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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
1
An office listing for H A Wolford is described as located at First Door West of the RC Church on Main Street, marking a local business or official placement in the area.
The brief notes practice in the Supreme Courts of New Mexico and related matters at Room 24 Armijo Building Wor d 0 Stand Railroad Ave. Proceedings reference Lexus in the context of the case or matter before the court.
Attorney Elfejo Baga of Albuquerque will practice in all terms of court across Bernalillo Valencia Socorro and Sierra counties. He will deal in gold silver and copper mining properties in New Mexico.
Joseph Choate recalled a striking 1860s case at Lenox where a workman claimed heart injury and blindness. The judge tested him with colored glasses and a green chalk sentence, then dismissed the case as imposture after the man read the text with his left eye.
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt recalls President elect Buchanan near Lancaster Pennsylvania and his friend Abraham N. Cassel owner of a turnpike. Toll concession was granted to ease crowds, then election officials arrived and crowds pressed the residence.
Sewell Ford, new Rye resident, learns neighbor Simeon Ford owes him a meat bill. A telephone exchange reveals Simeon wants Sewell to pay his bill if Sewell pays his. The humorous barter ends with no agreement. Simeon runs a hotel.
A Washington Star dispatch warns that careless storage leads to deadly incidents. A year old child in Bangor Maine shot a man, a small boy killed his infant sister, and similar cases arise elsewhere. The paper argues nine nine percent of gun accidents could be prevented by common sense.
The General Land Office clarifies timber rights for homestead claimants. Claimants who settle and cultivate may cut as needed for cultivation and improvements. Excess timber must be disposed of by the entrant, not sold before patent. Timber cannot be cut for sale even if proceeds aid land improvements.
Nearly 17 000 acres have been added to the Caribou National Forest by congressional act. The Montpelier Idaho area includes streams serving the city water supply and was previously unprotected. This action marks one of the first large additions by direct legislation after a 1900 policy limiting further forest additions.
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