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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
2
The December 16, 1910 issue of the Sierra County Advocate voices protest against a machine-made constitution and urges voters to read the constitution, noting county indebtedness and political bosses. It cites the Carrizino Outlook and reports a Michigan man's jawbreak joke from laughter at the Outlook.
A Washington dispatch states the New Mexico statehood boundary dispute delays the admission. A White House meeting with Senator Bailey and Culberson Representative Stevenson Delegate Andrews and John V Farwell resolved to fix the boundary by law in the act admitting New Mexico. A careful survey will be made meanwhile.
Las Cruces Progress reports a critique of territorial statehood costs under the current constitution. It tallies annual expenses for federal involvement and proposed salaries for offices such as Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, and more. The piece notes the bill would largely fall on taxpayers and includes figures totaling about 142 265, excluding incidental and county costs.
The document outlines that eastern New Mexico lands, up to a million acres, must sell at no less than five dollars per acre, while western lands must sell at no less than three dollars per acre. Estimated totals reach five million dollars if eastern lands sell at five dollars per acre and three million if western lands sell at three dollars per acre. Pay out of funds is noted.
Fergusson argues against selling state lands for a perpetual public saline fund. He cites proposed investments in securities yielding annual interest to fund public schools, while critiquing valuation procedures and the impact on territorial surveys and land selections. He questions immediate sale versus future population and capital growth and warns against shifting debt burdens.
The list enumerates vacant school and institutional lands in Sierra County as of December 14, 190. The lands are subject to leasing and agricultural purposes. Blank applications for rent may be obtained from the Territorial Land Office at Santa Fe New Mexico, via Commissioner Robert P. Ervine.
Notice of sheriff sale in Hillsboro New Mexico lists the Unicorn and Scandia claims assets including railroad tracks chests and mills. It names William Rnyherdt and A A Walter as parties and notes first publication November 25 10.
A garbled OCR passage names places and people in a jumble. It references Newtown, Rea, a post office address, clerks, courts, and various scattered terms. The text lacks coherent events or clear entities to summarize.
Notice issued by the clerks at Hitinhars in New Mexing and related offices states intentions for a land matter. The document names parties and dates including a specified hearing in November and location at a council or court in Methuen.
Marguerite McCauley and her husband Daniel D. McVantey are named in a court filing seeking a legal remedy that would affect existing financial bonds between them. The notice warns of pending proceedings and the defendant’s response requirements.
Postal-style notice fragment references an event in 1910 with garbled names and dates. Details are unreadable. contains entry numbers and unclear penalties or actions.
Incomplete OCR text provides minimal readable words about a local notice. The fragment hints at a dated event or notice but lacks clear names, places, actions, or deadlines to summarize a distinct item.
Incomplete text fragment references an event or notice with unclear names and places making precise details unavailable. The readable portion hints at a timeline or meeting but lacks concrete subjects or outcomes to confirm.
Fragmentary text appears to reference names such as HOPEWELL and a Susurintasiderit Her thom in Bieta County New Mexico. No coherent event or dates are discernible from the legible portions.
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