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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate with G Thompson proprietor is entered at Hillsboro Sierra County New Mexico for transmission through the U S mail as second class matter.
A quirky 1908 note from Washington DC mentions Uncle Jon Cannon and Santa Claus Andrews. in Wittsburg Pennsylvania residents request modesty for Salome dancers, requiring clothing before Christmas Eve. The item reads as a playful regional dispatch with humorous inconsistencies and local color.
The four Lund offices in New Mexico earned during the fiscal year ending last January 31, 252773.29 dollars. Clayton office earned 126873.25 dollars, Las Cruces 8972.20 dollars, Roswell 67352.20 dollars, Santa Fe 49515.64 dollars.
The governor's message notes that in 1997 New Mexico had 205 school districts with no schools. Total pupil enrollment was 28,704, with 15,800 Hoglish speaking and 13,204 Spanish speaking pupils. It records 101 degrees and 29 teachers engaged to teach them.
President Roosevelt contemplates travel to Africa soon after Taft's inauguration. He would bring the big stick plus eight rifles, several shotguns, a few revolvers, and Bowie knives. The warning notes the Atlantic coast could lack protection if the American battleship fleet does not return home promptly.
An appeal from the Republican central committee of New Mexico urges citizens to contribute $10 each to advance the pursuit of statehood. Signed by secretary J. W Raynold, the December 8 1908 letter notes the winter struggle before Congress and promises a statehood chance before March next if funding is secured.
Kingston column blends weather quips and social satire with politics and local color. It recalls Roosevelt’s blasting of Congress, tariff talk, divorce cases, moral personae, shifting currency values, and odd anecdotes about merchants, fashion, and public life. A parade of names, places, and dated references paints a lively snapshot of early 1900s Kingston.
The note asks recipients to mail a check at their earliest convenience if they have contributed, and invites any procedural suggestions or letters to Congress members who can help advance the cause. It seeks practical support and informed action from readers.
By direction of the Territorial Superintendent of Education an examination for public school teachers in Sierra County New Mexico will be held at Hillsboro on Friday and Saturday January 15 and 16 1909 starting at 8 00 A M Those without certificates intending to teach must appear and those seeking to upgrade their certificate may attend The usual Institute Fee two dollars applies to those who did not attend prior instruction.
James P. Parker, County Superintendent of Public Schools, announces the Normal Teachers Institute for the year 1908. The missive outlines the aims and dates for the program, emphasizing training for teachers and the advancement of public education in the county.
Notice to W F Traves and others that on November 10 1908 at 10 a m Ed Tafoya Sheriff Sierra County New Mexico will sell at the W F Traves Mine near Andrews for cash the attached goods and chattels including mining equipment to satisfy a judgment of 204 dollars plus interest and costs from a September 26 1908 court order in case 948 and related attachments and writs of venditions exponas.
W. F Traves and others are notified that by court order a writ of venditioni exponas compels the sale of Traves property at the W. E. Treves Mine in Sierra County New Mexico. The sale, set for November 10 1908, will cover goods seized under an attachment to satisfy a judgment of 516.64 dollars plus interest and costs.
Probate Judge Esperidion Tafoya in Sierra County New Mexico announces entry of Kingston townsite lands in Las Cruces land office under the 1884 act. Occupants must file written claims within sixty days of first publication or be forever barred. First publication Sept 18 1908.
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