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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
2
W C Thompson, proprietor, notes the Sierra County Advocaten entering the Hillsboro New Mexico post office as second class matter for transmission through the US mails.
The Sierra County Advocate presents impartial coverage devoted to Sierra County and New Mexico, highlighting community concerns, public notices, and regional developments with a focus on fair reporting and local continuity.
Santa Fe September 2 three important opinions from Attorney General Frank W Clancy affect Sierra county. The 800 Elephant Butte children retain state and county school privileges per Clancys ruling while residents on government land pay the $3 road tax. Homestead patents not yet issued remain assessable before 1913, and a dissent concerns disposition of an insane Elephant Butte woman. If she was insane upon entering New Mexico federal authorities should be notified for possible export. otherwise local or state care applies regardless of federal land ownership.
Hillsboro notices list residents visiting relatives at ranches near Kingston and Hillsboro. Ella Rouse, thirteen, is recovering from typhoid fever. Julian Obayez of Albuquerque visited Hillsboro this week. The first unit of Andrew Kelley’s witness, saver Willie Earl Kendall, left for El Paso after a Monday service. C Plemmons of Arrey transacted business in Hillsboro. Mrs. A L Bird is at Palomas Springs. Mr. and Mrs. A Ermert of Kingston were in Hillsboro yesterday.
Local pump plant repair continues as a Deming pump man tends the water works after big shaft timbers fell. The case Taylor and Parke versus Latham and Miller for obstructing public roads sets for Sept 10 with jury trial requested. Weather notes: recent rain impacted local farms and poultry. Labor Day observed as a school holiday. Major Morgana ill with summer cold. Rayner arrest warrant issued for drawing a gun. he escaped custody in Kin. Bud Latham cuts 226 tone of prairie bay on Macho spread. Mrs Chae Sikes recovering from grip. Sunday rain drowned a chicken for Yom Ying and turkeys for McKeona. Mrs DS Mills and Mrs 8 E McKinney plan trip to the Dam with Fishers and Sleases.
Kingstons residents report Bob Reid and L Tressel traveling to Mierro and Las Palomas, with Fisher visiting earlier in the week. Ore shows in the Ame tbhyst raise. Government bridge grading proceeds on the west side, and a long west silo road segment remains to connect with the main road. County officials urged to fund completion. Cattlemen are rounding up nearby herds as Bob Herrin and J McKeen pass through toward Silver City.
An American, slipping into a shallow pond, is halted by a police official who demands name and address. The official sternly cites the prohibition on bathing in the lake, refusing to hear extenuating circumstances. The anecdote, told as a travel vignette, casts French authorities as particularly strict with tourists.
The excerpt shows a dialogue about changing anxieties in social life. An elderly vendor notes shifts in social behavior while Mr. Curefox says his mother and daughter now focus on excluding other women from society rather than advancing themselves.
Dr. W. C. Farabee of Harvard University's anthropological department will lead three students in a three year research expedition next year. A base will be established at Arequipa, Peru, to study the headwaters of the Asiax river.
In a nostalgic note the article recalls Queen Elizabeth and others carrying personal spoons to banquets, reflecting a culture of self supplied dining ware. The piece highlights the shift toward individuals using their own cups and utensils at meals.
Section outlines that all executive officers except the lieutenant governor must reside at the seat of government during their term and keep public records books papers and seals there. It emphasizes centralized location for official documents and archival materials within the executive branch.
William C. Kendall sheriff of Sierra County proceeds with a public auction of Lot 8 and part of Lot 9 in Block 43 Hillsboro to satisfy a 1914 judgment in favor of Will Robins against Pablo Gutierres. Auction at Sierra County Courthouse September 1, 1914, 10 A M. Proof of mortgage and costs to be paid. H A Wolford attorney for plaintiff. First publication August 7 1914.
Pleasant Hill resident Mrs Walter Vincent reports severe headaches prostration and back pains before taking Cardui the woman’s tonic. She says three bottles restored strength appetite and energy in three months and urges others to try the purely vegetable remedy from Chattanooga Medicine Co. Hess Advisory Dept Tennessee.
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