How did Lordsburg get its name, anyhow?…
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f is the Republican’s advice. Should you by
chance find someone in your stable or corral
don’t wait to ask questions just blaze away.
He’s the man you’re looking for.
How did Lordsburg get its name, anyhow?
The Liberal will kindly inform an anxious ig-
norant public. — Optic.
The Enterprise volunteers the information
sought. The name Lordsburg was not applied to
the town on account of the religious tendencies
of the founders of the place, as many have er-
roneously imagined. The town was named by
the Southern Pacific railroad people in honor
of Dr. C. H. Lord, of the now extinct firm of
Lord & Williams, of Tucson, Arizona, who at
that time were considered the most solid busi-
ness men of the ancient city. They did a bank-
ing business among other things, and their house
was a government depository. The failure of
the firm in the early eighties was a nine days
wonder, as it was considered as financially
sound as Jay Gould or the Astors.