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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1905
Page
1
First National Bank entries name Joshua region leaders with President S Reynolds and Vice President M W Flournoy leading the institution’s local operations.
An advertisement extols Cham berlain's Pain Balm as effective for der matism noting many testimonials of permanent relief and urging purchase from druggists. The piece also records incorporation filings for The Rio Grande Development Company with Miguel A. Otero Solomon Luna Daniel H. McMillan as organizers and Albuquerque as principal place of business.
The Santa Fe New Mexico reports the Last Chance mine concentrator in the Mogollon district is shut due to poor roads to Silver City. The company has fuel and zinc shavings but cannot bring cyanide to the camp. Concentrator processing a month produced 20000 dollars in concentrates and bullion.
A Chicago dispatch reports Alexander Revell received a letter from Sir Thomas Lipton written aboard his yacht in the Indian Ocean. Lipton says he is determined to attempt another challenge for the America's Cup and will seek a designer after returning from Ceylon. An assortment of stationery is at The Chieftain office.
Capt John F Pullerton leads a Territorial Mounted Police unit stationed in Socorro to be equipped and drilled for active service. The force includes a captain a lieutenant and eight privates tasked with protecting cattle interests and maintaining order against lawless elements. Governor Otero approved the appointments and headquarters will be in Socorro with notable members including Mallerton Baca and Lewis.
The Albuquerque Citizen praises Socorro as a premier location for the territory and Rio Grande Valley, noting its financial and social ties to nearby Albuquerque. The editorial argues Socorro is a top site for the regional sanitarium and related ventures.
The Albuquerque Citizen reports the Hughes McCreight plant sold to the Citizen Publishing Company led by president W S Strickler. Thomas Hughes retires while W T McCreight remains business manager. George T Gould becomes editor and the paper vows to uphold republican principles.
Col A W Harris says investors eye dormant mining districts in Socorro Grant Luna and Sierra counties with renewed hope. He notes good cattle outlook as heavy rains replenish grass and streams, sheep wool strong, and more grazing land ready for cereals as commissions list 10 000 to 12 000 cattle on Grant County markets.
The Denver Republican predicts 1905 will be unusually prosperous for New Mexico with a strong wool and sheep industry outlook. Rain improved range conditions, rail lines spur growth, especially south of Las Vegas toward the Rio Grande, amid Anglo settlement shaping new western towns. A Fraternity Sanitarium site at Deming is not decided. no selection will be made for thirty days.
The act of the thirty sixth legislature fixes the seventh district attorney district for Socorro and Sierra counties at eight hundred dollars annually. A letter from Dr Chas G Duncan of Socorro NM addresses rumors about the National Fraternal Sanitarium location, stating no conclusions have been reached and all towns visited remain under consideration. Also included is an advertising blurb for Halls Catarrh Cure and related products, plus a rental listing and seasonal fruit at Winklers.
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