Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-07-20
WESTERN LIBERAL.
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organized an a~nti-statehood league,
the 1rst that has been organized 10
either territory.
Ed. Scarborough, known In Grant
county as a hard character, was ar
rested in I'll Paso Monday, for stealing
~sixshooter from a negro.
DR.. Egon, and his daughter, Miss
Tura, who have been in Globe for some
time, running a shooting gallery, re-
turned TO L%ordsburg Wednesday.
After a couple Of weeks of rather
cool weather for this time Of the year
it got warmed up again this week, and
for several days VIC have had the good
old summer weather.
Young Rounds returned Monday az
ter spending a few weeks on the Cal
iforuia beaches, watch the girls swim
ming. lie says he never saw anything
like this 10 Oklahoma.
Neil McGlnnis and family from El
Paso, and M. Reardon and family, OF
Clifton, have been here the past week,
coming on account Of the funeral of
l.. @. McGrath.
A section of the Fifth cavalry was
in town Monday, travelling on horse
back from Fort Huachuca to El Paso,
where they will take the cars for Aus.
tin, to attend the big eucampment.
They took the trip easy, making about
twenty miles a day.
M. @. Hardin received word this
week that the wife of his brother,
Amos Hardin had been operated on
and a number of gall stones removed,
and that she now had the prospects of
entirely recovering her health. Mrs.
Hardin spent the winter in Lordsburg (.
Bailey Herring and Miss Media Scott
we're married by the Rev. ND. Woods,
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Herring is we'll
known all through this section Of the
country. Miss Scott was the charm
ing daughter of a well known rancher,
living near Pratt. The LIBERAL ex-
tends its congratulations.
Lordsburg seems to be outside the
earthquake belt. Silver City, Socorro,
San Marcial, and Eel Paso have recently
been visited by t%remblors, but nogreat
damage has been done, except to the
feelings of Max Weber, the owner Of
the Guarantee Trust building in FL
Paso, who had a ct because it was re-
ported the quake had broken some
plastering In his building.
DR.. w. S. Parker, the dentist well
known here, was arrested ia Los Ange-
les last week for DESERVING his wife.
There were many stories in the Los
Angeles papers a few months ago
about his DESERVING his wife, running
off with another woman, and getting a
divorce in this county. lie spent con.
siderable time in this county, bat he
had no woman with him, and he could
not get a divorce here, because he was
not a resident Of this county.
The school board has engaged Miss
Swan and Miss Noble to teach our
school for the coming year. These are
the same teachers who taught last
year a most successful school. The
board will not decide on a third teach
or until the school opens, and then
one will be engaged, If there are so
many scholars that one will be need
ed. II the two teachers can care for
the scholars a third teacher will not
be engaged.
Matt Danenhauer, the sporting ed
itor of the Clifton Era, came down on
Mondays train, en- route to Nogales,
where he acts as a representative OF
the Clifton lodge at the meeting OF the
Redmen's grand lodge. While stand
ing Ia the observation car, talking
with G.. M. Harris, the transom fell,
striking Harris, aud glanced and hit
Mat on the head, cutting q cash an
inch or so long. While the train was
in Lordsburg. DR.. Croker took the
necessary stitches and bound up the
wound. The only suspicious thing
about the transaction was that Mat
sent word to the LIBERAL that be had
a signed statement from all the peo-
pie on the car that he was duly sober.
Ben Crawford, the well known Ariz
ona politIcian, now appears without
his well known mustache. There are
various stories current as to the reason
for his dispensing with this ornament,
such as that he will never let his hair
grow until joint statehood is killed,
but the most popular version is that
he was inveigled into a poker game
with a bunch OF beardless youths, who
trimmed him TO a fare you well, and
that he was SO impressed with their
game, which he attributed to the
lack Of hair on there faces, that he
resolved to sacrifice his glory, on the
hopes OF attaining their proficiency at
the game.
You are IN a bad FIX
But We will cure you it you will pay Us.