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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
3
Sierra County Advocate reports local politics amid campaign chatter and a Democratic primary at the courthouse. It notes conventions, ore shipments from Look Out mine, and various town moves while mentioning the Porter mill lease to process Ready Pay gulch ore.
A company buys an abundant water right from Mooars Macy Robin Hall and plans an 11000 foot three inch pipeline along Peroba. Lake Valley mines leases offered on favorable terms with living expense support until leasees can pay. Also an advertisement for Simmons Liver tonic touts health benefits.
Kingston notes show social visits by Mrs Fred Mister and Mrs Thos Hall from the county seat, visitors from Tierra Blanca at the Armer ranch, Col J P Parker returning to Trujillo for winter, surveying near the Placer, Bart Slinkard visiting from Hermeen, and Shultz from Terra Blancs lina sending children to good schools. A quiet wedding occurs Sept 28 1902 at Judge Bernard’s home uniting William John Keay and Laurabel Spark with Laurabel Stanley as maid of honor. The New Mexican reports Col A W Barri hosting troops and a trip of Dr W H Andrews and W 3 Hopwell departing Alvarque for the ATQuarane line.
F A Calhoun of Cachillo paid a visit to Chloride. Mrs Calhoun visits friends in San Marcil. B S Phillipe left for the railroad. Excavation for a new mill at the Silver Monument mine advances as machinery moves along the road.
Mrs. W. J- Smith of Albuquerque has been indicted for arson. The notice mentions a separate contract relating to Mrs. Laura Hudson and a Silver Monument, with terms for a death by own action in Albuquerque.
The piece blends local chatter about men visiting Chloride and Socorro, mentions Mesera Huezline and Brown, and notes C T Brown and Hazleton of Boston. It includes moral reflection about toiling at life, plus a sly ad for Obeathans’s Laxative Tablets, offering them for twenty five cents.
The piece records local items from Fairview including J B Taylor's mining outlook in Grafton Poco tiempo, school reopening under Miss Pauline Mayer, Sunday School progress, peach generosity from Justice H E Patrick, a humorous Eve temptation joke, a starry night vignette, and Hunt's Care ointment advertisement claiming cure for skin diseases with 25 and 50 cent prices.
Folhom in Union county sees nine weekly papers start, eight fail and one survive three weeks. listings note Jones mining district in Oxourn mountains New Mexico named after US Geological Survey Prof. F A Jones. Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised as cold helper. Jerry Simpson, ex-Kansas congressman now in Roswell, promotes local products amid Colorado snow storms.
J D Mount of Three Mile Bay N Y ran a ten penny nail through the fleshy part of his hand while opening a box. He applied Chamberlains Pain Balm and later, and was surprised that it removed all pain and the injured part healed quickly. For sale by all druggists.
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