Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, Sept. IS, 1914.

for next legislature.
The embargo on shipping arms into
Mexico has been raised, and now
Villa a get all the guns and am
munition he wants.
The copper market is beginning to
pick up. The August exports we're
65 per cent of normal. All the copper
that is being produced is marketed,
aud 1t will not be long before there
will be a demand that will set the
mines to working full time.
James B. Hagpin died at his home,
at Newport Rhode Island, last Satur-
day, aged 81 years. Mr.. Haggin was
one Of the best known horse r~aisers,
In the country, his speciality being
racing stock. He had several farms
IN the racing section Of Kentucky,
devoted to thoroughbred stock.
]. H. Mcclure has sold the quarter
section Of land northeast Of town,
which he recently homesteaded to DR..
Egon, who will use it to hold his
bunch of milk COWS. Like many an
other amatuer farmer Mr.. Mcclure
found that a farmer was not as much
fun rs he anticipated 1t would be, and
he was glad to let go.
Some Lordsburg capitalists are
figuring on building an ark. They
figured it out that II the present
rainy a continues for forty days
the people will need an ark as much
as they did in the time OF Noah, and
owing to the war in Europe an ark,
flying the star spangled banner, will
be much safer refuge than a German
passenger boat.
Some time ago Catarino Martinez
chased Judge McGrath around the up
per story of the Vendome hotel with
a big knife. He also took possession
Of the section house at Summit,
with the aid Of the same knife. He
took in Rosendo Garcia's saloon, US
ing his favorite knife. The Judge has
been invited to go over to Silver City
this week to tell a jury about 1t.
Last week James II. Hill, in Ell
Paso, shot and killed his wife, then
turned his pistol, and shot himself
through the head. He was taken TO
the hospital, but instead of dying, as
was expected, fingered, and then COM
menced to get better, and the doctors
have hopes Of saving him till he can
be hanged. The shot through the
brain injured that section that con-
trolls the eyes, and he is blind.
Owing to the falling off of business
the El Paso q Southwestern took off
one Of its passenger trains between
El Paso and Douglas, and one between
Douglas and Bisbee. These were the
trains that carried the mail, and it
has been transferred to the limited.
Owing to this transfer orders were is
sued for the L%ordsburg postofice to
exchange pouches daily with train
four, the east bound limited, at Ha.
chita. This will give Lordsburg a bet
ter mail connection with the south
western portion of the county,
Tuesday the north bound train on
the Arizona s. New Mexico road was
tagged by the section boss, who want
ed to send in his time report. The
train took the report, and started on.
Before it got under full Roadway it
struck a frog that was out Of condi-
ton at Sand spur; and vas derailed.
Engine, tender and two cars were
derailed. At that point there is a
three foot fill, but luckily the engine
and cars stayed on the fill. No one
was hurt, and the work train got the
cars back on the track, and into Cliff
ton about seven hours late.
j. B. Foster has been feeling good
this week over the result of the pri-
mary elections In his home state of
Wisconsin. In the republican ticket
two factions we're represented, the
LaFollette crowd, and the antl-La-
Toilette crowd. LaFollette crowd
were wiped off the earth, and the
antls won the whole ticket by large
maiorities. LaFollette has had con-
troll OF the state for ten years. has
sadly misgoverned it, and has raised
the state taxes several hundred per
cent. Mr.. Foster has long been
against LaFollette, and rejoices in
his defeat.
The red cross steamer fitted up by
the Red Cross association Of the
United States, to aid the suffering
wounded soldiers in Europe, started
across the Atlantic Monday. 1t is a
German steamer. chartered by the
Red Gross association for this purpose.
1t is painted white, with a broad red
streak on the hull, and the red cross
on each smoke stack. 1t is oficered
and manned by Americans, with a