Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-24


r. +. Fitz arrived from California
Wednesday, and left for the east the
next morning.
Charlie Sullivan was down from
Clifton Sunday, to see that new Sui
Ivan boy.
Judge W. H.. Mcfarland, Of Clifton,
was In the city yesterday, en- route to
Phoenix, to attend the Federal court.
r. X. Minson, passenger agent for
the Arizona & New Mexico company,
is in Phoenix this week, attending a
meeting Of the corporation commits
sion.
@. NJ. Shannon passed through town
last Friday, shaking a few hands,
while the train changed engines. He
was on his way to New York. where
he will be Joined by Mrs. Shannon,
and they will make a trip to the Med
eteranian, and escape the spring
winds.
G, H.. Warner, accompanied by his
father and mother, arrived in town
from the east Sunday, on their way
to California. They only stopped a
day here. Mr.. Warner, having dis
posed of his business interests, says
he is going to play for the next few
years.
It. L. Chase, Of Hurley, the county
agent for the Harley Davidson motor
cycle, has an advertisement of his
machine in to-day's paper. In the
near future Mr.. Chase intends to
come over here and give a demons
tration Of his machine, which is said
to be a cracker-jack.
DIR. j. Odd Hamilton, dentist, will
be at Lordsburg on or about the LIST
Of Feb, prepared to do all kinds of
dental work. Those desiring dental
work will please come early, as 1 will
remain but a few days in your city.
Consultation and examination free
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We had some more nasty weather
this week. Tuesday it tried all day
to snow, but did not make a success
of it, and just before nightfall it
commenced to rain, at which it was
quite successful. An old timer tells
the LIBERAL that we have had more
snow and cold weather this winter
than during any winter since Cleve-
lands time. He lays it all TO the
election of Wilson last fall.
Many years ago J. T. McCabe
proved up on his homestead entry in
the upper Animas, but never got.his
patent for the land. Recently a friend
was going down to the land office, and
MI. McCabe asked him to see If 1t
was there. The friend reported he
had seen it, and Mr., McCabe sent for
it, getting it Saturday. 1t had been
in the land Office some six years. II
you have not got your patent yet send
after 1t.
Tommy Sutton, who has travelled
over this section of the country for
Bishop g. Co., Of Los Angeles, for a
quarter Of century, was in town this
week. He has started a fancy gro
Gerry store in a rich residential section
of Los Angeles, put his son In as
manager, and contemplated travelling
to make enough money to keep the
place going until it established a
trade. 1t was established last Oc-
tober, and has been a success from
the storh rho Hrot month fbaro mae n
cash balance after paying ali expenses.
If 1t continues to make good Tommy
may desert the road, so as to be home
election days, and catch up on the
voting business.
The register and receiver of the
Las Cruces land ofice give notice that
the governor of New Mexico has re-
served for sixty days after the filing
of the plats all the open land 10 town
ships %, 80, 81, and 80, south, ranges
IA and Is west. These eight town
ships lie on the east side Of the jog In
the southern part Of Grant county.
including the Sylvanite camp, the
Hachet home ranch, the Big Hachet
mountains, and the valley east OF
them up to the north and south Mex
Jean line. There is said TO be some
fine land down in that country and
some oil indications.
Pedro Padilla, a 13-year old Mex
lean boy, wanted to sell a p calibre
rife he had, and took 1t to a China
man, but could not make a deal, He
started home, carrying the gun hor-
lzontally In his hand, muzzle pointed
to the rear. AS he vas walking along
the trigger caught on his trousers,
and discharged the gun. The shot
struck Pedro Rodriguez, who was
about forty feet away, hitting him In
the kidney, from the effect of which
he died Thursday night. Pedro Ro-