Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-03-10


the Animas last Saturday and made
final proof on her desert land entry.
A couple,of phones have been ad-
ded to the directory, H. +. Brink
mans saloon and Palace Transfer
company,
Martin Mullens, OF Silver City, was
in this section of the county. this
week, looking after cattle. He wants
TO buy some.
Holmes Maddox va In from the
Animas, the drst Of the week. He re-
ports splendid rains In his section of
the country.
Daniel Frazer, Of the Twin Peaks
company, was In the city the latter
part of last week, on his way to FL
Paso, on a business trip.
]. w. Duncan was up from the
Animas last week, and made a home
stead entry. He spent several days
in town visiting old friends.
Smith the watch man, has opened
a watch and jewelry rapalr shop
in what was formerly the Ven.
dome dining room, and is prepared to
do first class work. 2-1O
DR.. Croker came in from the Penn
camp the other day in his motor car
in eleven minutes, and was not push
ingit. The distance is five miles as
the crow flies and about a mile longer
by the road.
The Mansfield land and cattle COM
pany has a deal on to sell all its cat
tie, at $40 for stock cattle, $40 for
ones, S23 for twos and s26 for threes.
II sold the cattle will be shipped to
California and put on a ranch.
The baseball club gave an enter
tainment at the Knights of Pythias
hall Saturday night, which was well
attended, and thoroughly enjoyed by
all present. 1t resulted in a nice lit
Tie addition to the clubs treasury.
John j.. Malone is collecting the
poll tax in Lordsburg. Mr.. Malone
does not know where the poll tax list
is posted, but as the law requires its
posting it probably is in existence
somewhere in the school district.
Word was received this week Of the
serious illness Of Mrs. Chas Olden.
in Tucson. Her sister, Miss Maude
Wright left Wednesday for T1cson. to
care for her, and since Miss Maude
left the postofice it has been a lone
some place.
The territorial superintendent of
public instruction has issued the call
for the school election; which will
take place on April 4th, for the cleo
ton of school trustees. The Lords
burg trustee, whose term expires, is
j. II. Mcclure.
A. II. Thomson, traffic manager of
the Arizona & New Mexico railroad,
was in the city Tuesday, returning
from a trip to Phoenix where there
had been a hearing before a repre-
sentative of the Interstate commerce
commission on railroad rates in the
territory.
District court is in session this
week. The court has been attending
to n%on-iury business, and the grand
jury has been busy. Among the grand
Juror are w. f.. Ritter and J.. S.
Brown from Lordsburg. The petit
jury Is called to meet tomorrow, and
j. A. Leahy, of Lordsburg, has &C
cepted an invitation to participate in
It's activities. There is not much
business before the court, and it prob
ably will not last over a couple Of
weeks.
VIM. Exley Miller, secretary, ana
Mt. Young j, Pentland, one Of the
directors Of the Arizona copper COM
pany Of Edinburg, sailed last Satur-
day for New York, and will pass
through here some time next week,
to Clifton. Lord SalyersOn and Mr..
Cater, who are also directors Of the
company, will sail from Scotland on
the 10Th, and come 10 Clifton. While
here they will familiarize themselves
with the present condition Of the
company, and plan future develop
ments. ~.
There is liable to be an interesting
meeting Of the county commissioners
at the mex session. At the last ses-
sion a petition was presented showing
that there we're LOT people living in
Rodeo, and so.a liquor license was is
sued, the law allowing the issuance OF
such a license where there is a pop
ulation OF over 100. Some Of the folks
who live in the town, and do not
want a saloon there are prepared TO
show that there are but ifty-six peo-
pie living in the town, and that many
Of the people who are set down as re-
sidents Of the town live out in the
country. and ONE OF them live in