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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate, Hillsboro New Mexico, operated by Thompson, is entered at the Hillsboro post office for transmission through the U S mails as second class matter.
Friday May 17 1907 items include Jeff Hirsch renting hall to the country club John Dawson resting at his father's ranch Myrtle Kirk visiting friends in town before returning to El Paso Geo T Miller planning an ice cream stand weather permitting Mrs HH A Millerd and children of Chicago visiting relatives in Hillsboro then California Mrs Adam Abeyta dies after months illness at Lake Valley remains brought home for burial funeral held Monday at 4 pm deceased longtime Hillsboro resident known to locals
Mrs. George H Havill died at home in Fairview on May 9 after long illness and the death of her youngest son Ted two years earlier. Born Mangus New Mexico she was about 85. She leaves a husband and two young children aged five and three. Funeral held Friday interment Chloride cemetery with J B Taylor homecare and Judge E F Holmes delivering the service. Local people attended and provided music.
The writer thanks friends who kindly assisted in the late bereavement and expresses heartfelt gratitude for their kindness.
Legal notice records a patent application by Elephant Gold Mines Company for the Elephant Group of Mines in Socorro County New Mexico. The filing covers the Elephant or Elephant Townsite Lode Mine and related sites in the Black Canyon Mining District, detailing claimed boundaries and locations with survey points and distances.
The record details multiple Elephant Lode mining claims in Socorro County New Mexico including Elephant No 2 No 7 No 8 No 4 No 6 and Elephant No 1 with adjoining Townsite Lode. It lists boundaries corner bearings dimensions along vein courses discovery points and total areas with net areas after conflicts. Location notices are filed in Book 44 pages 844 845 and relate to claims and surrounding properties.
Historical entry records a mining location notice for Elephant Lode and Elephant Mill Site in Toms area with adjoining claims and corner bearings. It details survey lines, corner references, mound markers, and a 4.79 meter mill site area, filed at the United States Land Office in Las Cruces on April 6. The document includes old survey notations, bearing angles, and registry stamps.
E H Bickford notifies H A Lockwood and heirs and four others of a 200 dollar expenditure for 1906 labor and improvements on the Golden Era and Golden Era No 2 mines in the Las Animas Mining District Sierra County New Mexico. If the share is not contributed within ninety days the interest will pass to the undersigned under Section 2524. First public Jan 25 1907.
Landowner W S Nowland and heirs are notified the undersigned has spent 100 dollars for 1906 labor on the Independence and Yellowstone mining claims in Animas District New Mexico. Under Section 284 revised statutes the premises may vest in the claimant after publication costs. First published February 22 1907.
To A J Hirsch and all claimants in Independence and Yellowstone mining claims in Las Animas Mining District Sierra County New Marion Territory. Undersigned has spent 100 for 1906 to hold premises under Section 2324. If within ninety days you fail to contribute your share plus publication costs, your interest may be deemed abandoned under Section 2321. First published May 10 1907.
The claimant lists April 22 2002 as proof time for N E34 15 198 7 W. The hearing will occur May 10 in Sierra County New Mexico before Probate Judge. Witnesses include Poruville Pogue Lake Valley NM M R Lea Pogue Hillboro NM Robert E Rouge Hillsboro NM Charles H Sikes Lake Valley NM Evazine Van Patter Register.
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