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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate by W. C. Thompson is entered at the Hillaboro Post Office Sierra County New Mexico for transmission through the U S Mails as sword clase matter.
Lake Valley hosts a large Fourth of July gathering with 300 attendees from nearby towns at the silver camp. Highlights include a children’s operetta Titiania, performances by Ollie Ricketson and Florence Sanders, Prince Oberon Tred Price, Puck Russell Davy, and a graceful Mist Maiden dance. One accident occurs as Percy Reed breaks his foot when his horse falls near Dr Beale’s place. he is treated in Lake by Dr Given.
At the Socorro term of court Escolastico Tias was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Petra Sanches de Torres, 70, at her home in San Marcial on December 14. David Cuellar testified that he did the bloody work under threat from Tias who held a pistol and warned of instant death if he failed to complete the deed.
Caesar pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree, marking the first murder in the first degree conviction in the county in twenty years. The case highlights a historic milestone for local justice and reflects shifts in prosecutorial outcomes.
The bank reports a balance sheet as of Friday June 30, 1905 with loans and discounts totaling 121 887 80 deposits of 215 004 85 and assets including fixtures and capital stock. The cashier W H L Bucher swore to the accuracy before officers on July 1905.
In Sierra County New Mexico the administrator of the estate of Daniel A Sunnderd will sell at the east front door of the Hillsboro Court House on the July uth day 1905 at 10 AM the undivided one third interests in and to 850 head Angora goats and 500 Angora kid goats more or less for cash to the highest bidder. The sale is by order of the Probate Court of Sierra County and will transfer the ownership to the purchaser upon payment. J Coleman Administrator of the Estate of Daniel Sunnderd filed for first publication.
Land Office notices a claimant named Erastus D. gas Ow seeks final proof for the Big NW¼, and W½ Sec 28 Tp 17 S Range 8 W in Sierra County New Mexico. Proof will be before the Probate Clerk on August 17, 1905 at Lake Valley witnesses W Hammel YH Tatham BF Parks M J Cavin Jerome Mauris. First publication July 7, 1906.
Notice to Wiley Weaver heirs and assigns of forfeiture for nonpayment of $100 in labor and improvements for 1904 on the Golden Courier mine in the Las Animas Mining District Sierra County New Mexico. If not contributing your share plus publication costs within ninety days, your interest will be lost to the signer under Section 2324. First publication July 7, 1905.
Notice to John Ryan deceased heirs and all claimants that $100 was spent in 1904 on labor and improvements to the Ranger mining claim in the Tats Anizaay Mining District Sierran County New Mexico to hold the premises under the law.
An old notice touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as aiding mothers and newborns by calming nerves boosting appetite and aiding sleep. It cites a dramatic example of a tiny baby and promises a $500 reward for any untreatable condition while offering the 1000 page Common Sense Medical Adviser and discounted book through stamps.
Notice announces that within ninety days after publication the co owners proportion and costs of a mining claim and the interest of John Ryan deceased and his heirs administrators or assigns will vest in Micrusn Driscoll Ep Mayers and Jon July 7 100 according to Section 2324 revised statutes of the United States.
Notice states that named settler Nathan Smith of Tas N and John Be Yount of Iona G and G. F. Worden of Stanilon NY must prove residence and cultivation of desert land claims by August 12 before the Register and Receiver at Cruces NM. First publication July 7, 1905.
Notice to John C. Plemmons and heirs that $100 in labor and improvements was expended on the Las Animas and Virginia mining claims for the year ending November in the Las Animas Mining District Sierra County New Mexico under Section 2824 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
Notice of intention to make proof in support of a claim before the Probate Clerk of Sierra County New Mexico at Hillsboro on August 4 1905. Settlor names Aloye Prvisser John Anderson Wm Kendall John W Dawson Jerome Mawr all of Hillsboro New Mexico to prove continuous residence occupancy and claim to the NW half of section 16 township 8 range 7 west New Mexico. First publication June 30 1905.
Mrrenkut Gray states expenditures of 100.00 on the Log Cabin mining claim in Carpenter Mining District Grant County New Mexico for the year ending December 1904 to hold the claim under section 2824 Revised Statutes. If coowners C T Barr and Mary McA Beaver fail to contribute their share within 90 days after publication, their interests will vest in Gray under section 2324. First publication June 30, 1905.
Official notice announces the appointment of the administrator of Daniel A Saunders deceased in Sierra County New Mexico on May 1 1905. Creditors and others with claims against the estate are instructed to present them as required by law to the Probate Court and the administrator.
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