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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate by W C Thompson is entered at the Hillsbure New Mexico post office for transmission through the US mails as second class matter.
Friday reports show rain across southwestern New Mexico while A Preisser visits El Pao. Johnson and Payne offer cattle and ranches for sale. Haroun Gonzales and Julian Chavez connections noted as El Paso visitors. A drunken assailant is restrained by a local group after an altercation, ending with removal to custody.
A cloud burst last Friday night inundated Monticello in the extreme county north, drowning eight people including Mrs. Louisa Hill de Carabajal and children Maggie Tomas Ignacio Carabajal Frank Jose Borquet Emma Cecelia Celina. Four bodies recovered. others sought as crops and stock losses reach fifty thousand dollars. Separate report notes a nine or ten year old girl found drowned in the Rio Grande near Arrey, possibly linked to the Monticello disaster.
A fragmentary ad claims a single preparation cures eczema ringworm and various itching conditions instantly, promising swift relief and a dramatic cure despite the garbled copy and unclear brand or source.
Public notice by Treasurer J C Plemmone of Sierra County announces a November 4, 1907 public sale at Hillsboro to satisfy delinquent taxes up to 1906. The list includes Lake Valley mining claim improvements, cattle and horses, and various parcels with specified amounts.
Notice of application by Irvigation Law of 1907 seeking to appropriate Pine from No Creek in New Mexico for irrigation and domestic use. Territorial Engraver will consider on August 28, 1907. objections must be filed by that date. Published July 26, 1907. DLIVAN, engineer.
A. J. Hirsch informs co owners and claimants that $100.00 has been added for 1906 to labor and improvements on the Independence and Yellowstone mining claims in the Las Animas Mining District Sierra County New Mexico. If nonpayment of proportional share occurs within 90 days after publication the interest will transfer to the undersigned under Section 2924. May 10 1907.
A contest has been filed at the United States Land Office in Las Cruces New Mexico on July 19 1907 by J B Badger against Jol Aion Sparke for a land claim. The filing asserts grounds to challenge the entry and delays proceedings accordingly.
Charter No 8662 reports the condition of The First National Bank Engle New Mexico at close of business May 20 1907. It lists assets liabilities and notes of other national banks and fractional currency and lawful money. J A Reed cashier swears to the accuracy before Notary Max L Kahler on May 23 1907.
Department of the Interior notice records Miguel G. Trujillo of Fairview New Mexico filing intent to perfect a homestead claim Timestead Entry No 2871 dated September 19 1900 for WySE Section 24 Township 128 Range 7 West with final proof to be before J M Webster Hillsboro New Mexico on October 10 1907 witnesses named to prove residence and cultivation First publication August 16 1907.
Petra Lopez of Fairview New Mexico filed proof in support of his homestead claim No 8867 made September 19 1900 for the SE quarter of Section 13 and the NE quarter of Section 24 Township 12 Range 8 West. Proof will be made before J M Webster Hillsboro New Mexico on October 10 1907. Witnesses to land cultivation named include Trujillo of Fairview City and Trujillo of Fairview Wa f Sia
Department of the Interior Land Office Tas Crnees New Mexico August 11 1907 notice to Marciano T Trujillo of Fairview New Mexico that he filed intent to make final proof in support of his claim Homestead Entry number for the NW SE quarter of section 26 township 128 range 26 will be made before J M Webster Hillsboro New Mexico on October 19 1907. He is the claimant and is supported by J Oplao Lopez and G Trujillo of Fairview and others listed in the notice. First publication January 1697
Fragmentary OCR shows a land office notice with reference to project proposals and filing intents. The readable content includes a date and file numbers, but the text is largely garbled and hard to interpret.
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