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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
3
Local terse note from Sierra County Advocate records Thompson as proprietor of an Omnsal paper in the county. No further details available in the fragmented OCR text.
County commissioners F M Bojor Auer first district J M Webster second district W G Trujillo chairman third district Andrew Kelley Probate Clerk Will M Robins M L Kahler W A Kendal P Parker Superintendent of Schools Ravsciso Montoya Probate Judge
Strawberry season opens as the first shipment of ice arrives. Local residents include Kelley ill, Faywood Hot Springs work by S F Keller, and trips by R M Turner to San Marcial. Albuquerque plans a new democratic paper. King of the Philippines on Hirsch Hall program. Various moves, visits, and business noted across Hillsboro and nearby towns.
Hillsboro New Mexico fans a three act burlesque comedy to be staged May 21. Cast includes Grayson Dawson Hiler Disinger and John Old Sport, with Miss Anderson Burke Bucher and Mia Hall as leading ladies. Proceeds support local town projects. residents report lively showmanship and community pride.
The Roswell board of education adopted plans for a 50000 high school building and will issue bonds to fund construction. A Farmington town action closes the town saloon and bans future licenses.
An advertisement proclaims Hunt's Lightning Oil as a universal remedy for aches pains stiff joints cuts burns bites and more. The offer includes 500 and 250 bottle sizes sold at the Post Office Drug Store.
A.A. Evans announces that he spent one hundred dollars per claim on labor and improvements on the Katie and Merriam mining claims in the Black Range Mining District Sierra County New Mexico for 1906 1907 and 1908 to hold these claims under the Revised Statutes. If co owners fail to contribute their share within ninety days after publication their interest will vest in the undersigned. First publication May 21 1909.
Notice is given that by authority of an execution issued from the District Court of the Third Judicial District Territory of New Mexico Sierra County on May 7 1909. The proceeding relates to civil case No 971 and the judgment entered in May 1909. The named party is H A Wolford.
Sheriff W. C. Kendall to sell at Travel Mine one mile west of Thomas Mahar store and near Andrews, on July 10 1909 at 10 a m. the American Mines Company Limited property including a dwelling, steam hoist, pumps, engine, air compressor, boiler room, condenser and related gear to satisfy a judgment totaling 551 dollars damages plus 17 85 costs plus interest from May 6 1909 at 6 percent. attorney H A Wolford. First pub May 21 1909 last pub June 11 1909.
Officers listed include W O Thompson N G J G Dawson W G E A Salen Secretary and C W West Treasurer. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Friday evenings each month February.
Transient meals cost 50 cents each and local meals 35 cents. Regular boarders pay 1 dollar per day. Mrs Oliver Wilson, proprietor, Lake Valley New Mexico.
An aged fragment notes prices for boarders and a local proprietor J B Richardson, Hillsboro, New Mexico. It lists fifty cents per man and thirty five cents for regular boarders, with one dollar per day, and references OND and Hilllsboro.
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