Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-11-13
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDsBURG, Nov. 10, 1914.
IT, A. Lister arrived in town Friday.

Renwick White, editor of the Ar
tesian Belt, Of San Simon, was in the
city Monday.
Mrs. Frank McCarty and her
daughter are visiting with her mother,
Mrs. w. II. Stevens,
Mrs. j. A. Leahy, who has been
visiting her parents in Los Angeles,
returned to her Lordsburg home last
Friday.
Mrs. A. S. Kedzie, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs, Sarah
Simpson, left Tuesday night for her
Chicago home.
H. G. Day was in the city Monday,
returning to his Pasadena home from
a trip to Duncan, where he still has
large business interests.
Lamar Cobb, Arizona's chief en-
gineer, was in the city Friday, re.
joicing v the election Of Governor
Hunt. He had nothing tosay regard
ing the result Of the prohibition cleo
tion in Arizona.
John G. Powers, better known as
Maricopa Slim, the Southern Pacific
policeman at Maricopa, was shot and
killed at Maricopa last Thursday by
Patrick Meehan, a nvasma at
tached to AL G.. Barnes circus. He
shot Meehan, and he is expected to
die. Maricopa Slim had a wide re-
putation among the tramps, and
there will bel thanksgiving in tramp
don from coast to coast over his
death.
John D. Rockefeller, some years ago
established a company, which he gave
many millions Of dollars, the obiecJof
which was to help mankind in any
way possible. The war in Europe,
and the destruction of Belgium gave
this company a job. The people of
Belgium have been driven away from
their homes, and are starving. The
Rockefeller company last week rented
the biggest steamer it could find,
loaded it with provisions, and sent it
to Belgium, 1t is said the good work
will be continued as long as it is ne
cessary.
The new reserve banks will open
for business next Monday. The First
national of this place is n of the
stockholders Of the bank for this dis
trict, which is located at Dallas,
Texas. All national banks are re-
quired to be stockholders in these
banks. and keep their reserves in
them. Money will be easier when
these banks open, because they will
be entitled to issue a large amount of
currency, and because a large amount
Of money that has been tied up in the
national banks will be turned loose.
Under the old law a national bank
had to keep fifteen per cent of its
deposits in its vaults in cash, and in
its reserve bank in New York. Under
the new law these banks are only re-
Quired to keep seven per cent in re-
serve, which will give each bank the
privilege of loaning eight per cent
more Of its deposits. This money
will not become Immediately avail
able, as many of the careful and con-
sentative bankers will continue to
keep more than the required reserve
until they see how it is going to work
out under the new plan.
Recently some cases Of hoof and
mouth disease broke out in southern
Michigan. The owners Of the cattle
attacked did not know what it was,
and before it was identified it had
spread. 1t is very contagious and had
spread over a great deal of country
before the government learned Of 1T.
AS soon as the government learned
of the disease it commenced quaran-
timing the states where 1t was, and
began fighting the disease. The diff
ferent state authorities have taken
up the fight and everything possible
is being done to stamp it out. 1t got
into the Chicago stockyards, and they
were closed last week. They are be.
ing thoroughly disinfected, and it is
thought they can be cleaned and
again opened next week. AS the ira
vel Of cattle is all from the west to
the east 1t is hoped that the disease
will not get to the west. 1t Is estlm-
sted that the loss will 60 up into the
millions of dollars.
The November crop report, issued
by the government, gives the amount
of production and price of crops in
New Mexico, as Of November l, this
year and last year. The amounts are
bushels, except hay, which is tons.
The price is as Of November l, ex-
cepting apples, which is October Is:
amount price
Corn, 1914, ....2,490, 900. 49,. ,S7
, 1918, ....1,572,O 900. 500. SO
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