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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1897
Page
1
Weekly report from Hillsboro details output from local gold mines for the week ending December 30 1807. accompanying items include health board urges dog control to curb smallpox spread and various local notices from Socorro to Albuquerque with indictments, marriages, mine work updates, and town events reflecting the era’s community life.
Whilton Reidlinger and Horns family plan to move from Kahler to Hillsboro within days. Frank Wheeler leaves for Marion Kansas to attend school. Charles Larson contributed a Tierra Manoa ore specimen valued at 81,500 per ton. Posts on nominations, repairs, and local incidents fill a broad Hillsboro roundup.
A jumble of local notes describes Levi Strauss copper rivets and a Sunday horse race at Hillboro. It mentions Mamie Campbell Rowe and Charlie Titts, a 50 yard dash in 20 seconds, and prizes of 50 and 40 dollars. Also noted are residents returning from Mexico, plans to move to Juarez, and a Christmas roping competition with multiple participants and prize money.
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