Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-10
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDsBURG, July 10, l014.

Stems Monday.
Miss Martha White, Of Silver City,
is visiting with Miss Helen Coon.
Nick Powers, Of Brockman, was in
the city last Friday, visiting friends.
FOR SALE.-One small cook stove
brand new. Inquire at the LIBERAL.
Thomas Aurand made final proof
on his homestead entry this week.
Jas. Edgar, accompanied by his
wife and son, came in from Bedrock
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Dunagan we're
in from the head Of the Animas this
week.
Mrs. NJ. e. Conner and Mrs. Ira
Conner left Tuesday for Beard, Texas,
Co visit relatives.
Postmaster Hardin made q trip to
Hachita Monday, returning Tuesday,
on professional business,
]. B. Leahy arrived from Los An
geles last Friday, to spend his vaca-
ton in Lordsburg.
Mrs NJ. M. Croker left last Friday,
for Los Angeles, to visit her mother.
Since she left town the doctor has
been seen riding in a Ford a T
j. B. Foster received a telegram
Tuesday, announcing the birth of his
first grandson. The stock Of the Bon
ney company Immediately advanced
twenty points.
There vas an alleged election down
in Mexico last Sunday, and Huerta
was elected president. His term Of
office will expire when Villa gets to
the City Of Mexico.
Sheriff McGrath returned to Silver
City Monday evening taking with
him in his car B. B. Ownby, who
went owe to attend the quarterly
meeting Of the board of county COM
missioners.
The Southern Pacific has sixteen
men at work in the quarry at Stems,
and is shipping the product west. The
The company is not crushing all the
rock this year, but is sending out
some big rocks, probably for some big
fills.
]. E. Allen has purchased the cleo
trio light plant at Duncan. He also
owns one half the telephone ex-
change, and manages 1t. This joint
ownership and i~nterlocking director
ship will stop all friction between the
two companies as regards the leaking
OF juice from one plant to the other.
The Clovis Elks pulled of a new
stunt on the Fourth. They gave a
dance from five to eight o'clock on the
morning of the Fourth, and at eight
O'Clock breakfast was served in the
Harvey House. The dance was free,
the compliments of the lodge, but
every man had to pay for breakfast.
The New Mexico Central Railroad
was offered at public auction at Santa
Fe last Friday, to be sold to pay it's
debts. Special Master Collins offered
the road, but could not get a bidder.
The sale was postponed until Septem-
Der 10, when it is thought a syndicate
being organized by Col. Hopewell will
be in position to make a bid.
According to the resume Of the tax
rolls of Grant county, as printed to-
day there are no sheep In the county.
If Assessor Shipley had travelled over
the county, looking for the taxable
property, as the law contemplates, in
stead Of putting In his time as a
deputy for the county clerk, and
drawing two salaries, he could have
found them.
The stockholders Of the Water, Ice
& Electric Co. held the annual meet
ing last Monday, for the purpose Of
electing directors for the coming
year. The old directors were re-elect-
ed, with two exceptions. w. II.
Small requested that some one be ell
ected In his place, as he expected to
be away much Of the time, and R. E.
Cameron had left town. DR.. E. @.
DeMoss and b. d. Smith we're elect
ed IN their places.
The school board has engaged as
teachers for the coming year the
Misses May, Wright, and Twaits, and
Mrs. d. f. Sellerds. They had an APP
plicatation from a Los Angeles man
for the position as principal, and were
well pleased with his references, es-
peclally in the line Of manual training
and athletics, and gave him the ap-
pointment. When they notified him
OF it he said there must be some mis-.
take, as he had never applied for the
job, and did not want it. The board
is all mixed up as to how they got
these letter and references about him
II there was no application.