Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-05-23

have gone to San Antonio, Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Edgar we're in
from Bedrock this week.
w. A. Blondon and family left for
Globe Wednesday.
o. X. Burgess has moved his family
to Clifton, where they will make their
future home.
The Wilson brothers have been over
from Silver City this week attending
some business affairs.
The Rodeo Trading company is
building a concrete block store build
ing. 1t is 25x1OO feet in size, and a
nice addition to the town.
The Bedrock ~postoflce commenced
doing business again this week, to the
great satisfaction Of the people of
that section of the country.
Miss Velma Bailey returned Wednes-
day from lei Paso, where she had been
TO be with her brother when his eye
was operated on.
Stanley w. Coon, who has been in
the California university, has re-
turned for the summer, and has re.
lieved Earl Kerr in the bank.
Phelps, Dodge g. Co., have sent a
check for 81 900 to the university of
Arizona at Tucson, to be used for the
betterment Of the department of
mines of the university.
Next week there will be held the.
commencement exercises at the New.
Mexico Agricultural college. There
are eleven in the graduating class
this year.
Saturday night a second bunch Of
Odd Fellows came up from Deming
tn help out their Lordsburg brothers,
and put a bunch through the myster-
les Of the order.
Lake is the name of a new Grant
county p~ostof1ce. 1t is located in the
Playas valley, about twenty miles
south and west of Hachita, and e.
Barefoot is the postmaster.
School closed for the year last week.
This is good weather and the children
could put in considerable more time
TO a good advantage, and the district
has enough money SO it could afford
to pay the teachers for more time.
Charlie Hoy, who conducts the Up
to Date restaurant in Lordsburg. be-
sides one in Benson and Tucson, has
bought a restaurant in Albuquerque,
and will open two eating places in
that town,
q. w. Drew, of Butte, Montana.
has been In the city this week, and
went down to Gage, and looked over
Or. Crocker's wolframlte proposition
there. Mr.. Drew is experienced in
the mining business, and we would
like to see him get located in this
country.
The Santa Fe road built another
new depot in Silver City last week.
For a couple Of years, according to
the papers the gold collars have come
into Silver City every ninety days and
built a new depot. 1t is now con-
templated to move all these new
.depots together, and have a Union
Station.
The Old Maids Convention put on
by the Ladies of the Christian church.
at the Star theater Tuesday night,
was greatly enjoyed by a large au-
dience. The playlet was we'll ex-
,ecuted and reflected great credit on
the ladies. There was a good au-
dience.
The governor has notified the Las
Cruces Land office that New Mexico
wants some Of the unsurveyed land in
township 80 south, ranges II and Is
west, and the land will be withdrawn
from entry for @ period commencing
May !, 1918, and last till sixty days
afterthe filing of the township plat
in the land office, This withdrawal
covers about twelve miles Of the course
of Walnut creek.
Recently there have been noticed
double header trains going west on
the Southern Pacific, and occasionally
a train with three engines. This is
something new In %railroading in this
section. On inquiry It is found that
it is caused by the peculiar laws OF
Arizona. In %railroading it occasional
ly happens that the heavy traffic is
in n direction, and the engines
bunch up at the wrong end Of the
division. Heretofore when this has
happened the engines we're run back
light, without a train. The Arizona
legislature has passed a law requiring
such engines to carry a plolt, or a
third man. This is an extra and use.
less expense, which the railroad does
NOT want Tn fnCnF. and IN nraVant A