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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
2
Editor notes election preparation urging citizens to act. Criticizes city park under Doctor Kittrell’s management as an imminent ornament to the town. Albuquerque dispatch reports Judge Baker rejecting two jurors for disqualification. Question about the Boss of Bernalillo County’s location remains.
The 35th general assembly left a mixed legacy with defunct bosses remembered by New Mexico citizens. Roswell converts three weekly papers into dailies, facing doubt they can survive as three newspapers contend with the town’s market. The piece condemns using freeze-out tactics as unfit for news business or entertainment.
Govrxxor Orruo is praised for leading reforms in Socorro County government. The text credits the governor with decisive influence that contributed significantly to the undertaking’s success and underscores the impact felt when most needed.
If Socorro is to have a city election this spring it is time that some more were made to ward naming the right sort of ticket. The names of none but men of unquestioned integrity should appear on that ticket. A wholesome political sentiment now prevails in the city and the time is right for making improvement in the city government wherever improvement is needed.
The piece portrays Alnuquerqve as determined to purge long neglected political corruption in Bernalillo County. It compares past stall cleansing to the urgent need in local politics and notes broad public sentiment supporting decisive action.
Goyexxon Orxxo named G. A. Richardson to the irrigation commission and James M. Hervey to the district attorney post for Eddy and Chavez counties. The Council rejected the appointments amid A. B. Fall’s perceived personal animosity, but the Governor reappointed the men, signaling proper corrective action.
The article reviews congressional naval measures approving five battleships and three training ships, manpower boosts, and midshipman increases, with links to Monroe Doctrine enforcement. It also covers immigration assimilation progress, noting Sweden and Germany populations, plus Italy Spain Britain and France figures. Mining observations from A R Gibson praise Black Range prospects and ore developments at Chloride and Kingsbury districts, highlighting New Era group and Great Republic prospects.
A Chicago speech notes the city as a melting pot with twenty four languages spoken by diverse groups, from Spanish and Chinese communities of a thousand to German speakers of nearly half a million, and cites a University of Chicago professor on language diversity surging in the United States.
Frank W. Perry editor of the Enterprise Shorts ville N C credits one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing his second grip attack last winter. He says a teaspoonful stopped coughing quickly and a full bottle prevented pain, noting the second attack was briefer and milder. Sold by A E Howell Socorro W M Borrowdale Magdalena.
A concise adage notes that bachelors are singular fellows while it adds that married men lead double lives. The line contrasts single independence with presumed dual routines, reflecting social stereotypes about marriage without naming individuals or events.
Governor Miguel A. Otero proclaims Friday April 3 1903 Arbor Day in New Mexico public schools urging tree planting as a memorial to notable figures and to beautify schools and communities. Official seal witnesses the proclamation dated March 14 1903 with governor and secretary signatures.
A playful exchange has the dressmaker admiring a customer while joking about the bill. The customer responds with a quip about a handsome fit for the husband once the bill arrives. The dialogue captures a lighthearted domestic moment.
A Missouri editor claims a church entertainment featured a master of ceremonies declaring that Miss Bates would sing O That I Had an Angel s Wings That I Might Rise and Fly with the minister. Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio says pneumonia and a harsh cough nearly felled her child but Dr King s New Discovery cured him. The note ends with a remark on tipping and a jab at scandal mongers in society.
A garbled OCR list shows names tied to a Socorro area meeting with references to judge clerk and register, including multiple surnames such as Carpic, Griffis, Greenwald, Padilla, Leandro, Baca, Sanchez, Miera, Torres, Cooney, Collins, Abeyta, and Sedillo, indicating a procedural roster or attendee record from a county commission session.
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