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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate announces publication from Willthorn, Sierra County, asking readers to note verification through the year. It lists editor owner Puomreos and announces a monthly price and mailing details.
A Black Range New Mexico correspondent reports record rainfall creeks and arroyos floodwaters benefiting range livestock feed and water for fall and winter. Mining districts in Mack Range show improvement as idle properties resume work with equipment freighted from Magdalena and new mill site talks under way.
Report from Chloride mentions De Rogere Dr Vartwel and Yr Treg of New York with Kad Jones, heading for bear hunting. Local notes describe rain affected county scenes, a large turnout on the 24th, and a mining timber project for the Monument mine with 49 000 feet of timbers.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mr Philippe, Mondy event, a project at Mentone and Minuelinna, with plans to start operations soon. Early week retirement noted and references to a first task or payment.
An incident on the Rio Grande near San Marcos describes a buggy entering a hole in the river. The horse and buggy were carried downstream, but the occupant escaped, the dog later found, and items recovered at nearby ranches as the river depth neared seven feet. The event involves Mr Lowtrack and Mr Le with recovery efforts noted.
George D L Shakespeare of the Deming Headlight sues Peter K Bennett of the Deming Herald for 10000 claiming injury to his standing in the community. The incident date is unclear. Bennett may offer an alibi denying involvement.
A Panama Colombia physician recounts saving a sixteen year old with severe dysentery using Chamberlain Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The patient recovered in eight hours started walking in three days and was fully well in a week. Product marketed by Geo Ry Miller. Egg packing firm plans 1 000 000 egg stock for winter demand.
An old advertisement touts a remedy called Lake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab promising quick cure. It notes Crowe's signature on each box and mentions Chapmen Ludlow down SOW font with nit welt White Oaks. The copy hints at extreme price or depth claims.
Vintage ad promising to stop coughs and colds with Bromo Quinine Tablets. Claims a cold relief in one day and notes no cure or pay, priced at 25 conte.
In 1895 none and by 1900 six million boxes of Cascarets Candy Cas Uhartie's product become a staple. The ad proclaims it the best medicine for bowels in the world and urges purchase at all druggists.
A weary old prospector is laid to rest on a mountainside amid frost and silent vigil. The poem mourns the strain of a long life of mining, the loss of home, and the hope that memory and love accompany him beyond the grave. A caravan of pack animals and a distant community echo the somber farewell.
In Tombstone a large vigilante force gathered within two weeks, 400 strong, to back the sheriff during the execution of five bandits. The town, once noted for ostentatious wealth, is described as a busy southwest center with growing prosperity.
There is evidence of solid business growth as excursion plans mention trips to Sos Angeles Redone Beach Santa Monica and San Diego with quoted rates. Specials include multiple city itineraries from San Francisco and Lake Valley agents with May to September timing and limited return options.
The Propper Golf Mining Milling Company filed for a patent on the Prosper Group mining claim in the Cincinnati lode mining area of the Prosper prospect in New Mexico. The notice lists boundary corners, survey numbers, and adjacent claims by Sinnamoning Gold and Copper Mining Company and Richard Woolley, with reference to the Lincoln and Feeder lode claims and a 60 day publication period in the Millsboro Sierra County news.
Public notice from the Department of the Interior Land Office at Lar Orue lists a series of names and residence locations for a land claim with the first publication dated July 25. 12. It identifies claimants John R. Skee Garfield XM John H. Cotes Lake Aerts Samer Nelson Urenpe Borde and Nicolas Galles as residents contesting or qualifying under the filing. The notice indicates a process for examination and confirmation of homestead or land rights.
A damaged OCR list shows Sierra County officers and officials including Creapin Aragon James Reay M Duran and WH Llewellyn District Attorney Frovopio Torres Probate Judge Thomas C Hall Probate Clerk J C Piemmons Treasurer Will M Robi Sheriff Andrew Kelley and Frank I Given in a fragmented roster. The text preserves names and titles but lacks context or dates.
The Fourth Monday in May and November sessions of the Third Judicial District Court convene in Sierra County with Judge F. W. Parker presiding.
Sunday train service on the Lake Valley branch is discontinued. The train will run daily except Sunday under agent G. A. Hatock.
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