Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-19
1912.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Leahy spent
Sunday in FL Paso.

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Roberts & Leahy Mercantile Co.,
now have the celebrated ALTA steel
cut coffee-something very superior
The Eagle Drug Mercantile Co., Is
tearing the vault out Of the store and
Intend to entirely rearrange the la
terror Of the store.
Work has commenced on the new
courthouse at Clifton, and the corne
stone was laid yesterday. The build
ing viii cost some $4,000.
The county commissioners have
been in special session this week,
closing up the affairs Of the county
under the old officers, and turning the
county over to the new officers.
Reports from the cattlemen indicate
there has been no loss of cattle on
account of the storms, although some
Of the cattle have drifted widely from
their ranges, trying to find protected
places.
The Missouri Girl played to a full
house Wednesday night. The play
was an interesting one, and was we'll
played. The audience thought 1t was
the best thing that has been in town
this winter.
Walter Tyra, the fourteen year old
son Of G. f. Tyra, concluded he want
ed to see the world, and so last Satur-
day he started out. He has been
beard from in various places,
but his father has not been able to
locate him.
Joe Fraser, of the Twin Peaks
company, was in town last Friday, on
his way to Minneapolis, on business.
He ought to make a million dollar
deal, to pay him for a trip to Min
neapolis this time Of the year.
The Calumet s. Arizona company
has commenced work on its new
smelter at Douglas, which is to cost
some S2,0 900. With that built the
company expects to be able to cut the
cost Of making copper, and to be able
to greatly increase its products,
Some time ago the p%ostofice depart
ment requested all postmasters 70 put
up a sign at the office indicating IL
was a postotlce, and telling the name
of the town. This week the Lords
burg postmaster found a pretty fair
sign writer, and now has up the reg
ulation sign, reading: "postorice,
Lordsburg, n. Mex"
A company has been organized at
Deming to build a power plant which
will furnish electricity to be used to
pump water for the farmers around
the town. A $50 horse power engine
has been purchased in Los Angeles,
and it is expected to be in position
and furnishing the power by the time
the farmers will want their water in
the spring
Judge McGrath received word last
Saturday that his son, the sheriff,
was in the hospital, and that the
surgeons advised an operation. He,
with the family vent to Silver City
that day, and the operation was made
that night. The report from the
hospital is that the operation was sue
cessful and the sheriff is rapidly re-
covering.
Mrs. Robert Swan, Of Rodeo, was in
the city this week. Her husband has
been running a general merchandise
store in Rodeo for some time and do
ing a good business, but has recently
moved his stock to Paradise, where
some of the companies have started
up, and there are now several hun
dred miners al work. He has the
company business there.
Jas. Edgar and Louis Champie we're
In from the Bedrock country the first
OF the week. Both these men have
large hocks Of goats, and report that
their hocks went through the late
storms with practically nc loss. 1t
Is some TWO months since the goats
we're sheared, and they had a good
coal Of hair to protect them from the
weather, and they stood 1t nicely.
The big storm Of last week caught
the little town of Portales, In eastern
New Mexico short of coal, and the
coal that was ordered failed to arrive,
Just as the situation was getting
serious a long train Of cars loaded
with coal showed up on the Santa Fe
road. The Portales citizens wanted
some Of the coal, but the railroad men
said 1t was consigned to other places
and they could not set out a car. The
Portales men got out their shooting
irons, and told the conductor TO sci
one Of the cars of coal on the side
track, failing of which his life was
the penalty. The conductor wired
division headquarters and told the
superintendent the situation he wa
In, and the superintendent advised
him 10 save his life, and q car OF Goa
was set out, and no one froze at Port