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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate assisted the Hillboro Post Office in Sierra County New Mexico with mail transmission as second class matter. The paper focuses on Sierra County and state interests and dedicates coverage to local concerns.
T Brown has tendered resignation to Governor McDonald from the board of regents of the New Mexico School of Mines after sixteen years of service. He cites disagreement with the board’s action and methods. His departure creates a notable loss given his generous support and time for the institution.
A severe May storm on the evening of the first disrupted fruit crops and caused cattle stampede near the shipping pene. May 15 brought a festive shipping day with school dismissals and multiple community dinners. Various residents traveled, preached, or planned visits to Mentor Ohio and Duncan Arizona while goats were sent east.
Minaston notes D T Richardson passing through for Black Canyon with Forest Service officials Supervisor Coskie and Assistant Supervisor Douglas staying several days. Bogorro resident C T Brown visited Kingston. John and Henry Kankle were also mentioned in week activity.
Mr. and Mrs. Finch relocate from a Lake Valley ranch to the area near the Templar mine on North Percha. Two prospectors camp along Carbonete creek and work around the Blackie and adjacent sections, continuing mining activity.
F. W. Moffett returns from El Paso. A cupola added atop the B C Church bell. Marian Longbottom visits from Mimbrea. The Shappard Bolandey plant starts this week. W. Q. Cooper performs carpentry at the Hiler ranch. H A Wolford roofs a rear garage room. R H Boulware of Silver City visits Hillsboro. Mrs Chas Sikes and Jim Mackey visit the metropolis. John Dye and Andy Kelley take a flight to Lake Valley. BE Carabajal and P B Kelley return from Black Canyon. Mr and Mrs M L Kabler return from Palomas creek ranch. Andy Kelley buys the Tom Rix place below Walford garage. Forest Ranger and Mrs Bone transact business in Hillsboro. Mr and Mrs Alonzo Hyatt and Tom Hyatt spend hours in town. Road improvements along Orchard Hotel opposite. Chas Gage and wife leave for Michigan for the summer. W H Macdonald from Hopewell ranch in Hermosa visits town.
A fragmented verse recounts ten flies shrinking to two through a sequence of Swat! lines. The piece ends with a cryptic note about “There were $ million!” and references Buffalo News, suggesting a satirical or playful clipping.
A midshipman faced punishment after ramming an admirer's ship with a steam launch and was made to ride a fleet launch amid banging fenders labeled Not Under Control. The article notes a shift in transatlantic travel with 119,000 cabin passengers moving westward, landing in New York after traveling east earlier this year.
A battered OCR fragment from Bellingona Switzerland shows a woman on the witness stand undergoing a testy cross examination. She asserts she was not alerte and explains she felt fogged by the questioning.
Federal land actions withdraw unsurveyed lands in Sections 6 and 7, Township 188, Range 6 West, New Mexico, until sixty days after filing. Restoration to entry applies to 80 acres in Datil National Forest with a preference right for Patrick He McAaghan of Antifield, New Mexico, if claims were made before 1903 and not abandoned. Last notices span April to May 1914.
Notice that Anas Tacio Tac Jez of Montezillo New Mexico has filed for a five year homestead patent with witnesses Randee Monticello Bails Monticello Lucarg Monticello Trajilloc Fairview and others. Hearings set May 25 1914 before Kelley United States District Judge Hillsboro New Mexico. Publication of forfeiture for Ed Hopkins labor on Lae hanw lode Palomas County Sierra County New Mexico.
Mrs. Walter Vincent of Pleasant Hill N C shares how she struggled with prostration back pain and fatigue for three summers until taking Cardui. She claims three bottles restored strength appetite and rosy cheeks, describing Cardui as a gentle vegetable tonic for women for over 50 years.
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