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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
3
Sierra County Advocate serves as the official paper of Sierra County with W. O. Thompson as proprietor and publisher of record.
Local items report dry windy weather as residents travel from El Paso and Hermosa. Sheriff Tafoya moves to Mt Maria. several visitors from Douglas and Kingston appear. An elephant Butte dam blast kills assistant engineer Frank Gilbert while workers escape unharmed. 800 pounds dynamite stored in the magazine. Placer mining grows with daily yellow metal output. Mexican miners join in. A blaze at Tom Lee’s corral is controlled, and repairs and social visits continue across town.
Episcopal minister and music professor at the Agricultural College, Mr. Lewis, traveled from Mesilla Park to Lake Valley on Tuesday to preach at the C. E. hall. He plans a brief stay with Mr. M. Longbottom's family at their ranch on the Berenda, with Miss Ollie accompanying him.
Mr Bortor writes that his strychnine poisoning report was mistaken and only Dr Wegmann attended. The note from Cnns B Hullinger of Chloride New Mexico dated June 14 1908 shows an itching affliction advertised. Hunt's Care guarantees relief with first application and is sold at the Post Office Drug Store.
The Agua Pura Company of Las Vegas New Mexico announces cash prizes for the exposition. One hundred dollars total will be awarded: fifty dollars for the best exhibit of fruit from a single overburdy fatty and fifty dollars for the best exhibit of sugar beets from a sive gle farm.
Lands in Gila National Forest New Mexico amounting to 81.02 acres will be opened for settlement and entry on July 28 1908 at Las Cruces land office under homestead laws. Obenia Terasa of Hillsboro applied for part of the parcel with a prior right for actual occupants, and Fren Dawolly Commissioner of the General Land Office approved. notice first published June 5 1908 and last published July 3 1908.
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