Frio Saloon Becomes Local Landmark in Frio Texas
The Sierra Co Advocate notes a notable change at Frio with W. C. Thompson as proprietor of Frio business. Community members watch as legacy continues under new management at a town staple.
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
3
The Sierra Co Advocate notes a notable change at Frio with W. C. Thompson as proprietor of Frio business. Community members watch as legacy continues under new management at a town staple.
Local items report visits from Miss Cora Miller and Mrs Hopewell, fires destroy a house, ore shipments from Empire mine, and social events in Hillsboro. Residents Farish and wife welcomed, and messages about dances, ice cream socials, and a turners club reflect a busy town scene with multiple enterprises and upcoming entertainments.
Notice that the Board of Directors of the Bigelow Gold and Copper Mining Company will meet at 20 Broad Street Manhattan New York on August 15 1903 at 11 oclock in the forenoon Dated July 29 1908. Signed by J M Wraister Pimtoxs AM Buchanan JH Brogton Monts Partie J D Hany Directors and others.
Notice announces a two week Normal Institute in Sierra County at Hilldbo beginning August 17 1903 with exams on August 24. Attendance likely under $3.00 and is open to Sierra County teachers. Luna y Gaeta is County Superintendent.
Fairview section reports visits by Mrs Hareb and Mrs McAughan from Phillipsburg and others in town. Mares traded with Masara Corey & Potts. fifty sold to ship to Michigan. Chamberlain’s tablets marketed for digestion and bilious attacks. An eagle measured 14 feet wingspan shot by a Grant County girl is noted. A 60 ton concentrator planned for Aztec mine in Pinos Altos. Cholera infantum warning and Laxative Bromo Quinine ads appear alongside religious and travel notes.
In Luxeratury New Mexico on January 29, 1908 residents report a quiet spell amid heat and a recent local rain shower not reaching beyond the town. Social life continues with picnics excursions and a lake bathing party while a stock company plans to begin a large bath venture near the lake.
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