Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-06-29
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. JUNE 20 1906.

n ~ WatiaCti postmaster AZ houeO,
has been appointed notary public by
Governor H%agerman.
Mrs. II. j. McGrath and daughter
returned from FL Paso last Saturday,
to the great delight OF Mr.. McGrath.
T. A. Lister writes that he is now
busy at Goldaeld, and has got a line on
one Of the finest gold propositions in
that rich camp.
Bailey Herring was in the city this
week, and reports the range is pretty
dry, and that the country would be
better for some rain.
The ice man went out OF business
Wednesday morning, because the FAC
tory could not ship the necessity fast
enough for him.
w. A. Tenney, the Silver City
frelghter, has been in this section this
week, looking after work teams, and
has purchased several.
The east bound express trains are
varying daily a couple of carloads Of
c%antelope from the Imperial valley to
the eastern markets,
The Southern Pacific pay car was in
the city Saturday, and there was a
great rustling around town to ex.
change checks for money.
J.. A. Leahy went down to El Paso
Saturday, and spent a couple of days
with his family. Mr.. Leahy can see
no reason why any person should pre-
fer El Paso to Lordsburg.
w. J. Sapp left the first OF the week
for Esty, N. Mex, where he expects to
stay a couple of weeks, doing some
teaching experiments for a copper com
pauy.
The KIT cattle company sold a couple
Of car loads of fat cows this week to
Sam Brown, who bought them for the
Myles market in El Paso. They were
shipped Wednesday.
Mrs. B. Malone and her daughter,
Miss Mona, and son, Ed left last week
for California. They will spend some
time visiting friends in Los Angeles,
and, of course, will take a trip to Paso
Robles, to visit the Hollinger family.
J. A. Hannum, OF the Continental
oil company, was in the city this week,
Mr.. Hannam assured the LIBERAL
that his friend Rockefeller has nc con.
nection with the notorious meat pack
ing companies in Chicago.
Elk. Governor Otero and son, who
have been making an European trip,
are due to arrive 10 New York next
Tuesday. They will reach New Mex
leo in time for the ex-governor to take
a hand IN the statehood campaign.
The rock crusher at Stems is now in
commission aud is producing about
thirty.hve cars of crushed rock daily
for the use Of the railroad. The pro-
duct is being shipped west and APP
piled to the roadbed where it will do
the most good.
H.F. Brinkman and family will leave
the 1st. of July for her old home in La
Junta, Colorado, to spend a few weeks
there with his old time friends. This
being MI. Brinkman's first lay off in
five years, and he will sure have a good
time.
H.. G. Shafer came down from Cliff
ton Saturday to spend a week with his
family 10 Lordsburg. After the fire Of
Monday night he hurried back to Cliff
ton to prepare a bill Of lumber for the
necessary repairs.
Noah Hayden, who has been work.
ing at Hacbita, for the railroad com
pany, for some time, got tired of work.
ing nights and quit. He was in town
this week, and thought he would go to
Globe, where there is plenty Of work
of all kinds.
John Kelly, who acted as agent for
the Wells Fargo company here for
some time, and then secured a trans
fer that kept him travelling As mes.
senger between Los Angeles and Ell
Paso, got tired Of travelling, and has
secured another transfer, and is now
agent of the company at Ontario, Cal
ifornia.
The Roberts s. Leahy mercantile
company are sinking On their IS mine,
and are down $50 feet, and have struck
the water level. Superintendent
Fitch reports that he has encountered
some lne ore in doing this work, and
expects when he has got below the
water level, to develop bodies of much
richer ore, ia the zone Of second en-
rlchment.
r.. A. Fltz, after spending a couple
OF weeks here in the interest OF the
Aurora Mines company, left Sunday
for Los Angeles, for the purpose of
wearing out the remains OF an excur-
sion ticket he owned. Mr.. Fitz made
a very thorough examination OF the
company's properties here, aud came
to the conclusion that there was a
fine showing OF ore, but that the ne