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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate notes its role as Official Paper for Sierra County and lists publication details. Dated Friday October 9, 1903, it mentions subscription terms and transmission notices for Hillthorn, Sierra County, New Mexico.
A notice discusses deafness as caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any deafness not curable by it. Also includes brief crime notes: Tom Bash completes a 30 day jail term and Bush escapes jail to steal a mule, later recaptured. Soorro Chieftain.
The letter notes safety concerns on a dangerous bridge and mentions a new post office on Main Street easing travel. It hints at a prosecutor arranging a bear dance for locals at the next term of court and warns against overreaching in plans while closing with a farewell.
The Peace Fort on Rock Island at the Mississippi was built in 1816 as a defensive post named for Gen Armstrong then secretary of war. It stood a 400 foot square earth and log fort with water and food supplies, never used in war, later serving as a trading post. Two cannons and a monument by the Daughters of the American Revolution now mark the site, with no traces remaining of the fort.
The item notes residents joking about a bold ape and mentions daily visits by Phillipe and party. A. Clark seeks rheumatic relief at Palo ne Hot Springs. Mrs. Rebecca Stine visits Mr. and Mrs. Winston. McAughan applies for ore from Good Fortune, near Minnebaba, showing $86 in gold and silver.
Kingston reports discovery of high-grade ore in Lady Franklin Col with prospectors Skett and Major among the fortunate finders. The ore strike promises rich yields for the trappers and mining crews active in the area.
A testimonial from Holy Long Branch credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with rapid recovery from long standing indigestion. The user reports a dramatic weight gain of forty pounds in thirty days after starting the remedy and endorses its pleasant effect. Also referenced is a delinqu ent tax list listing multiple properties and owners in Monticello and surrounding areas.
Total tax listed as 5759 dollars with penalty 289 dollars. John Peem Muons serves as Treasurer and Ex-Officio Collector of Sierra County. First publication dated August 28 03.
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