The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1907-12-07

wOuloR not file a homestead adjOin-
ing the townsite. They showed it to
me. | answered II would" | filed the
papers in the office of Court Commits
sioner w. H. Wilcox on the 7th OF
December, 1903. The homestead in
question is east of town. received my
papers. The location of said home
stead is the south half of the south
west quarter and the south half of tho
southeast quarter section twenty-one
Twp 20, north, Rye rs, east. In about
June, 1904, have built a house made
out Of lumber and did not occupy sai0
house until the latter part of the fall
of the same year for the reason that
my Oldest son, Melville, had typhoid
fever, commencing the same month,
June, that built the house and was
confined to his bed until the latter part
of August After my son was conval,
escent and about and around my wife,
Mrs. Floersheim, got seriously sick
and that prevented me from occupy
ing the house prior to the month Of
November, | believe. Mr.. Floersheim,
my wife continued to be sick with
heart trouble until the month of May,
1905. DR.. F. B. Evans, my house ply
sician, advised me that it was very
necessary to send Mrs. Floersheim to
lower altitude. / sent her to Cali,
fornia the end of May and she re-
turned in August. During that time
myself as well as my son Melville
occupied this house in question at the
homestead. Sometimes / slept alone
because my son Melville who was here
with me alone had to watch the home
which they called the Martinez prop
erty and which | considered my tenn
porary home. In August, 1905, when
my family returned | have slept on
the homestead off and on, sometimes:
with Mrs. Floersheim, sometimes
alone every month. When the weather
was really bad Mrs. Floersheim had
to stay at home. have besides my
bed, stove there and kitchen utinsels
and on account of my being in the
store where I work early very often
made my breakfast, a small breakfast,
as | do not eat very much in order not
to disturb my family. In 1906 / con-
tracted for 142 logs in order to build
me house sufficiently large enough
to bring my entire family over to my
homestead, but owing to lots of re-
verses and not having the money l
could not build at that time. and re-
ceiving letter from my relations in
Hamburg, Germany, fathers and broth
ORG ND hou wiz f~Y
thirty years they begged me to come
to the golden wedding in February of
1907. answered them that had not
the money to visit them and they, an
swered back that they would stand all
the expenses for me to come. / asked
permission of my brother, Mr.. Sol
Floersheim, president of the Floer-
sheim Mercantile Company, and he
told me that I could go. l left on the
18th of January, 1907, returned in the
middle of March, and told my family
to protect my claim and sleep at the
homestead in question as much as pos
sible. When | returned from Europe
| was told by Hans A. Hanson, who
is now deceased, and DR.. F. B. Evans
IAuC w llllduI n. ID iullAudSG, IOISIudu vi
the Roy Land and Live Stock Com
pany, had contested my claim and they
were sure it was in the favor of the
said Roy Land and Live Stock Com
pany They promised to help me and
testify fGS me for consideration but
4 have sFlce learned that they were
the real conspirators in this, and am
sure that this action of Mr. William A.
Brummage and DR.. F. B. Evans is
nothing less than a blackmail in order
knowing that | have rich brother to
get some money out of this and col
lusive conspiracy that if my brother
did not come to my rescue to rob me
out of my homestead. The contest
ant, William A. Brummage, has been
house friend of mine. In fact of the
whole family. He has been treated
there as we'll as one of the family at
any time. He came in and out when
ever he chose. DR.. F. B. Evans, who
/ is my physician, has been and pre-.
/ tended tn he great friend Of noinc