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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate with proprietor C. Thomason is entered at the Lillsboro post office in Siena County New Mexico for transmission through the U.S. mails as second class matter.
A fragmentary note set records of local life including an eclipse description, varios tax and land reports, road supervisor appointments, and a June meeting of Sierra County officials. It covers tax receipts, bridge planning over the Rio Grande, and notices of upcoming sessions. The document lists figures for cattle and land values, and notes boundary deliberations and next meeting dates.
A crowd of young people enjoyed singing and dancing on the Berenda at Parks ranch with fresh meats on the lawn under Chinese lanterns. They arrived by a hayload hauled by four horses. Visitors included Dr Meyers at the Nelsons and Daniel Miller returning from the School of Mines touring southern New Mexico camps.
The document outlines multiple land claims in Animas Mining District Sierra County New Mexico with descriptions and boundaries. It notes plaintiffs seek a decree establishing their title against adverse claims and barring others, with June 1909 dates and legal notices to defendants to appear by August 12 1909. It also lists mining claims including Olum No 1 and Eagle Mine No 2 with precise coordinates and references to Zook Log Mining Locations and local offices.
Grant county shows a mining boom as the Manhattan Asiatic Aztec group and the Top mine in Mogollon district change hands. Bernard Greenafeeder of St Louis bids $36 000 for the Pinos Altos group and mill near Silver City. EB A Wayne and associates form Top Development Company with $660 000 capitalization. Francis E Young leads a Boston syndicate into control of the Cleveland copper group near Pinos Altos. George H Utter to receive about $309 000.
On June 7 1900 Hillsboro commissioners met to review equalization and other business. The assessor and officials attended as the board examined listed properties with raised values including real estate, bank profits, and unsettled parcels amid routine adjustments and name spellings in the tax rolls.
The Third Judicial District Court of the Territory of New Mexico Sierra County issues summons in a suit by Sag Vay against Unknown Heirs of Josetta Bush deceased and others. Plaintiffs claim fee simple ownership by mesne conveyances and more than ten years adverse possession under color of title to numerous described land parcels in Sierra County.
U.S. Land Office notice dated May 20 1908 lists parcels in New Mexico for sale under diverse townships and ranges. It names auction numbers 65410 to 659 and sections including 24 25 and 11 with descriptions of public land tracts and serialization, final publication May 28 1900.
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