The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-10-30

uGCJ Tue SdIOUuS, llt W dS DUuHu
to lose, then it occurred tC
: him to question some Of the
corners recently established
by Deputy Duvall and pre-
pared and had circulated a
petition against the approval
Of Mr.. puyalls work. OI
course this will do him no
good but It will serve to delay
matters and the hardship viii.
fall on the poor settlers who
| wanted to make their entries
this fall and 90 away tc
work this winter. He was ad
vised by Surveyor General
March, Capt. Strover, eXamln-
er of surveys and Col. Grygla,
special agent of the general
land Office that he was wrong
and Hon. I. w. Clancy, district
attorney concurred in the
statement, but the only effect
it had on Mr. Knappe was to
make him believe the owners
of the original townsite had
influenced" all these men!
The officers of the Abo Land
company never knew before
how much "inhnence" they
had
Immediately after Mr.. Duvall finished
his work numerous letters, some of
| them of libelous nature, were sent to
Santa Fe and Washington, accusing Mr..
Duvall Of accepting bribes from inter-
ested parties in his work there The
department is making thorough in
vestiga ton Of these charges and it is
Mr.. Duvalls purpose to make somebody
prove their assertions in court.
Prior to Mr. Knappe's advent on the
scene, the people Tof The community a.
round the peaceful little prohibition
town were working harmoniously in an
effort TO build up community free from
The evils that usually beset frontier
towns and their efforts were meeting
with success. Since the coming of Mr..
Knappe and his associates who it is
alleged, introduced truth into New Mex.
co the community has been in state
Of constant turmoil and strife, progress
IS retarded and development at a stand
still. The settlers do not know who to
believe ard are afraid, under present
conditions, to make any permanent i'm
provements and the election of Mr.
Knappe to this important Office would
mean simply prolonged continuation of
the present deplorable conditions and
that other communities in the counties
would probably undergo similar expert
ences.
Simply as an index to the mans char
acter, he bull. his office, Oh the disputed
ground, at night, during the absence of
.he manager of Abo Land company and
chen in another effort to purloin the
earnings of another, he calls his compa-
ny, which is not incorporated, "The
Mountainair Land Company" which is
declared to be a plain infringement of
Jhe copyright laws
To the voter who honestly desires
competent men in office, it is worth his
while to go to the court house and take
a look at the plat of this socalled ad- |
dition to Mountainair, whichis not only |
not tied to any thing movable or immov-
able, but in which the streets and alleys |
neither touch or conform to the streets
and alleys on the original townsite.
The Office of county surveyor, like |
that of superintendent, is technical and
ould be entirely eliminated from poll
les Only technical and honest men
should hold either of these offices.
Postmaster Romero has re-
ceivcd instructions from the
Postmaster General advising him
if possible to arrange for a lee
ure or talk to the school children
on matters pertaining to the
postofice especially as to ad-
lressing and stamping of letters,