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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
3
The Sierra County Advocate publishes as the official paper of Sierra County with W. O. Thompson as proprietor.
Local notes report quail hunting glory and a politician abroad. Ellaworth Bloodgood travels to Kansas City with cattle. Postmaster Geo T Miller returned from Albuquerque. Several residents bear bears in the Black Range while others plan hunting trips and migrations for cattle and mining interests. Descriptions mention Lake Valley money rumors and new mining publication in Albuquerque.
The letter urges voters to judge candidates by fitness over party ties and calls for fair investigation into the assault on Charlie Chung. It notes a disputed oil strike near Artesia and includes testimonials for Hunt's Cure and Simmons Liver Purifier. It also reports New Mexico hunting seasons and a suicide attempt at St Joseph's sanatorium.
A fine oil strike near Dayton New Mexico three and a half tiles from town lifted oil quality expectations. Gas well pressure rose from 105 to 180 pounds, stirring widespread talk as oil producers monitor the site. Also notice for Hanat's Cure promising skin disease relief available at the Post Office Drug Store.
The El Paso Herald notes construction work on the Santa Fe branch from the main line toward the Elephant Butte dam wall will begin at once. The branch is said to start about midway between Engle and Cutter.
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