Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14

AOHu NHGN gu ANOuIf laws anu
regulations. Section Pa.
Felix Diaz got into a scrap as soon
as he got to Havana, and got cut in
the neck.
Ortie McManigal has been turned
out Of the Los Angeles Jail, where he
has been for several years.
Robert Johns, a ella farmer was in
town this week, bringing 1900 pounds
of corn and four tons of alfalfa.
e. G. Hughes, Of Carthage, Illinois,
has been engaged by the Water, Ice
b Electric company as superintend-
emit Of it's plant and business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bay Shannon and Mrs.
j. R. Todd we're In the city Sunday
returning from Phoenix, where they
had been attending the fair.
The state road board has re-appoint-
ed B. B. Ownby a member Of the
county road board for a term Of three
years, ending November 8, 1915.
The amalgamated association Of
ring fighters has passed a resolution
declaring the position Of champion is
vacant, and Jack johnson is no longer
it.
The first storm Of the winter began
last Monday in the north central
states. There was twenty-five inches
Of snow at Cleveland, and heavy snow
all through northern Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois.
The mill and supplies Of the Clear
Lake mining company at ~Steeplerock
were sold in Silver City last Saturday
TO pay the lien enforced by the Dun
can lumber company. 1t was bid in
by Attorney Hunter, who represented
the Clear Lake company, for the face
Of the lien and the costs.
Mrs. ]. H. Mcclure left the first Of
the week with her two younger chill
dren for her old home in Alabama, to
spend the winter, leaving her two
older boys to take care of Mr.. Nc
Clure. Mrs. Mcclure has been In poor
health for some time, and thinks II
she goes to a lower altitude her health
will improve.
The New York and Chicago base
ball clubs played in FL Paso and Doug
las last week, and put up a bum game
in both places, to the great disgust Of
the fans, many Of whom had travelled
long distance to see the games. One
Of the players said that owing to the
altitude the wind Of the players gave
out and they could not do any fast
work. The fans seemed to think the
trouble was laziness.
Last Saturday Governor Felker
granted the request of the governor
of New York. The lawyers had not
got all the Thaw money they could
use, and so sued out a writ of habeas
corpus In the United States court,
and they will law it a while longer,
in the hopes of keeping Harry out Of
New York, and the certainty of get
ting a bunch of the Thaw money.
Cashier and Mrs. Coon, of the First
National left Tuesday for Albuquer-
que,t to attend the meeting of the New
Mexico bankers association. Vice
President Small Of the bank had all
preparation made to attend the meet
ing, but when he came down town
that morning he found his new Hay
mes automobile had arrived, and he
had to stay In Lordsburg to get &C
quainted with the machine.
All railroads will grant a special rate
Of a,fare and one-ffth for the round
trip from all points in New Mexico to
Deming. The rate is granted at the
request Of the State Corporation Com
mission to give a low fare to those
desiring to attend the state sale Of
$4,000 acres Of land in the shallow
water belt, which sale takes place at
Deming, New Mexico on the 9Th day
of December 1913.
Evidence is being taken In FL Paso
in the suit Of New Mexico against
Texas for a lot OF land in Ell Paso
county, which is claimed should be In
Dona Ana county. The boundary was
originally liked as the Rio Grande
river, and it is claimed that the river
has shifted to the west. leaving a lot
Of land on the east, which is claimed
by both counties. The case was be-
gun in the supreme SQUIRT Of the
United States, which is the court of
original Jurisdiction In such cases,
and the evidence is being taken be-
fore a commissioner.
The El Paso automobiles which
were in the ri Paso-Phoenix race
have been limping back to the home
garages. This cross country racing is
mighty hard on a machine. OF the
twenty-one machines that started in
the race ten were disabled by &C