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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
1
By Eroura Guang and others. school roll, attendance and honor rolls for 7th to 8th grades with names and scores. Local items mention a speller riddle, Hillsboro mining boom in New Mexico, a planned 175 mile rail route through Dona Ana Lincoln, and several notices about a crime and a fatal accident near Silver City with named individuals and places.
A man named Quaiffe playfully tapped a Mexican with a stock and the rifle discharged striking the young man in the heart. He fell dead uttering I am shot with the weapon's act described as accidental in the report.
A Denver Republican piece mocks K C Brice of Chicago for claiming to produce gold from antimony with a patented furnace and notes plans to sell stock. It derides schemes, cites supposed world wonder drugs, and recounts a Maine tide mill gold venture with wildly optimistic output claims.
A notice states Bod Cheney for the last 15 years and partners in Weat & Truax and Walling Kienan & Marvin, wholesale druggists of Toledo, announce perfect honorable discharge of obligations and the sale of Hajl's Catareh Core with claims of blood and mucous surface effects. Prices per bottle, sold by all druggists.
Kendall of Hermosa fell ill at Mire while Ander son’s hotel and Mrs Dissinger Law rented Gentz cottages on Main. Murphy buys town lots near his residence and plans an addition. Laidlaw travels to old Mexico for silver mining. Littlefield to Tennessee. Minnie Reidlinger and James Whitton to wed at Silver City home on December 21. Whitton is Deming Herald editor. Dr. Givenline shows off a Columbia bicycle. Grayson and Panning shot three deer near the flat. Nickle retires as postmaster, Mitchell to take office. Various visits, travels, and local business updates fill the week in Hillsboro and vicinity.
From Hillsboro and Kingston charge for the past year the church reports 65 members with 40 average attendance. Officers and teachers receive a pastor salary 279 superintendent 20 for education 5 church extent 3 Union 81 AB society 1 current expenses 80 total 370. Robing and Crews are contracted with Santa Claus to supply most of the Christmas toys for Hillsboro children.
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