Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-09-10
Local and Personal

Fred Braidfoot was here from
Stems on Tuesday.
Mr.. Potts took in the fight at
Juarez Labor Day.
Felix R. Jones was a Silver City
business visitor Sunday, returning
Monday morning.
Frank johnson has opened the St.
Elmo barber shop in the St Elmo sa-
loon.
Officers from Morenci passed through
here Wednesday with a man captured
in Magdalena, N M. believed to be the
robber Of the Metcalf Bank
Suits and Overeoats, SIS to $40, made
in my shop. Cleaning and Altering Of
Ladies and Gents garments.
Farrer the 1e.i0r. Ownby Building
Quite a few Of the local fight
enthusiasts went TO Silver City the
last of the week to take in the
George-Meehan fight on Monday
night.
For Sale
Fine draft stallion cheap for
cash. For particulars address Lee
Rice, Cliff, N. NJ.
The lobby of the Vendome hotel
is undergoing a general enlarging
and remodeling and when complet-
ed it will greatly add to the good
appearance of the hostelry. Red
McElgin is administering the cal
cimine in an efficient manner.
J. N. Quinn of Stems, was in the
city Monday transacting land busi-
ness before the local commission
er. Mr.. Quinn is one of the loyal
Stems and Grant county boosters
who is backing up his belief in the
country by taking up a homestead.
and Monday.
]. H. Mcclure, the local Espee
agent, accompanied by his wife and
children, returned Tuesday morn
ing from very pleasant vacation
trip to Mr.. McClure's old home in
I Tennessee. Their many friends
were glad to see them back and
the Espee boys were delighted to
view mr.. McCluTe's broad smile
across the local railway sanctum.
There is some talk of routing the
October roau race to be run out
OF Delnlng through Santa kita, Sill
yer City and back TO Deming via
LOrdsburg. A committee from
Deming will be here WITHIN the
next lew weeks to go over the nat
ter with local auLOmoDlie enthus-
lasts.
Richard T. Young of Deming has
joined the sales force OF the Eagle
Drug MercanLlIe Company ana Will
be employed in the grocery depart
ment. mr.. Mansfield will remain
Wan the company in his former
capacity as grocery manager ald
Will not leave Tor his new III Paso
position. Mr. Mans1leld's S decision
was received as welcome news by
his many friends.
E. N. Clark, known as the "cross
country journalist, hit the Border
land trail into Lordsburg Tuesday.
Mr.. Clark is walking from coast to
ington, about a year ago. He
coast, having left Seattle, Wash
spent a month at the Panama
Pacific exposition and again re-
sumed his travels. Mr. Clark made
quite a number of friends during
his stay here. He is an interest
ing conversationalist and knows
life in all its phases.
poets.
The quarterly statement of the
First National Bank of LOrdsburg
appears in this issue of the Lib
eral. 1t is one of the most i'm
portant news items in the paper
and shows the condition of south
ern Grant county and Lordsburg's
finances. The deposits with the
local bank are $4,000 which be.
speaks we'll of the institution and
the community. The surplus and
profits are over $4,000.
Whoo Feel Whatever that
means). The Diamond A anC
other outfits have begun the fal
roundup. The gang was all here
( Friday Saturday, Sunday anC
\ Monday and a straggler or two
4 Tuesday. Fall shipments begiI
y about October 1st and the big out
3 fits have already commenced thei
\ work. The little outfits will ge
n into the swim about the middle O.
d the month. Cattle buyers have al
n ready closed contracts and pending
4 deals are in escrow with the Firs
4 National Bank of this city. Tn
d coming season promises to be
= big one and figures are now beini
q compiled to give the bystander
\ glance at the millions in live stocl