Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-03-13

dren are in El Paso this week.
J.. W. Gould made a sight seeing
trip to Albuquerque this week.
J.. A. Lewis and Mrs. A. Harder
left for Deming Wednesday afternoon,
telling their friends they we're going
TO get married.
Wednesday wa a spring day, early
In the spring. 1t was windy, cold and
disagreeable weather, and any one
who had to make a trip out In 1t felt
sorry for himself.
The State land Commissioners has
discovered some more land in Grant
county that looks good to him, and
has applied for IL. The notice Of his
application appears in this paper.
The called statement of the condi-
ton sOf the First National bank Of
Lordsburg appears In this week paper,
and shows the bank is in good condi-
ton.
Mrs. Belle Fleiner and son visited
with DR.. and Mrs. Croker this week,
while on their way home,to Indianap-
oils, Indiana, from Los Angeles,
where she had been visiting her bro
ther, Claude Overman.
Harry L. Leisering was in the city
from Bedrock this week and made a
bid for carrying the mail between
Bedrock and Lordsburg for the next
four years, under the new advertise
mem issued by the department.
Fl. f. DanRberg, of the Highland
cattle company, arrived in town last
Saturday, having come from his home
at Mlnden Nevada, 10 attend the trial
of J.. G. Dodson, which is called for
this week at Silver City. He is the
principal witness for the prosecution.
e E. Kyes left last Friday for his
farm In California, to see about put
ting in the spring crops. Mr.. Kyes
says If he can sell or lease his farm
he will be back, but II he can o he
will stay with his family. e E. Wade
is attending to the business of the
Arizona g. New Mexico during his alb
sence, assisted by J. ]. Malone.
Efforts are being made to recruit
another mill Ia company in Albu-
Querque. and a committee has been
searching the town to get members
20 Join. Several men who were asked
TO join refused, giving the reason
that the United States might inter
vene in Mexico, which would mean
war in Mexico, and they did not want
90 60 to Mexico to fight.
". II. Small Tuesday took a party
consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Learner
Mrs. Small and J.. T. McCabe, in his
new Haynes car, to the KIT ranch.
Dir. Small has become an expert at
the wheel and made the run in two
hours and thirty minutes each way.
When Mr.. McCabe makes the run to
the ranch In his lower powered REQ,
he generally is three hours on the
road.
Miss Rebecca f. Bailey was In town
this week, visiting her parents. Miss
Bailey was formerly a Lord0burg girl,
and ONE years ago went to Califor-
MIA and took a course as a trained
nurse, graduating about a year ago.
After her graduation she secured a
position in the company hospital, at
Miami, and proved SO efficient that
she is now at the head of the night
force OF nurses in that hospital.
l.. L. Lewis, editor and publisher
Of the Columbus Courier, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at the village on
the line, in place of W.J.Hutchinson,
who has resigned and moved to Ken.
lucky. Recently Mr.. Lewis took the
civil service examination for fourth
class postmasters and got a good
grade, and was ready for the job when
the opening came.
Mrs. Emma Allen, who was indict-
ed for the killing Of Il. H. Tiff, at
Morenci, the grand jury claiming she
furnished the gun TO lifts daughter,
Mrs. Gould, who did the killing, and
urged her to do It, was tried for muir
der last week at Clifton, and acquit-
ted on the first ballot. The Cliff
tonians think District Attorney Hor-
ton wasted the public money in urg-
ing this trial, after the acquittal Of
Mrs. Gould.
The state and the government has
been measuring the streams Of New
Mexico, having automatic measuring
devices in the streams at various
places, which we're read regularly.
These readings have been computed.
and the actual run of Of the streams
ascertained, and 1t is found there was
enough water In the streams to ir-
Figate some two millions acres. The
readings In this county are s fol-
lows: The ella at Xxx ranch 81, 500
acre feet; the ella at Bedrock, 10000
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