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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate announces its posting at Hillsboro New Mexico for transmission through the U S mails on the second date matter Official Power of Sierra County notes the Friday September 2 1910 issue details official postal status and publication timing.
A proclamation calls an election for qualified voters of Sierra City Territory of New Mexico to choose two members for a constitutional convention. The vote is set for July 8, 1910, at precinct polling places from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with officials W G Trujillo as chairman and Andrew Kelley as clerk.
Washington Aug 13 American ship builders cannot compete with Scotch yards in a Panama Canal dredge project. President Taft authorizes the Isthmian Canal Commission to buy abroad at more than 50 percent less than the American bid. Government buys abroad with no duty but the people bear duties on imports. The piece argues the Payne Aldrich tariff favors the people yet the government applies it against its own purchases, declaring the policy inconsistent.
Chan Clark died after being shot by Territorial Ranger Beal and Ranger Robert Putman near Mogollon last Saturday during an attempted arrest. Beal and Putman allege Clark resisted. Clark’s friends doubt the justification. The Mogollon dispatch notes Clark died in Silver City this morning.
Split OCR fragment announces a Democratic ticket seeking delegates to a constitutional convention. The readable content lists a slate of names and emphasizes party alignment and the push for formal constitutional action by voters.
Reports from Socorro describe a deadly confrontation after sheriff Clark attempted to serve a warrant on Beal for alleged inviting a boy to fight. Beal and Putnam allegedly fired through door and window, Clark dying from wounds. Beal and Putnam expected to surrender to District Attorney Griffith after a hearing before Justice Green.
A bachelor editor refrains from curiosity while signaling interest in understanding the reason behind a bat nuisance, questioning why the issue persists and awaiting clearer explanation from authorities or affected parties.
A writer laments summer heat and conservative fashion at a church sermon. He mocks women wearing elaborate headwear and compares the scene to a spectacle of consumer goods and parlor bric-a-brac. The piece argues for visible hat removal or display to curb ostentation in reforming public minds.
A Springer Stockman reports New Mexico has top grass this decade with hay cutting slated in many places. Stock is fat and in prime condition for fall and winter marketing. If winter stays open, stock interests expect prosperity as ample rain promises a superior range for the season.
Fred Ferguson reported a troubling incident yesterday in Miltoning. He removed his shoe after feeling a foreign substance and found a five inch centipede. He dispatched the creature and aided the injured member, with effects from the bite noted.
Sam Johnson faces an aid ing and abetting charge in the murder of Emil Katzenstein in Sagaroo. He was held under a bond of L0,000 after a preliminary hearing.
Notice that Joseph Richardson Special Officer will sell at public auction on October 3, 1910 at the front door of the court house in Santa Fe New Mexico the goods and chattels from a district court judgment in favor of Win Kendall against M L Kelley to satisfy the judgment including interest and costs consisting of a freight wagon harnessed horses wagon box and gear and related items all as listed in the writ of execution issued from the district court of the territory of New Mexico for Sierra County.
Notices indicate Charlee Harmiorn New Mixion and others are named in a land f affiliation filing. The document records a Mon pes A date and lists attestations by local registry officials including Jane GONERs and Charles By Meyer.
Notice from the Department of the Interior announcing a land claim filing near Billstioro New Mexico with publication dates and claimant names Audrow Kellow and others. Details reference a 1 July action and a showing of intention to take land, with multiple named individuals and locations including Lake Pred W Mister and Hillahora.
A brief public notice records a protest process concerning an approval. The document names Gonzales and indicates a filing date in May with first publication on a listed day.
Notice is given that Nedtor Padlin of Hitohora New Morico has filed for land claim under the Desert Land Act. The application outlines intent to establish a claim to the land described before Michel Selley District Clerk on September 13. Respondents include Padin of Hillshunu Antonio Patin Samuel A Hidalwoot and Guse Hesister of Hillsboro.
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