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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
3
The Sierra County Advocate presents local coverage from the Op sits within Sierra County. The page highlights community events notices and brief notices reflecting regional concerns and happenings.
County officers listed include Commissioners F M Bojorquez Gret district J M Webster second district W G Trujillo chairman third district Andrew Kelley Probate Clerk Will M Robins Treasurer M L Kahler Ancesor Kendall Bharitt Jas Parker Superintendent of Schools Fransico Montoya Probate Judge
R M Turner returns from El Paso. Mrs A Jobson visits Lake Valley. Jail wall completed. Plemmons and others visit from the river. Miss Minnie Moffat visits Hillsboro. Several residents travel between Kingston and Hillsboro. Ground for leasers in Wicks mine. Dell Benson gives birth to a nine pound girl. J M Crawford advertises pianos for sale in Lake Valley. Various visits, services, and personal notices fill the week, including a fatal knife assault case in Las Palomas and a bear-hunting mishap near North Percha. Funeral arrangements and wedding reports accompany social notices.
Delinquent taxes will be advertised and property offered for sale as required by law. Treasurer and ex officio collector Will M. Robins announces the list is being prepared to notify delinquents to avoid inclusion. A solemn ceremony united two couples in marriage with local attendees and gifts, followed by refreshments and departure by train.
The Sierra County Teachers Institute will convene in Hillsboro New Mexico on August 30 1909. Attendance certificates are compulsory for all who teach or expect to teach in any school district unless exempted. Attendees with valid certificates should present them for registration. Examinations for certificates are scheduled Friday and Saturday September 10 and 11 led by James P Parker County Superintendent of Public Schools.
An old style testimonial advert promises a liver purifier called Simaine Liverpornfer that allegedly fixes liver trouble. The vendor claims thirty years of use and urges readers to stop by the local Post Office Drug Store for purchase and delivery details.
Post Office visit by President Taft during Albuquerque fair announced alongside a medicinal Liver Purifier ad promising quick relief. Incorporation papers filed by Southwestern Land & Town Company, El Paso headquarters, with $25,000 capital and directors including J A Eick, J A Kraker, A H Anderson, El Paso, and J M Dalglish, Durn.
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