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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
Had Been Snow
bound at Roswell.

Rev. R. P. Pope was in town the
first of the week, having recently re-
turned from trip to Roswell, at which
place he was snow.bound for two days.
He says the snow was si1tee', inches
deep on the level, and badly drifted. He
drove from Roswell to Glencoe, usually
a days driving Ct sixty.five miles, but
this trip took two and half days. He
says we have had nothing to complain
of in our recent storm, as it was nothing
compared with that farther south.
He reports Mrs. Pope, as we'll as Mr..
and Mrs. Jodie, as doing we'll. He renew
ed his subscription to the News so as to
keep posted on Estancia Valley affairs.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
Married

On last Wednesday evening at the
home of the brides parents in Albuquer
que by the Rev. J. @. Rollins, Miss
Carrie Mabel Green and Roy Blown
were united in the bonos of Holy Matri-
mony. Miss Green occupied the position
as puclic school teacher at Willard latt
year and gave entire satisfaction, making
large number of friends. Roy, we'll
everybody knows Roy, one of Willard's
prospering shespmen They will NAL Q
their home at Willard. The News ex.
tends congratulations and well wishes.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
Wed at Estancia.

On Tuesday night Rev. R. P. Pope
made happy the hearts of William Owens
OF White Oaks, and Miss Sally Grumbles
OF Carrizoza, by speaking the words join
ing them as man and wife. They arrived
on the belated train from the south, and
proceeding at once to the probate clerk S
office. secured the necessary papers. In
the parlor of the Valley Hotel, Rev. Pope
completed the work cupid had begun.
The happy people left on Wednesday
evenings train for their home.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
COUNTY, New MEXICO FRIDAY DECEMBER 1906

could offset any opposition the railroad
might put up. The Commercial club there
is greatly interested in the auto route, as
we'll as all the people in that town, Santa
Fe, and other central New Mexico cities.
When Manager Stoekard was at Abu
querque last summer at a meeting Of the
Commercial club to discuss this question
of new route brought out a hundred men
all prominent and among the fist busi-
ness men of the city. They proposed to get
the auto route if push and money will do
it.-Citizen.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
Treasurer's Bond
.'. for School Monies.

In reply to letter from Professor
Hiram Hadley. superintendent Of public
instruction, Attorney General w. G.
Reid has rsndered:the following opinion
which is Of general interest;
Professor Hiram Hadlsy, superinten-
dent Public Instruction. Santa Fe, NM.
Sir; have your favor of November 22d,
in which you ask for IN interpretation
of the territorial statutes relative to
bond that is required from the several
county tressurers, as treasurer of the
schhel fund. In my opinion section 1888
of the compiled laws of 1897 furnishes
the law on this subject and is interpre-
ted to mean that the amount of bond to
be given by the county treasurers, az
treasurers of school funds, in their re-
spective counties, is at least double the
probable amount of all monies that may
come into their hands during any one
year of their terms of office, as school
funds, and in no case shall the bond be
for less than SIC, 900. Such bonds are
to be made by such treasurers and some
trust and surety company as surety, as
provided in section of chapter LOG on
the laws of 1905.
Section 2 of said act, which provides
that the amount to be fixed on all bonds
for municipal or county treasurer shall
be based upon the collections made by
such trsasurers during the preceding
year; and the amount of such bond to
be 25 per centum of the aggregate COLI
lections made during such year, does
not, in my opinion, apply to the bond
required to be given for the security OF
the school fund.
Respectfully submitted,
w. G. Reid,
Attorney General.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07

Mr.. Davies recently came to New Mexico
from Waterloo, la. Heeomes highly rec-
ommended by the bar of Iowa andthe press
of his home town.
The bank occupies corner on Becker
Avenue and 6tli street, block from the
site for the new concrete A., T.&S. F. Ry,
1t is we'll constructed, with steel ceiling
and eommodious nreplaees to give nodern
finish and comfort on the interior. Tha
banking fixtures, which for some reason
have been delayed and have not yet ar.
rived, are rather elaborate.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Lorenzo Torres, Josefa Fojardo, Man
zano.
Nemecio Herrera, Manzano, Luiza Ba-
rela, Chilli.
Valsntin Tapia, Chinehonte, Eleinta
Carter, Escabosa.
William Owens, White Oaks, Sally
Grumbles, Carizoza.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
AUTO ROUTE
WILL BE BUILT
Says the Roswell Record. Manager Stockard Is
Backed by commercial Club.

The proposed automobile line from Al
buquerQue to Roswell, which is backed by
Mayor Stockard Of Roswell and which has
been considered by the Albuquerque Com.
mercal club, is not a visionary project by
any means, since the actual route has been
surveyed and accurate figures of cost Of
construction of the road to Roswell have
been made. The Roswell Record says of
the proposed line and Mr.. Steckard's
plans:
For several months the Commercial club
and many prominent citizens of Albuquer.
que have been working to the end of get
ting an automobile route out oftheir town
to Torrance, where it would connect with
the Roswell Torrance auto line, and thus
make the automobile connection between
Roswell and Albuquerque complete. These
promoters look to Roswell's mayor, James
w. Stoekard, to push the proposition to a
successful consummation. The matter has
been kept out of the papers for some time,
for business reasons, but at last it has been
made public at Albuquerque as we'll as in
Roswell.
The Albuquerque men propose to start
the line with either stock company or
with an out.and out bonus to Mr.. Stock
ard. Several plans have been suggested,
but not definitely decided upon.
The proposed route would be about II8
miles long. Out to Torrance, it would pa
rallel the Santa Fe Central railroad for Is
miles to Estaneia passing over a high
prairie, only little more sandy than the
Roswell. Torrance route. The roste would
then cross the Santa Fe Central and there
20 up the steepest grade of the entire
course, through rugged, partly timbered
country for distance of II or 1S miles to-
Water Point, from which place it would
skirt the foothills on the south to within
twenty miles of Albuquerque, where it
must pass through long, deep canyon,
and then on about ten miles to the north
'ern terminal.
Only one bridge would have to be built
on the eutire route. That would he in the
canyon near albuquerque. 1t would be of
necessity very very high bridge, to
avoid the high water, and would have to
be about one hundred feet in length. The
fact that saWmiIl is near makes that pro.
blem easy to solve.
Manager Stoekard states that he can con.
struct the road at cost of only 1900.
The road would then be in good condition,
but would require additional expenditures
as it was worn by use and weather.
There would be four postoffices on the
route two of them being Water Point and
Chilli. The four towns range in size
from $50 to 500 inhabitants. They are
now supplied by mail stages out of AIbu.
Querque.
1t would take three good cars to start
the service.
The Santa Fe Central would oppose the
building of an automobile line parallel to
their road between Torrance and EStancia.
sbut the Commercial club at Albuquerque
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
NEW BANK
HAS OPENED
Torrance County's First Banking Institution
Opens its Doors At Willard.

The Torrance County Savings Bank
opened its doors for business at Willard
on Wednesday of this week. The first,
days deposits exceeded all expectation S
both as to number of depositors and the
amount of money placed in charge Of the
institution, The occasion was one of
much eongratulation in Willard, and the
officers Of the bank held sort of informal
reception during business hours, and re-
ceived the townpeople, who expressed
their pleasure and satisfaction upon the
event. The accord with which Willard
people greeted the opening of the bank
was in keeping with their custom of work
ing in entire harmony in whatever is de-
signed to benefit their town. At the close
of business hours at a o'clock, the bank
directors held meeting to discuss plans
for the future. They voted unanimously
to enlarge the building in the spring, as
soon as the colo weather is over. The
present building, which is IS As feet,
will be extended some 40 or s feet an
other room fully as large will De built on
the lot adjoining on the north, and a
second story built over both. This will
give the bank two-story brick building
5ox75 or 50 feet. The upper story will be
fitted for office purposes. 1t will be modern
and finished in the best manner possible,
as is the structure just completed.
The prospects for the bank are exceed.
ingly fattering and 1t offers security to
depositors. Its capital stock is $3.50
The individual wealth of the stockholders
exceeds one-half million dollars. Willard
is the trading center of vast territory to
the south, southeast and west, in which
reside large number of very wealthy
ranehmen. Before the advent of the rail
roads and the opening of the Estanea
Valley to settlement, these ranchmen as
we'll as all of the people who occupied the
Estaneia Valley, did their trading in Al
buquerque and Belen, Since Willard was
started, the merchants of that plaee have
enjoyed the patronage of the eople tribu.
tary to that town, and now that the bank
has opened its doors, it will of course re-
ceive large patronage from the start.
The stockholders of the bank are; A. B.
Mcdonald, sheep grower of Willard and
president of the Dunlavy & Jackson Co.,
John Becker of Belen, president of the
John Becker Mercantile Co.; H. B. Jones
cashier of the First National Bank of San
ia Rosa; Duncan McGillivray, sheep
grower of Estancia; Carl A. Dalies, man
ager of the John Becker store at Willard;
John w. Corbett of Estancia, United
States Court Commissioner and reaIestate
broker: Bias Duran, sheep grower and
general merchant; l.. NJ. Shelly, vice pres.
ident of the First National Bank and Post
master of Santa Rosa; E. P. Davis, at.
torney-at-law of Willard, and H. R. Rob-
erson, accountant. The board of directors
consists of Messrs. Jones, Dalies, McGil-
livray, Becker and Corbett. The officers
ares H b; Jones president, Carl A. Daiies
vice president, and E. P. Davies, cashier.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07

Mrs. Frank J. Dye left yester-
day to visit relatives in Michigan.
She.was accompanied as far as
Kennedy by Mr.. Dye.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1906-12-07
Homestead Filings.

John A. Blown, sec s., s,S
George Grumm, sec 1888
Jay Letson, sec 7,8,o
William E. Hobbs, sec 3s, 5,8
Ira Burnett, sec 26, 5,S
William F. Williamson, sec 35,5,8
James T. Prestridge, sec 23,s,S
Lawrence E. Hanlon, sec 30, SO
James c. Brswn, sec 10, liza
Leonora A. Mccall, Claude, Texas, sec
81, g. 10
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26

that would be effectual in holding in
check an advancing army. 1t was ey-
identity built for defense against In
dians or parties who were without
artillery, as the ground upon which 1t
stands is an alluvial plain elevated
about twenty feet only above the water
of the Tuscarawas river. The fort
stands just a short distance west OF
the river, while across approaching
very close to the river is an eleva-
ton of ground much higher than the
fort and within easy cannon range
also a short distance south of the tort
is hill (now called Fort Hill')
where artillery being planted could
sweep the fort from side to side ard
soon destroy its defences. Time and
circumstances, however, have much to
do with the actions and work OF men,
and what we might consider a very
poorly planned construction for de-
fense would at the time of its erection
answer very well the purpose for
which it was designed. Such a thing
as the transportation of artillery at
that age, and especially to the ex-
treme frontier was one of the impos-
sibilities, and no thought was taken
In the erection of any defensive work
that would be necessary to Withstand
any greater force than that OF in
fantry. The width of the ditch sur
rounding the fort was eight feet and
about six feet in depth, and was pick
eted with an abattis of sharpened
timbers on the inner edge Of the ditch.
The erection of the fort was accom-
plished late in November, 1778.
+ In giving description of the work
done at the fort after its erection, we
cannot do better than to make use Of
Doctor Philip nodridge's notes" on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
See That the Collar Fits.

Whenever / buy new suit"
said the woman who had @ new suit
for every season, ''my husband al
ways looks at the collar, and If that
suits him he says It's an excellent
fit. When l announce that I'm go
ing on a shopping trip he always adj
monishes me to get good fitting
collar. It's true of most men who
observe women's clothes at all that
the set of the collar determines
whether they think a woman is well
dressed or not. suppose IT'S be-
cause the plainness of masculine at
tire make snug, well-shaped collar
an absolute necessity to a WE'LL
groomed appearance.
"And 1 believe men are right
about insisting on this feature in a
woman's suit, and that women would
do well to pay less attention to the
fit over the hips and bust and pay
more attention to the collar. A bulg-
Ing collar can make the entire suit
look ugly, while a somewhat careless
fit In other. lines may be forgiven II
the collar only looks trim.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
IN THE DAYS OF THE PIONEERS.
Events in the Tuscarawas Valley One Hundred
Years Ago.
Smith,
CHAPTER FIvE.)
BY Jacob Smith.

many years before, he felt like ex-
claiming: "Truly this is one of the
grandest moments of my life, when
desire and wish, which so long a time
had occupied my mind are now being
gratitied, and l am reaping the reward
of my earnest and heartfelt longings." J"
1t did not take him very long to
reach the fort, which at this early day
was still in a pretty fair state of pres
ervation. Having now come to the
place that had for long time occu-
pied his thoughts and attention, he
felt certain sense of satisfaction,
and he Immediately began an investi-
cation in order to learn its exact size
and form. After going hastily over
the fort he found that it's general shape
was almost an exact square with
bastions at the corners, and in size
covered pretty near half an acre of
ground. The parapet or fort walls
were built of earth and we're about
eight feet in height, and these were
covered with a row of strong pickets
made of the split halves of the larg-
est trunks of trees planted closely to-
gether so that no balls from an attack
ing force might find their way through
the interstices between the pickets.
Here then was fort, that with proper
arrangement and caution upon the
part of its occupants would be able to
rociuf thnx
themselves were, unless artillery was
made use of to break down the picket
walls and thus make an entrance for
the attacking force Being thus strong
ly made and well managed by it's oc-
cupants will account for the failure
and inability of the Indians to cap
ture 1t In 1779, or the year following
its erection, when they attacked it with
force of nearly eight hundred war
riors, and for six weeks continued
the seige without success, there being
at the time not more than about one
hundred defenders.
The diagram made of the fort by
Colonel Charles Whittlesey in the
year 1850 will give the reader pretty
accurate idea of it's general shape and
contour. At the time of our tourists
investigation of the fort it was then
in such shape that an accurate de-
scription could be given, and we find
the one given by him to coincide ex-
actly with the drawing here presented
by the colonel when he surveyed the
ground in 1850
AGAINST INDIANS.
From present day military stand
point the fort does not occupy a place
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
Beauty of Budapest.

Budapest Is perhaps the most I'm
posing city on the continent after
Constantinople. What, gives 1t its
greatest stamp Of majesty is the
beautiful blue Danube" nearly 500
yards broad. spanned by magnifi-
cent English7built iron bridge, which
rolls along eastward between the an
cient fortressed town of Buda and
the modern City of Pest The two
bear about the same relation to one
another as the old. and new town of
Edinburgh. The, German name q Of
Buda, the ancient capital OF Hun
gary. is Ofen,. or Oven, from. the hot
springs near by, and, in. the course of
three centuries, Its grand old fortress
was the object of more than twenty
sieges, the last of which. In 1885, at
tracing many English volunteers of
distinction, resulted in the liberation
OF Hungary from the Turks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26

Like lone sentinel it stood,
Far out upon the border line;
Its walls were built of earth and wood.
Its colors were the grand ensign
That waves over the home of the free.
There the encircling wilderness
Harbored many savage foe;
And the brave men in the fortress
Were forced at length, to undergo
Sufferings great, and untold misery.
Having learned from the trader the
exact location of the old historic Fort
Laurens, which was distant from the
traders house but little more than a
mile, our traveller resolved that his
next visit should be to that place.
Those who had made themselves IA
miliar with the stirring times in this
country during the period of the Rev
olutionary war, knew that fort had
been built in eastern Ohio, by order
of the American congress. The OBJ
ject in view in the erection of this
fort was to aid that portion of the
American colonies, as well as to pun
ish those who were continually raiding
on the Ohio river, and killing the
settlers of western Pennsylvania and
Virginia, under the instigation of the
British at Detroit. The American
congress, by resolution, early in 1878,
appropriated $780, 900 to fit out an ex-
pedition intended to penetrate the In
dian country. General Washington
appointed General Lacklin Mcintosh to
command the expedition, which rem
dezvoused at Fort Pitt. Pa From
that point it cut a road to the mouth
of Beaver river. and built For Nc
Intosh. While there the general was
advised by Heckewelder's Moravian
Indian spies that the western war
riors and hostile Shawnees and Della
wares intended to oppose his march
west and give him battle at Sugar
Creek, near the present town of Dover,
Tuscarawas county. He received this
word on the Bird of November, 1778,
and on the 5th his army was on the
march to the TusCarawas. which by
reason of numerous obstacles, such as
bad roads, poor horses, ETC., he did not
reach for fourteen days.
After reaching the Tuscarawas riv-
er, the ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
upon whom the Delawares had been
depending for aid to overcome Cen
eral McIntosh's army, refused to join
them, and no Indians came to oppose
his march. 1t was then determined to
build up strong stockade fort up the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
Rector,s Strange Funeral.

A curious request regarding his
funeral was made by the Rev. Paulet
Mildmay Compton, for fifty-eight
years rector of Mappleton, a few
days before his death.
The body was placed In plain
oak coffin and, covered with prim-
roses, was conveyed by means of a
farmers wagon, drawn by team of
four horses, to the railway station.
nine miles away. The tails and
names of the animals were plated
with straw and the team was han
died by shocked driver.
The cortege Was followed by O
large crowd Of villagers. to whom
the aged rector had endeared himself
during his over half a century's min
istration.
At the railway station a special
train was In waiting, and the coffin.
wagon and horses were conveyed to
Romsey, near Southampton. Here
the coffin was again placed, on the
wagon and conveyed to Minsted,. ths
seat of the Compton family.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
ITO be continued.)
MAMMOTH GERMAN DOCK.
Holds Longest Vessel AAoat and
lifts 81. 600 Tons.

With the view of keeping level
with the increasing length and
weight Of modern steamships,
Hamburg firm constructed an enor-
nous floating dock. Hitherto the
largest dock constructed by the firm
was capable of lifting 1900 tons
dead weight, but the new giant lifts
$4,000 TONS
1t is $50 feet long, in fiye sections
OF $50 feet each. so that 1t is able to
hold the largest vessel now afloat.
Provision Is made to enable the dock
to move from. one place to another,
and though Hamburg will be it's
home, the mouth OF the Blbe will In
all probability be its frequent rest
ing place. especially when repairs to
deep draughted warship are In con-
temptation, as he Elbe channel cam
not accommodate battleships as far
as Hamburg.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
GLASS Broken by the Voice.

1t is scarcely credible, but 1t is a
fact that glass can he broken by
the voice. If you strike thin wine
glass while you hold 1t by the stem II
will emit a certain notein most
cases a pretty deep one. On ap-
preaching the glass rapidly 70 your
mouth and shouting Into 1t the same
note as loudly as possible, the yibra-
tions of the glass being thereby ex-
tended, 1t win be shiyered into frag-
ments. This used to be fayorite
experiment Of Labiache, the re-
nowned singer. who would thus
break. one ater the other, as many.
glasses as we're handed to him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-26
AN ArrRrciATIvG AUDIENCES.
The Reality Of the Performance Neas
Cost the Actor His Life.

The Reality OF the Performance NeaS
Cost the Actor His Life.
The late Joseph Jefferson used to
say that his career came very near
being nipped In the bud In West
ern town. He at that time was
member OF a small pioneer company
which progressed by means of three
bull teams" from one mining camp
to another. They were always heart
lily received by thesminers andscow-
boys, who readily paid the Ave dol
lars In gold required to witness their
performance. Mr. Jefferson was the
traditional melodramaticsvillain and
In the third act was supposed to kid
nap "the child" The supposed
mother, hearing its cries. rushes
upon the scene just as he is about to
from q revolver.
Upon this particular occasion all
had gone we'll until this scene was
reached, and the audience, many of
whom had. never before sSseen any
kind Of theatrical performance,
sat as IL spellbound. At the crack OF
the mothers revolver, the spell4was
rudely broken, ,l,,s..,,4,., l,ao.,7pe.
"By heayen, she missed ,him!12l a
red-shirted, miner, In the front, row
shouted, drawing. his own "six-shoot-
er" and leaping to his feet. Round
to the back door and head him OFF
fore he can git hoss, boysl" he
yelled, and, following him, half the
audience stampeded for the exit.
The excitement was finally allayed
by the mother" and the villain ap-
pearing hand In hand before the cur
tain and the managers explanation
Of the situation. When the perform
ance had been concluded, the audi
ence insisted on paying another .ad-
mission price and having an imme-
diate repetition from. beginning to
end.-Success Magazine.