Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1899-06-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

IllteOOrO meHb WshVhos o"ut -
understood, Fred Meistrr 1T King
atom will hereafter conduct II. The
report that Gel. Harris OF the
mountain mining camp is also
about TO open market here sp-
pers to be unfoundrd and to have
gained currency from the fact that
he was distributing beef to the
hungry here on Wednesday last
for hls friend Mr.. Reay. Jeh
Oven, the retiring meat merchant,
contemplates giving his entire
attention to he rich and produo-
tive Sheridan gold mins.
The wife and family of Il. II.
Bickford, Esq,. the genial manager
Of the Porter mines, arrived here
from Denver Yesterday on a Wait
While here they will occupy the
Hughes cottage, on west Maple
street The ADVOCATE welcomes
| Mrs. Bickford and family to our
beautiful INLAND town and hopes
they will become permanent resi-
dents here.
@. II Laidlaw and W. G.
Nahour are staying At Palomas
Hot Springs, having come over
from the White Mountains for the
benefit OF the ba,hs. Thoy came
up to hear the closing arguments
10 the Lee and Gilliland trial and
returned Tuesday. Mr.. Laidlaw
has come to no decision IN regard
10 his further location, as far NJ We
can learn.
A friend in ARIZONA writes US
Offering to send some nice gold
specimens for our cabinet II We
will send him a map Of Sierra
county. We would like "a. receive
the specimens. but the fact - VIZ
haven't the map to send him. II
Iany OF our readers have n spare
map, or a map to spare. OF this
county and will leave It at orr
Office, we'll let 'em look at those
Arizona gold specimens when they
arrive.
- This will be of interest to
several mine owners in Sierra
county, whom we have often heard
argue otherwise The supreme
court OF Nevada has decided that
| tho Nevada law requiring the
locator OF a mine, In order to hold
his clam, to sink discovery shaft
or make cut OF certain depth,
within 90 days after location, II
not in conflict with the act OF Con.
oress which gives the locator one
year In which to do the 800 worth
OF labor prescribed by Congress- AZ
condition to holding tho claim,
Non ompliancs with tho miners
rules, or with the state or federal
laws, regarding locations. works q
forfeiture of the claim, whether
such rules or laws so provide OF
not.
Remember that people with
money aIe continually visiting VI
looking for invrstmsnts.and II ths5
our own towDspeopIe afraid tt
invest their own money in making
substantial improvements, they
arc not very much encouraged td
take hold On the other hand. |!
our buildiugs are substantial and
OF neat and tasty architectural
design, our yards beautitiad with
s,.ubhssy and ao.sss, aai "..!1
an air OF homslike comfort and
contentment prevailing. capital
will seek investment here, aside
from mining ventures, because sh'
returns will be sure and handsome
The Leo and Gilliland trial fo'
the alleged murder Of little Henry
| Fountain. 10 bona Ana county
Feb. 1st, 1896, was concluded
Monday night last The lawyers
consumed eighteen days aud sev
al evenings trying the case, but the
Jury took only few minutes 70
decide il. The verdict was moi
guilty. Alexander Bentley was
foreman of the jury. Tho prison
ers ara now LsId 10 otsro counsy