Sierra County advocate., 1892-11-25
Local lettings.

in the residence of Mr.. aod Mrs
A. Odell'
Mrs Moses Adams, OF
Hermosa, died of pneumonia on
the 10th instant. She wss bride
of a year and leaves a loving and
sorrowing husband.
&C. c. Pennington has opened
up first class saloon in the old
county clerk and assessor building
He carries the best stock to be had,
and being general good fellow
will do well
Mr.. and Mrs: f. c. Whitmore,
whose visit to this place last win
ter will be pleasantly remembred
by our people, write the editor of
The ADVOCATE that they will leave
Minneapolis on or about the Goth
inst to dwell the winter nj Hills
boro. They further add; "Mr
Bennett, we wish you would look
US up a good boarding place, or get
us good room somewhere, where
we can have home comforts. F"
Any of our citizens who can ac-
commodate Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
more in this particular are invited
to make tie fact known to us.
Col. John Ii. Riley, of Las Cru
ces, contemplates locating psrma-
nently in Denver, He is a val
liable citizen any community can
i'll afford to lose.-Silver City
Enterprise.
"A company has been formed at
Albuquerque to bore an artesisn
well. W. 5. Burke, j. A. Lee, II.
b. ferguson, B. S. Rodey and W.
o. Secor are at the head of the con-
cern,and the stock Is placed at $l0,-
600. Most of the shares have been
taken. Mr. Rodey stated thatBush,
the contractor, will be given at
least 81 500 for his work. The
company stand ready to bore 1000
feet, bat from present indications
they think they can tap the water
vein at a depth of not more than
600 feet. All persons holding stock
have the privilege of bidding on
the work; that is, to have the we'll
sunk ou their property,
Tom Handel will open up a
we'll stocked meat market in the
old court room tomorrow, or Mon
day. Mr.. Handel has the reputation
of running none but first-class meat
shops wherever he has been, and
we believe the shop he is about to
open in Hillsboro will be well pat
Let those in Hillsboro and
other potions of Sierra county who
have been cured of consumption
by our climate give the desired
information. The American
Health Resort association, with
headquarters 100 State street, Chi
cago, ILL.,, has undertaken to advise
lnvalids as TO tho best health re-
sorts in the United States. The
association commends New Mex
leo very highly to oil who are suf-
fering with pulmonary complaints
unless complicated with serious
heart or nerve disorders. The pres
dent, DR.. Z. G. Duncan, wants
list of all people who have been
ured by coming to this territory,
and list OF their friends in the
east with postofiice address. He
says: Owe want to urge all such to
become interested in the migration
Of peoplewith weak lungs" Please
the names to Rev A.
A. Hyde, of Springer, who will com
pile and forward the same to head
quarters. The pamphlets OF the as
3ociation are being distributed all
over the union, and must result in
good to humanity, and incidentally
TO New Mexico.
The Santa Fe New Mexican an
nounces the arrival of Secretary OF
the Territory Silas Alexander, MS
follows: "Hon. Silas Alexander,
the newly appointed territorial sec
retary, arrived from Hillsboro yes
terday and appeared before Judge
Il. p. Sy,ads at 10 O'Clock to-day aud
took the oath Of office as pre-
scribed In section 1878, U S. Re-
vised Statues. He did this under
instructions from the
department of the interior which
also stated that his COM
was signed on Thursday
last and started for. Santa Fe by
mail. 1t will probably come to
hand tomorrow. Secretary Alex
ander entered upon his duties to
5ay and iinda much to occupy his
a attentiou. He is a courteous,
agreeable gentleman and will not
have any difficulty in making
friends OF Sants Feans. Mr.
Alexander is native of Peunsyl
vania. lie has been in the Rocky
some fifteen years, first
San Juan county, Colo;
aud thence removing to Hlllsboro
about twelve years ago. His fam