Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-08-22

]. G. Dodson, formerly manager Of
the Highland cattle company, arrived
IN town Tuesday.
John D. Weems was up from Separ
Wednesday TO tell the good news that
Separ was nee nor to have a post
ONCE.
BENZ. Titus came up from Deming
Friday to attend a meeting Of the
directors Of the Arizona Eastern rail-
road company.
A. T. Thompson, of the Detroit
Copper company, vas In the city Fri
day, on his way TO California, OF a
business and pleasure trip.
J.. A. Leahy accompanied superin-
tendent ReIslnger to Hachita Tues
day. They made the trip in the rail-
road company's motor car
e. B. Truman brought in q load Of
fine peaches from Anthony Conner's
orchard at Bedrock last Monday They
sold rapidly and were hne eating.
e. w. Ciapp and f. e. Batturs, gen.
eral passenger agent for the Southern
Pacific at Los Angeles, were In the
city Tuesday, on company business.
George Aultman, Of Aultman Bro
theirs, mining brokers Of Acron, Ohio,
arrived in town the first Of the week..
and has been looking the camp vel.
Mrs. Baylor Shannon and daughter,
who have been visiting in Silver City,
we're In town Wednesday, on their
way back to the Shannon ranch on
Eagle Creek.
Messrs. Murray B Layne were yer
from Silver City Monday to attend
the meeting Of the stockholders OF
the LordsburR Light, Ice s. Electric
Co., they holding a large number Of
shares, and representing others.
Today appears in the Liberal the
latest called statement Of the condi-
tion Of the First National bank, Of
FL Paso. The statement shows that
banks resources to be about the same
as the resources of all the state, not
national, banks Of New Mexico.
DIR. and Mrs. Croker and Miss
Moon left Sunday night on train eight
for the east. They go by the way Of
New Orleans to Chicago, and later
will continue on east. They expect
20 be gone more than q month. and
are figuring on having a great time.
DR.. Leeds will attend to Dr. rocker's
practise while he is away.
Col. Epes Randolph, accompanied
by the Arizona directors Of the Ar
izona Eastern railroad, in his private
car Pocahontis, was In town Saturday,
on No. 10. While the train was chang
Ing engines the New Mexico directors
of the Arizona Eastern got on the
car, and a business meeting Of the
directors vas held,
In It's account Of the killing at
Apache, Arizona, which was based on
the first report, the LIBERAL was In
error. 1t reported the Apache post
master as being killed by a man who
wanted the job. 1t later transpired
that 1t was the postmaster who did
the killing, a deputy sheriff being the
victim.
Mrs. J. T. Muir and her daughter
Mary Dee are spending the summer
In Nashville. Mrs. Muir writes that
at a school picnic which Mary Dee at
tended there vas arranged q foot race
for little girls which Mary Dee enter
ed with a large number Of girls. On
the first dash Mary Dee ran away
from the crowd and won easily. She
was so far ahead Of any other girls
that she was in a class by herself, and
was barred from other races.
For several weeks the Copper League,
as 1t is called, has been putting
up some pretty good base ball. The
league consisted Of clubs from FL
Paso, Silver City, Hurley and Santa
Rita. There were twenty-seven games
on the program, and when finished
Santa Rita stood first winning the
penant, Silver City, El Paso and
Hurley, following In the order named.
Their playing was very even, which
made the series very interesting.
The Electric Light company which
has the transformers for Its line to
the IS mine under the water tank,
has had them fenced in so that no
one can get at them without climbing
the fence, and will erect signs Of
warning In both English and Spanish.
The transformers turn out electricity
with $500 volts, and II q person
should touch one Of the wires, and
get this charge the would be instantly
killed. Better keep away.
J. r. aud r. B. Ownby, Arthur
Gorvaiqa and N q Hardin mant n