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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
GENERAL REVIEW
YEAR JUST PAST

On page six of this weeks
Western Liberal is published a
general review of all happenings
during the year just past. Poll
tics, war, sports, commerce, law
making, etc., all have their de-
partments. This page is one of
the Liberals regular features
making the third year of it's
publication in these columns.
Next week the semi-annual
magazine section will again
make it's appearance with a fine
lot of short and continued stories
and colored cover.
Our new department, Lords
burg 80 Years Ago Today" 1"
having made such a hit last week
will be contained as special
feature next week.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
SCOTT GARAGE PUTS
IN REPAIR SHOP

The Scott garage has been en-
larged to it's original size this
week and is now conducting a
repair and machine shop besides
having much more storage room.
The building has been continued
on back to the work pit. j. A.
Baker, formerly of the Two Re-
publics garage in FL Paso has
taken charge of the mechanical
department, A lathe, drill press
and other machinery has been
installed in the shop giving the
garage a modern machine de-
partment.
Geo. Clydsdale, conductor of
the Scott stage line, has been
given a 1917 Ford for his run,
much to Georges delight.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

The $40 acre stock-raising bill is
the authority for entering lands
which have been designated by the
Secretary of Interior as grazing in
character. The Secretary is author
lied to designate such lands, as in his
judgment are not susceptible of irri-
cation, do not contain any merchant
able timber and are valuable for graz
ing purposes only. Where the Sec
tary does not designate lands, a petit
tion for designation may be filed and
the applicant notified as to the allow
ance or rejection of his application
for $40 acres.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
British Lawmakers.

The British house of parliament CO..
sists Of $40 members (465 Dor Eng
land. 30 for Wales. 70 for Scotland and
1O3 for Ireland). elected for seven
years by secret ballot. No one under
twenty-one years of age is eligible.
All clergymen OF the Church of Eng.
land, ministers of the Church OF Scot
land and Roman Catholic clergymen
are disqualified from sitting as mem.
bers; all government contractors and
all sheriffs and returning officers for
the localities for which they Hct are
both from voting and from
sitting as members. Every voter must
be twenty-one years of age. be the pro
prietor OF a house or a piece OF land,
or pay an annual rent of $50.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

Any person who has not heretofore
made a homestead entry and persons
who have made entries of less than
$40 acres, providing both the origin
al and additional entries are designat-
ed, may file under the new law. Pro
vision is also made for non-contigu-
Gus entries where final proof has been
submitted on the original entry and
both additional and original entry lands
law. The same qualifications Of en-
trymen apply in the $40 acre home
stead law as are held in force for 100
or 800 acre applications.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
REDROCK

Ed Head paid his election bet last
week.
Jack Rutland is here from Upper
Gila, transacting business for the L.
c. Co.
Bud Daniels and family from the
c. F. Ranch, spent Christmas with
home folks here, as did Hugh O'Neil,
a sergeant of the mounted scouts
stationed at Naco, Ariz.
Standing room was at premium at
the Christmas tree in the school house
Sunday evening. An interesting pro-
gram consisting of songs, recitations,
dialogues, and readings was rendered
previous to the arrival Of Santa Claus
who shook hands with the little tots
and distributed numerous and beauti-
full gifts to everyone.
In spite of the blizzard, gaiety
reigned supreme till the wee sma
hours at the dance Tuesday night anC
a tremendous time at the play party
at ]. M. Harper's Wednesday night
ended the Christmas festivities as fa1
as known.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
Wright Bros. Exchange Cattle

A deal was consummated this week
whereby James M. Wright and Esby
Wright exchanged their cattle and
ranch property north of Lordsburg.
The other brothers, Vernon, Thom-
rs, Marion and AL, were also interest
/ in the transaction.
Jim Wright now takes charge Of
the UL bar ranch in Thompson canon
and Esby Wright moves to the Gila
river country. The deal involves a
'arge sum of money and is one of the
most important cattle deals culmi-
mated in this section for some time.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
Second Of LyCeum
Course Shown

The second attraction of the Lyceum
course engaged by the Patrons Asso-
schools, was given at the Star theater
schols, was given at the Star theater
Tuesday night following the regular
,how. The feature was The Pierces,
in two hours of entertainment, con-
sistiug of character impersonations,
songs and hits from plays. The
Pierces are excellent entertainers and
received warm reception here. The
owd was good and all declared the
feature to be one of the best ever
presented here.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

One of the sections of the new
homestead bill provides that where a
7erson already holding a homestead
7try is surrounded by other entries
50 that he cannot complete the $40
acre filing, he may relinquish the
original tract and file on GAO acres
elsewhere in the same Land District,
by showing proper compliance with
The homestead laws on the original
tract until his REIMBURSEMENT was
filed.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
New County Officers lake Oath

Monday morning at the Grant
county court house the following
newly elected county officers
took their oath of office and en-
tered upon their duties:
Sheriff, Herbert j. McGrath,
Treasurer, Dean Alexander,
Clerk, Tom w. Holland, Assessor
Robert H. Boulware, Probate
Judge, Hyman Abraham, Super
intendent of Schools, Isabel L.
Eckles, Commissioner, 1st dis
trict, Charles B. Morrill,, Com
missioner End district, George
M. Doolittle, Commissioner 3rd
district, Pierce Rice.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
Liberal win Publish Iron Claw"

Beginning with the next issue the
Western Liberal expects to begin pub
lication of the "Iron Claw" serial
which is being shown at the Star
theater on Tuesday evenings. The
first episode made such hit with the
public that Manager Briel and the
Liberal decided to obtain the publish
er's rights and on the Friday previous
to the showing of the picture that ep-
sode will be run.
The "Iron Claw" is one of the most
thrilling of the mystery" pictures
ever filmed and is certain to become
a big drawing card here.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

At the present time the bill is in the
hands of the Secretary of the Interior
and within a very short time it is
expected that applications under the
provisions of the new law may be ac-
,epted by the United States Land Of
;es. There are rules and regulations
to be established, forms be printed
and general notification given to Reg
isters and Receivers of the land Of
fees.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

A small tailor shop on the Bcwery
turned out, and the tailor moved to
the next block. The morning after
IN fire the following sign appeared in
tn ; window Of. the wrecked store:
''N I'll be open for business at No. 2
--- street on December 3, and will
be your honest friend when altera.
tlonti are completed"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
Free Seed To Homesteaders

Upon application to Congress
man or Senator from New Mexi-
co at Washington, D. c., any
person desiring seeds may OBJ
tain one of any of the following
varieties of seeds: Kansas grown
alfalfa, Feterita, Hegari, Dwarf
White Milo, Sudan Grass. These
seeds come in four pound pack
ages.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
SEND COPIES TO YOUR FRIENDS

The Western Liberal has a large
number of copies of the Christmas
and Year Progress edition wrapped
and ready for mailing. Send them
to your friends IN the east. Let them
see how Lordsburg is advancing and
what we really have in the mining
world.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

The Ferris GAO Acre Homestead
Bill, according to the last committee
report in the House of Representa-
tives, contains the provisions here
with given. 1t is quite likely that the
law as finally drafted will contain
practically the same regulations.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
GAO ACRE HOMESTEAD BILL
NOW BECOMES A LAW
By U. S. Commissioner, Bush

On Friday afternoon, December 20,
the Ferris land bill, opening up GAO
acre homesteads for stock raising
purposes, was signed by President
Wilson, and is now a law.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

A preference right of 80 days is
given a prior entryman to enter lands
contiguous to his original entry with
IN equitable apportionment of contig-
uous lands between two or more prior
prior entrymen, who may each desire
% enter the same lands.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
Iona Tlmn ArrIvlnn.

Some stars are so far away that
the II ght from them hasn't reached US
yet But It viii arrive eventually"
"Ren dnds me OF my hired man coming
from the post Office" commented
Farm er Heck.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
BraidfOOts Put 400 Head on Range

The Braidfoot brothers received a
shipment at the local stockyards on
Sunday of 400 head of fine white face
Herefords which they will place on
their range in Hodoo canon, north of
Stems. The cattle were shipped from
Texas.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

l hereby announce myself as a can
dldate for the Office OF conscal lc cf
precinct 20 at the election on Jaar-
airy 8th and solicit the support Of my
friends
T. l.. WRIGHT.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
oebt worId owes to the Press.

Debt World owes 70 the Pfess.
In normal times, under ordinary, ev-
eryday conditions, the press has the
immense advantage. It's facilities are
incompatible. It sweeps the whole
world and every day keeps alive in us
4 sense Of common interest in the af-
fairs OF our community.-Dr. Albert
Shaw.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
PRECINCT ELECTION
COMES MONDAY

The election for Justice of the
peace and Constable of all pre-
cincts in Grant county will be
held Monday. The election
board for precinct 20 will be
composed of the following mem
bers: j. l.. Augustine, j. G.
Olney and Howard Boyd. The
election will be held at the JUS
tice of the peace office. At the
85 Mine Julius Wagner, j. w.
Johnson and j. b. Mills compose
the election board.
The latest candidate to an
nounce himself for Justice of the
Peace is P.J. Fairely, we'll known
Lordsburg citizen who has re-
signed his office as member of
the city council to become a can
didate. Mr.. Fairely is annouced
independently. In the race he
is an opponent to C. w. Marsalis
present incumbent to the office
who is a candidate FOR re-elect-
ion on the ticket with Oscar
Allen for constable.
Chas. Burch and l.. J. Wright
are other candidates for the
office of constable.
At the present time it seems
that each candidate has an indi-
vidual following and all are work
ing hard to be elected. 1t prom
ises a hot contest on election day.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

| hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the Office of Justice of the
Peace of precinct 20 at the election
January 8th. -
p / FARLEY
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
POLITICAL ANNoUNCEMENT

| hereby announce myself as
candidate for the office OF constable
of precinct 20 at the election on Jan
uary Sth., 1916.
Oscar Allen.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

l hereby announce my candidacy
for reelection as justice Of the peace
of precinct 20 at The election lanu-
airy sth
C. w. MARSALIS.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

The application of the commuta-
ion provision of the homestead laws
IS forbidden under the new act.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

The Liberal ads bring results.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

The following announcements
have been given out for candi-
dates from precinct 20:
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
l hereby announce myself as candi-
date for constable Of precinct No 20,
mt the election in January.
CHAS BURCH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
Survey of Food and Cattle Crops Is Being Made
 by Experts
COOPERATION OF
 PRESS COMMENDED
Farmer Must Be Given Square Deal Is Opinion of Committee, and Plan to Perfect Marketing Is
 Being Worked Out
By JEFF BAILEY

The food preparedness commit
 past week through the committees
 sent out to organize the towns in
 adjacent counties to Jefferson. The
 reports from these committees Is
 very gratifying to the respective
 chairmen and especially to Chair
 man John H. Frye of the exec
 utive committee.
 "We are more appreciative than I can tell you of the splendid co-opera- tion and assistance rendered us by the papers of Birmingham, and I feel that we could have accomplished practically nothing without the aid of the press. The work that we are doing is taking valuable time of the men who have given over their talents to the cause. and the fact that there has been abso- lutely no discension, no friction of any 7 Kind makes us feel as brethern in 2 common cause. l, for one, am enjoying the work, and feel that every man en- gaged in this effort to conserve an increase in Alabama's food crops has but one object in view, that of service
  to his state and the nation This, in my belief, is the reason for our suc- cess so far, and though it may last for a few weeks longer, or for months, there is not a quitter in the whole organization, and the people are giv- ing us the kind of cooperation that spells success said MT. Frye.
 WORK HALF FINISHED
 About half of the 63 towns allotted to committees to visit were covered during the past week, and the reception given the committees showed the in- tense interest that is manifested in the campaign, and the towns and coun- ties that have organized are pushing forward in a manner that means much for the state.
 Cullman county is especially well or ganized and food, cattle and crop . survey is being made of the county that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
PLAN TO LOCATE
 CENTRAL MARKET
Farm Products Brought to City to Be
 Sold at Some Central Point

The canning committee, of the food pre- paredness campaign now has on foot a plan to locate a big central market for disposing of all produce. vegetables and farm products that are brought to Bir- mingham. The plan is being worked out
 by committee of which w. D. Wood is chairman
 | A further plan is. to cooperate with the Alabama Marketing and Canning. com pany to get them to erect a large can
 ming plant in the city for the purpose of canning all surplus vegetables and fruit. The plan is to have the surplus canned, and to allow the canning plant a toll of 25 per, cent for the work, furnish ing cans and labeling. In other words, | a dozen cans of fruit will net the ownef nine cans, the canning plant taking three | This plan has aroused considerable in terest =.
 Yesterday afternoon, pr, Preston Blake, Dr. T. P. Hay pr. P. B. Wells, P. M Smith and MD. Wood addressed the ladies of the various church societies. on canning and the drying Of fruit and lvegetables
 Today T, P. Hay. dr. and Emmett A.
 Jones are at Collinsville and Fort Payne, organizing the bankers and merchants in an effort to get the proper cooperation with the farmers. Other committees will
 go out each day this week.
 | A report from G. F. Bells committed
 showed splendid work done at Springville,
 Gadsden, .Nttalla, Oneonta and Ashvlle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
A WONDERFUL NEW VOLUME

THE publishers of the Encyclopaedia Britannica announce that they have made arrangements for the issue, soon after the end of the war as possible, of new volume, containing full and authoritative history of the war.
 The new volume will be written by scholars and experts of the same high character as those who wrote for the Britannica itself, and by many of its own contributors It will be absolutely inn partial, excluding all partisan feeling and preju- dice. It will contain
 1. A judicial account of the real causes of the war, the progress of the struggle and the results all over the world with maps, as neces- sary, to show changes in boundaries
 9 The lives of the new leaders, whether civil, military or naval, in the belligerent countries.
 3. The results of the war outside the sphere of fighting, the progress of surgery, the pre- vention of contagious disease, the new scientific discoveries, etc.
 The new volume will bridge the gap between the days of peace before and after the war. twill be printed and bound to match the Britannica and the publishers guarantee that no matter how difficult and costly the supplementary volume may be from the editorial point of view, the price of it to all who purchase the Britannica during the present sale will not be more than that Of corresponding volume of the Britannica.
 HE. HOOPER, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
FRUIT GOES TO WASTE

Vast quantities of fruit rot under the trees every summer, which might be converted into a valuable and whole some food. and hoarded for luther use. No cans or jars. which must soon be are needed for this pro- cess No outlay of sugar, which is so high priced. must be made, as in the work of preserving fruit. And who has not enjoyed a gumbo soup in mid win
 ter? The drying of these eatables may be hard work and require considera
 ble care; but care and work are neces- sary to provide in every possible way for the serious scarcity that is threat ened. If it is not possible to buy an evaporating outfit, and learn how to operate it, many housewives at least can work a campaign of fruit and veg
 atable drying and thus increase the food supply for home consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
BOARD. OF EDUCATION
Architect tc Supervise School Build
 ings Is Planned

The board of education held a meet ing yesterday afternoon and discussed matters pertaining to the entire school system. The matter of employing an architect to supervise the construc- ton of school buildings conten- plated by the board, the location of the same and the details regard ing the expenditure of the school bona issue of $250000, which has been of fered for sale. was discussed
 It was decided to hold a conference with the city commission this after noon at 3;30 o'clock, at which time these, matters will most likely be settled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

The Encyclopaedia Britannica, printed on old fashioned thick paper makes set of heavy cum bersome, bulky books, one volume of which weighs eight pounds and requires a table to hold it while being read The HANDY VOLUME" ISSUE OF THE NEW ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, PRINTED ON THIN, GENUINE INDIA PAPER, EACH VOLUME WEIGHING 23 OUNCES, IS THE UP-TO-DATE, QUICK-ACTION INSTANTLY AVAILABLE INVITINGLY USABLE WAY OF OWNING THE GREATEST LIBP ARY OF FACTS EVER PUT INTO TYPE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

The following men left for s'F'ort Ogel- thorpe yesterday: Foster L. Brown, Burgess F. Hobson. Marion J. Powell Paul S. Horton, James T. Mum, Stone wall J. Horn, William Lancaster, Leroy F. Marshall, Hobson N. Aleuine John c. Pulliam. James Lipscomb William A. Peden Luther w. Wood, Harris C. Gray, Frank Shaneyfelt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
WORK OF MARK ETING

The marketing end of the comnit- tees work has just begun. This com mittee is cooperating with like com mittees from the various organizations of a civic. nature, the Evangelical Min isters' union and the Alabama Mar keting and Canning company, their ultimate aim being to find market for everything that is raised on the farm. They have the markets now, but the proposition that is most veNing to the man who handles this work is to get packages. bags or crates of a uni- form standard that will attract q buyer. the same as goods that are shipped into the city from out of the state.
 The farmer must be given a square deal and it is the intent of this com mittee to see that this is done, which they will do. If there are buyers any where that are not square with the shipper. they will be ferreted out aud exposed The spirit of co-operatioh shown this committee by all mer- chants. wholesale and retail every : where is remarkable. They seem of one accord in favoring the buying of h nr1 cr1rf IT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

A practical suggestion of consider able importance, relative to the work of preservation of food stuffs, comes from the agricultural department at Washington. Attention is called to the drying or evaporation of fruits and vegetables, particularly peaches, ap- ples okra and squashes. These foods can be preserved by very simple pro- cess; because they have been thus kept for winter use in past years by many provident house wives. And these old fashioned home dried apples and peaches offered to the trade in limited quantities, will be remembered as nicer and as sweet as the evaporated fruits nf resent dav cnnlnerce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
Dr. Eaves at Open Forum

Health and Sanitation, in Home, Shack and Shop, will be the subject of an address by Dr. George Eaves before the open forum of the First Unitarian church tomorrow night at s o'clock. The address will be illustrated. Admission free. The public, invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
TO PREVENT AUTo-INroxrcAT4oN

To insure good health, one must have perfect elimination and positive expulsion of poisonous refuse. from the system. Bowels clogged with waste matter cause auto-intoxication and the poison finds it's way through the en-
 tire system. Foley Cathartic Tablets
 are recommended for indigestion, con- stipation, bloating, biliousness sour stomach gas on the stomach, bad
 breath or other conditions caused by
 disordered digestion They work gent ly but surely; do not gripe-Sold ev-
 erywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

R--A if you want to own a Dul 4 set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in the popular Handy Volume" form, printed on genuine India paper you must decide NOW-for unless you buy NOW you can NEVER buy it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

bankers and merchants is the feature 1 of the committee reports. In every ] town visited they are the leading spir- 1 it's, and the farmer can rest assured that they will do their part towards
 aiding him.
 | CANNING AND DRYING WORK The canning committee, of which w.. ID. Wood is chairman, has shown ac- tivity the past week, resulting in great enthusiasm among the women of Bir- mingham, through the church societies, the Housewives league and their va rious organizations. This work is just getting under way, and promises to irevolutionize Birmingham along the Hines of saving the surplus vegetables
 and fruits. This committee is composed , of Dr. Preston Blake, Dr. M s. Barn , well, pr. T. P. Hay, William Spencer. William Rogers Dr. P. B. Wells and P. NJ. Smith.
 The idea of drying fruit, butter beans and okra brought out the fact that butter beans, a very fine food,
 can be grown on the yard fences, the front or back porch, or in the gar
 den, and the beans do not have to be picked, they can stay on the vines and dry. The vines on proches make ele- gant shade, and the beans can be picked from the proch for dinner, or left on the vines to dry. The feature of economy appealed to the committee n thie c1loOaStiOn