Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-31
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LORDsBURG, July 81, 1914.

was au JOWu AaSJ ndOuIudJf putting
up posters advertising the fair.
Charles d. Nelson, formerly sheriff
OF this county, died last week from
the effects Of a anc on his neck.
Dr, Luken, of the Orphans home,in
Albuquerque, was in the city Satur-
day, In the interest Of his Institution.
A new cable has been stretched
across the river at Bedrock, and when
the river is high and impossible the
mail Is sent across on the cable.
II. s.. Donaldson came over from
Douglas this week, to demonstrate
the tractor that Ownby s. freeman
have contracted for to do the hauling
for the S. company.
There is a good roads convention
being held In Santa Fe this week,
which is largely attended by the road
boards from the various counties,
and many other good roads boosters.
Frank Staplin, who is promoting
the new republican paper to be es-
tablished at Santa Fe, is travelling the
state and presenting the merits of the
stock in the new company TO investors.
He was in Lordsburg last Friday, and
his trip vas not altogether -unsuccess-
full.
Chairman Groves, Of the Corpor-
alton Commission, writes the LIBERAL
that he has received information that
the case before the commission regard
ing rates in New Mexico, probably
will not be decided before the fall
meeting of the Commission.
Charges were made at Denver last
week, at a meeting Of the Western
Federation of Miners, that more than
a million Of dollars that had been
raised to help out on the strike in the
Lake Superior country had been
grated. A committee was appointed
to make an investigation of the
charges.
In the primary election held in
Texas last Saturday the question
whether a state wide prohibition law
should be passed by the legislature
was voted on and the proposition was
defeated by a vote Of $50, 900 to 1OO,-
900. In Ell Paso the ring ticket was
successful by a comfortable margin.
The closest was the head of the tick
ct, the ring candidate winning by
only 80 majority.
Last week one of the colored sold
iers on the border in Southern Grant
county was SEM after the mail. How
1t happened is not known, but in
some way he got caught by a flood in
an arroyo and was drowned. This
week one Of the soldiers near Hachita
was struck. by a bolt of lightning, and
Instantly killed.
Chairman Walton, Of the Democra-
tic county committee, has issued his
call for the county convention to elect
~ delegates to the state convention.
The county convention will be held
at the Elk's opera house, in Silver
City, at one o'clock, Saturday, Aug
ust 10Th. Lordsburg will be entitled
to eight delegates. The precinct
chairmen are requested to call the
primaries on Saturday, August 9Th.
The mediators have got the engine
men and the railroad officers toge-
ther. The railroads have agreed to
restore all schedules, and withdraw
their proposed change In the system
of working the men, and the matter
Of the increase of wages will be ar
bitrated on August 18th. The en-
gineers win on two points, while the
third is to be arbitrated later, so
there will be no strike at present.
W. S. Cox, of Silver City, accom-
panied by Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Baylor
Shannon and Miss Shannon, was in
town Tuesday, having driven from
Clifton in MI. Cox's a thatmorn-
ing. They stopped only long enough
to give the al a little rest, get some
thing to eat, and then left for Silver
City, which place they hoped to reach
In advance Of a big rain could that
appeared 70 be going that way.
When Messrs. Ritter and Coon built
their bungalows a few years ago each
Of them filed their yards with as
many trees as there was room for,
some being ornamental, some for
shade and some for fruit. The peach
trees planted have come into bearing
this year, and are filed with fruit,
and the LIBERAL has eaten some of
the most delicious peaches from these
trees. This is a fine fruit country, If
you have water enough.
Engineer ]. A. French was in town
last Friday, looking over the roads.
He gave the leVee east of town an
inspection, and found it practically