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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
1
The Hillsboro report shows monthly enrollment and attendance figures for several primary divisions, with notes on absences and tardies. It also mentions staff departures, local school director visits, and a report on consolidation of various school sections.
A garbled Kingston item mentions The Brust Heap wine and a disruptor in town, with references to Mr. and Mrs. John Bribe and Prof. Haggerty training a group. A note on H J Wevwht from the Ranye hints at a wider disturbance this week.
A collection of fragmented notices reports and names from Hillsbors and nearby areas. MentionsPeank Laughlin ill fated accident. Bull of the Woods mine yields a new vein expected to bring about $60. Sheri Reingardt Tax visit Capt Lee Morfrond teacher. Smallpox vaccination urged. Ed Webh Roger Sherman illness. D. Wisnner Verhian visit. Mr Divernger absent Hillabore. Mail stage changes and Cain saloon closing times.
A garbled column recalls residents Neal and Crosby in business plans for a new firm, notes a grand Christmas gathering at Wall and a ball, and mentions public efforts to keep streets clean. It describes injuries from a lumber mishap, a proposed roping contest, and various regional social happenings with scattered names and places.
A fragmented notice details a sale and business relocation from ADA to Mesare, with stray references to local traders Neal Co and Coltns Co. Amid ads, church events, and a livestock of scattered items a public inquiry request from Lane Kanwid asks for information on a train of messages. The report notes a smallpox like health alert in San Marcial with 200+ cases and 25 deaths, and mentions a 7:30 evening sermon on the prodigal son at a local church with strangers invited.
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