Socorro Chieftain From December 1900 Local Notes
Socorro news notes include shoppers at Byerts, travel to Magdalena and Hillsboro, and preparations for holidays. Community figures such as Hon Salomon Luna, Dr G Duncan, JG Mayo, Dan H McMillan, and A Conner are mentioned with various travels, illness recoveries, and social visits. New stock of stationery, neckwear, and holiday goods at Price Bros Co is advertised. The post office at Cienega to close. mail to Salt Lake. The town sees snow in Magdalenas, a new telephone pole setup, and a large stock of goods for holiday gifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Duncan
Ora Russell
Hame
Magdalena
John Blinn
Hillsboro
Black Range
Frank Sickles
Socorro Myday
Mexico
Madge Terry
Lillie C. Kilassner
Picacho
Lincoln County
Jg, Mayo
School of Mines
Golden
Molidays
Dan’ H. McMillan
al Duquerque
Price Bros. & Co
Ki. A. Clemens
Soverro
W. A. Cosine
Magdalenas
Cienega
Salt Lake
M. A. Sayler
Socorro County
Don Matias Contreras
la Joya
Alexander
Deming
José Molina
J.T. Goodjohn
Torreon
Ed. Dodd
Albuquerque
Felipeca
Field director of the World's Fair at St Louis
An Albuquerque Citizen reports concerns about matters relating to the exposition. The notice points to administrative issues and planning questions surrounding the St Louis fair effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Priaiele
Albuquerque
Socorro News and Editorial Notes From The Chieftain
Editorial comments reflect on weather across the Taos valley and Las Vegas, praise for Socorro readers, and musings on international affairs and the Monroe doctrine. It highlights the School of Mines holiday enrollment, expected legislature support, pending Socorro county election decisions before Judge McMillan, and plans for a boulevard to the School of Mines with land and water rights for a tobacco demonstration project in Rio Grande valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Mines
Territorial
Socorro
Rio Grande Valley
Santa Fe New Mexican
Christmas Holidays Round Trip Tickets On Sale 1902–03
Tickets go on sale December 24 25 and 31 1902 and January 1 1903 at one fare for round trip to Las Vegas New Mexico with the same rate for travel on the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legs Vegas
N. M
Frisco Inaugurates Winter Sleeping Car Service KC to Jacksonville
Kansas City and Jacksonville gain a regular winter through sleeping car from Kansas City to Birmingham and then via Southern Railway to Jacksonville. The Frisco system operates the service beginning November first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Florida
Birmingham
Southern Railway
Jackville
Elfego Baca Praised for School Administration
Report by Hon. Francisco Chaves commends Elfego Baca county superintendent of Socorro for zeal and energy. It covers Dec 26 1900 to Sept 1 1901 with notes on institutes, teacher exams, and that all public schools will operate by Oct 7. Baca distributed laws and directives at his own expense and issued useful circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Chaves
Socorro County
Elfego Baca
Baca
Statehood Bill Deferred for Holiday Recess
A Santa Fe dispatch reports the Senate postponed debate on the statehood bill until after the holiday recess and will resume January 5. A strong New Mexico delegation is expected to press for passage, with broad belief the bill will pass the Senate by a large majority when voted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
New Mexico
A Second Touch at the Charity Stand
A beggar confronts a charitable man over a prior quarter donation. The man protests the repeated request while the beggar remarks on his lack of earnings since. The exchange captures a moment of friction between giver and recipient.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cured Aches and Burns
The Pride of Moraes notes soldiers praised Bucklen's Arnica Salve for scratches bruises cuts wounds corns sore feet and stiff joints as well as burns scalds boils ulcers and skin eruptions. It cures for no pay and is sold at all druggists. Leeson will display holiday goods in Socorro soon.
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Byerts
Salomon Luna
Windsor
BE. P. Blinn
Bland
C. T. Brown
A. Conner
Douglas
Arizona
Cipriano Baca
A.B. Rouilier
Paraje
Board of County
M. A. Landon
Fred
F. Fischer
Fischer
Continental Oil Co
Cecil
Lolita Alexande
Cortesy
San Marcial
Estelle Ramsey
Mary Ludwig
Irene Tiffany
J. Leon'd Knapp
San Antonio
Prick Bros. & Co
Socorro Gold Mining Company
Cat Mountain District
Geo. W. Prichard
White Oaks
Felipe Baca
David Baca
Sam'l Haston
Sterling
Kansas
John E. Griffith
Mr. Haston
el Paso
Yunker
Sam
Locke
Heme
Locke Sand
de. F. A. Jones
Minin
Wife and Son
Taos Valley
Las Vegas
Dewey
Sampson
San Francisco
Manila
Dan'l H. McMillan
McMillan
Elpego Baca
Moraes
Leeson
A. S. Potter
Prop
Burlington
West
G. W. Vallery
Denver
Metallurgy
Assavinc
Cumistay
Surveviec
Charles R. Keyes
J. G. Baldridge
Sherwin-Williams
Socorro Bottling Works
A. F. Katzenstein
First National Bank
Officer J
Oshua S. Reynolds
M. W. Flournoy
Frank McKee
K. Newhall
Asaletant
United States Depository
FON A. T
BO and
A. & P. Railroad
B.—O
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