15 May 1896
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
1
A notice states that DAKE'S Advertising Agency at 64 and 65 Merchants Exchange, San Francisco California, keeps the paper on file and processes advertising contracts for it.
Hermosa residents describe Plemmons and his thoroughbred Bullimer on a short southern excursion to Las Palomas Hot Springs with reports of social outings by Una Wagner Moses Adama Migs Mando Anderson and James Smith with the Whitmer brothers. A local sale of household goods at BE. M. Smith’s residence is noted along with ore prospect results near the Surprise mine showing $21.20 in gold and seventeen cents in silver, encouraging further work by Lewis Smith and others involved in the Surprise prospect. The piece cites Hillsboro gold output for the week and mentions a DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve ad plus a notice about a man in Texas seeking a Marshall Fornoff to watch for him.
Fragment from the Albuquerque Democrat recounts a letter describing a six-foot man who eloped with a wife, a cavalry through Lordsburg, rumors of Todinna being on the warpath, a prison escape and capture, injuries from a plaza accident, troop movements, social notices, baptisms, deaths, and upcoming church services.
The obituary notes the infant Gracie Welch born to Ed and Ads Welch died May 10 1896 with hopeful verses. U S Grant Post and veterans plan a Decoration Day program on May 20 1896 at 7 PM. Local items report ranchers, road work, residents traveling, and school board elections scheduled for June 1 with polling at the Court House.
J B Collord led the Charter Oak Mill for ten days using ore from the Happy Jack Hillsboro and Smith mines. Chase Beast mobilizes teams to haul ore from the Sooke ming to the Bonanza mill. The Bananas plan a start tomorrow or Sunday on a large load.
A mining region report lists multiple mines shipping ore and describes a circuit of development and equipment upgrades. It notes Sandia group activity, Happy Jack, Hillsboro, and Eighty Five mill improvements, plus a court sale in Sierra County involving the Holmestake Millsite and related machinery with a scheduled public auction.
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