Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1897-09-17


yesterday with wagon Load ,
delicious Kingston peaches, whic
were readily sold
David Stit2ell an1 family hav
moved into the G. G. Miller hons
opposite the Catholic Church
Assessor Andrew Kelly aud famll
are moving into the Donehoe house
on the north side of Percha creek
One of the heaviest rainfal
and hnods for years occurred ii
Hlllsboro Tuesday, washing dowr
an adobe house occupied hy
Mexican and his family across tht
creek, melting away the west sid,
of Laidlaw's assay office ou Main
street, and flooding nnumerablt
promises. Mr.. Laidlaw will sus.
pend business until his Office build
ing can be repaired, which will be
about week.
Tom Ross and i. Il. Newman,
from Hermoea, are in town.
There are all the miners and
lahorers required IN Hillshoao at
pr asent and wa can not advae
men in search of work To come
here now.
Owing to the fact that Mrs
NJ. M. Boutwell, and daughter Ulu,
of Hermosa, could not cross the
Rio Grande on the day they reach
cd the river on their way to Engle
to take the train for Iowa, they
luckily missed being on one of the
wrecked trains at Enporia, Kan
eae, aud possibly escaped bong
killed.
A portion of n Mexican sheep
herder's honse near Box Canon
was washed away Tuesday, of last
week. The flood came in through
guIch in the rear Of the place,
while the family were at dinner,
Three children narrowly escaped
drowning
Mrs. Joeepb d, Snint, Of Alhu.
querque, who was here visiting
Hon W. =. Hopewell and wife for
several weeks past, left for home
the forepart OF the week.
The NJ. IL Church entertain
ment by the children and young
ladies and gentlemen. last Sabbath
evening, was very interesting and
largely attended.
All accounts from Prof.
Preisser's Iron Blossom mine in the
Tanks district are very encourag.
ing. and the probability il that it
will develop into great property.
We do not wish to be consid
cred an alarmist, and yet we desire
to call the attention OF the property
owners of Hillsboro to the fact that
the Percha creek has changed its
regular bed at the head Of Main
street ard threatens to come down
south of School House hill. The
grave consequences that would
follow are only too apparent and
need not be foretold here suffice
it To Say that many lives would he
endangered aud half the town
swept away. Let property owners
act in this matter before it ia too
late. A stone bulkhead built in
hat section would keep the creek
IN it's usual channel and prevent,
during one of the great floods, the
threatened danger.
The rainfall in Hillsboro and
this month has been in
axcess, The fall Of 6,34 inches in
ID days is SO unusual that we can.
rot help hnt remark it, So far the
for the year has been above |
he normal, the total of iIi0 |
fourteen inches aud forty one
lundrethsl Laying fallen from
Ian. |, 1897 TO present date, and |
We reasonably expect 20 inches
,efofe the year is out and predict /
Inite a snowfall this coming
Vinter.
Moi Gus Duyall has been an
'olnted captain on the staff ot the
Governor of New Mexico.
w, + Hall, the book keeper
nd accountant, left Monday on
uBIness trip 10 Arizona.
Gus Wohlgemush. the Kings
,n ice man. has sold out his entire
took of ice ani Sierra County is
ireateped with an Ice famine.
And now comes Hon. " S Hope.
ell aud presents 1ng ADVOCATE
ith seven pound cacnmbsr
Jared and brought up on hls bug
inch on the Animas. 1t is n
eautv aud may be seen in our
liueral cabinet. Mr.. Hopewel
aa plenty Of the same calihrr LETT (
nd had be the time might have
repaired cncnmber exhibit that (