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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
3
Local items recount Christmas greetings, club meetings, dances, and social events. town residents Burke Co and others are noted, with updates on illnesses, mining talks, shipping, and holiday preparations. A serious shooting case in Sierra County is described with inquest results and jail.
In Mayer's saloon at about 5 p.m. last Monday two men, Jacob Mayer and E. C. Watson, were present when a murder occurred. Allen and Powell stood at the bar. Powell fingered a pocket knife as tension rose amid the sudden violence.
Grafton reports Lee Nations hiae bought the 74 brand and camps along Poverty Creek to tend cattle. The VXT has been active in the area for a week as cattle appear healthy in this section while those on the neat slope show stress. Miners push assessments by year’s start and three deals suggest imminent development. Lodians have cleared deer to the north and west. locals urged action against annual game invasions. Prof Walker, in New York for mining, telegraphed Dr Wal- about a group of mines here.
At the Post Office F. Cook and Henry Lyle of Socorro say Socorro county ranges are improving with ample water and grass. Both gentlemen are interested in the cattle business and are in the city today according to Mr. Cook.
West Jefferson Ohio resident Renio Hamilton was told by doctors he would die without a costly operation after an offer of 18 months from Reetal Fiatn Ja. He cured himself using five boxes of Backlen's Arnica Salve, a popular pile salve, sold by C Miller, a druggist, at 25 cents a bar.
Socorro Hore Company No 1 will stage a New Year Eve ball at the Garcia Opera House to raise funds for purchasing new uniforms. Proceeds directed to company attire and equipment.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure for poor digestion and liver trouble, promising appetite improvement, sound digestion, and regular bodily habit for better health and energy. Available for five cents at C. Miller's drug store.
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