davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Safeguards only in Name.

Apparent safeguards are provided
in these bills, authorizing the secre-
tary Of the interior to Immediately
withdraw any such lands as he may
deem fit for irrigation under the ma.
tional irrigation law. Some such
lands have, of course, been withdrawn,
and they have been and are con
stantly being withdrawn, under the ir-
rigation law itself, from speculative
entry by use Of the desert land law
and the Communication clause Of the
homestead law. These Withdrawals
are being made from time to time but
only after investigation and survey TO
determine which may be irrigable
lands. Active as the Geological sur.
vey has been in its western investiga-
lions, 1t Is more criminal than absurd
to assume that the government is in
possession Of sufficient accurate in
formation regarding the billion or so
acres composing the entire western
half OF the United States which would
enable 1t to intelligently withdraw
what may later prove to be irriga-
BILE lands. With the utmost activity
and the most energetic surveys IL
must be ten II not fifteen years before
the government can possibly know
what are all its irrigable lands,
In the meantime. under the proposed
plan every acre will have been taken
up in these $40 acre tracts, and as
provided In the Brooks bill for Colo.
RADIO, committed, after the farce OF
a fourteen months residence has been
gone through with. and then trans.
ferred to syndicates or corporations
in single tracts as large and monop
olistic as desired,
This entry on the public domain
OF $40 acre homesteads with the
privilege of committing is even q
more bold faced fraud than was the
old desert land law with its GAO acre
provision. which later was given
great flourish of reform trumpais,
cut down to 800 acres. To legally
comply with the Communication clause
all that is necessary is for a stool
herder. for instance, TO file on a home
stead In the fall. say October. HI
need not visit his claim for six months
Then in March he can put NJ
a SIS shack and purport to live in
during the following eight months
while he Is herding his stock In tn
neighborhood. sleeping In. II once
month or less. At the end OF eigh
months he can prove up and get hi
title to the land from the government
and Immediately transfer 1t TO ri
employer. receiving probably as a Dor
us $50 for the use OF this land priv
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14

lege. He has faily complied with the
law. and hts position oanno be legal.
ly attacked,
The Slight of Western Nebraska.
As applied to even 100 acres, the
communication clause has been an out
rage. uti i2ing IL for 640 acre filings
would more than quadrlple its evil
for it would cast off practically all
restraint from those interests which
are every day rapidly acquiring
enormous land holdings, running up
into the hundreds of thousands of
acres Nebraska was foolish enough
to blight the future of the western
half of the state by allowing the
men representing interests which
control the policies Of other western
states are apparently DESTROYS of
making this plan applicable TO their
states. The country should rigidly
Sohiiihe thio pan W NNhldShu'
There is great danger to the west
and to the nation in this Nebraska
law and its proposed application to
various other states, one at a time,
as quickly and expeditiously as pos
sible, Congress is apparently will.
ing to legislate for ibis state and that
senatorial and congressional cour
tesy playing an important part
and allow such local laws TO pass
where a general law applying to the
entire west would not he considered
The move Is an insidious one and is
a shrewd game or the part of the bic
land men to get piecemeal Legislation
which they realize they can not Sc
cure as a whole. Land dealers and
spectators are warmly enthusiastic
in their praise Of the Nebraska law
1t will be more interesting to note
how the real prosperity of the state
is affected In the next two or three
years, how many homes will be bull
under the Kinkaid law, how much
the population of the section affected
will be increased and how much rea
farming will be done.
GUY Il. MITCHELL.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14

The strike OF telegraph operators
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail
road has been practically abandoned
SO far as active operations In Indian
Territory are concerned.
A bulletin has been issued to the
telographers stating that tho fight will
be given up in that territory. but tina,
an organized effort Is TO be made al
headquarters In 81, Louis TO accom-
plish something,
The strike has been on about 81,
months and the railroad has refused
to make any concessions.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14

Calendar which has been issued by
the n. X. Fairbank company. II is IN
the form of five separate sheets, SXl9
inches. free from advertising matter
and each containing a beautifully eX-
ecuted autograph In thirteen colors
and gold, from an original drawing by
Mr.. II. A. Barse. Jr., Of the National
Academy. The stock Is heavy satin
finished litho with pebble embossed
panel.
The first sheet displays the days
and months for 1905 In artistically ar
ranged squares, grouped under a
highly ideali2ad figure of a young
woman with flight Of doves In back
ground. The other sheets present al
legorical female figures symbolizinl
Morning. Noon. Evening. and Night
These pictures are real works Of art
worthy of a place In the most refined
home.
Each piece is complete ready fol
hanging. The calendar taken as
whole surpasses in ornateness Of de
sign and richness of tone values any
previous effort in this line. 1t vii
prove q revelation and delight to Low
ers of the beautiful ia art everywhere
The new 1905 calendar is being Civ
on in return for 10 box fronts iron
Fairy soap (the oval cakel or 25 cent
in stamps. Address The N. X. Fail
bank Company, Chicago. ITO
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Raid On Public Lands
Washington Correspondent Be-
lieves Project Of Increasing
Size Of Homestead Area a
Scheme in Interest Of Cattle
men.

A wholesale raid Is In evidence at
Washington designed upon the re,
naming western public lands, Al.
ready this session two bills have been
introduced by Representatives Martin
and Brooks allowing a man to take up
a square mile Of government land in
South Dakota and In Colorado respec.
lively and permitting those who may
have already made a l60-acre home.
stead entry to make an additional en-.
try OF $50 acres.
The claim has been persistently
made by western land men that a mar
cannot make a home and living on 100
acres anywhere in the west, and so
this square-mi.e-home-plan Is brought
forward as a means Of getting the pub.
lie domain into private ownership as
rapidly as possible. The question is.
even assuming that Gao acres is not
too large a farm for the government
to give a citizen, to whom viii this
land go?
The bills above mentioned are mod.
eled after the Kinkaid law, which ap.
plies the GAO acre unit TO western Ne.
braska and was slipped through con.
gress at the tail end Of last SESSION.
Yet 1t was not thirty days before it
was charged that under this law the
Nebraska cattlemen had secured
about all they wanted in Nebraska.
The KinkaiG law and the above bills
provide that where a man has a 100.
acre entry, or a mere filing on loo
acres, he shall have the preference
right to enter an adjoining 4S0 acres.
and In Nebraska the cattlemen are al
legged to have entered" through their
employees, their choice of the lands.
so that as soon as the law passed.
they simply had to apply in each case
Tor the contiguous $50 acres. 1t takes
but a few such entries-they can be
made half a mile wide and two miles
long-to control a vast territory of
country.
It was foreseen that similar bills to
the Kinkaid Nebraska law would be
Immediately introduced at this ses,
sion and 1t is understood that a nun,
Der more such measures will follow te
include other states. If congress is
to act further in this matter, the issue
must be met squarely and frankly
the present homestead law overturned
and a square mile made the home
stead unit for the entire country, in
stead OF the present 100 acres
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice Of Forest Reserve Lieu
SciectIon.-06d..)

CGtCChSIis- Gufh)
United States Land Office.
Santa Fe. N. NJ, Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that the San,
Ia Fe Pacific Railroad Company, by
Howell Jones, It's Land Commissioner,
whose Post office address IL Topeka,
Kansas. applied at the u. 8. Land
Office, at Santa Fe. New Mexico, on
November 26. 1904. under the proyis
ions OF the Act OF Congress of June
4th, 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu OF lands sur.
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, 10 the United States. for the
following described tracts OF surveyed
public lands, to-wit:
Lots Nos. l and 2 Of the N. Il. Ia
Of Section No. 5, Township 10 North
Range IA East OF the New Mexic,
Meridian.
Within the Thirty f3o) DAVIS
period OF publication OF the notice o
such application, protests against
said application and selection on III,
ground that the lands described. o,
any part thereof, are more valuabl
for mineral than for agriculture, M,
poses. should be filed In said land o,
flee al Santa Fe, New Mexico.
MANUEL n. OTERO. Registe,
! First Publication. Dec. Is. 1904.
1854
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
A FAIRY" Calendar.

From present indications the calen-
dar output for 1905 has surpassed both
in volume and quality, that of anv
previous year. Some OF the more
elaborate and expensive Of these cal
endars are entitled to rank as verita'
BILE works of art, rivaling in beauty
Of coIoring and tone values in many
instances the merits of the original
drawings of which they are reproduc'
tons.
Perhaps the most attractive offer
ing for the New Year is the Fairy
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice OF Forest Reserve Lieu
Selcctlon.--(2597.)

-
United States Land office,
Santa Fe. N. NJ. Dec. 10. 1904.
Notice Ia hereby given that the San
Ia Fe Pacific Railroad Company. by
Howell Jones. It's Land Commissioner,
whose Post Office address Is Topeka.
Kansas, applied at the u. 8. Land
Office, at Santa Fc, New Mexico, on
November 25. 1904, under tho provis,
ions OF the Act OF Congress OF June
4th, 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu OF lands sur,
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve.
Arizona. to the United States. for the
following described tracts Of surveyed
public lands, toswit.
The Northeast Ia of Section No
10. Township 16 North, Range II
East Of tho New Mexico Meridian.
Within the Thirty t30) days
period Of publication OF the notice O
such application, protests against
said application and selection on tht
ground that the lands described, or
any part thereof, arc more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur-
posea. should be filed In said land OF
flee ut Santa Fe, New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO. Register
First Publication. Dec. Is. 1904.
1892
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice OF Forest Reserve Lieu
Selcctlon.--(257a.)
(initcl StatNa land Office

Selectlon.-(257A.)
United States Land Office.
Santa Flo, N. NJ, Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that he san
IN Fe Pacific Railroad Company, by
Howell Jones. its Land Commissioner,
whose Post office address IL Topeka,
Kansas, applied at the U. s. Land
Office. at Santa Fe. Now Mexico, ON
November IS. 1904, under tho provis-
Ions of the Act OF Congress OF June
Attn, 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu Of lands sur.
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, 10 the United States, for the
following described tracts OF surveyed
public lands. to.wit:
The N IL Of the s. II. Ia. and TIE
w. IL OF the s. w. IA OF Section No.
20, Township 16 North. Range Is East
OF the New Mexico Meridian
Within tho Thirty (30) days
period of publication OF the notice oil
such application. protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that tho lands described, or
any part thereof, r more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses. should be filed In said land OF
flee at Santa Re. New Mexico.
MANUEL II. 0TERo. Register
First Publication. Dec, rs, 1904,
1g.l94
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice Of Forest Reserve Lieu
(SelectIcn.-(2b80.l

United States Land Office,
Santa Fc, N. NJ, Dec. 10. 1904.
Nt,t'ce Ii hereby given that the San.
Ia Fc Pacific Railroad Company. by
Howell Jones. It's Land Commissioner.
whose Post Office address Ia Topeka.
Kansas, applied at the u. 8. Land
Office, at Santa Fe. New Mexico, on
November 25. 1904. under the provis.
ions Of the Act OF Congress OF June
9TH. 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu OF lands sur.
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona. to the United States, for the
following described tracts of surveyed
public lands, to-wit:
The 8. liz Of the N. W.. IA, and the
N IL OF the q. w. IA Of Section No
rs, Township t6 North, Range Ia
East OF tho New Mexico Meridian.
Within the Thirty (30) days
period Of publication OF the notice Of
such application, protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described, or
any part thereof, are more ~vaiua.pt
for mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses, should be filed In said land OF
flee at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
MANUEL II. OTERO. Register
First Publication Dec. rs. 1904.
f2.JN
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14

could be desired, As a whole the
play is wei worth seeing and teaches
n good lesson.
To-day, matinee and night, The
Mummy and the Humming Bird will
again be presented,-Galveston News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice OF Forest Reserve Lieu
Selection.-(26tS.)
United States Land Office,


Santa 70. N. NJ, Dec. 10. 1907
Notice IL hereby given that the San
Ia fe Pacific Railroad Comranv. by
Howell Jones. It's Land Commissioner
whose Post Office address Ia Topeka,
Kansas. applied ut the u. 8. Land
Office. at Santa Fe. New Mexico. on
November 20, 1904. under tho provis
Ions OF the Act OF Congress OF June
ath. 1897, 10 make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection. In lieu Of lands sur
rendered by said company In tho San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, TO tho United States. for the
following described tracts Of surveyed
public lands. towit:
The II. IL OF the N. 10, Ia Of Sec
ton No. II, Township 10 North. Range
IA East OF tho New Mexico Meridian,
Within the Thirty (S0) days
period OF publication Of the notice OF
such application. protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described. or
any part thereof, are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur-
poses. should be filed In said land OF
flee at Santa Fe, New Mexico,
MANUEL II. OTERO, Register
First Publication. Dec. Is. 1904.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice OF Forest Reserve Llst
selsctlon.-(2570.)
United States Land Office,


s-ss0
Santa Fo. N. M. Dec. 10, 1905.
Notice In hereby given that the San.
IA Fe Pacific Railroad Company, w
Howell Jones. It's Land Commissioners,
whose Post Office address 10 Topeka,
Kansas. applied at the u. 8. Land
office, at Santa Fe. New Mexico, m
November 25. 1904. under tho provis-
ions OF the Act OF Congress Of Juno
Attn. 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu OF lands sur
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve.
Arizona. TO the United States. for the
following described tracts Of surveyed
public lands. to-wit:
Lot No. 4 Of the N. w. IA Of Sec
ton No. 8, Township IL North, RanLe
IA East Of the New Mexico Meridian.
within the Thirty (30) days
period Of publication OF tho notice Of
such application. protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described, Or
any part thereof, are more valuable
for mineral than for AGRICULTURAL pnr-
poses. should be filed In said land OF.
flee ut Santa Fe, New Mexico.
MANUEL II. OTERO. Register.
First Publication. Dec. Is. 1904.
19.10O
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Good wear in
SELF Royal Blue Shoes

With some shoes most Of the wear is
on the wearer. You pay your money for
them and you want to wear hen out;
they wear you out.
Did you ever nave that experience?
You'll never have it again if you wear
SELF shoes; they At and wear we'll.
You'll pay $3.50 or 81. for them and be
glad you spent your money every time
you walk.
Sell Royal Blue for you.
ST. :, IL,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice OF Forest Reserve LII
Scloctlor,~~(2575.1

United States Land Office.
Santa Fe. N. NJ, Dec. 10, 1904.
s5tice ia hereby given that the San.
IA Fe Pacific Railroad Company, by
Howell Jones, It's Land Commissioner.
whose Post Office address IL Topeka,
Kansas. applied at the u. s. Land
Office. ut Santa Fe. New Mexico, On
November 25. 1904, under the provis-
ions OF the Act Of Congress or June
eth, 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu Of lands Uur.
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, to the United States, for the
following described tracts OF surveyed
public lands. to-wit:
The N. ID. IA OF Section No. rs,
Township 10 North, Range 10 East
OF tho New Mexico Meridian.
Within tho Thirty (a0) days.
period OF publication OF the notice OF
such application, protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described. or
any part thereof, are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses. should be filed In said land Of.
flee at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO. Register.
First Publication. Dec. IL. 1904.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice Of Forest Reserve Lieu
selection.--(256t.)

United States Land Office,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice In hereby given that the San.
Ia 70 Pacific Railroad Company. by
Howell Jones, It's Land Commissioner,
whose Post Office address il Topeka,
Kansas, applied at the II. 8. Land
Office, at Santa Fe. New Mexico, On
November 20. 1904. under the provis-
ions OF the Act OF Congress- of June
18th. 1897, to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu OF lands sur.
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, to the United States, for the
following described tracts OF surveyed
public lands. to-wit:
The s. ". Ia OF the N. w. IA OF
Section No, 3, Township 10 North,
Range 10 East Of the New Mexico
Meridian.
Within the Thirty (30) days
period OF publication OF tho notice Of
such application, protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described, or
any part thereof. are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses. should be filed In said land Of
flee at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
MANUEL r. 0TERO. Register.
First Publication. Dec. Is. 1904.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice Of Forest Reserve lie
Sciection.-t2560.1
United gtntes Land 0fftce

&'ftt%t ttattR W OAl4CG
Santa Fe. N. M. Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the San.
Ia Fe Pacific Railroad Company, by
Howell Jones. It's Land Commissioner.
whose Post Office address is Topeka.
Kansas, applied at the u. s. Land
Office, at Santa Fe. New Mexico. on
November rs. 1904. under the provis-
ions OF the Act OF Congress of June
18th. 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, In lieu Of lands sur
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve.
Arizona, to the United States, for the
following described tracts Of surveyed
public lands. topwit:
The w. IL Of the N. e. IA OF Sec
ton No. Is. Township is North.
Range IL East Of the New Mexico
Meridian.
Within the Thirty (30) days
period OF publication OF the notice OF
such application. protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described. or
any part thereof, ara more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur-
poses, should be filed In said land Of
fice at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO, Register.
First Publication. Dec. IL. 1904:
1919
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
Notice Of Forest Reserve Lieu
ssieotlon-(25sS.)

United States Land Office.
Santa Fe. N. M, Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice In hereby given that the San
tn Fe Pacific Railroad Company, BY
Howell Jones, IT'S Land Commissioners.
whose p~ostoffice address ID Topeka,
Kansas. applied At the U. 3. Land
Office, at Santa Fe, New Mexico. on
November %, 1904, under the pr0vis-
Ions Of tho Act Of Congress- OF June
4th. 1897 to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection. In lieu Of lands sur-
rendered by said company ID the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, to the United States, for the
following described tracts OF surveyed
public lands. to-wit:
Lots Nos. /. 3, 3 and I, and the N.
y II Of the N. w. IA Of Section No.
rs. Township 16 North. Range 13
East Of the New Mexico Meridian.
Within the Thirty (30) days
period OF publication OF the notice Of
such application. protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described. or
any part thereof, are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses, should be tiled In said land OF
flee at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO, Register
First Publication. Dec. Is. 1904.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-04-13
StreifframaH
3wei Streifer get6otet.

Sibbin9. Winn.. IL. Nptil.
Weii ibnen cine 2obnerbbbung bon Is
Gents pro Sag oerweisert muroe. ain-
gen bic Sereleuts bon Sellers 8rube
on Streit. sic 3ogen oarauf nod ben
@ruben Der Olipsr Sron 60. uno
nad BEN BURT Stripping Contract
uno jtpanssn Die 2eute bic Nrbsit ME.
osr3ulegen. Damn beaaben fe fi9
mad benz 9orfe, UNI ibren Sieg su
feiern.
Sn3mii9en tuuroen beimli9 8etpebre
nad Der 8urt=@rube sei9idt unb 8or=
bereitun9en FIR einen InsriT sstrDf-
fen. Nls bic Streiter mieoer famen
Tim aua oas ginfabren Der Ha9tidi9t
su perbinoern, fieBen fe auf Wiber-
ftano unb fsuerten auf bic grbeiter.
2ebtere erpioerten bas Geuer. Die
Streifer s6serten einen ausenblid uno
ergrifen oann Die Jludt. Soot auf
benz 2ampf blieben aurfd glias San=
tinen uno Sobn gdoabI. Die 8er=
punoeten tpuroen nod ibren Wobnun-
gen gei9aft. IS uurben sttpa 500
S4HRe gewe9felt uoroen.