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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
3
A broken OCR line yields an obscure note with partial names and places. Readable items suggest a local event or notice but essential details are missing. The fragmentary text hints at a time or date but cannot determine the exact subject or participants.
A jumble of names, travels, and brief notices—reports on residents leaving for Magdalen, arrivals in town, and upcoming shipments. Mentioned are Robert Patman near Elephant Butte dam, Miss Prances Riger, Miss Alamoronts, J. W. in the forest, and Chas. D. Nelson preparing cattle shipments. Probate Clerk Kelley adds two new typewriters to the clerk’s office.
The page mixes patrol notices, visitor reports, and local happenings including purchases, land matters, and farm activities. It mentions J. A. Willison’s visit, a hunt with wild wolves, school events at Mealia Park, and local requests for goods. It notes a large legal document and mentions tobacco and agricultural college totals, with various names and places.
At the annual meeting held May 7 at the Church the Fiskbars Union Sunday School elected officers Superintendent Pro J A Armstrong Secretary Miss Frances Donaldson Treasurer Miss Mildred Folzman Organist Mrs J A Armstrong A children's society was proposed with Mrs Armstrong chairing the organizing committee. Treasurer reports show receipts through May ending SHOBR total expenditure 58.24 leaving a 4.31 balance.
Kingston reports Clyde Kennett departed for Fairview Saturday en route to Silver City. Percy Reid rode with inspector Kerr from Bear Canyon to Kingston last Wednesday. Kerr inspects the Gli forest as Ranger Joseph W. Reid joins him to Hermosa and Silver City. Tom Moore, deputy sheriff of Grant County, passed through Kingston Saturday.
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