08 May 1896
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1896
Page
1
The paper states its advertising contracts are kept on file at B C Dake's Advertising Agency located at 64 and 65 Merchants Exchange in San Francisco California.
Local column reports on Hermosa mining activity, new mine connections, ore pay streaks, and ventilation improvements at Palomas Chief. It also lists district court actions, adjournments, advertised letters, and a grand jury final report, with community notices and a personal obituary fragment.
I D Hilty foreman of the Grand Jury for April term 1896 presents a report from the committee on the county treasurer. The books are neat and balanced to May 1 1896 with cash balances listed for road tax fund general county fund and court house bonds totaling 64.97 and 17.88 respectively.
The undersigned report finishing the probate clerk audit with neat ledgers and balanced totals. A letter recounts delivery issues for a pamphlet from the Bureau of Immigration and another item notes Chandler's death in Gallup after a protracted spree. It also touts Hall's Catarrh Cure promising a $100 reward for a cure.
Av EB Roviller of Paraje arrives in town for a short visit while WW Wilhaime departs on a business trip to Deming with Mrs Wilhaime Mos. Robins family plan a summer visit to Mine LeMotte and Mine Maggie Fountain of Las Cruces visits her sister Mrs Carl Clana. Flighty notes cover illness, recoveries, plans to run a fruit stand, and local travel to Kingston and Albuquerque for conventions.
Church services scheduled by Row J Monfort and L B Nowern. Kings ton Episcopal services planned for Sunday evening. A H Laidlow travels to Colorado and Utah seeking cow business sites. Mr Dalgliah’s boy finds spectacles. owner to describe them. Ernestine Genta nearly dies after mother’s cheese bait fails to kill mice. Dr. Given saves her life. Rev Bovard to lead M L S third quarterly meeting at Union church Sunday May 10. baptism offered at morning service. Rev Bovard to be at Kingwan May 11. George H Utter of Silver City reports sewing machine business. Frank Parker Toft in Socorro on legal business. congratulations to Ed A ch’s newborn. Epworth League hosts free entertainment at BP Hall Saturday evening. Grain sale starts at Bo'clock sharp. Don Blow Chavez ill with fever.
The article reports ongoing ore extraction at the Sherman Prosper and Eighty Five mines near Hillsboro with rich vein discoveries and new tunnels. It notes shipments to El Paso for testing, high grade gold telluride samples, and major machinery arrivals while outlining changes and investments by Hirsch Thompson and the Placer Company in development and title work.
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