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Newspaper
Lincoln County Leader
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1888
Page
4
Lincoln County notices list multiple fraternal and religious events. Knights of Pythias and Grotto lodges invite members to weekly meetings at specific halls on Thursdays and Saturdays. The Kearney Post and Warriars commission announce regular Monday and Sunday observances, with Bible readings and worship services scheduled through the week.
Local notes report G A R monthly meeting next Monday night, Wamutos in Bonito hauling ore to Socorro, a watch lost in a crash near North Homestake, and 60 residents seeking a post office with triweekly mail. Furniture dealer arriving, Lone Star Bottling gearing up, Academy Association planning school building, Good Templars officers installed, and details about a drowning incident tied to an insurance swindle case near Chihuahua.
The White Oaks gathering chaired by T. W. Heman elected W. C. Mc Donald as chairman and E Melhernor as secretary. They approved pursuing local right of way for the Kansas City El Paso and Mexican Railway to make White Oaks a depot end and requested a committee including Weed Whiteman M H Bellamy Heman Bonnell Young and Parker to secure rights and funds. Adjourned to reconvene on chairman call. Also notes on timber laws, a horse theft reward, and depot land offers in the same column.
An 1888 notice invites readers to subscribe or renew to the Laanen and receive Kansas City Weekly towns free during the campaign. It promises the largest weekly paper published in Kansas City and urges sending names to obtain two papers for the price of one.
The notice proclaims a Memorial Day gathering by Keagney Post No. 1 of White Oaks on May day in 1858. It details a parade from Livingstone Street to the cemetery, with schools, lodges, and posts marching in open order, prayers, music, and a graves ceremony, followed by return to the hall. It mentions land business in Lincoln County and a political note about Baird supporting the Republican ticket, plus a lost blue mare and black colt sighting at Black Ranch.
Fragmentary text cites various ailments and a supposed preventive remedy. It mentions liver complaints and constipation treated by a product named Huseltor or Storanen Hikere, claiming superior protective value and harmonious vital powers, but the passage is garbled and unclear.
A fragmented 19th century notice sheet discusses the Climax Plug tobacco factory in City MI, its historic establishment around 1885, payroll figures, and government payments. It includes testimonials for a blood purifier and local business notes about stone quarries, contracts, and building materials from area firms.
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