Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-04-24
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURal April "a, lel4.

r. Fl. Boulware was over from
Silver City this week, shaking hands
with his many friends.
Mrs. r. p. Barnes, Of Silver City,
has been In the city, visiting her
daughter, Mrs. T. r. Coon.
Judge McGrath returned from Sill
YER City last Friday, where he had
been motoring with his son, the sheriff.
Jose B. Padilla has been appointed
postmaster ct St~eeplerock. He has
had charge Of the ONCE for some time
as an assistant.
Geo. f. Gardner, who has been pro-
noting the Silver City saving bank,
was "a the city this week, on a stock
selling expedition.
Carl Dunagan was 10 the city satur-
day, returning to his Hachita home
from a trip to Globe, where he Is In
terested in a large mercantile bust
ness.
VIII A. Simpson has been in the
city this week, visiting his mother
and old time friends. He is now en-
ployed as a policeman In RI Paso, and
has made good.
Scott's auto stages, Nos. 3 and 4
arrived in town Monday night from
Duncan, bringing a party of muscisans
and and dancers who came to attend
tile dance given that night at the
Knights Of Pythias hall.
Tuesday must have been a busy day
for the FL Paso newsboys. The edi-
ton Of the Evening Herald that
reached the L~ordsburg subscribers
was marked Extra, and had a line
telling It was the fifteenth edition.
District Attorney Royal, W. B.
Walton, and Sheriff McGrath went
down to Hachlta last Saturday to in
vestIgate a "a Of alleged calf steal
Ing. The suspected man showed he
had bought the dogies, and had not
stolen them.
John L. Burnside went down to Las
Cruces Saturday and took possession
Of the land office, which he will man
age for the next four years. The
LIBERAL predicts that Mr.. Burnside
will prove to be a most competent re-
ceiver.
VIM. Blackburn and Peter Jochem
have bought a Ford car, with which
they will travel over the mountains
on their prospecting trips. They are
probable the first pTospectors to use a
motor car on their prospecting trips.
Henry Ford Is undermining every
class OF business.
Rodeo is to have another deep we'll.
Summerell 8 Stitts are drilling 1t for
B. P. Lemon. The we'll is five and
ive-eighths inches in diameter, and
Is to be a thousand feet deep, II ne
cessary. 1t is In Arizona, and Is
about a mile northwest of the we'll
drilled last summer, from which no
artesian flow vas secured.
j. W. Gould and Joe Olney were ar
rested this week by the United States
marshal, and gave bonds to appear
at the next term Of court. 1t Is under
stood that Wayne Brazel also has
been arrested, and that the arrests
we're caused by some irregularity In
the proving up on Brazel's homestead.
Messrs. Olney and Gould we're his
witnesses at the time he made his
final proof.
d. +. Seiiards, Of the Animas, was
called before the United States grand
jury to tell about the depredations
madsin the valley by cattle. While
there he found out he had a right to
protect his crops, even to the extent
Of using fire arms on invading stock.
His fences have been torn down by
stray-stock, and his crops eaten up,
Other residents OF the valley have
suffered similarly, and 1t is probable
they will protect themselves In the
future.
B. B. Ownby, with his Ford car,
took Lawyer Walton down to Hachita
last Friday, and on Saturday brought
him and District Attorney Royal
back. They came by Separ and made
the forty-two miles In n hour and
forty-seven minutes. When that car
came out Of Mexico, at the time the
governors Of New Mexico and Arizona
we're held up at Aqua Prieta, 1t ac-
Quired the habit Of fast running,
which 1t keeps up.
Postmaster Lehman, Of Clifton. is
proving as gifted a disciple Of Hawk
shaw as is William J. Burns. His of
fee is provided with boxes which
have combination locks on them, and
any a who knows the combination
can open them. The renter of one
box has been complaining that his
box was being robbed. Last week Mr..
Lehman set q trap for the thief. He
put a parcel in the box, and arranged