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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate announces its status as the official paper of Sierra County Hillsboro New Mexico and confirms its mailing as second class. Dated Friday September 29 1911 the notice emphasizes impartial coverage of county forests and territory interests.
Walter McClure sold his saloon in Chloride to Lary Hartshorn and plans a trip to Arizona and California after settling Chloride affairs. Hazel Reilly begins Chloride school term. Fairview may hire a Mexican teacher. Diamond field Jack Davis visits Fleorine and the Minniehaha group plans work on the Minniehaha property. Frank H. Widston heads to Las Vegas for the Republican convention.
Col. W S Hopewell arrived from Albuquerque and will stay about a week. Hermosa school has about thirty pupils enrolled. Chas Ross hired C J Curtis to dig a tunnel on a mining claim. Fourteen men are at work in local mines with potential increased activity implied.
Rain floods Palomas Springs as residents tally losses and plan outings. W H McMillan returns early from a San Mateo mountains trip due to business. A Carri zozo party seeks dance entertainment while W S Grimes repairs the road to the Dam. A September 20 marriage unites Joseph B Wright and Maggie Franks at Elephant Butte. Ed McDonald takes a family outing with relatives and a friend to the mountains for hunting and fishing.
Hilsboro New Mexico will host Sierra County Republican Convention at 10 a m October 2 1911 in the county courthouse to nominate candidates for county offices. Delegates from Lake Valley Hillsboro Kingston and Las Palomas represent their precincts with proxies allowed only for residents of the same precinct. Precinct chairmen will schedule primaries and all precincts should send full delegations due to the upcoming election. H A Wolford county chairman.
The article reports on school opening by Emma Clubb and the death of J B Clubb amid a run of local happenings. It notes a vegetable famine caused by heavy rains, a move by S P Johnson to Roswell with a shop to open, Ida Hiler visiting from El Paso, and a runaway incident involving C E Denton. It mentions New Mexico's upcoming Republican governor election.
Mrs M I Basford of Poolesville Maryland reports perfect success using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The product is for sale by all dealers.
Notice outlines forfeiture of a mining claim in Sierra County New Mexico for nonpayment of expenditures under 2324 of the Revised Statutes. It lists the Overlook claim in Black Range Mining District Kingston and warns heirs to contribute within ninety days or lose interest. Public sale of property from case 1027 in Andrews area scheduled October 14 1911 including mining tools and equipment.
Notice from the Department of the Interior U S Land Office Las Cruces New Mexico dated Aug 7 2011 announces Emma Grahan of Cotter filing intent to make final proof to establish a desert land entry for NE4g NEY section 35 township 13S range W New Mexico meridian. Witnesses listed include C D Graham Karl Grahamy A B Sowell and Leste Newell all of Cutter New Mexico with final publication date Sept 20 2011.
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