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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate operated by Q. Thompson is mailed from Hillsboro New Mexico for transmission through the UK. It is entered at the Hillsboro post office as second class matter.
Friday January 1 1909 notes Andrew Carnegie stating an income tax benefits the nation. Carnegie had donated 150 dollars to prosecute Pittsburg grafters. Claus Spreckels, Pacific coast magnate and engar king, died last Saturday. Born in Germany 46 years ago.
An observer notes that Laet Sandey marks the fifty third Sunday of 1908 and concludes the described occurrence will not recur for eleven years, a calculation referencing calendar cycles and historical dating.
President Roosevelt writes to Congress addressing the civil service oath while Italy endures a severe earthquake upheaval this Monday.
Attorney General Hervey rules 1908 county assessors may claim only three percent of thesaseraments collected, instead of the former four percent.
The Banta Fe federal land office announced the return of 699,400 acres in San Juan and Rio Arriba counties to public lands from Navajo reservation withdrawal. About 2,000 acres remain withdrawn, to be allotted to Indians by Janda.
An Albuquerque man tried to flirt with two women on a street. Police intervened as he fled, firing shots to stop him. He was jailed and fined 15 dollars plus costs for the incident in Duke City.
Billy Stiles, once a notorious Arizona outlaw, is reported killed in Nevada while using an assumed name. The Bisbop Review notes he held a deputy sheriff commission at death and had helped arrest a cattle rustler who died resisting arrest. The rustler’s brother vowed revenge. Stiles was shot after approaching the yard of a man who had sworn to kill him.
As the legislature nears convening agitation for new counties resurges. Eastern district seeks Corry with seat in Clovis from Chaves Roosevelt and Quay, while Grant county’s southern area eyes a Pyramidcay creation amid mining booms at Haoita and Sylvanite.
Dispatches from Calabria and Sicily chronicle one of the world s worst disasters as a major earthquake devastates towns and villages. Early estimates range from hundreds of thousands to up to 400 000 dead with half the population of Calabria and eastern Sicily reported as perished, leaving thousands of survivors amid widespread ruin.
A local report states Paul A Lareh and M A McGinnis were connected to a fatal accident at Elephant Butte dam. McGinnis allegedly set dynamite under his head with fuse attached, causing an explosion that killed him. An inquest returned a verdict of suicide by dynamite, with blood loss and unconsciousness following the blast.
An old advertisement touts Simmons Cough Syrup as a remedy for persistent coughs and throat irritation. It claims to ease inflammation of the nose and lungs and provide peaceful sleep, offered for sale at the Point Office Drug Store.
An OCR fragment shows a dialogue about birthplaces California New York Indiana and a misquoted line about the Dutch. It includes an advertisement for Hunt's Cure claiming instant relief and a guaranteed cure for itching skin disease, sold at a Boat Office Drag Store.
The Park House in Socorro is reopened to the public under new management by proprietor F. H. Richards. The historic site resumes guest services and local visitors are invited to enjoy its facilities.
Mrs ZO Goforth of Kansas City praises Hu nt a Lightning Oil after using a sample and two bottles. She says it nearly cured catarrh and stopped headaches and that she cannot keep house without it. Sold at the Post Office Drug Store.
Ten thousand dollars will be expended to improve the wagon road from Silver City to Mogollon, a distance of thirty miles.
It claims Hunt's Cure cures skin troubles like Bozeman, Tet ter, Ringworm and other itching instantly. The remedy is marketed as the best for its purpose and sold at the Post Office.
A Kiladlepha Press quotation questions the saying the worm will turn and humorously suggests the worm does not live in a flat implying a pun on living arrangements.
A man seeking divorce from his wife said his reason was that Abe was not 48 advertised. The remark appears in a local legal notices context, reflecting a quarrel over misrepresented advertisements and marriage terms.
A good long stretch after waking is excellent exercise to begin the day and set an active tone for morning routines. This simple routine helps loosen muscles, improve flexibility, and boost circulation for the day ahead.
A team from the Tender foot corral drowned in the Gila at Cliff while attempting to ford the river on the way to Mogollon. The driver and a commercial traveler escaped with their lives as Max Miller flew to the scene and recovered the rig and drenched wagon gear washed downstream.
Two youths in the Alabambra theater gallery during the engagement of "& Cowboy's Girl" at Elke's theater argued about what a steer is. One claimed a steer is an old cow, the other objected, saying he has seen many at stockyards. The dispute ended with a confident retort about the correct count of steer.
By order of the Territorial Superintendent an examination for public school teachers in Sierra County New Mexico will be held in Hillsboro on Friday and Saturday January 1st and 14th 1909 starting at 8 o clock A M permits to teach expire January 15th 1909 those without certificates must appear to teach and earn higher grade certificates attendees pay the usual Institute Fee of 2 00 if not already paid and prepare for the exam at the Teacher s Institute
James P. Parker, County Superintendent of Public Schools, notes the Normal Teachers Institute for 1908. The brief item marks the administrative endorsement and timing for teachers’ training in the county.
Notice to W F Traves and others that Ed Tafoya sheriff will sell November 10 1908 at 10 AM at the W F Traves Mine one mile south of Andrews and one mile west of the Placers Sierra County New Mexico to satisfy judgments totaling 204 to 516 and 64 100 dollars plus interest and costs, with auctioned goods including iron track engines boilers electric plants and assorted tools. Proceedings reference attachments and writs of venditions exponas. First pub Oct 9 1908 Last pub Nov 6 1908
A fifty two dollar claim with interest from the 76th day of November 1908 to date at 6 percent. Costs of suit including alopese and charges for sale. Sheriff Sierra Sikes Nee, Mexico. First published Oct 9 1908. Last published Nov 6 1908.
Probate Judge of Sierra County New Mexico cites entry of land at Las Cruces into the Kingston townsite in Sierra County under the 1884 act. Occupants or claimants must file written claims within sixty days of first publication, identifying parcels and interests. Publication date shown as September 18, 1908, with Esperidion Tafoya as Probate Judge.
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