Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-06-12
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, June l2, 1914.

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week.
Mrs. Muir left Wednesday for Cal
lfornia to visit her children living in
that state.
Mrs. ]. R. Fowler, of Duncan, has
been in the city this week, visiting
Mrs. f. r. Coon.
Mrs. Gus Porter, batter known here
as Miss Margaret Mott, was In the
city this week, visiting.
Mrs. George Reeb, Of Deming, bet
ter known here as Mrs. @. A. Dan
forth. who ran the old Arlington
hotel for many years, was visiting in
town this week.
@. W. Noble, the Stems merchant
came down Monday. He said he
wanted to come to Lordsburg before
the Southern Pacific quit running
trains on this division.
Baylor Shannon, at n time sheriff
Of Grant county, has announced him
self as a candidate for the nomination
as sheriff OF Greenlee county, subject
to the action Of the democratic pri-
maries.
]. e. Allen has moved his family to
Duncan, where they will live in the
future. His son Ed. Allen will have
charge of the local exchange, with
Miss McMeans in charge of the
switchboard.
]. B. Foster, of the Bonney mining
company returned from a trip to Mil
waukee last Friday, accompanied by
Mrs. Foster. They have rented the
Sullivan house, and intend to make
Lordsburg their home.
E. Richardson, who has been living
on the border below Hachita, where
he moved from the Mormon settle
ment in Mexico, has concluded to get
a little further away from Mexico,
and this week moved to Stafford, Ariz.
Messrs. Minson and Drysdale, Of the
Arizona & New Mexico road, we're in
town Tuesday, en- route to Phoenix,
to attend a hearing before the cor
poration commission, where the ques-
tion of three cents fares for the Ar
izona roads vas to be argued.
A telegram from Washington pub
lished In the daily papers tells of the
appointment of A. D. Wallace as
postmaster at Vanar, Arizona. MI.
Wallace was at one time postmaster
at Rodeo, this county. The office at
Vanar has not yet been established.
When in FL Paso recently H. ]. Nc
Grath bought 300 COWS and shipped
them to Separ. He has made ar
rangements with Pierce Rice, who
will take charge Of the cattle. Mr..
Rice has resigned his position as man
ager Of the Highland cattle company.
Some months agoa we'll was started
on the Lemon place northwest Of
Rodeo, which vas to be a deep we'll,
with hopes Of arteslan water. The
drillers struck so many boulders which
caused them so much trouble that
they have abandoned the job and
moved their machinery away.
Todd Daniels, a special agent Of the
department Of justice, was In town
the first of the week, looking up some
evidence in a white slave case, and
when he found what he wanted he
arrested Tom Coleman for a violation
of the law. He had procured the
transportation Of a woman from FL
Paso TO Tucson.
Nat Cannon with Charlie and
John Sullivan had a motor experience
Sunday. They went to Silver City in
the morning, and started to make a
night drive home, coming by White
water. After they left Whitewater
they took what they thought was the
main travelled road, but must have
made a mistake, for they brought up
against a wire fence. They turned
around and took the road back, hunt
ing for the road. The spent the night
hunting for that road, and did not
get slaughtered out till daylight.
One Of the cattle outfits from the
southern part of the county that was
raised by Assessor Shlpley was the KIT
company, which was raised a thous-
and head. This company seldom has
any trouble with the assessor, as its
managers always make fair returns,
often paying on more cattle than
other COW outfits who sell several
hundred more head Of steers than this
company. For the second time in the
history Of the company Superintend.
emit McCabe went before the commits
sioners. The assessor had the report
OF the sanitary board as to the ship
ments made by all the cowmen, and
Mr.. McCabe drew his attention to the
fact that the company had not been
credited with the shipment of 600