Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-08-01

the week.
Jack Heather has the contract for
building the new school house, at a
little over ave thousand dollars. The
board has on hand go, 1884.
Fred Smyth was over from Miami
the latter part Of last week to escort
his family home, they have been here
visiting the baby's grandmother, Mrs.
o.. B. Smyth.
&. e. Burdick, an old time cowman
OF Deming died last Friday. He had
been o resident of this section OF the
country for more than 30 years. He
s7~years old at the time of his
death.
The latter part OF last week there
vas a rivalry between a Mexican cir
Gus and a revival for the attention Of
the people. The circus stood It for
three nights, and the pulled down its
tent and left town,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Murphey left
last Friday for a vacation trip to the
east. They expect to visit Kansas
City, Chicago and various other vii
lagos while gone. They expect to be
absent about a month.
james L. Futch, who recently came
here from Texas, has made a home
stead entry ia the township south Of
this me-. He expects to go back to
Texas for his family, and get on his
place about the irst Of the year.
]. B. Foster, after spending a
couple Of week IN Lordsburg, enjoy
Ing the climate, returned to his Mil
waukee home last Friday. He ex-
poets to return to Lordsburg in q
couple of weeks, bringing his family
and stay the rest Of the summer.
A stray ball went through one Of
the windows in the front Of the Eagle
drug mercantile company's store this
week. Those windows seem to be
particularly unlucky when there is
any folks throwing and catching ball
In the street.
Blaine Phillips has severed his con-
necttOn with the Clifton, and last
week went out to the river. 1t is re-
ported that he has accepted a posi-
tion with Edgar s. Wesley, the goat
F~aIsers, and will spend the remainder
Of the summer herding goats on the
forest reserve.
There was grief and mourning all
over the country last Thursday and
Friday. On Thursday there was rain
In the east, and 1t was so distributed
that every city there was a major
league Of base ball scheduled was
flooded, and there was no game. The
fans had nothing to talk about Thurs
day evening and Friday.
The board Of county commissioners
were to meet next Monday to fix the
tax rate for the coming year, but as
the state board Of equalization will
not meet till the 9Th to fix the val
uations Of the different counties and
as the rate cannot be fixed till after
that time the meeting will be post
poned till the state board Is heard
from.
Il looks as though the army was
getting ready for intervention in
Mexico. The recruiting officers are
after recruits, and is paying good
money to advertise for them. In
this issue Of the LIBERAL appears an
advertisement for recruits, and a no.
tice that a recruiting sergeant will be
here next week TO examine applicants.
II you want to join now is the time.
The census department has issued
= bulletin on the cotton crop Of last
year. II shows that the United States
grows 62.S per cent Of the cotton Of
the world the next largest producer
being India, which produces Ill per
cent then Egypt with I per cent. In
1912 there vas produced in this coun-
try ~l4,SlS,Ol5 bales, Weighing 500
pounds each, with q value Of 1920, $780,
500. Some crop that.
The Santa Re has made a change Of
the Deming Pullman. Instead OF rum
ming It to Albuquerque only IL now
runs through to Denver. This will
be a great accommodation to the peo-
pie from the southern part OF the
state who want to go to Santa Fe.
Heretofore thay have had to roll out
Of the Pullman at six O'Clock in the
morning at Albuquerque, get q bite
TO eat, and take another car for Lamy
Junction. Now they can sleep an
hour or so longer, and get breakfast
AZ Lamy.
The LIBERAL received a bunch Of
pictures showing the beautiful scenery
around Ashville, North Carolina, from
Col. Dell M. Potter this week. Col.
Potter was at Ashville, and wrote