Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-04-13
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. APRIL. IS I0O0.

and postmaster, was 10 the city the
first of the week on business.
Today is good Friday, aud next Sun.
day is Easter. Have you got your new
hat?
Col. M. J. Eean was in the city Sun
day. returning to Clifton from Phoe-
nix, where he had been on business.
A. W. Morningstar left Saturday for
Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, on a BUSH
ness trip. He expects to return in a
couple Of weeks.
H.. G. Shafer and family were down
from Clifton and spent a couple Of
days visiting Mrs. Skaters brother,
DR.. Croker.
superintendent McGovern, in his
private car, came in from the west
Monday night and stopped here. Tues
day morning he Inspected the work
that is being done here, and later 10
the day left for El Paso, on a special.
John J.. Malone returned from Las
Cruces Sunday, where he had been at
tending the session Of the United
States court as a grand juror. The
grand jury investigated many cases,
aud brought Ia nine Indictments.
The Lordsburg school will close on
the goth Of this month. 1t has been a
very successful school, aud largely at.
tended. The scholars and teachers
are busy preparing for an entertain
ment that they will give at the
Knights OF Pythlas hall at the close Of
the school.
The Paradise Record records the
marriage Of John McGraw aud Mrs.
Sarah Hayes. Mr.. McGraw is ranch
ing in the San Simon, aud some years
ago had a farm on the ella. Mrs.
Hayes is we'll known here having been
a resident of this section for many
years.
Brady Howard, who had charge Of a
bridge gang on the Southern Pacific,
who was shot some months ago by a
tramp, who never was arrested, after
spending some time in the hospital,
has recovered sufficiently so that he
has resumed work. He has taken
charge of the bridge gang that was
under the charge OF ]. Rankin.
DIR. Crocker is wearing a watch fob
that is neat, and likewise gaudy. 1t
is a piece OF metal that is larger than
a silver dollar, although not so large as
a dinner plate. 1t is made OF copper
mined above Clifton, and impressed on
its face is a picture of Shannon hill
and the Shannon reduction works at
Clifton.
The school board contemplates re-
moving the ceiling in the school house,
as it has warped aud shrunk badly, and
putting up a new ceiling. The school
house is also badly ia need of pal0t on
its roof and exposed woodwork. The
district has the money TO make these
repairs, but has not the money to build
another building, which is badly need
ed. owing to the increased number Of
scholars now in town.
Walter Bennett passed through here
Sunday, en- route from Phoenix to
Washington, to argue before the Su.
preme Court the case Of the Clifton
orphans. Mr.. Bennett is confident
that he will win the case on technical
tiles without having to go into the
rights Of the case, and If he goes into
the rights he will win without any
trouble.
Work on the rock crusher outfit at
Stems is nearly completed. Foreman
Grant has built a number of houses
for the men TO live in and a large
boarding house and still larger bunk
house, to accommodate the men at
work at the crusher. The machinery
at the crusher is nearly in place, and
it will not be long until it is turning
out an immense amOunt OF ballast
every day.
The Cananea Heral reports that San
Simon Jack, who is well known in this
section of the country, has recently
sold his interest ia the mine Talon de
Orc to Cananea parties and received
$1,000 gold for his interest. The Talon
de ORC, or hill OF gold is in the Arlzpe
district, about forty miles south Of
Cananea, and was located by San ST.
NOR Jack about nine mouths ago. He
has sunk a shaft about 60 feet, which
is an indication OF an unusual amount
OF industry for Jack, and has several
tons OF ore on the dump which runs
from 500 to SIS per ton.
A. S. Goodell came down from Cliff
ton with his family Saturday, and took
the delayed passenger train that night
for Deming, co route home. His lit
tie daughter has been enjoying an at
tack OF whoopng cough at Clifton,
from which she had about recovered
when stomach complications set in,
and she was a very sick little girl
when here. Mr.. Goodell telegraphed
DR.. Lane, who was at ri Paso, to meet