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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate, Hillsboro New Mexico, declares impartial service and commitment to the best interests of Sierra County and the territory, signaling its role as a local newspaper in the community.
The Advocate extends New Year greetings to patrons and notes Christmas visitors J W Zollare and local friends. Asa Day, formerly of Kingston, died at Sawtelle Home California two weeks ago. funeral regrets voiced by old friends. Christmas sports proceeded as planned with prizes to Phil Kelley Prof Barker Henry Opgeworth Ben Hardin Roger Sherman Joe Okey Obas Hiler and Jack Pagne. A grand ball closed the day. Parcel post rules take effect January 1 detailing eligible items, weight and size limits, and fragile markings for certain contents. Regular carriers will deliver parcels where possible with mail to post offices or branches and special stamps required.
An exchange notes newspapers will discontinue all subscriptions over a year in arrears due to new postal regulations. The paper cannot afford paying one cent postage per copy, so subscribers behind on payments will not receive issues until arrears are settled.
The Sierra County Advocate emphasizes its three decades of publishing proof notices and offers affordable, reliable service for legal verifications and final proofs, highlighting consistent quality compared to others despite cost.
A compact look at how renowned titles emerged and how authors like Mark Twain Archibald Gunter and Frances Hodgson Burnett rose to fame. The piece traces Twain’sExpenses on a Quaker City trip leading to The Innocents Abroad and other authors who self published or drew on prior reputations to publish works that captivated readers.
A petition to the French Minister of Public Instruction from the Chess Federation of the Cafe de la Regence seeks distributing chess manuals as school prizes. The cafe group hopes to foster chess interest among lycee pupils, paralleling France’s growing football culture.
A dialogue excerpts an early theoretical dispute about cause and effect. The speaker argues that judging outcomes reveals nature, while the other concedes, leading to a brief reflection on reasoning, measurement, and empirical basis.
An old report describes using acetylene gas from calcium carbide to refloat a boat stuck underwater, mentioning inventor Professor Ducasse and the method to prevent foundering. It also advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe child medicine without opium, sold by dealers.
The Las Cruces land office reports several homestead notices. ROBINSON CHAVEZ of Hillsboro seeks final proof by November 11, 1912 with witnesses Mece Padilla Majalka Pablo Padilla Benigno Chavez. Other notices list RAFAEL OTERO of Las Palomas and FRANCISCO PEREA of Monticello with witnesses, and CESARTA MIRANDA of Formosa among applicants, all before county clerks in Hillsboro or Las Cruces on given September or August dates in 1912.
Department of the Interior announces that William Vox of Ola will file final five year proof to establish a claim to SE SE and ES EMRE descr ibed land. Hearing set before Andrew Kelley County Clerk at 9 AM on June 26, 1912. Other named witnesses include Neil Sullivan of Hillsboro NM Consiano Padilin and Wri Seppardeat Hiliseer. Jose Gonzales listed as party.
Special Master in the Seventh Judicial District Court of New Mexico announces that, per a May 16 1912 foreclosure decree in case 1061, A B Roulder obtained judgment against George Ellison Warren and H W Merrill. The sale, to satisfy the judgment plus fees at Las Palomas Hot Springs, Hillsboro, Sierra County, will be at 1 PM August 17 1912 at the court house front door. The property details describe Lot 3 Section 1 Township 13 Range 4 West with a specified right of way on the H A Wolf Road. Attys: H A Wolf RD, Dougherty and Griffith Socorro NM. First pub July 5-12.
Notice to T Hart and Mary McA Berger and all claimants pay within ninety days their shares of labor costs for 1908 1909 1910 1911 on the Grand View Lode Mining Claim in Carpenter Mining District Grant County New Mexico to avoid loss of their interests to H A Wolford and Mitchell Gray co-owners who will acquire the claim under statutory provisions.
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