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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate announces its Hillsboro New Mexico post office entry as second class matter under U S Mail, Sierra County. Publisher Thompson presents the periodical for local readers in Hillsboro and surrounding Sierra County.
Fragments tell of Thomas Holland known as Col Eogan burial in Kingston after a long frontier life. Irish-born soldier served in the Nineteenth Army Corps and fought at Port Hudson Red River and Pleasant Hill. Also notes on silk worm industry trial by Mr Viviani and obituary of Ex President Cleveland. Also a liver remedy advertisement.
A New Mexico family near Blacktower records seven men with a total of eighty four fingers. Farmer Hoge was born with extra fingers on each hand and has six sons, each also born with a supernumerary digit, all sharing bifurcated thumbs.
A. Viviana fosters a silk worm colony on North Fourth Street beyond the city, claiming cocoons rival those in Lucca and Pisa. The Viviana place houses a small silk factory run by Julia Catelana and Marie Benedetti, with eggs formerly sent from Italy.
The M. A. Otero Trophy offers a one hundred dollar silver cap for the best essay on Statehood. Presented by Hon. M. A. Otero of Santa Fe New Mexico at the Congress and Exposition.
An advertisement proclaims Huot's Lightning Oil as a universal cure for aches and injuries. It claims rapid, sure relief where other remedies only relieve and notes sale at the Post Office Drug Store.
Two suits of clothes to the best essays on Co operation and Co operative Irrigation, presented by Rio Grande Woolen Mills Co Albuquerque New Mexico at the Congress and Exposition. Also a testimonial from Mrs Kate Howagro Little Rock Arkansas praising Hunt's Cure for eczema. For sale at the Post Office Drug Store.
Scott Boozer wears a small gold kangaroo on his watchchain and believes the animal helped the race. Matt asks how, and Scott explains the kangaroo took hops into the ark, offering a whimsical origin tale.
Brazil spans about 3,280,006 square miles roughly matching the US with extra Alaska. It covers about five sixths of Europe and is nearly 100 times the size of Portugal.
The Victoria Chief Copper Mining and Smelting Company sues William L. Johnson John Gardner and Stephen J Macy to quiet title to mining claims in Sierra County New Mexico including Gahoo El Rio Tinta Julia Portland Spar Hecla Boston Francis Marion Ida Cora Rebecca and other lode claims. Defendants must appear by July 18 1908 or risk default judgment. Attorney Neill B Field Albuquerque NM. Court seal and dates observed May 13 1908 first publication February 1908 last publication June 26 1908.
Notice that lands totaling acres in the Gila National Forest New Mexco will be subject to settlement and entry under federal law. The Las Cruces land office will accept homestead entries by July 16 1908 with prior rights for qualified settlers who cultivated prior to January 1 1906. Names listed include J B Badger Hillsboro NM and Henry Brown Kingston NM with specific section and township descriptions.
Torres of Cuchillo New Mexico files notice of intention to make final proof for Homestead Entry 3772 dated November 17 1902 covering Lots 3 and 4 Section 4 Lot 1 SEY NEC Section 5 Township 138 Range 6 West. Proof to be presented before J M Webster Hillsboro New Mexico on May 8 1908 with witnesses Max Garcia Felix Sanches Guillermo Torres Espiridion Tafoya and Evans Van Parten. First pub April 17 1908.
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