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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1903
Page
3
In a historical vignette a good woman asks a physician what she can do. She proposes a community mission after her baby’s measles exposure leads to the infection of every child on her street. The scene underscores public health concerns in a past era.
A column recalls Marshall P. Wilder aiding a laborer scarred by a drinking wife, sharing humor and hardship. Separate notices announce colonist fare to the southwest, political aphorisms, and a probate adminstratrix request for Pedro Sarracino's estate claims in Socorro New Mexico.
In Socorro County the plaintiff Robert Hannigan sues Robert Holliman and Lillian Holliman for judgment on a note of four thousand dollars with ten percent interest and attorney fees, plus foreclosure of a mortgage on cattle brands XV and WON, with sale on the range and costs, seeking surplus to defendants or deficient judgment. If defendants fail to appear by March, 1903, default judgment will be taken. Also notices of mining claims labor charges and a livestock ownership inquiry are included.
A New York Times snippet recounts a five year old named Jack crying after being hit by another boy. When urged to retaliate he explains he did strike first, hitting back before the other. The brief underscores child reasoning in a playground incident.
A pithy Boston Transcript remark contrasts the effort required to lift a mortgage with the effort to raise one. The quip highlights the financial burden and public interest in debt management, reflecting early 20th century concerns about lending and home ownership.
The above named defendant Luin Montoya is notified that a suit has been commenced against him in the court by Juana Gurute de Montoya for divorce on abandonment and failure to provide for custody of a minor child Aurelia Montoya. If Montoya does not appear by February 7, 1908, judgment by default will be entered. Plaintiff's attorney is H. M. Douvarty, Frisco, New Mexico. The notice also includes translation about probate matters in Socorro County N M and the administrator Mania Y. br Saldaciso.
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