Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-25
Nest wednesday !. MemorIal day.

Il. d. Weymouth.
]. L. Wells little boy is very sick
with pneumonia, and his chances Of
pulling through are few.
Col. Lige Conner was in from the
river this week, on important bust
ness.
The Articles OF incorporation OF the
Aurora Mines Company will be found
on the fourth page Of to-day's LIB
ERAL.
Frank Weldon and family, from
Canadian, Texas, have arrived 10
Lordsburg, and contemplate locating
here.
s. w. Maltbie, formerly Of the Bon.
ney company, has been in town the
past week, and spent most Of his time
in the mining district south of town.
District court is 10 session 10 Dem
ing this week, and the inhabitants OF
that town are wondering whether the
enforcement OF the Sunday law will be
considered.
The denatured alcohol bill was re-
ported favorably to the senate this
week, by the committee which had IL
in charge, and it will probably, pass to
go into effect the FIRST OF next January.
The numerous Masons located in
Lordsburg have got together and in
tend to organize a lodge, import a
goat, and go intosthe business of max.
ing Masons.
On the 10th the Southern Pacific
figured up what it had brought into
San Francisco for the sufferers from
the fire, and found that it had trans
ported free 1886 cars OF supplies for the
sufferers.
Col. Amos Hardin left Tuesday with
his family for his old home at Savan.
nah, Tennessee. Mrs. Hardin has i'm.
proved much in health during her
stay In Lordsburg, and is now strong.
er than she has been. for some time.
II. G. Shafer brought his family
down from Clifton Wednesday, and
returned the same afternoon. Mrs.
Shafer expects to remain In Lords
burg a few weeks, and then 90 to the
California coast for the summer.
T. w. Greer and family left Tues.
day for their old home at Aurora,
Illinois. Mr.. Greer expects to be back
in this section OF the country soon, as
he has acquired interests here that he
expects TO be profitable.
The banks In San Francisco opened
their doors last Wednesday, and there
never was, in the history of the town
so mnch money on hand as ON this oc-
casion, and in most OF the banks more
money was deposited than was drawn
out.
The statehood bill is still hung up in
the committee, but it is rumored that
II will be reported this week and when
reported will provide for the admission
OF Oklahoma and the Indian territory
as one state and the submission to the
voters of New Mexico and Arizona the
question Of joint statehood at the next
regular election.
Assessor Birdno, of Graham county
is now happy. He has got what he
considers a fair assessment return
from a mining company, and sees the
approach of the millennium. When at
Clifton last week he explained TO Mr..
COlquhoun, who again is 10 charge OF
the affairs OF the Arizona copper COM
pauy, that the property OF the COM
pany was returned for assessment at a
much lower rate than the average run
of property in the county; that this
was not peculiar OF the Arizona com-
pany, but was true OF nearly every
mining company 10 the territory. Mr..
Colquhoun believes that his company
should pay its honest debts, on all oc-
c%asions, and that this applies as well
TO the tax collector as IL does TO the
man who furnishes supplies 70 the
company. or works for IL. He made a
return OF It's property that was entire
ly satisfactory TO the assessor, and
gave him letters to the managers OF
other companies, advising them TO do
the same. Assessor Blrdno thinks
that owing to this return. II the other
large companies do the same, the rate
Of taxation instead OF being SO. 70 on
the 800, will be but 1925.
The normal supply Of butter and
eggs throughout this western country
is again available. These articles have
been supplied by the j. p. Baden com
pany, Of Winfield, Kansas, for many
years. Recently The company went
Toto the hands OF a receiver, and since
then the supply Of the needful has
been short. Notices have now come
that the Seymour Packing Company
has been organized, and taken over
the business FROM the receiver, aud
the new company promises 20 supply
ali the old customers. However, 10
many people butter will not taste