Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-02-09

There were t%hirty-eight cars OF ore
shipped from Lordsburg last week,
which kept the ore haulers busy.
w. w. Moberly was down from
Morenci Monday, en- route TO Dem
ing on business.
Mrs. W. f. Ritter and John Barnes
Ritter left last Saturday for Los
Angeles, to visit Mrs. Ritter's mo-
ther, Mrs. r. p. Barnes.
The LIBERAL was a little late In
getting out It's annual subscription
bills, but you got them before this
issue Of the LIBERAL, and need not
follow the bad example OF delay.
The McGrath family returned from
Silver City the first of the week,
bringing the sheriff with them. He is
improving rapidly from his round
with the surgeons, who removed his
appendix.
Mrs. Henry Martin, of Duncan, died
in the Arizona hospital It Clifton,
Monday, leaving a husband and a two
weeks old baby. The remains were
taken to Duncan for burial. Mrs
Martin was a sister of Mrs. Charles
Fuller.
Charlie Noble has bought out the
William Charles store at Stems, and
took possession the first Of the week,
moving his family there. Mr.. Noble
has had many years experience in the
mercantile business, and will, I'M
doubleday, make a success of the bust
ness.
There was some more cold weather
in the north and east the first of the
week, Of which we caught a little,
but there we're no snow blockades,
and the trains have been coming
through about on time, that is to say
not over three or four hours late.
w. H. Small is planting an orchard
on his place north east OF town. He
is putting in about $50 apple trees
and an hundred others of various
fruits. He has a splendid we'll, which
furnished enough waiter to irrigate
the orchard, and much more land,
and in a few years will have a fine
place.
The Eighty Five mining company
shipped ninety-one cars of ore in jan
uary, which is eleven more cars than
the company hSfeyer before shipped
in any calender month, which looks
as though it was not necessary for
President Barclsy to worry while
away from the mine as Fred Smyth.
and John Evans Seem to be able to
get out the ore
Tuesday morning the body Of Mrs.
Bette Potter was found near the
depot in Silver City. Her throat had
been cut and her skull crushed by a
rock. She had lived in Silver City
many years, and was well known to
the police. Tom Stewart,a white man,
Philip Smith, a negro, and Jose Fer
nandez, a Mexican, have been arrested
on suspicion.
There is no doubt but this is great
agricultural country. Plants will grow
here, and that is the test. On the
first day Of this month, February,
1912, the LIBERAL was presented with
a beautiful bunch of narcissus by
Mrs. d, h. Ownby, who said they had
grown in the open, without irrigation.
If she a accomplish this what is the
limits Of her accomplishments In an
agricultural way?
j. Fl. Hollen has purchased the lots
between his place and the Tom Tong
restaurant, and intends building on
them. The lots were decided from
the townsite TO Hugh Keenan,, who
died many years ago. They were for
merly occupied by wooden buildings
which burned some years ago, since
when they have been %unoccupied. MI
Hollen has been negotiating for them
for some time, and at last has been
able TO secure a clear title to them,
Tuesday night the mine mule used
by the Eighty Five mine, a horse
owned by Joe Olney, which was being
used by Lum Moore, a forman at the
Eighty Five, and was hitched near
the mine, while Moore was at work,
and a horse owned by Gabriel Marquee,
were stolen. A posse under the lead
ership of Constable Allen, went out
the next day, but could not pick up
the trail Of the missing animals.
Homer Miles Of Central was tried
before Judge Newcomb this week on
a charge Of conducting a stud poker
game at Central and bound over to
the grand jury In the sum OF $3.50
which he promptly furnished. 1t is
understood this is the beginning of
the end Of gambling Of all kinds In
Grant county and that strict enforce
ment Of the a%ntigambling law is to be
the order Of the day with vigorous
prosecution following every violation.
Silver City Enterprise. District At