Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-01-08
LOCAL & PERSONAL

Mark Williams, a POST Office In
spector from Tucumcari, n. NJ,
spend Sunday and Monday at the
local Office where he found everything
in first slass condition.
r G McMahan and T. J. Bennett
OF Hachita molored up to Lordsburg
Saturday afternoon and spent the
evening greeting old friends.
Thomas A. Lister spent several days
In El Paso on business this week.
Peter Wehner attended to court
matters in El Paso Monday Of this
week.
b. NJ. McWhorter was in from Gold
Hill several days this week.
Blaine Phillips. who has been laid
up with spralned ankle at the Hol-
len House, is improving rapidly and
will be out within Q weeks time.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. N. George Of Dun.
can attened the New Years dance
here last week. Mr. George Is the
principal of The Duncan school.
Miss Jessie Elsie, teacher in the
Duncan school, spent New Years day
in this ciJy.
Willis Walters and Jess Livingston
.of Hachita were in the city several
days this week.
Rev. W. S. Huggett OF the Metho.
dist church Is delivering a series Of
very interesting sermons on sunday
evenings on the worlds most famous
preachers. Last Sunday night he
gave very able discourse on George
Whitfield, which was heard by good
audience.
The union meetings at the various
local churches during the week were
largely attended and noticeable in
terest has been manifested by the
people of Lordshurg. The series
closes Saturday night, ~ the Baptist
church. Tonight friday the service
will be held at the Methodist church.
Oscar Allen spent Sunday at Stems
inspecting some horses being shipped
by Buck Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. II H. Mansfield had
as their gue,s daring this and las
week Misses Moore and Tennison of
MOrenci, Misses -ieids and Smith Of
san Simon ana Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Graham.
Miss Julia Beam of Duncan return
ed TO her home Sunday after spend
ing the week here with The Coons and
Manshelds.
Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Hollis Of near
San Simon, we're business visitors in
the city several days this week.
Rev. ]. A. Land returned Wednes.
day from trip to the southern end Ut
the county.
J. $. Brown made business trip TO
El PasU the trSt Of the week.
J.R. Bryl, left last week for Lyn.
chburg, Va, where be will spend
about u month before returning mere
with his wife.
Col. Randall rotrrne1 "Wednesday
from trip up the ella river near
Richmrnd where he was surveying
some land.
Sheriff II. J. McGrabh brought RE.
Smith, who escaped from the Grant
county Jail. several years ago, back to
Silver City on Saturday from Santa
Fe where he had been captured
Smith is charged with horse theft
from the Holson Cattle Company.
Sheriff McGrath has been on the trail
of Smi h for q long time and signs
with relief at his rounding up.
Several times trips were made into
California and Arizona believing
Smith was held, but each time with
out success
According 10 J. II. Mcclure the To-
cal co operative weather observer
there was a tjtal precipitation of 446
inches during ne month Of December.
On the l9tu there was one inch pre-
cipilati0n There we're eight days
with 0l or more Of Wetness. No one
doubts the rainfall Of last month but
IL was believed by many 10 be some
where in the neighborhoOd Of 'steen
inches. Mr.. Mcclure, however, has
the correct dope and he is warned TO
never let it occur again, in December
any how.
John T McCabe, president Of the
First National Bank Of Lordsburl,
arrived in the city Tuesday ana will
remain until after the precinct cleo
ZION and meeting Of The board Of
directors OF the bank on January
l2th. lie will then spend some Glma
at the XT ranch and return tO FL
Paso.
Refugio Madero and Marlno Quara-
no we're given package OF 80 days
each IN he county jail by Justice OF
the Peace Marsalis Tuesday morning,
the charge against them being the
hutchering Of stray beef. The men
were arrested with the goods by Con
stable Allen, at Shakespear on Mon
day,