Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-02
1914

Joe hollen ma got back Into New
Mexico, and is liable to show up in
Lordsburg any day.
The ore shipments from Lordsburg
picked up a little last month, there
being n%inety-one cars shipped.
Christ Yaeger was in town this
week, looking over some properties
and shaking hands with old friends.
The New Year was ushered in with
the usual amount Of noise, and the
usual amount of noise in Lordsburg
is considerable on the occasion of the
birth Of a new year.
A young gymnast showed some good
work on the street Tuesday. He an
nounced before starting that he would
not pass the hat for fifteen minutes.
He had a good audience for fourteen
minutes and thirty seconds, when the
audience disappeared. Although the
gymnast was a Splinter he could not
catch his audience.
The 1914 model Of automobile H.
cense and number plates are out.
Last year they we're a blue number
on a white plate. This year they are
a white number on a green plate. The
initials N. M. are a little smaller than
last year, and below them are the
numerals IA. indicating the year the
number plate is good for.
John Robson bought some cattle In
the upper Anlmas, and turned them
over to his sons Tom and Diggy. This
week he made a deal with his son-in-
law, Oscar Hunter, and bought his
house, and Mr.. Hunter is going to
move his cattle to the Animas, and
run them with the Robson cattle.
Mr.. Robson has moved into the house
he bought.
The automobile is a great machine
to go anywhere with, but it is not al
ways reliable about returning. Four
young people went to Stems New
Years eve to dance. In due course Of
time they started home, but did not
get there. About four a. m. they
deserted the machine, and the walk
ing being good they got home about
ten a. m. Luckily they all had good
dancing legs, or there is no telling
when they would have got home.
AS is usual with the coming of the
new year the LIBERAL is sending out
bills for subscriptions due. You
ought to receive yours by the same
mail as you get the paper containing
this item. However first and second
class mail mailed at the same time
often get separated whether they
come by the same mail or different
ones just write a check and mail it as
soon as you get the statement. Delay
is dangerous. If the LIBERAL should
not get any subscription money it
might follow the Leader.
J. S. Brown, who is the local agent
for the Ford car, sent his many Gust
omers and friends calendars this year,
entitled the old and the new. The
scene was laid in a broad street, the
middle figure being a young lady; on
one side was a young man, inviting
her to get into his auto; on the other
side vas another young nan inviting
the fair one to get in a buggy. The
young lady hesitates, probably be-
cause the auto is not a Ford car.
Harve Temple, a relative Of DR.. De-
Moss, who spent some time here a
year ago, and went to Denver, showed
up again this week. He tells that the
people Of Colorado hive not seen the
ground since the first of December,
that there was one snow four feet
deep, and there Is now snow in the
level three feet deep, and he thought
1t was about time to seek a more
salubrIous climate. Temple always
exhibited good sense, and never more
so than on this occasion.
In spite OF its being run by a re-
publican, who has not got enough
sense to get out of the way and let
some good democrat come into his
own the Lordsburg postofice did It's
biggest business during the last
quarter Of any quarter in its history,
and sold more stamped paper during
December than during any n month
in its history. During the month Of
December there we're sold money
orders TO the amount Of 81, Bills. Dur
ing the quarter ending December 81
the receipts Of the Office from the sale
stamps, box rents and second class
postage amounted to Sl,O4S.67. The
first time in its history has 1t gone
above $1,000 In a quarter. This was
enough to pay all the local expenses
of the office, pay the salary Of the
clerk on the Arizona 8 New Mexico
road, and remit s298.63 TO the de-
partment to help pay the Postmaster
Generals salary. During December
II sold stamped paper to the amount