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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate reports on wartime movements with Villa and Carranza forces. dispatches mention Villa breaking through Carranza lines and attacking Josres. The piece urges Mr Wilson to press Mr Willia to curb public agitation during peace talks.
The letter mocks Mr. Wilson for reversing his stance on addressing the public. It accuses him of choosing only select audiences while rival Hughes speaks to all voters, depicting a struggle over dignity and accessibility in the campaign.
The report says Pancho Villa led an early morning assault on Chibusbe, killing several Carranza soldiers. Villa’s forces raided the palace, freed prisoners from the penitentiary, and seized a large quantity of supplies.
The Lincoln Gold Mines Development Company changes its name to The Kingston Mines Development Company and moves its principal office from White Oaks to Kingston Sierra County New Mexico. The action approved by two thirds in interest of voting stockholders with board and statutory procedures, witnessed August 20 1916 in Texas and New Mexico filings.
Special Master Lila Wolford will sell at public auction on October 7 1916 at 10 oclock AM at the front door of the County House in Hillston Sierra County New Mexico to satisfy a foreclosure judgment of 286.05 plus interest and costs on Lots 1 and 2 in Block 48 Townsite Hillsboro according to the survey. The sale is part of a case where Will M. Roting as plaintiff obtained the decree against Joanite A. Careia and others.
Mr and Mrs H Wolford and Mr and Mrs Darwin Wolford left Wednesday for El Paso to witness a large military parade. Teachers and pupils at the public school are taking a strenuous after school physical training course. The frost era was discussed as the Kingston Mines Development Company and James Moffatt from the Virginia group of mines arrived from the Virginia camp earlier this week. The Democratic national chairman topic and Mr Hughes apple pie remark add local color.
In a Lewiston Maine speech Col Theodore Roosevelt argues Villa benefited from Wilsons favor and backing. He cites Villa leading Mexican troops used to raid Columbus New Mexico killing civilians and US troops. Roosevelt says Washington announced pursuit and capture but claims Villa remains alive and free.
A Cardui advertisement from Catron Kentucky features Mrs. Bertie Bullock describing four years of severe womanly troubles. Her husband bought Cardui, and after starting the tonic she regained strength, can walk two miles, and performs all her work. The notice urges other exhausted women to ask their druggist about Cardui.
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