Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-11-20
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDSBURG, Nov. 20, 1914.

The weather has been quite chilly
the past week, Ores being very comfor-
table, especially nights and mornings.
The school population of Silver City
is growing so rapidly that the city
will have to build a new house In
the near future.
Sheriff McGrath is up at Albuquer-
que, having been called to be there
yesterday, as a witness in a white
slave case that was before the United
States court,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Foster left last
Friday for Milwaukee. MI. Foster
expects to return next week while
Mrs. Foster will probably stay till
after the holidays.
United States Attorney Burkhart,
at Santa Fe, has dismissed the indict-
ment against Wayne Brazel, stating
the government. did not have enough
evidence to secure a conviction.
The Bonney company is putting in
machinery. 1t has a large boiler
erected and has put in a six drill COM
pressor, and has a hoist coming. When
it gets these machines in place things
will begin to hum.
j. A. Leahy has been having a new
experience for him. He has been
laid up with sickness, and no one can
remember when such a thing happen
ed before. He is not seriously sick,
but just comfortably so.
The Russian government has placed
an embargo on all kinds of lumber, to
prevent its expectation; walnut lum-
Der, including Circassian walnut,
much priced by American furniture
makers, is specifically mentioned.
M. R. Buchanan and Charlie Nc
Aninch came over from Silver City
Monday for the Overland truck which
b. b. Ownby has been storing, as Mr..
Buchanan has a customer for It, Both
Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Ownby repre-
sent the Overland company.
The foot ball team from the Agri-
cultural college of New Mexico, which
is the champion of the college teams
of the state, went to Tucson last Sat-
urday, and played with the University
team, which is the champion Of Ari-
iona. The Arizona boys were heavier
than the New Mexicans, and defeated
them by a score of ten to nothing.
The fair at Phoenix was a great
success in spite of the rainy weather.
The auto racers that came in from
Eel Paso came in dry while those that
came in from Los Angeles were cover
ed with mud. The rains interferred
with the races, both motor and horses,
although there was ome fast time
made by the horses.
There is much opposition in FL Paso
to the building Of the stockyards.
Some cattlemen think that If the Nor
Tis company come in and build the
yards it will monopoliZe the whole
stock business Of Ell Paso, and there
will be no competition. Others OBJ
ject to the yards as a nuisance within
the city limits.
Senator Fall was In Douglas and
other border cities last week, investi-
eating certain points in the Mexican
question. The senator thinks the
United States will have to intervene
in Mexico before there is peace in that
country. 1t is probably true that the
United States will have to intervene
before the senator's rich clients can
get their property back.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving,
and will be duly celebrated all over
this country. Thanksgiving is an
American holiday, and is not celebrat-
ed in other countries. Even If it was
a world wide holiday it would not be
extensively celebrated In Europe this
year, for the Europeans have not got
much to be thankful this year.
The Phillips Brown company, who
are the distributors Of the Kelly
trucks for New Mexico and west
Texas, has opened an office in the
Sheldon hotel at FL Paso, and is push
ing a campaign in that market.
Blaine Phillips went down to El Paso
Sunday, and is riding around on the
The United States courts are learn
ing that there is a good deal of black
mail connected with many Of the
slave cases. Some time ago, as
told in the LIBERAL, Tom Coleman
was arrested here on a white slave
case, and gave bonds to appear In
court this month at Tucson. The
case was brought before the grand
jury last week, and Mr.. Coleman re-
ceived a telegram telling him he was
not indicted, but was discharged, and
his bondsmen were relieved.