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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-10-11
Suits Fil6d to AnDuI
D66dS TO Timber Land
Agents for the United States AIlege Fraud in
Securing Of Ttle

On last Saturday suit was filed in
the district court at Albuquerque by
the agents of the United States against
the Pennsylvania Development Com
pany, the New Mexico Fuel &Iron Com
pany and W. S. Hopewell, as territorial
agents of the companies, to cancel the
deeds to large tract of land, all sup
posed to be valuable timber land in the
Manzano mountains, at present within
the boundaries of Torrance county,
but originally in the county of Valencia
Ormsby McHarg and Peyton Gordon
special assistants to the attorney gen.
eral of the United States, who have
been at Santa Fc making Investigations
for some months, appear for the United
States in the suit
On demurrer of the defendants, the
suit was dismissed in the district court
at Albuquerque, on the grounds that
the land was situated in Torrance coun-
ty and the courts there had no iurisdic-
ton. The agents at once filed the suit
in the district court at Alamagordo,
and also another of similar nature in
which Alamagordo Lumber Comsany
with headquarters at Alamagordo, is
the defendant.
1t is alleged by the government that
the lands in question were secured by
the defendant from the board of public
lands of the territory by fraudulent
means, and that the territorial officials
and the defendants were both aware
that the transaction was made in viola
lation of the provisions of the act of
congress granting public lands to the
territory, and providing for the sale of
such public lands for the benefit of
territorial institutions. 1t is asked that
defendants be enjoined from fnrtAar
cutting timber off the lands, aid ac
they be compelled to reimburse the
territory for the value of timber al
ready taken from these tracts.
1t is alleged that w. S. Hopewell as
agent of William Fl. Andrews and the
two companies, negotiated the purchase
Of the lands for the defendants. The
act of congress providing for the sale
of the public lands is quoted in full.
The complaint says that on October 10.
1901, knowing that only quarter Sec
tion Of the lands could be sold to one
person, the defendants entered into
negotiations with the board of public
lands for the purchase of 10000 acres
hereinafter described, lying in Valen-
cia county, near the Manzano noun
tains. The public land board consisted
of Governor Miguel A. Otero, Solicit
or General E. L. Bartlett and Commits
sioner of Public Lands Alpheus A. Keen
Three dollars an acre was offered for
the lands. The application was made
by his agent, W. S. Hopewell, and
certified check for 5000 was offered to
show the good faith Of the applicant.
1t is alleged that while this application
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-10-11
Wh6dt GROWING
Proves SUCCESS
Our Farmers Who Sowed Winter Wheat Last
Fall Reap Good Harv.sts.

Several of our farmers in different parts
of the Estancia Valley put out small
amount of winter wheat last fall, rang
ing from six to twenty acres each.
The samples of Turkey Red wheat
shown at the Fair last week, were as
good as could be found any place. The
grains were full, we'll matured and hard
j. W. Casebolt, living west of town
threshed eighteen bushels per acre,
testing little more than 81 pounds to
the bushel. C. B. Howell, northwest
of town, sowed about six acres and
threshed almost 100 bushels testing 81
pounds to che bushel. Geo. Woods ad-
joining the townsite on the west, thresh-
ed about one hu, sdred bushels, averag-
ing about sixteen bushels per acre, the
test being about the same as that of
Howell. A. B. Mckinley, who has a
farm about seven or eight miles west
Of town proved that wheat will grow
and do we'll in his neighborhood. John
Block, about five miles southwest of
town, grew about twenty acres of as
nice grain as can be found anywhere.
The first of this week, Mr.. Block took
load to the four-mills, to try the
quality of the wheat in -four making.
Several others had good success in the
growing of that which forms the staff
of life.
That our people have faith in the val
ley as a wheat producing country is
shown. by the fact that very large
acreage is being sown this fall. W. A.
Dunlavy and the Willard Mercantile
Company of Willard have each disposed
of a car load of seed grain recently.
The Hughes Mercantile Company has
sold about 20, 900 pounds of seed wheat
besides what has been sold by the far
mers who grew the wheat here. At
least carload has been sold throughout
the valley by Mr.. Walkup of Moriarty
w. w. Wagner Of Mcintosh has also
disposed of a nice lot of seed. These
figures show that the acreage sown to
winter grain this year, will be enor-
nous, and with the ground in better
condition than last fall, with any kind of
a season the result should be splendid.
Our predictions are that ere many
ages, Estancia can boast her own flour
mill, and home grown flour.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-10-11
AUT0S MIXING
REGULAR TRIP
Two of the BIG Machines Arrive
and are Installed in Regular
Service

The first consignment of Automobiles
for the Estancia- Albuquerque Automo-
bile Line arrived on Sunday evening,
and were Immediately unloaded on Mon
day morning. On Tuesday morning the
start was made to the Duke city. The
run to Mcintosh, distance of eight
miles was made in sixteen minutes
The run to Albuquerque, something
about seventy-fve miles, was made in
five hours and fifteen minutes, running
time, carrying seven passengers, in
cluding P. M. Bacon, the chauffeur
About fifteen minutes later the second
car appeared, driven by R. w. Conkey,
carrying full quota of passengers.
Headquarters at albuquerque will be
established on Copper Avenue between
4th and 9Th, where the garage will be
located. Offices will be established at
various points along the line, these
having as yet not been decided upon.
After Fair week, regular schedule
will be arranged, and maintained as far
as circumstances will permit. The
cars are 50-horse power Dolson and
are built to stand the wear and tear.
A steam plow has been secured,
which will begin work on the road be-
tween Estancia and Willard. This is
necessary on account of the sand bumps
and rough spots in that part of the road
The whole road will be gone over a
soon as time will permit, and put in
first class shape, ,swhen better time will
be made.
The officers Of the company are:
VIM. Mcintosh, president. Duncan
McGillivray, first vice president and
treasurer. F. N. McClosky, second vice
president and manager. A. H. Gar,
nett, secretary. These with the rest
of the stockholders, Allan and John
McGillivray and B. S. Jackson consti-
tute the board of directors.
J. Clare McClosky will leavs next
Sunday for Charlotte, Mich, where
the factory of the Dolson Automobile
Co. is located, and will take special
course of instruction in the construction
and repair of the machines. He will be
gone some time, and upon his return
will be capable of overhauling the ma
chimes and making any repairs found
necessary. His experience as practi-
ca nachinist will stand him in good
play in learning this work.
The third machine /. expected any
day and as soon as itarrives will be put
on the road.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-10-11
Dedication October 20

The trustees of the First Methodist
EpiscopSl Church have announced the
dedication of the new building to take
place Sunday, October 20th. Rev. Sam
uel Blair, D. D., superintendent Of the
English M issons in New Mexico, will
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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-10-11

M. B. Atkinson is in Albuquerque
this week, taking in the Fair.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
MICHIGAN AFTER EAST.
Coach Yost Is Very Anxious 10 Try
Conclusions With Dartmouth
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
ANN ARBOR. May lS.-Whether Mich
igan viii go to New Hampshire next
fall to play Dartmouth on the eridirou is
still an uncertain question Coach Yost
was asked about the proba biiir Of a
game with Dartmouth and said II would
all depend on The policy of the board OF
control but thought game unlikely
Michigan Is evidently awaiting tho June
meeting OF the representatives Of the
Big Nine before she bargains for any
Eastern games.
The requests from Annapolis and Dart
mouth for games next season have stirred
up more interest in the Gridron sport
and although spring football practice was
discontinued the first Of last week by
Coach Yost, hc left orders with lot of
the aspirants for the position OF quarter
back 10 get . ball and practice all spring
and summer. News that Minnesota has
dcned the conference with reference To
playing Nebraska under ron conference
rules is good news here az ono more in
fucncc which will be working for tho
reaction which Michigan Will surely tug
for at the June session OF Big Nine rep
rcScufatiycS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
CANADIANS ARE AFTER
YACHT CLUB TROPHY
Rochester Club Has Held Cup
for the Past Three
Years.
,ribune special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-There will be
spirited contests during the summer be-
tween American and Canadian yachts in
the match for the Canada CUP, now held
by the Rochester Yacht club, on Lake On
tario, These international races began in
1869, and the cup was won by q Fife
boat Since then il has passed from shore
TO shore, but for three years 1t has been
held by the American club. This year,
however, the Canadian yachtsmen are
making determined effort 10 again win
the trophy. To this end they have COM
missioned William Fife of Fairlie. Arthur
E. Payne OF Southampton, and Alfred
Mylne of Glasgow to design and build
challensers. and these three yachts are
now on the point OF being shipped from
abroad TO Toronto. where they will be
sailed in a series Of matches against
each other. and the best of the three
will meet the defending yacht. The Roch-
ester .yachtsmen have not been Idle and
are making equally sportsmanlike efforts
70 retain the cup. as the Herreshoffs,
William Gardner and another have
planned boats for the club from which the
defending craft will be selected. The
match will be sailed over windward and
leeward courses OF eighteen miles. and a
triangular course of twenty-one miles.
The Canada, built by Summers & Payne
of Southampton. as one of the challeng-
ing candidates. was completed q week or
so ogo and given trial spins before being
shipped,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
HARVARD RUNS BLUFF.
Will Not Abolish Football or Any Other
College Sport.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
BOSTON. MAY 1S.-NeXt to Harva re s
action In permitting the continue ton OF
football and other major sports after
announcing her intention 10 abolish
them. the most surprising thing done in
Cambridge was 10 arrange a football
schedule OF ten games the same number
as last year Harvard evidently recon
sldered her original determination. and.
as far a the outside can see, athletics
are wide open" as they ever were.
II is well for the Crimson that wiser
counsel prevailed. The sad experience
OF Columbia university ought 10 be an
example to any college that plans 10
abolish intercollegiate football. II can
be done, but the university that attempts
IL Will suffer many evils that never ex-
listed under a sensible supervision of ath-
ietics. II is evident that The day OF the
radical athlete reformer is past. II SO.
Will have an opportunity to solve them
sclVee
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
.PEK|NG To PARIS
BY AUTO IS NEXT
Eighteen Cars Have So Far En-.
tered for Long
Race.
PRINCE B0RGHESE WILL
DRIVE HIS OWN CAR
There Is Much Speculation as to
How Long It viii Take
the Winner.

PARIS, May 1S.-Grest interest Is be.
ing taken in the coming race of automo-
oilists from Pekng 10 Paris. There ara
eighteen entries. representing several
countries, one OF the most prominent be-
ing Prince Borghese, who will drive his
car himself and seems determined 10 win,
The start viii be at Feking on June 10.
The course lies over Mongolia, the desert
OF Gobi and along Southern Siberia,
through the Ural Mountains past Brisk,
and thence 10 Moscow, Posen, Berlin, Co
loSnc, TO Paris. The Russian officials
have been anxious 10 have The race
through Russian territory. as at first a
route through Central Asia had been con-
templated. II is even said that the Czar
himself has taken an interest In the mat
ter, and has signed a decree exeInpting
the machines and supplies from custom
duties
Prince Borghese left Naples with his
car and machinist on April 9, and sey
eral of the French competitors left Mar
seilles on the steamer Oceanien with their
cars Other competitors with their ma
chimes. go by the Trans Siberian railway.
The voyage by steamer is about thirty
four days, so that the motorists will be
in Peking fully two weeks before the
race starts, and will have time to make
their final arrangements for provisions,
supplies and possible repair.
Considerable speculation prevails as re-
CARDS the time Il VIII take for the win
ming car 10 cover the distance. There is
an Idea that ii nothing happens the auto
mobile might beat the Trans Siberian
train At present the fastest time by
Peking seems 10 be about twelve days
II an automobile should cover the distance
in eight or ten DAYS IL would be q marvel.
but this is hardly likely. owing TO tha
complete absence OF roads on part of tha
route. The general impression seems To
be that II Will take at least three weeks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
SHERIDAN WILL MEET
FLANAGAN AND HARGAK
Worlds Greatest Athlete Is
Training Hard for Sea-
sons Work.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

lTOune Speclal sporting service
NEW YORK. May 1S.-Martin j. Sheri-
dan, the worlds greatest athlete and
holder of the discus-throwIng record, who
has been training for several weeks at the
grounds OF the Pastime Athletic club. is
fast rounding into his best condition.
Even now Sheridan appears In better
shape than when he made a clean sweep
at the Grecian Olympic games, year
ago: and his admirers look to see him
set up all kinds of new records during
the coming summer. The only drawback
to SheridanS record hopes is n slight
affection Of the same leg which bothered
him at Athens and cost him at least two
first prizes-rhe stone throw and pentoth-
lum. 1t is expected however. that as
warm weather comes on and the great
all around athlete gets a lot OF work out
in the sun the slight lameness will gradu-
ally work itself out
The first chance to get a line on Sheri-
dams present ability with the weights Will
be at the games of the Letter Carriers
association al Celtic park, Sunday. June
@ on this occasion Sheridan will com
pete In an all around weight throwing
contest against John Flanagan OF the J.
a. a. G, and Dennis Hargan Of the \.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
BIG CHANGE IN THE
YACHT RACING RULES
Racing Crafts Hereafter Will
Be Built Suitable for
Cruising.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
LONDON. MAY 1S.-Yachrsmen have at
last definitely determined 10 adopt an
entirely new policy in connection with
the sport of yacht racing. Henceforth the
the racing yacht will be a type of vessel
which. both In design and construction,
Is suitable for cruising. living on board.
and the ordinary purposes of yachting,
The mere shell or skeleton Of light steel
framework, planked over with thin white
pine, the ltmsiest steel, bronze, or per
baps even aluminium plating. IS to be
relegated to the annals OF bygone yacht
ing history for the general adoption OF
an entirely new code of rules throughout
Europe has placed a veto upon extreme
forms OF light construction,
The new rules and tables do not Insist
upon any excessive weight or strength,
but provide for the type of boat most
yachtsmen desire to own In fact the
nent yacht architects. William Fife. AL
fred Mylnc. Charles Nicholson and j. NJ.
Soper, who We're appointed by the Yacht
Racing association 10 represent British
yachting AT meetings Of Lloyd's with
the foreign classification societies, and
this alone should be sufficient TO give
yachtsmen complete confidence in tho ef-
flciency OF The new rules and tables for
the scantings Of racing yachts. The gen
eral opinion among yacht owners is that
the rule will prove an immense boon to
yachting.
Already vachtsmen have marked their
appreciation OF the dawn Of a new era
In the sport for q number OF new racing
vessels are being built for this summers
racing. MVles Kennedy is having first
class cutter built at Fife's yard and two
third class cutters arc also building on
the Clyde. In the south Of England.
Sir James Fender has a f1rst-class cut
ter on The stocks a. Gcsport. while In the
small classes there are ALREADY distinct
signs Of revival in yacht building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19

unfortunate accident just before leaving
America, he had the index finger of his
right hand amputated on his arrival in
people fancy that he Will not again
reach, the high standard to which he at
tanned n couple of seasons back.
They take Beals Wrights recent form
on the Riviera. where he was beaten two
love sets by Ritchic, as corroborative of
this view. But we must not be de-
ceived into taking his form there any
more seriously than he himself apparent
ly took his matches. There is no good
reason. however, why. = he care TO.
form he displayed in England In 1905.
and which later won him the American
championship. He is a lcft-handed player,
so that the loss of 1lnger on his right
his actual handling OF his racquet, and
besides, he belongs to that sturdy: pluclSy
class OF men whom nothing less than the
loss of his playing arm would stop, hav-
Ing once made UP his mind TO playing
well. Persons well posted expect TO find
him in his very best form again and
Brookes when they met in 1905, once
before and once after tho Australians
great triumph at Wimbledon.
Brookes Playing Stronger.
- Brookes is reported to be PLAYING
EaG three nsn Weeks ag WITH WfS
him before leaving Melbourne. regards
him as the finest player ever seen: All
the same, one is prepared TO find Wright
always one of The toughest opponents for
Brookes. Like the latter, he Is left
handed. and, curlously enough for this
reason the angle OF break OF his American
service is precisely that which Brookes
dislikes most OF ALL hence he could not
make any beadway with Wright's SER
vice games when last they met
American players as rule do much
better OH their second visit 20 this coun-
try therefore we are justified in expect
ing an improvement in Little's game this
season. He did not impress the critics
very favorably last year still, he gave
I'll, l. a capital match. and hence he
is a much better player than he is given
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
HAS A RECORD,
Rose, of Yankee Extraction, Was Ksc.
ing Partner of King Edward
Tribune Special Sporting Service.


LONDON, NAV 1S.-Charles D. Rose
member of Parliament for Cambridge
shire. who has been elected president of
The Royal Automobile club of England
is half an American. his mother a ia
NOUS beauty in her day. having been
the daughter OF Robert Emmett Temple.
Of Rutland, VI, and a descendant OF the
brother OF the Irish patriot, Robert Elm
met. Charles Rose has been so promi-
nently identihed with the turf, having
been for many years the racing partner
of King Edward when Prince OF Wales
that N is somewhat astonishing 10 find
him now so enthusiastic on the subject
of motoring. Yacht racing has likewise
engaged good deal OF his attention
He has owned the Emerald. the Satanita
and the Aurora. and in 1896 issued a
challenge for the America cup which
was afterward Withdrawn at tho in
stance OF the ROYAL Yacht squadron. TO
which he belongs He Is the former
business partner OF Levi p Morton i'm
the Anglo American banking house of
Morton, Rose 6 Co. and Is the second
son OF the late Sir John Rose of Mon
treal, who, after being Finance Minister
of Canada, represented the Dominion as
its High Commissioner i'm London, be
coming there the principal financial ad-
wiser Of the then Prince Of Wales.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
FOoTLIGHTs FOR BRITT.
ExChampion Lightweight Believes He
Would Make Star Actor.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting service.
SAN FRANCISCO. May l8-Iimmr
Britt has decided 10 take fall out OF
Hamlet. James he's been stunG good and
hard by The stage bug. Said Jimmy: II
know ! have the class 10 Kick In with
these high brows All | lack is the op-
portunlty. Why. look a. Jim Corbctt.
See the hit he's making-why shouldn't
do the same? I think ] can win the
stage championship from him without
turning a hair" Last week a bre0,hless
baro-leggcd little boy ran into the con
stablo's office at San Rafael and said
there was o. crazy man out I'm his pa'a
ton acre lot. After the constable had
called together good sized posse he eau
tiously approached the raving maniac and
pounced upon hls back. After the vic
tim had been bound and gagged some one
remarked that the features resemblei
those of Jimmy Britt, Sure enough, when
they investigated the supposed maniac
turned out To be Jimmy. He was out
there tearing "Grays Eulogy In a Grave
yard 10 t5tters.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
COLD FOR ATHLETES.
Times Made at Recent Track Meets
Have Been Slow
Tribune SpecIal Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK. May is.-With the ap,
proach OF the Intercollegiate track chans
pionships the various dual meets take on
particular significance as a basis for de-
termiling the chances OF the various col.
ana raw cold weather worked against
fast time OF late and the records mads
cannot be considered as criterions of ths
ability or ,ho athletes. PENNSYLVANIA
buried Columbia under a Dig score Cor
nell had little difficulty in defeating
Princeton. Harvard had a comparatively
easy lime with Dartmouth. and William;
ward ran the 22Q-yard dash in % 2-5 sec,
onds and F. Bonsack of Pennsylvania,
and Gamble OF Princeton. both did this
same distance a NTH of a second slower
These are good performances considering
the conditions. Cornell showed up par,
.lcularly strong in the distance runs
Ma Coffin OF Cornell and Fisele of Prince.
ton fought q beautiful contest In the
two-Inile run. the former winning II
e:55 40. This was nearly 4 half minute
faster than the time made in the otheJ
dual meets. Lewis OF Cornell won II.
milo in Al 3-5. Cornell finished one.
two. three in the half mile, which Eoc.
to show that Mookley did not show his
full hand Al the Pennsylvania rels!
that of Shaw of Dartmouth, who ran ths
high hurdles in - 3-5 seconds. There
was nothing remarka hle done by any oi
the colleges in the field events. L. J.
Talbot, the young giant from MERGERS
burg, established a worlds record in The
Yale interscholsstiC games by heaving tbs
twelve pound hammer f93 feet. His work
he Put the twelve pound sphere 40 feet
"a inches