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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate notes Provident Wilson and Interior Secretary Lane will attend the Wiephart botte dedication in early October. Pancho Villa rumors ease as U.S. war declared. The Boston Globe suggests French steel helmets for protection. NMNG members write poetry to distract from Villa threats.
Dispatches from France describe the fiercest fighting at Verdun since the great date, suggesting the prior French celebrations were premature and the battle drags on with heavy casualties and strategic stakes for both sides.
Rear Admiral Pesryays notes a navy equal to any nation could be built for the cost of three weeks of war. The idea suggests such a force might even prevent a three week war, highlighting strategic and fiscal considerations.
El Paso Times reports revival of the Hermosa mining district east of Elephant Butte dam New Mexico led by Monitor Silver Lead Live Mining Co headed by J H Whitman. New York capitalists back a thirty-spiner operation with five carloads of ore ready for shipment to El Paso smelter.
Readable passages describe rich ore pockets with native silver wires and high grade gold silver lead ore. The Camille group and other mines are being developed in the Sierra County area near Bermoor and the Pelican workings. Separate notices set a May 16 1916 election for prohibition in precinct eight and a court sale of mining claims in Hillstoro with a July 23 1918 foreclosure sale date.
Fragmentary note mentions Aunt Hanna Hanoah and Nathaniel Beach senior with fellow readers eager to see them all. The text references various local names including Eunice, Wilcoxson, and Avian Beanbdsey in a casual community context.
A garbled note proposes subversion or renewal with a pretended program to include four magazines Home Life Hone hold Mara Life and Womsae World for over a year at an extra 18 cents.
A petition signed by electors within Sierra County asks the Board of County Commissioners to call an election on the question of prohibition within specified district boundaries. The document cites legal procedures for initiating a local vote under state law.
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