Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-23

ing some months in the east, returned
last Friday.
Mrs. B. f. butcher, Of Clifton, was
in the city Monday, on her way to
Deming, to visit relatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Edgar,
Tuesday night, a nine and a half
pound boy.
The LIBERAL prints this week the
statement to the controller of the
currency of the condition Of the First
national bank of Bl Paso, the big
bank OF the southwest, with resources
OF more than eight millions of dol
lars.
r. H. Sims, receiver of the land Of
flee at Las Cruces, was in the city
Wednesday, on personal business. He
does not seem to be worrying a little
bit about his successor in the land Of
fee, and does not expect to meet him
till his commission expire.
The Ell Paso automobile club issues
an official organ twice a month which
is called the Auto Bug' and is de-.
voted to news of interest to the local
auto bug. 1t sent free to any auto
mobilist who wants IL enough to ask
for it. 1t is an interesting publica-
tion.
j.. B. Foster returned again from
Milwaukee the first Of the week. He
says he expects to stay here a week or
so, when he will have to return to
Milwaukee on business. After that
is completed he will return to Lords
burg, build him a house and move his
family here.
The Grant county collector collect
ed more taxes in December than any
county collector in the State. He
RENTED to the State treasurer, as
the states portion of the taxes col
lected, S35, 229.O4. Luna county re-
mitted for the same period the sum
of $40, 4S7 81. Judging by the way the
taxes come in there is some money in
the southern part Of the state.
The postal situation at Silver City,
regarding the parcel post business to
Mogollon was so serious that the
Fourth assistant postmaster general.
who has charge Of the sta routes,
such as that between Silver City and
Mogollon, came on from Washington
TO personally investigate the case. 1t
is reported that Fourth Assistant
Blakeslee assured @. r. Marriott that
the department would reimburse him
for the extra weight carried.
Some years ago the Southern Pa
clic changed. the name of a station
west of here from San Simon to
Simon. Recently the people of that
fourishing town petitioned the rail-
road TO change it back to San Simon.
as the p~ostofice was San Simon, the
own and the Valley had always been
known as San Simon, and If the
station bore the same name it would
help in advertising. A bulletin has
been issued announcing that after
February l, the station would be
known as San Simon.
The Duncan Arizonian, after a dis
appearance Of some months, arrived
again this week. 1t had lost its pri-
vilege for second class postage, and
each copy bore a.one cent stamp. 1t
recently put In a bid for doing the
county printing, and the bid was so
low the printing was awarded to it,
but Editor Kelley, Of the Clifton Era,
has asked the court for an injunction
prohibiting the supervisors from
granting the printing to the Arizon-
ian, as it was not a legal paper, under
the laws of Arizona.
The democratic central committee
had its meeting Thursday Of last
week, to decide who should be ap-
pointed postmaster at Silver City,
and consider the L%ordsburg situation.
The committee decided on Brumback,
Of the Independent. Captain Spence
Of Central, is also a candidate for the
office, and rests on his personal ac-
quaintance and friendship with Post
master General Burleson. The captain
was invited to make his showing to the
committee and told the committee
that he would not bother. He did not
want its endorsement. He would get
the office In spite of what the COM
mittee would do. The three IAN
didates from Lordsburg each present.
ed his case and made his showing,
whereupon they were invited to go
outside and sit down while the COM
mittee considered their cases. In a
few minutes a representative Of the
committee came out and told Messrs.
Ownby and Gervaise to go home and
go to work at their old jobs and told
Mr. Hardin he wa elected, in spite
Of his being a citizen Of Arizona. One
of the candidates suggested leaving
the decision of a primary to be held