Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09

G. e. Head vas In from the river
this week.
Myron Goss, who worked for some
time on the Leader, has gone to Tue
SON..
]. B. Foster and family, who we're
here from Milwaukee returned to the
north the first Of the week.
Miss Florence Bailey, who has been
spending the holidays visiting friends
in DemiRg, returned Monday.
Miss Sylvia Chase, who has been
spending the holidays at home, left
for her school In San Antonio Sunday
evening.
Rufus d. Smyth, who has been en-
joying an enforced retirement, on ac-
count Of an attack Of the mumps, is
again at work this week.
DIR. Schell, Of Tucson, was 10 town
Sunday on his way to Morenci, for
his regular winter trip, to attend to
the eyes in the copper country.
County Commissioner Ownby left
for Silver City Sunday, to attend the
regular meeting Of the board, and
close up the years business for the
county.
The winter term Of school opened
Monday, and the kids are all hard at
it acquiring wisdom, except young
George Bailey, who is confined to the
house with a case of the mumps.
The p%enitentiary board last Satur-
day met and let a contract for the re-
pairs on the %penitentiary caused by
the fire. A number of prisoners ap-
piled for parole, under the law, among
whom we're the following Grant coun-
ty prisoners: Joseph Hechter, Pedro
Basure and Juan Miranda.
John Roach, who started the NOV
ing picture business in Lordsburg, has
sold the business out to d. w. Briel
and expects to go to Tyrone and open
up a moving picture business there.
II Tyrone becomes the camp it is ex-
pected to be Mr.. Roach, If he has no
opposition, will have a fine business.
Simon Hagenauer and wife, of Clifton,
who formerly lived in Lordsburg were
here Sunday on their way to Hermo-
sillo, to visit a brother. Mr.. Hagenauer
has sold out his mercantile business
In Clifton, and is now foot loose.
After visiting his brother in Hermo-
sillo he and his wife intend to make a
trip back to Germany, to visit their
parents.
Frank Craig, engineer at the Nor
NAL school was found dead on the
road from Silver City to Leopold Sun
day morning, by John L. Burnside,
who was returning to Silver City
from Haywood. Sheriff McGrath has
been busy on the case aver since the
discovery Of the body, but has not
been able to locate the murderers.
Lieutenant Armstrong, Of the 18th
cavalry, was playing polo Sunday, at
Washington Park, FL Paso, when his
horse ran into another horse and
Armstrong was thrown. His skull
was fractured, and he died soon. He
was a popular young army officer, and
was one Of the best polo players in
the army.
Dan Rose was in town this week,
coming up from Hermosillo, where he
had spent some months. He says Ca
rranza is having the time of his life,
and is enjoying himself too much to
want to 90 over to Chihuahua, and
mix up with General Villa. Rose says
General Carranza has a most impress.
slve front, but no one thinks he
amounts to anything when 1t comes
to actual fighting, and this is Villas
strong suit. Rose looked as though
Mexico agreed with him, for he had a
we'll fed appearance.
A large number of LIBERAL sub
scribers have responded to the yearly
bill senf last week, which was noted
in last weeks LIBERAL. Did you
respondP There were a few who did
not. 1t may be you are among them.
II you are kindly give it your early
sttention. If not convenient to re-
NIT, just say so. There is no trouble
getting on the LIBERALS easy list,
but the LIBERAL really want to hear
from you regarding the matter. 1t
feels good when 1t hears from a sub
scriber, no matter what he writes
about.
Cornelius f. Houlihan came In from
the river the first Of the week, and
made a homestead entry about three
quarters OF a mile north Of the river,
and about five miles from the Arizona
line. He has two chances of getting
water, first there is an indication Of
an artesian flow, which he will try
and develop. II this is not a success
there is a canyon that can be damned,