Sierra County advocate., 1912-03-01
FRIDAY, MARCH l, 1912.
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. E. Carhajal is visiting friends
at Las Cruces.
kingston seems to have contracted
the good roads idea.
Rem Kinsey and family drove down
from Kingston Wednesday.
Mrs. w. G. Kendall and son Willie
Earvisited Kingston Tuesday.
Arch Latham and Greely Mum came
70 town Tuesday to get something to
eat
Attorney H. A. and Mrs. Wolford
made a trip to Arrey and return We'd
nesday.
Sheriff Kendall returned Wednesday
from five days trip to Engle, Cutter
and Las Cruces.
lin Liesse and Lee McLendon. of
Las Palomas, were Hillsboro visitors
the early part Of the week.
Attorney General Clancy holds that
under the constitution the payment Of
pou tax is not legal requirement for
voting.
Services will b e held at the Union
Church Sunday evening at 7:30, at
which Mrs. Gillespie will sing The
Sanedness of Life"
Mrs. Luther Foster returned We'd
nesday from Cutter. She was accom-
panied home by her sister, Mrs. j. M.
Ross and two children.
The governmenthasnotices out asking
for bids to carry a six days a week
mail from Elephant Butte via. Palomas
springs to Las Palomas.
j. B. and Guy Mcpherson report
stricking nice leading of ore in their
Mountain King property in the tunnel
which is now in some 800 feet.
Mr. w. H. Mcmillan has sold out
his merchandise business at Palomas
ings to MIR, j. D. AHsup. 1t is said
Mcmillan win move to Oklahoma.
4 rs. Joseph W. Reid and little daugh-
~ Margaret came down from Kings
ton Sunday, leaving the following day
for Ell Paso where they have joined Mr..
Reid.
A strange Mexican struck town day
or two, ago who, it is said, claims to
have come from Lower California. 1t
is also reported that his mission here
is to get recruits for the insurrecto ar
my in Mexico,
The Hiltscher Bros have had their
dry crusher placer machine in operation
to some extent during the past two
weeks. However, they will not attempt
to run the machine steadily until the
weather gets warmer.
Manager Mofett reports good
showing of ore at the 800 foot level OF
the Snake mine. He says everything
looks favorable for the opening OF a
large body of ore in the near future.
Henry Steen, who shot and killed
Pat Gam few days ago, had his pre-
iiminary hearing before Judge Green
one day this we and was placed un..
der SIS, 900 bond to await the action OF
the grand jury SOcorro Chieftam.
AL. Shepard suffered an acute attack
Of appendicitis last Tuesday night |
while on his way to his ranch above !
Gown. He came to town Wednesday |
afternoon and left yesterday morning |
for Ell Paso where he will likely under
90 an operation. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Shepard.
The citizens of Hillsboro met again
last Monday evening to discuss the good
roads proposition and to hear he report
,f the road committee. The commit
Zee went as far as Magdalena, going
from Chloride to that place in Ed.
James automobile. They easily made
The trip of 80 miles in little over four
f9llre and thew found the people OF
Magdalena quite favorably impressed
with the proposed route. The concen-
sns of opinion of the meeting was to
come from Fairview to Cuchillo and
sfban on in the direction of Las Paio-
Saos leaving that town some miles to
4be eft and crossing the Animas in the
s~;c;nitv of the Opgenorth ranch and
tben sst on to Hillsboro. 1t was decided
~ draw up petition to be presented
~ the board of county commissioners
ot I their meeting in April when the
ma nj tier will be properly presented to
chem.
Assessor Kahler will start Monday
IN his annu tour of the county to
look after assessments. He will be
- Cntter Monday and Tuesday; will be