Sierra County advocate., 1913-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.

4 MONDAYS rain made the dry farmers
weep-for joy.
The first real flood Of the season
came.o,wn the Percha last Monday.
Mr.. Bert Slinkard took charge of
the Hilton hotel Wednesday. Magada-
dalena News.
Assessor NJ L. Kahler returnnd the
early part Of the week from his Palo-
mas creek ranch
Mrs. Watkins Of El Paso is visitor
at the pretty ranch home of Sheriff
and Mrs. w. C. Kendall
Mrs. w. S. Hopewell and two sons,
Robert and Willard, are down from
Herm, sa on a visit to Hillsboro friends.
Tom Robinson, who has been diyid-
!. ing his time between Hillsboro and
Kingston for several weeks, has re-
turned to Los Angeles
P. H. D. Berdixen, mine owner
and prospector from Grant county, is
taking a look at the country. He will
pitch camp in Wicks guleh.
D. M Pryor, owner of the n A N
cattle ranches; Ray Grayson and De-
putty Sheriff Tom Moore, spent Sun
day and Monday n Hillsboro.
Mr.. w. D. Mosley and brother of
FL Paso, were Hillsboro visitors over
Sunday. They came overland in A'r.
Nosley's fine new auto, making the
trip in eight hours.
Mrs. German Gage writes from
Hicksville, Ohio, where she is visiting
relatives that 50 far, she has not been
benefited by her trip as she had hoped,
but that baby u age is very well.
L. M. Sly and Peter Kinney, Jr.,
were Hillsboro visitors late last week.
l.. NJ, who is one Of the pioneer min
ers of southern Sierra county. is div
fng a new cross-cut tunnel on the Log
Cabin mine.
1t is reported that the forest service
win extend it's telephone line from the
Mimbres telephone station on the Gila
fore, t reserve, to the ranger station at
the head of the Animas, several miles
north of Kingston; work t. commence
the first of next month.
Mrs. E. d'Oench Tit mann, mother
of E. D. Tittmann. left last Tuesday
for New York, and little later, in
company with her brother, will sail
for Germany. Mrs. 1ittmann has
many friends in Hillsboro who regret
her departure and wish her un bon voy
age.
The lid was on in Hillsboro last Sun
day. All the booze merchants locked T
their doors Saturday night and threw
their keys in the well. This drouth /
was caused by Sheriff Kendall who,
some days previously, notifedall saloon
men to close on Sundays, and to keep
closed on that day
Some of our correspondents are re-
quested to send in their items day or
two earlier each week. Our Cutter
and Pal'mas Springs news, also a COM
munication, arrived too late for publ
cation this week All correspondence
should be in as early as Tuesday if
possible, and not later than Wednes
day.
Hen. M. G. Mechem has joined the
ranks of the Automobiles. The judge
bought Ford the first of the week
ffom Zim Gibbons, and in day or two
was able to round corner with the
machine without disaster He and
Mrs. Mecheno ore srpnding few days
in Water canyon. -Socorro Chieftain.
Mr.. 5. f. Keller, of the firm of K,
M. & Co., received telegram Tuesday
advising him Of the death of his moth
er at her home at Massilon, Ohio, last
Monday. Mrs. Keller visited her son
here quite number years ago and her
death is deeply regretted by all who
made her acquaintance. Mr.. Kellerhas
the sympathy of the community in his
sad loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bucher return
cd last Monday evening from nearly