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Volume XXIX No. 6
Lordsburg, New Mexico, Friday, December 21, 1915
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Editor The Western Liberal
Dear Sir:
As an old-timer, I have listened
a lot of late to the funny Ideas put
forth by my friends in Lordsburg
against having this place incor
porated. I do not wish to say any
thing that would in the least offend
anyone of our citizens, as they have
all been my friends for a number of
years, but really, Mr. Editor, I do
hope and pray that our town will
be incorporated, and that as soon
as possible.
In the first place, can . one of
these gentlemen who are opposed
to incorporation, say they know of
a place prospering or improving
without a council to transact the
business and direct the welfare of
the community? Is not a man a
better man when he has been ini
tiated, or "incorporated" into a
lodge 4hat is, of course, provid
ing he lives up to the rules and
pledges of the order? There are a
hundred and one things that may
be set forth in favor of incorpora'
ting a community, especially when
it grows to the proportions of
Lordsburg. One of the most im
portant of these is fire protection.
I venture to say that not one op
posed to incorporation would ob
ject to it should he stand by and
watch his home burn to the ground
and not the. slightest protection in
sight. Should all of the men who
are opposing incorporation lose
their homes by fire at one time
and there is no guarantee that they
will not they would shout for in
corporation the next day, and shout
as loud as the converts at a revival
meeting. Then again, the present
unsanitary condition of the village
is not at all a credit to the resi
dents of Lordsburg. It would not
surprise a good many of our people
to hear that an epidemic of disease
had broken out, if not now, in the
spring anyway. I know that in the
little town of Parker. Arizona.
which is not one-third the size of
Lordsburg, the swine and cows and
dogs are not allowed to take
possession of the streets. I am
. sure the oppositionists do not care
to see this state of affairs.
Another thing, an ordinance
could be passed to stop the disgust
ing habit of spitting in public
places. I wag going down street
the other day with my wife, and a
gang of men were standing in the
middle of the sidewalk and we were
compelled to get on the very edge
of the walk to pass, and just then,
someone expectorated a stream
stronger than the water works and
it just missed my wife s head by
about an inch. I could go on and
mention enough to fill a page of the
Liberal, but the gentlemen wno
are opposing incorporation, I am
sure, are only joking. They know
that it must and will come, and
they want it It's just like their
children going to school when the
children are educated, they pros
per, and so will the village of
Lordsburg prosper when she is in
corporated. Fancy, a place that
boasts a population of 1,500 land
practically no protection or laws
of any kind. Wake up, ye sleeping
drones, and make the resolutions
for the year 1916 "Incorporation I"
Wishing you all a merry Christmas
Yours for prosperity
OLD-TIMER
VALLEY VIEW
Mrs. Nat Gammon spent a
week at the ranch with her
mother.
Mrs. D. F. Sellareis and child
ren wil spend holiday week at
the ranch. ,
Miss Carnes is making her
home with-her sister Mrs
Robertson.
Messers Carlon. McCant and
Porter have . finished putting
down a well on the school house
site.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith have
moved into the house with Mrs
Smith's mother. Mrs. V,
Robertson. -
There will be C h r i s t ma s
services at the School House
Sunday December 26. Every'
one is invited to come. Bring
your dinner basket.
i
Miss Beulah Keithley and Roy
Kerr came Saturday from Silver
City where they are attending
the State Normal, áni will spend
the holidays with their parents,
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Opérxed Until 9:30 o'clock' Christmas Morning --
Closed all day New Year's
The Eaüe Drni Mercantile Co.
Lordsburg's Largest Department Store -
SAffTA CLAÜS' HEADQUARTERS
We Offer For Your Consideration
Our Line Of Gift Books Including
Calendars, Suede and Ooze, as well as
the Popular, Copyrights and Sellers.
Kodaks and Kodak Books. Prices
$1.00 and up.
Fancy Stationery and "Writing Sets.
CandiesThe Celebrated King's and
Norris' in All Styles.
Ties and Handkerchiefs A Swell
Line of Latest and Most Popular
Shades.
SHOP EARLY
If You See It In Our Ad It Is So
We Close At 6 O'clock P M.
Filling the Stockings
WEDDING BELLS OUTSOULD
THE CHRISTMAS BELLS
Dan Cupid is not idle during the
Christmas season and is giving
Santa Claus a run for first place
n prominence toward the dawn of
1910. From the following an
nouncements of marriage Dan's
work is evidenced and it should be
an incentive to the elegibles:
INCORPORATION - -
PETITIONS IN
ORCULATION
New Petitions "will be Presented
to County Commissioners on
January 3; Majority of
Citizens Favor Actic .z
New petitions requesting that
Lordsburg be declared an incor
porated village, will be presented
the Board of County Commission
ers at their meeting on January
3, according to present plans.'
The old petitions that were offer
ed the board several months ago
have expired by limitation and it
is necessary that new lists be pre
sented. On Saturday of this week
the petitions were distributed and
the incorporation advocaters have
been busy at work all week until
the proposed town of Lordsburg
have signed the petitions.
As the necessary expense for the
making of a survey of the town and
the taking of a census has been
guaranteed there will be nothing
in the way of incorporation until
the census part of the work is com
pleted. If, after the census is ta
zken, it is found that a majority of
the qualified voters in Lordsburg
have signed the petition the Board
of County Commissioners will de
clare the town incorporated and
aldermen and a mayor will be
elected.
There has been some objection
resulting from misrepresentation
of the situation of the quarter sec
tion east of Lordsburg in which the
plant of the Lordsburg Power Com
pany 3 located. According to the
laws of New Mexico a town must
be originally incorporated as near
square as possible and must con
tain patented land. In order to in
corporate Lordsburg as near
square as possible the 40 acres in
which the light plant is situated
must be left out as the land to the
north and south of it is all unpat
ented land. Mr. Ritter of the
Lordsburg Power Company has
agreed that when Lordsburg is de
clared incorporated that he will
make application to have his 40
acres taken in as a sub-division to
the original town. However the
city council can take this action as
they so desire making any adjoinl
ing land an addition to the town
without consulting the owners.
Those who are on the fence regardl
ing incorporation should not be in
fluenced by misrepresentations in
this matter.
Incorporation will be one of the
best things that ever has or ever
will happen to Lordsburg and there
is little doubt but that by the mid
dle of January Lordsburg will join
her sister cities of the southwest in
incorporation.
CHRISTMAS AND
MINING EDITION
A joyous Christmas 1
Prosperity to the Mines!
Thus the Western Liberal's An
nual Christmas Edition and First
Lordsburg Mining Review greets
you today. The twenty pages of
this week's Western Liberal show
progress and advancement in
Lordsburg. The merchants have
contributed liberally to the cause
and the mining companies have
willingly given us the information
requested in order to compile the
mining review.
The Liberal has worked hard on
this edition and trusts that the edi
tion meets with the favor of the
public.
We thank those who have so
kindly aided with advertising to
make the publication a success and
those who helped us with the min
ing review. There are hundreds
of extra copies awaiting your
friends. Come in and give us a list
of those you wish the Liberal sent
to and we will mail a copy free.
An index of the advertisers in
this week's issue follows:
Christmas Supplement
Page Two:
. W. F. Ritter
Wm. McSwain
Robert M. Reynolds
Lordsburg Garage
Page Three:
Central Bar
Vendóme Hotel '
Morningstar & Augustine
Page Four:
Star Theater
Red McElgin
Roberts-Leahy Merc. Co., one
half page
Page Five:
W. F. Ritter, Insurance
Dr. DeMoss
Blue Front Store
liollen House
Nesch's Bakery
Morningstar Cafe
Page Six:
J. S. Brown
Mint Club
Geo. Stavaro
Ira Johnson
Page Seven:
Lordsburg Power Co.
First National Bank, ' page
Page Eight:
Jones and Burns
Mrs. Stevens
Eagle Drug Merc. Co., page
On Page Five of the Regular Edi
tion:
Walter Reubusch
Allen and Lines
Jack Heather
Kerr-Turner
At the home of the bride's par
ents in this city Thursday, Miss
Sylvia Turner, the charminff
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Turner, was united in marriage to
Earle Kerr one of Lordsburg's pro
gressive young business men. Rev.
Hile of the Lordsburg Church of Christ
performed the ceremony which
was witnessed by the near friends
of the contracting parties.
The bride and groom are both
well known in Lordsburg and
southern Grant county where they
nave been raised. Mrs. Kerr is
one of Lordsburg's most well liked
young ladies and has hundreds of
friends who extend hearty congrat
ulations. Mr. Kerr is a graduate
of one of the largest commercial
colleges in Texas and is an expe
rienced accountant, having held
some very responsible positions in
Lorusburg and vicinity and is now
employed by the Lordsburg Power
Company.
The Western Liberal, together
with all Lordsburg, extend sin
cere best wishes to the newlyweds.
MARRIED IN LOS ANGELES
Announcements were received In
Lordsburg Friday from Los An
gels, Cal., telling of the marriage
on December 8 of Miss Katherine
Scarborough and John J. Sullivan.
Miss Scarborough is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Scarborough
of this city and Was formerly a
teacher of the Lordsburg public
schools. Mr. Sullivan was former
ly a Lordsburg business man but
left last winter for Los Angeles
where he has resided ever since.
Both the contracting parties are
well known here and have hun
dreds of warm friends who extend
cungraiuiauo.is. The announce
ments state that the newlvweds
will be at home after the first of.
January at 1706 Santee street in
Los Angeles.
SMITH-ROY ALL
On Wednesday, December 15 In
Silver City, Miss Elfie Smith and
Assistant District Attorney C. C.
Royall were united in marriage,
passing through Lordsburg Thurs
day evening en route to California
on their honeymoon. Both Miss
Smith and Mr. Royall are well
known in Lordsburg and all of
southern Grant county where they
have been many times on profes
sional business connected with the
office of the district attorney.
The Western Liberal joins their
host of friends in this -section in
extending warm congratulations.
WILL FIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
Kid Fargo, one of the cleverest
boxers ever appearing in the
Southwest, will fight a ten-round
bout with Speedy Moreno, the fast
fighter from the 85 mine, at the
Star theater Saturday night at
9:30. Both boys are in excellent
condition and are prepared to give
the fight fans their money's worth.
Fargo is a heavy hitter and Moreno
is fast and also a slugger so the
bout should be well worth seeing.
Kid Smith of the Western Lib
eral will fight any on-comer. Smith
is a clever boxer and has issued a
challenge to any person his weight
who would step forward. The card
for Saturday night is a good one
and should pack the theater.
NIGHT PROTECTION
, A night watchman has been em
ployed by the two larger Lordsburg
mercantile establishments to keep
vigil of the town from six to six.
This is a greatly needed protection
and the action of the two stores
is worthy of laudatory mention.
QUIET WEDDING
On Sunday afternoon, Decern
ber 19, Mr. C. M. Williams and Miss
Olla Murray were married bv
Judge C. W. Marsalis at his resi
dence. The young couple surprised
their many friends as none of them
thought the wedding was to take
place for some time. The bride
has been a valued employe of the
kagle Drug and Mercantile Com
pany for over two years, and the
groom has been with the W. F. Rit
ter Lumber Company for the past
three years. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Williams are popular in Lordsburg
and have a large number of friends
who wish them health and happi
ness down the pathway of life.
The young couple will make their
residence in Lordsburg, and will
take up housekeeping as soon as
a suitable house can be available
Mrs. Williams has been in the
West for about three years, coming
from ban Antonio, Texas, where
her parents reside. The Western
Liberal with a host of friends ex
tends congratulations.
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
Misses Hazel Morningstar and
Sylvia Chase both arrived home
Sunday to spend the Christmas hol
idays with their parents here. Miss
Morningstar has been attending
shool in Georgia and Miss Chase in
Texas. All of their many friends
were glad to welome them home
this week.
Would Sell Fire Apparatus
The Liberal is in receipt of a
letter from the Safford, Ariz. Vol
unteer Fire Department, offering
a very complete set of fire fighting
apparatus for sale. The town of
Safford has bought a $6000 auto fire
pump and is desirous of disposing
of its hand cart equipment. . The
apparatus was manufactured by
the Geo. C. Hale Co. of Kansas City
and when new cost $560. It was
bought in January. The outfit may
be drawn by hand or two horses
and is complete up to the smallest
detail.
HOME FROM FRESNO
Sheriff II. J. McGrath, County
Assessor J. A. Shipley, Silver City
Marshal John E. Casey and Max
P. Tabner, arrived in Lordsburg
Sunday afternoon in Mr. McGrath's
Buick Six after a vacation trip via
auto to San Francisco. The gen
tlemen went via the northern route
and returned over the Borderland
trail. When they arrived home
they had to toss a nickle in order
to decide which was the worse road
of the two and then the nickle
landed in the ground standing on
its side. The horrors of war have
nothing on these brave tourists
who went through such experi
ences as getting stuck in 5 feet of
mud in the Colorado river and
walking back 29 miles to Yuma
when they bogged in a sand bed.
They are heroes and Carnegie
should not overlook them when the
medals are dished out this year.
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Closed all day New Year's
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