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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
3
A 1906 news item reports that Finland still conducts parish auctions of paupers lunatics and aged dependents who cannot support themselves. Owners enforce hard labor and can administer beatings, with some used as cart horses, while parish boards set the cheapest boarding price.
A letter from Judge A. A. Freeman of the Pecos valley urges New Mexico voters to demand a constitution with strict provisions. He calls for anti gambling laws, railroad rate limits, no free passes for workers, fixed terms and pay, three readings for bills, a three judge supreme court, county indebtedness limits, and open elections for judges and officials to prevent railroad control. He warns against allowing railroads to shape state policy and favors loyal public service over private influence.
A civic reflection on trusting the governed over self styled rulers and a note that the ideal government is the one that best satisfies its citizens. An advertisement follows for sewing machines of all makes repaired and exchanged by Geo Sickles.
Legal notice records the executor Frank Lauderbaugh filing a final account in Socorro County Probate Court with hearings set for September 3 1900. It also summarizes a public land notice from Las Cruces New Mexico for Watson Ritch Homestead Entry No 47 covering Lots 2 3 and 4 in Section 18 Township 5 West. The notice names witnesses and dates for proof and cultivation requirements.
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