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Material artifacts, claims, structures, and named objects of Grant County, NM.

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first plate-glass in Silver City

Silver City's first plate-glass, which was dragged across the sandy wastes by ox cart.

First Presbyterian Church choir

Choir that participated in the Maid of Orleans pageant.

a.k.a. choir of The First Presbyterian Church

first prize of fifty dollars

Prize won by Billy Birchfield in the roping tournament.

a.k.a. fifty dollars

first public school building in Silver City

The first public school building in Silver City is a two-story brick structure erected in 1882.

First public school building (Silver City)

Two-story brick building erected in 1882 in Silver City.

a.k.a. public school building, school building

Five Cents

The per-copy price of the High School Herald.

a.k.a. five cents

Five hundred per cent profit

The profit margin at which the old German and his wife sold their groceries and notions.

Five tons of ore

Load on Jose Arroyo's wagon when he fell beneath it.

a.k.a. five tons of ore

five years in the penitentiary

The prison sentence given to Antonio Carbajal.

Flag Day in Brazil

A poster promoting the national Flag Day holiday in Brazil.

a.k.a. Dia da Bandeira

Flagler works

The Flagler works were located at the lower end of town.

a.k.a. Flagler works

Flannelette Kimonos

Regularly worth $1.00 and $1.25, offered at a reduced price.

flim-flam racket

A confidence trick involving a change-making puzzle to cheat merchants.

a.k.a. making change puzzle

flock of goats

Livestock owned by C. R. Jackson that became the subject of a forced bill of sale to Peter Frazier.

a.k.a. goats, animals

flume

A flume built of lumber carries water from the dam for a quarter of a mile along the face of the mountain to the ditch.

Foley's Honey

Product advertised in the newspaper, with testimonials.

a.k.a. Foley's Honey

Foley's Pills

Product mentioned in the advertisement.

a.k.a. Pildoras de Foley

foot and mouth disease

The disease for which $2,500,000 was made available under the Urgency Deficiency Bill.

a.k.a. foot and mouth disease

Football team of NMMI

Football prospects for next year are good; many 'I' men returning.

a.k.a. football prospects

Ford automobile

A brand of car driven recklessly in Laredo.

a.k.a. Fords

Ford Parts

Automobile parts handled by the garage.

a.k.a. Ford parts

Fort Apache Scout

A newspaper that published columns by and about White Mountain Apache scouts, offering perspectives on reservation life and cultural change.

a.k.a. Fort Apache Scout newspaper

Fort Bayard beef contract

Contract for supplying beef to Fort Bayard, for which bids were opened this week.

Fort Sumner Canal

Canal under which land is for sale.

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