Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-11-06
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. Nov. 6, 1914.

Col. Bob Irvine was In the city this
week, to clothe his friends.
]. P. Mansfield was down from
Stems Tuesday on business.
The racers have been busy this
week, looking the road over. If we
have no more rain there will be some
good time made.
A. P. Warner and W. f. Ritter
went down to Douglas last Saturday
to consult with the smelter people re-
garding ore shipments.
Miss Isabel Lancaster Eckles, coun-
ty superintendent Of schools, was in
the city the first Of the week, giving
our local schools the onece over.
There were ten cars of ore shipped
from Lordsburg last month. Not a
very large shipment, but much better
than not shipping any. This month
there will probably be a better
showing.
Last Saturday night Bob McOalvey
got careless with his gun, he threw It
in the corner. 1t exploded and the
bullet went through the 1eshy part
of his leg.
The enrolment in the Lordsburg
schools IN October was 237, Eve more
than the previous month, while the
average daily attendance was 21O, one
less than in the previous month.
Wiley Jones, candidate for attorney
general of Arizona was in the city
Friday, returning from a trip up to
the Clifton country. He says there
is no possibility Of any Of the dem
ocrats losing in Arizona.
A. n. Hilton who has been spend
ing some time in this section Of Grant
county bought most Of the mohair in
this section. Sunday he shipped a
carload, for which he paid between
$4,000 and $1,000.
Hugh H. Williams, republican can
didate for reelection as corporation
commissioner, came up from Deming
last Saturday, and spent the time be-
tween trains interviewing the voters.
He was very confident that the re-
publicans would carry the state.
Mrs. Helen r. Heath and Mrs, Mar
Garet Crowell have been indicted by
the Luna county grand jury for arson.
1t is claimed they set fire to Mrs.
Heath's millinary store, which result
ed in the destruction of the Clark
block.
While the railroad company has
discontinued keeping a temperature
record it continues to keep a record Of
the rain that falls, October was a
very wet month, the precipitation be-
ing PSI inches, while the average pre-
c~ipitation for October is only "a Of
an inch.
There Is to be a motor cycle ace
over the Borderland from El Paso to
Phoenix, the racers leave Ell Paso this
morning and run to Douglas, tomor-
row they run to Tucson, and Monday
will try and beat it into Tucson
ahead of the automobiles.
The racers, while running over the
Borderland, getting acquainted with
the road, register at the hotels where
they stop, but instead of putting
down the name of the town they
come from put down the name Of the
car. On the register of the Vendome
this week appeared IN. L. Naquin,
Veile," and wv. E. Deuel., Simplex"
There has been another route open
ed through to Douglas, by which the
mail comes when the route via Ha-
chita is closed, as it is Sundays. The
route is from Cochise to Kelton, over
the Arizona Eastern and from Kelton
to Douglas, over the Southwestern.
J. II. Stephens, who has been work.
ing as a mail clerk on the route be-
tween here and Clifton, as a substi-
tute, was relieved this week, and sent
to Ell Paso. Roy Bean, who helddown
the run a short time last spring, has
been appointed a regular clerk for the
run.
Armed with a % rife Bill Diaz and
George Bailey went out on the An
imas Saturday, to deliver some goods
for the Robert 8 Leahy mercantile
company. When asked, on their re-
turn, If they shot anything they said
they got a jack rabbit. When asked
how many jacks they got they said,
4'only one, we only had one box Of cart
ridges" They could qualify for Mex
lean soldiers.
The Morris Packing company has
purchased 80 acres adjoining a 10 acre
tract 1t already owned In FL Paso,
and is going to establish large and
sanitary stock yards on it,and build a
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