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The Socorro Chieftain

Location

Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1904

Page

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Special Lead Buyers Exomslot to Greer County Lands

Special lead buyers seek investment in Greer County Oklahoma and other Southwest lands for November and December travel via Frisco System. Offers cheap fertile farming opportunities, promising high acre yield. Includes rates, immigration bureau contact, and solicitation of agents with salary and expenses. Ruth Cleveland dies at 15 from diphtheria heart failure. obituary notes Princeton home. Dougherty named to committee to modify territorial civil procedure code for the territorial bar association.

Greer County Oklahoma Great Southwest Lemon Rotary Frisco Sytem Immigration Bureau St. Louis Ruth Cleveland Grover Cleveland Princeton N. J H. M. Dougherty Territorial Bar Association

The Adams Diggings The Romantic Tale of Lost Gold Trade

A detailed reminiscence recounts the Adams diggings saga from 1865 to 1876 with prospectors, hostile Native clashes, and a quest across New Mexico and Arizona. R C Patterson of Socorro offers firsthand notes about Adams and the brutal fate of his party, the guarded routes, and the old war trails. The tale includes claims of vast riches, peril, and continuing interest from cattlemen and a congressional prospecting effort on the White Mountain reservation.

Adams Diggings A. V. Adams New Mexico Arizona Adams Hill R. C. Patterson Socorro County Patterson Adams Socorro California Cafon Bed Rock Cafton White Mountains Mr. Patterson White Mountain Dragoon Mountains White Mountain Reservation Congress

Jury unable to reach verdict in Wallace murder trial

After ten days of testimony and four days of deliberation Judge Pope discharged the six to six jury. The case will be retried at the May term with expectations of higher costs, possibly at least four thousand dollars to the county. Wallace remains in county jail without bail as rumors surface about a possible bail petition on medical grounds.

Wallace Pope

Prisoners Transported From Socorro to Capital City

Sheriff Leandro Baca of Socorro County with deputies arrived in the Capital City with six prisoners just sentenced at Socorro. Edward D. Randal 28 larceny of horse two years Estanislay Baca 24 mayhem 18 months Sylvestre Abeyta y Sanches 48 murder third degree 15 months Alberto Sanchez 23 assault with a deadly weapon one year Pablo Garcia 26 larceny of cattle one year Simon Apodaca 28 handling deadly weapon in a threatening manner one year.

Leandro Baca Socorro County Amos Green Henry Dreyfus Tomas Cordova Socorro W. H. Pope Edward D. Randal Estanislay Baca Sylvestre Abeyta Y Sanches Alberto Sanchez Pablo Garcia Simon Apodaca Santa Fe New Mexican

Ball proceeds boost Socorro Hose Co. funds

The Hoxe Company's Ball in Socorro on January 7, 1904 raised a net of 24.15 dollars and was turned into the company treasury. Rev. P. Martin donated 5 dollars, with resolutions of thanks passed as the editors and patrons pledge support from taxpayers and the community. Avoust Winkler, Sec’y.

Socorro Socorro Hose Co. No. 1 Rev. P. Martin Avoust Winkler, Sec'y

Chieftain Office Seeks Envelopes and Letter Heads

Envelopes note heads bill heads statements are printed at reasonable prices at the Chieftain office for readers and advertisers seeking affordable stationery.

District Clerk Office Revenue and Local Happenings

The district clerk system is a net revenue source for the treasury, with the office paying no tax while turning over quarterly balances. For quarter ending 1903 12 31 Griffith delivered 874.75 in fees. Local notes report Burley Bros, new house rooms near completion, a progressing school led by J J Torres, and town updates from N A Field and others. Sheepmen lament drought, cattle and horses in fine condition, and residents invite settlers to the area.

Jona E. Griffith Territorial Treasury Griffith Burley Bros J.J. Torres Manuel Sanchez Belen R. H

One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief

Jart One Minute Cough Cure claims to end coughing in a minute by killing the microbe that tickles the mucous membrane and by clearing phlegm. It is advertised as strengthening lungs, warding off pneumonia, and a harmless cure for coughs, colds, and croup, sold by A. BE Howell.

A. BE Howell

Couple’s quarrel sparks idea for tree lined avenue

Mrs. Gorge B. McClellan overhears a tale of a husband planting a tree after a quarrel and laughs at the idea. She jokes to note it for friends who quarrel, imagining a future avenue of trees as a remedy. The remark appears in the New York Tribune.

Gorge B. McClellan Pitty New York Tribune

Men Head East on Long Ride to Sheep Ranches

Messrs Ross McMillan Bates and Chamberlain departed Thursday mounted on horses bound for Bursum and McMillan sheep ranches located east of San Antonio.

Messrs Ross McMillan Bates Chamberlain Bursum & McMillan San Anton

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