Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-10-05
WESTERN LIBERAL.
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known resident OF Silver City, diedin
Clifton last week.
Reuben d. Gallman was in the city
from the Animas Monday, after aload
of supple.
The democratic candidates are re-
ported on the ella, and are due to ar
rive here tomorrow. Look out for
them.
E. G. Humphrey, general freight
and passenger agent for the Southern
Pacific, with headquarters in Tucson,
was in the city the first Of the week.
Mrs. John McCabe and daughter,
who have been in FL Paso for come
time returned home Wednesday. Miss
McCabe is now in excellent health.
The Rev. N. d. Wood and family
left yesterday for lei Paso, where they
will stay until the conference meets,
and he is assigned to a new church.
Adam Riehl has rented the Myrtle
hotel to Mrs. Cappleman, and left
with his family for southern Califor-
mia, where he expects to make his
future home.
N. B. McGhee, the new minister at
the Christian church, is walking with
crutches, the result of a fall. He was
not able to preach last Sunday. lie
expects to preach next Sunday, morn
ing and evening.
Sanford Robinson, of Steeplerock,
who has been in Southern California
for some time, returned Monday.
From appearances the country has
agreed with him, for he looks to be in
better physical condition than lie has
for some years.
]. T. Cleveland, editor of the Mo
renci Leader and candidate for the
council on the republican ticket in
Graham county, was in the city Mon
day, returning to Morenci from a trip
through the county.
Jas. f. Dunseath, who has been CON
nected with the Morenci Leader for
the past two years, has accepted a
position as deputy clerk in the court
at Tucson, and moved there from
Morenci.
j. B. Foster, of the Bonney mining
company, and his party left Friday
for FL Paso, where they stopped a few
days while some assaying was being
done, and a report ON the condition of
the property was formulated, when
he went on to Chicago. He expects
that work win be resumed On the
property in the near future.
The weather record at this point,
as kept by J.. It. Mahoney, voluntary
observer, for the month of August
shows a dry month of even tempera-
ture. The highest the thermometer
registered was 95 degrees on the 21st,
and the lowest was 81 degrees on the
28bh. Only two-hundredths of an inch
of rain fell during the month, al
though there were q number of cloudy
days.
T. A. Lister, president of the North
American Copper company, after
spending a few days at the mines,
left for the east last Friday. He re-
ports that during August the com-
pany shipped ten carloads of ore to
the Copper Queen company, at Doug
las, and the returns varied from S1l8
to $573, the ore in the different ship
ments running from All per cent cop
per to 9.45 per cent, and carrying from
40 ounces in silver up to IT'S ounces.
Rowland X. Goddard, of the secret
service department. of the treasury
department, was in the city Monday,
looking after a man named Phil
Rapier, and wanted him very much.
Rapier had been working in the gov
eminent Office at Roosevelt, and had
there stolen 1000 government checks,
numbered from 198, sol to 200, 500,
drawn on the assistant treasurer at
New York. He has been filing out
the blank checks in varying amounts
from $50 to $110, a months pay, and
getting them cashed. He has been
doing this since August q, and has
cashed checks in Globe, Albuquerque,
Ell Paso, Tombstone, and other pla-
ces. He had forged the signature of
S. b. Balch, disbursing officer at Roos-
welt to them, and as government
checks are always considered good,
had no trouble in disposing of them.
With much of the money so procured
he had bought money orders. Mr..
GODDARD found traces Of the man
here, but did not find that he had dis
posed of any checks here. While Mr..
Goddard was hunting for him here
Rapier was under arrest at Bisbee,
having been arrested Saturday, The
Bisbee officers had been notified to
look out for the man, and found him
Saturday night, while cashing acheck
in a saloon, and arrested him. He
was found with the goods on hin, and
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