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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate issued from Hillsboro New Mexico, with proprietor C Thompson, entered as second class matter for transmission through the mails. It pledges impartial devotion to the best interests of Sierra County and the state.
A political snapshot notes Charles E. Hughes for president and Charles W. Fairbank as vice president with Roosevelt endorsing Hughes and urging party unity. It references violence in Mexico and a split in the suffragist movement, predicting a Hughes victory with suffrage votes split between major parties. It also alludes to recent massacres and rancher deaths near New Mexico.
D Taylor and family occupy the Patton home while Mr Taylor buys the Adam Abeyta place and a new Chevrolet. Mrs J M Nichols joins her husband at Hurley. Hathme and Hoyle cars take a party to Columbus on June 16. Santa Fe agent Mr Nowlin hosts his sister-in-law from Dona Ana. Mrs Oscar Wilson and her daughter visit Globe relatives. A pew roof is installed at the schoolhouse and Miss Ketchum, once set to touch the school bell, has changed.
The article notes plans for a basket picnic on the Berenda and a dance in Lake Valley with everyone invited. It mentions the 8 L.O's purchasing Hammel and Kinney guard on the Forest Reserve at Tierra Blanca and recalls a fine dance by young people last Saturday night.
Kingston interests have acquired the idle Virginia mine between the Templar and Keystone on North Percha and begun development with a crew. The fissure cyanide vein shows ore along 4 openings spanning about 2,000 feet, with past shipments rich in silver. Road improvements to Saw Pit and a planned motor-haul track are under way, with other North Percha properties likely to be acquired.
A compact biographical sketch tracing Charles Evans Hughes from his 1862 birth in Glen Falls New York through education at Colgate Brown and Columbia to early legal work. It notes his 1906 election as New York governor and his 1908 second term, with key roles in investigations and committees.
The Village of Hot Springs Sierra County New Mexico adopts ordinances and a village seal. The document records June 7 1916 actions by Mayor W Adams and Clerk Amado Gonzales approving ordinances on publication rules and seal adoption. It notes municipal status, publication requirements, and legal construction rules for ordinances.
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