Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-16
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURa. MARoH. 10 lpoo.

wednesday.
s. W. Maltble, who has been In
Lords5urg several weeks, returned to
Chicago Wednesday.
Dave Williams, who has been living
IN Eaehita for some time, has moved
backto Lordsburg.
d. D. Miller, son OF d. E. Miller,
who has been in Los Angeles for some
time, arrived 10 Lordsburg this week,
and has gone to work for the railroad
company.
T.. W. Greer, superintendent OF the
Aurora mines, accompanied by his
wife and son, left yesterday for FL
Paso, on a business trip, expecting to
return tomorrow, or Sunday.
Judge Egan was down from Clifton
yesterday, en- route TO Silver City TO
see II some adjustment could not be
made to an excess OF taxes paid by the
Arizona & New Mexico road q couple
OF years ago.
The carpenter gang finished the
tearing down OF the old round house
this week, preparatory TO building a
new one, which will be Immediately
commenced. The absence Of the fam
illar building leaves a big hole In the
landscape.
President Lister OF the North Am.
erican mining company, returned from
a trip to Pennsylvania Friday night.
He was due here Friday afternoon, but
owing TO delays on the Southwestern
he missed connections at Ell Paso aud
did not get in till night.
Court has been In session this week,
and has had but little business of i'm.
portance. A number of minor cases
have been tried. Nat Malone, who
was under arrest for stealing ]. O.
Brooks cattle, vas turned loose. All
the outstanding indictments against
Howard Chenowth were dismissed.
]. T. Mahoney, who has been agent
for the Southern Pacific at Separ for
some years has been appointed to oil
the vacancy 10 the Lordsburg agency.
1t is expected be will be transferred
next week. Nj. Mahoney has been a
good neigbbor, aud the LIBERAL is
glad to have him move into town.
Mrs. A. G.. Smith was down from
Clifton Saturday, chaperoning Miss
Kate futile and MissVaughn who had
been visiting in that town. AS Miss
futile went west from here and Miss
Vaughn went east Mrs. Smith could
not so divide herself as to chaperone
them both, aud so gave IT up and re.
turned to Clifton on the afternoon
train.
S. S. Curry was 10 the city Monday.
Mr.. Curry is president OF the Conan.
che smelling company, of Silver City,
and was out seeing the country. He
left Silver City on horseback, aud
travelled through the mountains TO
SteeDlerock, and then came down to
Lordsburg. Mr.. Curry spent most Of
his life 10 the copper district OF Mich
igan, and has had a great deal Of ex
p%erlence 10 copper reduction.
This section was visited by a heavy
rain Monday night, which extended
over a wide reach OF country. At
Globe Pinal creek. which flows through
the town, cot so high that it took out
the rear wall OF the temporary Jail, a
brick building, aud the whole build
ing fell. The officers saw the danger
ia time and took the forty prisoners
out, aud held them under guard. Some
OF them are desperate characters. One
was a woman, and she was turned
loose, instead of hearding her with the
Others.
J.. B. Jernigan met with what came
near to being a fatal accident last Sat
urday at Hachita. He was driving
across the railroad track, and a line OF
box cars hid an approaching train. He
got over the track, but the hind end
of the wagon did not, and waS hit.
Jernigan was thrown out and bit the
ground hard. At arst IL raj thought
his arm was broken. He caught the
train for Lordsburg TO have his wounds
dressed. DR.. Croker found there was
no bones broken, although there were
some bad bruises.
Last week the LIBERAL printed an
item telling Of the marriage Of Louis
l. Marshall, for many years a resident
OF southern Graut county, to a Boston
lady. Saturday Mr.. Marshall passed
through town en route from Los An
geles to Boston with the dead body Of
his wife. They we're married on the
nineteenth OF February,and Mrs. Mar
shall died on the third OF March. Mr..
Marshall's many friends in this section
OF the country, who we're SO glad to
congratulate him on his marriage,
deeply sympathise with him in his
sudden bereavement.
County Commissioners B. B. Ownby
rot,rnad n Arat nj the week from