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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate is listed at the Hillehorn post office in Sierra County New Mexico for taxation and mail handling as the official paper of Biarra County. Published Friday October 3 1002.
The readable fragments describe territorial governance and a scheduled meeting for a Democratic party event. Names and locations are corrupted, making precise entities unclear.
The Sierra County Democratic Convention was called for Hillsboro at 10 o clock on October 7. Delegates from wards and precincts gathered to nominate candidates and set the party platform for the county.
Me Channing Hizeltio of Mine Development Association and C T Brown of Bocorro visited the Range recently. At the Republican primary held Saturday September 27 delegates elected were F H Winston C W Adama and V Trujillo. Maude Anderson and J P Vince visited Fairview. Farr Ewing gave a recital at Chrin Hearn's residence.
Sam Martin, longtime resident and familiar face to locals, has died at Bau Mar. The report notes his age and status as an elder in the community, with town reflections on his years of simple farm life and neighborly wit.
A southern Socorro county cattleman left a will naming Bob Lewis of Frisco as beneficiary and J D Chandler of San Marcial as administrator. He notes fat cattle, ample water, and plentiful range after a hot, dry period. Reports mention Chloride track and New Era prosperity with Clark and Petrie undertaking basement work on their group of claims.
The Commoner recalls Lyman Trumbull once seen as a conspirator in the Republican party then a steadfast Democrat. It cites his warning that freemen should strike for liberty not to defend monopolies oppressing the poor.
A rugged town tale recounts locals railing at reporters and a telegraph line of characters. Bill Owens handles country issues, while the crowd lambastes the press for alleged misdeeds. A drunken scene leads to threats and jail talk.
A Chicago man extols kindness over property deeds urging gentle acts and support for others. He cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for colds and pneumonia, claiming it has helped him many times and noting it is sold by all druggists.
The Slagle post office located in Colfax County has been discontinued. No further postal operations will be conducted from this location, and residents are directed to use nearby facilities for mail services.
Gains forty pounds in thirty days claims by Hor ry Bros of Long Branch Missouri. Alleged recovery from indigestion after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Available from druggists with pleasant effects.
A historic advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as curing weak backs headaches nervousness and other womanly ailments by treating underlying diseases. It invites letters from sick women seeking confidential guidance and endorses Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a preferred laxative.
A fragment notes cotton sprouted from tossed seed at Hereford station while being unloaded for the Newman ranch cattle feed. It argues cultivation and irrigation could make cotton profitable for New Mexico farmers as for Texas.
An old advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts a constitutional remedy via inflamed mucous tubes and offers a $100 reward if a catarrh deafness case cannot be aided, promising free trial and selling Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills through Toledo and local druggists.
Conductor Joby O Shea of the El Paso Rockiel and passenger service brought a thriving cotton plant from Hereford across the line into New Mexico. The plant grows luxuriantly at the station though no cotton was ever planted there.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine. It notes a refund if it fails and urges purchase from all druggists with Grove’s signature on each box.
A newly exposed Pueblo site about thirty five miles southwest of Las Vegas near the Santa Fe track reveals water worn arroyo action, Indian earth vessels, and bones eroded into the stream bed. Forehead projection noted as a peculiarity of skull remains.
A claim of a positive remedy for constipation promoting Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a cure guarantee. The ad asserts genuine tablets stamped C C C and cautions against bulk sales.
A list of embarkation options for seaside excursions to Los Angeles Redon Beach Santa Monica and San Diego with 846.00 to San Francisco 55 on sale May to September inclusive and return by November 30th Stop over west of San Bernardino Special Summer Excursion to Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin 82.00 round trip valid on Mondays only final return limits vary Lake Valley New Mexico agents G A Halt Hallock.
The notice records an application for a patent by Prosper Group and the Sinnamahoning Gold and Copper Mining Company for the Prosper and Cincinnati lode mining claims in Sierra County New Mexico. It details claim boundaries, adjoining claims, area ratings, and required public notice with a sixty day patent period. It cites Mineral Survey Numan HY2 and notes adjacency to the Richard the Great and Lincoln lode claims with detailed bearing and boundary data.
Notice for publication lists an entry on a land case in the Interior Department records. The document names an applicant and specifies publication and filing dates for the notice of entry and related procedures.
A transcription lists county and district officials including Crespin Aragon James Keay Co Commissioner MDuran WH Llewellyn District Attorney Procopio Torres Peebute Junge Thor Hall Frobute Ulete J C Piemmons and others, noting school leaders and community figures.
The Fourth Mondays in Muay and November District Court convenes in Sierra Honor with Judge F. W. Parker presiding.
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