ. of A.
The Southern Pacific has issued an
order cutting down all passenger fares
a cent a mile. This new order goes
into effect the first of next month, and
after that date you can buy a ticket
to Deming for $40 instead OF SO. The
reduction in rates extends all over the
system west Of Texas. In Texas the
legislature, not the railroad company
1xes the price, and it is three cents
per mile.
J.. T. Mahoney, Southern Pacific
agent at this place, who long was agent
at Separ, and was also postmaster at
that place, has resigned the position Of
postmaster and recommended the APP
pointment OF Lera Page as his sue
cessor. Mr.. Page has entirly reformed
from his disposition to sell life insur-
ance, and has been appointed South
ern Pacific agent at Separ.
r. Il. Fitz, Of the Aurora mines
company, Of Elgin, Illinois, has been
in the city this week, spending most
of his time at the mines at Pyramid.
He is making a through investigation
OF the property, to be in shape to make
recommendations to the stockholders.
He is well pleased with the outlook,
but thinks some deep mining should
be done, TO show what there is under
the ground.
Mark II. Sherman, president OF the
National gold and silver mining com
pany OF Stems, was IN the city Sunday,
returning from the smelter, where be
had been with a carload OF ore and
concentrates. He reports that the
car had netted the company some
three Thousand dollars, and that more
than one-third OF this was profit TO
the company, after paying all ex-
penses OF the camp. This is pretty
good showing for the company.
Jimmie Squires, manager Of the
United States & Mexico development
company, at Stems, was in the city a
few moments Saturday. Mr.. Squires
says the Granite Gap mines are look
ing finer than at any time ia their his
tory, and that he is getting out an i'm
mense quantity OF ore, Mr.. Squires
and his assistant, James Fulton, to.
night give a fagtime ball 10 the school
house at the Granite Gap mines in
honor OF MI. S. A. Torrance, Of New
York, who is visiting the mines. Prac'
ticallv eVeryhodV In this section Is in