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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate operated by W C Thompson is registered at Hillsboro New Mexico post office for transmission through the U S Mafia as second class matter.
Friday brief recounts town residents traveling to El Paso Deming and Lake Valley. Development at the Ready Pay mine progresses as ore shipping reaches the 100 ton mark. Sierra Consolidated Gold Mining woes hover with a New York dispatch noting receivership and bondholder actions. News covers health, deaths, civic visits, and curious ore valuations.
Hackett a wealthy Kingston resident and California Argonaut who helped found Kingston in Sierra County, died at 71 after a life in mining and hotel work. He once ran the Long Branch saloon with George Close, where schemes at Faro and stud games thrived, and survived the pest house escape amid Kingston’s boom era. He leaves a wife and several children.
A fragment describes Hackett's ordeal with smallpox during the camp boom of 1882 to 1884, noting his severe injuries and recovery at Long Branch. The text recalls a carefree era before the oppressive invasion and bridlewise silence, quoting nostalgic embellishments about the times.
Fairview notes Miss Roth Axtell departed Tuesday for her home in Bertrand Nebraska after making many friends. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. McAughen are in El Paso and may travel to California seeking medical attention. An old Fashioned spelling match crowned Master Charles Sorcells. A masquerade ball with hotel supper is planned for February 22. Washington's Birthday foot race offers $25 and pits Chris Hearn against W. D. Reilly, plus a burro roping contest among three gentlemen.
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A.D. 1007. Within ninety days after notice of publication you must contribute your share of each expenditure as a co owner or together with the cost of this publication. Your interest and each co owner’s interest will become the property of the subscriber who has made the expenditure under section 8 J Macy First Paberan 1608.
Notice to C T Barr and Mary Me A Beaver heirs assigns and admis tea for you. The undersigned expended one hundred dollars in the claim and improvements on the Hone mining claim in the G View Minty district Car jwater Mining District Grant County New Mexico for 1907 to hold said winning claims under the Revised Statutes 61st 1907. If within ninety days after publication you fail to contribute your proportion your interests will vest in the publication holder under Section 2324. First published Jan 10 1908.
Notice declares forfeiture actions for mining claims in Las Animas District Sierra County New Mexico. It states payments of 100 dollars for 1905 1906 and 1907 to hold Whale Back Pereira Flora Temple and Union mining claims. References location certificates and mining records in county offices and 2024 Revised Statutes labor requirements.
A fragment states that on December 80, 1907, made before J. M. Webster at Hillsboro New Mexico he names witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon.
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