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The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-24

the territory Of Arizona, is very in
teresting, and the struggles of the
settlers to clear them away make
readable chapters in the history Of
the country. Among the grants
that have served to deter the settle
ment and improvement Of the
Santa Cruz valley have been the
Santa Rita grant, the Calabasas
and Tumacacori grants and the
Baca Float No. 3. When they
went upon the public domain and
made their entries the settlers were
satisfied that the grants were in
valid, but it took them long years
to prove them so; and in some
cases they had to fight the grant
titles through the court OF Private
Land Claims and into the Supreme
Court of the United States. And
when one grant was cleared away
another was sprung, which had to
be fought to finish, as was the
case with the Calabasas and Tuna
cacori grants when the Santa Rita
was out of the way; and when the
Supreme Court sustained the land
court in rejection of the Calabasas
and Tumacacori grants, the Baca
Float was sprung, hanging as
menace over the valley a number
of years, to be cleared away finally
in this year Of Our Lord 1908, by
a ruling of the Secretary of the In
terror Department at Washington.
All Of the grants named had
color of title, but it was not good
in the United States, to establish
which fact judicially was necessi-
ty. Some were like the Nogales
de Elias grant upon which are sit
uated the two towns of Nogales.
That was granted by the state of
Sonora in 1S4S, when all the
region south Of the Gila river was
subject to the sovereignty of the
republic of Mexico. The state of
Sonora had no right to make
grants of land out from the public
domain of Mexico; but it did so.
In 1855, or thereabout the Mexican
government prohibited explicitly
the granting of public lands by
the state of Sonora; but to avoid
friction and trouble such grants as
had been made by the state were
validated by the general govern
ment. However under the Gads-
den treaty of 1858 sovereignty to
the territory south of the Gila
river to the present international
boundary was ceded by Mexico to
the United States. When Mexico
validated the Sonora grants in
1855 the point was made that such
validation could not extend beyond
her sovereignty at the time of the
act of valuation. And that wa;
the point on which the land courr
and the Supreme court of the
United States decided against gran
claimants in several instances.
Then when all the other grant,
were out of the way came the Bac3
Float grant. That was a gran
made by an act of Congress, in tn,
, early COS, while Arizona was yet {
part of New Mexico (as has beer
explained in THE OASIS heretofore,
: 1t seems that at that time one Lui
Maria Baca had some sort of
+ claim upon the same area embraced
in the community grant owned b,
r the municipality of Las Vegas
l New Mexico; but that the com
!, munity grant was paramount. II
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-24

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mining men, native citizens, army
officers and others familiar with the
history of the region. His report
was voluminous, and demonstrated
without cavil that at the time the
Baca Float grant was located in
the region it was attempted to
cover, the country was known to
be mineral, and the unadjudicated
claims of the Calabasas and Tuna
cacori land grants covered a part
OF the region and placed those
lands within the inhibition of the
act of congress creating the grant.
Upon that report the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office rejected
the grant, and upon appeal to the
Secretary of the Interior the rejec-
ton was confirmed.
The decision Of the Secretary of
the Interior removed the last OBJ
stacle in the way of granting pat
ents to the settlers who had awaited
so patiently through so many years,
and as stated in the beginning Of
this article they are now making
applications and having dates set
for making final proofs. Within a
very few months all the long sus-
pended entries along the valley of
the Santa Cruz will have been
completed and final receipts issued.
The benefits that will result to
Santa Cruz county and to .Nogales
will be great. With their titles in
the air, as it were, there was little
or no inducement to the settlers to
improve their properties, nor were
they taxable. With their land pat
ented the owners will gladly avail
themselves of every opportunity to
improve their farms, and the addi-
ton of the values of the lands and
increased improvements to the tax
roll Of Santa Cruz county will swell
that in an appreciable degree.
Heretofore the settlers have made
as little improvements as possible and
gotten along in the best way they
could with that little. They felt
that they did not care to erect SUBJ
stantial buildings and fences and
install other valuable improve
ments to have them taken away by
same successful grant claimant.
With that menace removed there
will be extensive and valuable i'm
provements installed all along the
, valley. And there are other lands
that will be entered and improved
by new settlers. The removal from
Santa Cruz county of the great in.
: cubus of the land grants described
/ herein is a matter for congratula-
} ton to all the people of this region
and it will be the marker of great
, step in advance in the develop.
! ment of the resources thereof.
, Beside the restoration to entry
and proof of the valuable lands in
the Santa Cruz valley the interior
: Department is restoring suspended
entries in the eastern part of Santa
: Cruz county on the west slope o
. the Huachuca mountains, which il
| embraced within the limits of tn,
r Garces National Forest. In thi
issue of The OASIS there is an ad
4 vertisement of the Interior Depart
I ment giving notice of two sucl
, restorations, and within the pas
!, six months there have been severa
1 such restorations advertised il
e these columns, upon some of which
!. final proof has been made. All tn,
i entries made over there cover yer,
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-24

entitled to locate anywhere upon
public domain within the territory
OF New Mexico four tracts of land
that should equal jointly the area
of the Las Vegas grant. A provi-
sion of the act specified that the
lands taken should be such as were
unclaimed and known to be non
mineral, and that the locations
made should be approved by the
surveyor general Of New Mexico.
One of the four grants was located
with its initial point the Salero
peak in the Santa Rita mountains,
a range whose peaks, among the
loftiest in Arizona are conspicuous
objects in the landscape from
whatever part of Santa Cruz coun-
ty they are viewed. At the time
this location was made the sur
veyor general of New Mexico failed
to approve it as required by the
act, giving as reason therefor the
remoteness of the region from
Santa Fe, the capital, and the
hostility of the Indians rendering
access and an official visit almost
impossible; but he did state that it
was understood that the tract
selected was unclaimed and with
out mineral Yet at that same
time the Calabasas and Tumaca-
cori grants covered a part of the
tract applied for, and in the Santa
Rita mountains hardy miners had
been operating many years. In a
little graveyard not far from the
foot OF Salero peak are several
headstones which recite that the
men whose last resting places
they mark were killed by Apaches
in the years Immediately preceding
the location of the Baca float grant
to cover the very ground where
they lie, and there were living a
few years ago men who testified in
the inquiry by Surveyor General
Ingalls, that in 1862 they were
associated in mining operations in
the vicinity with the men lying
beneath the headstones mentioned,
and that the entire region had been
known through many years as be-
ing very rich in its mineral re-
sources. Knowing all these facts
and knowing the conditions of the
Baca Float grant the settlers along
the Santa Cruz never deemed that
it could or would be made to cause
trouble. But after all the other
grants had been cleared away and
it seemed that there could be nc
further excuse or reason for further
postponement of acquisition oI
patents to their lands there came
the unwelcome information thai
there had been made a deposit t(
j defray the cost of II survey of the
grant, and that the claimants were
, taking steps to carry out the inten
tion of the locatorS of the gran
away back in the early SOS. Once
, more the settlers aroused to actor
and took steps to controvert tn,
efforts of the grant claimants
Through their efforts the genera
land office was induced to ente
into an investigation of facts will
regard to the grant having beer
located in compliance with the ac
Of congress creating it, and the u
S. surveyor general of Arizona
, Major f. S. Ingalls,, was instructed
to take testimony upon thos
points. Major ingalls, visited No
, gales and the entire region covered
H., H. ~no - al q oooto boo;lo -
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-24
INCUBUS REMOVED.

settlers Upon the Public Domain in
Santa Cruz Valley Making Final
Proofs.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
OSTERBERG TO
SUE HANUS FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES

Suit for SIS, 900 for alleged damages, In
Guiding alienation of his wife's affec-
tions, is about to be brought in the
Court of Common Pleas by Eugene E.
Osterberg, late of the Morris Plains In
sane Asylum, and now of 205 West
Twenty-ninth street. Manhattan. The
defendant will be Frank Hanus, a gold
smelter, of "a Elm street. In addition
to this suit Osterberg, through his
counsel, Henry Pomerehne, intends to
bring criminal action. and probably a
divorce suit.
The alleged infatuation between Mrs.
Osterberg. who is a pretty young
woman of French birth. and Hanus be-
gan when the Osterbergs came to live
in this country, three years ago, and
took up residence with Hanus. who was
a friend of Osterberg.
The husband cut his throat in al at
tempt to die in March last, and his
action was caused, it is said, by
jealousy. He was committed to the in
sane asylum as the result of this at
tempt, and was discharged, without his
wife's knowledge, about a month ago
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
NEW CARS
To Be PUT into
SERVICE MONDAY

The work of placing In commission
the huge generator at the power plant
of the Public Service Corporation,
which has been rushed night and day
ever since September last, is now prac-
tically completed, Inc the announce
ment was made today that or Monday
the trolley company would increase Its
street cars on all lines In the city by
at least 10 per cent.
I'VE have not wasted a moment In
getting this big engine back into COM
mission declared Colonel Edwin w.
Hine, secretary of the Public Service
Corporation, today. 1.-THE work, how
ever, has been most tedious. For In
stance, it required a month to get the
crank into commission. Today or to-
morrow the last of the finishing touches
will be completed, and We will then be
in a position to furnish more current
and consequently to run more cars on
all lines.
I'VE have been more or less handi-
capped by the lack of current for sew
eral months. although the remaining
engine has carried the big burden won
derfully WELL The change will not be a
permanent one, as most of the cars put
on will be taken off after the holidays
About fifty additional cars, it was
said, would be put into service with the
installing of the new engine. 1t is Gus
tomary for the Public Service Corpora
tion to put On additional cars every
year during the holidays.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
SET ICEMAN FREE
AS CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Newarker Had Been Sentenced
for Hitting Cop.

william Haines, of 116 South Mum
avenue, Newark, al iceman, who had
been sentenced by Police Recorder
Francis A. Mott. jr, of East Orange, to
three months in the penitentiary for
striking Policeman William Alberts,
was released last night on payment of
a s25 fine and put under probation for
a year Thoughts of Christmastide
and the mans sick baby had an in
fluence on the recorder, Who was at
first satisfied that the assault on the
policeman required stern punishment.
Christopher Ashworth, charged with
interfering with Policeman Alberts
while arresting Haines. was found to
have been improperly charged, and the
cas- against him was dismissed.
James McDermit represented Haines.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
DOCTORS ARRAIGNED FOR
MRS. MERCHANTS DEATH.

DR.. James w. Wilson, of 149 Union
street, and DR.. Stacy r.. Radford, today
were arraigned on an indictment charg-
ing them with performing an operation
in the case of Mrs. Peter Merchant.
who died in the City Hospital. They
pleaded not guilty before Judge Ten
Eyck, IN the Court of Quarter Sessions.
and were released on $500 bail each. A
similar indictment stands against DR..
Wilson in the case Of Elsie Rosenkranz,
the pretty school teacher Of Franklin
Furnace, who died in the home of Mrs.
Catherine s. Biddle, a midwife. David
W. Mccarthy, postmaster at Franklin
Furnace, is indicted also in the case of
Miss Rosenkranz.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
CITY ApvERr1sEMENrs.

AUSTIN STREET PAVING, HOUSTON
STREET PAVING. WALL STREET PAVING
SOUTH TWELFTH STREET PAVING AND
UNION STREET REPAVING.
Notice Is hereby given that the commissioners
heretofore appointed by the Mayor Of the City
upon all owners Of all the lands and real
estate in the City of Newark specially benefited
by any local improvements In the said city. in
proportion as hearty as may be to the advan-
tage each was deemed to have acquired. have
made an estimate and assessment Of benefits
conferred upon all the owners of all the lands
and real estate In the City OF Newark specially
benefited by each OF the following improve
ments In said city, under the provisions of Chap
ter 27 OF the State laws of 1895. namely,
AUSTIN STREE
from Thomas street to Emmett street. with
brick on concrete;
HOUSTON STREET,
from Hamburg place to Elm road. with brick
WALL TREET
from Ferry street to Darcy street, with brick
on concrete;
SOUTH TWELFTH STREET, /.
from South Orange avenue to Springfield avel
nue.. with brick on concrete, and the repaving
UNION STREET,
from Market street to Elm street, with
piturnfnous concrete on a concrete foundation,
and have filed their reports of said assessments
for benefits In the office of the clerk of the Board
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners has
fixed Thursday. December Path, 1908, at LEO
p. M. In the afternoon. In the boards room.
at the City Hall, in the City Of Newark, as
the time and place OF hearing any objections
that may be made to the said assessments.
NJ. r. sHERRFRD.
dec1S-ht Chief Engineer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
GETS OFFER TO BUY
EAST ORANGE SPRING.

Water Superintendent Arthur A.
Reimer, OF East Orange, received a call
yesterday from a man anxious to Sc
cure the tract of ground OH which the
recently discovered sulphur spring is
located. The man, who did not leave
his name, offered to exchange a large
piece of ground near the city property.
Mayor Cardwell made a visit to the
place to examine the well and now tcs-
titles to the medicinal properties Of The
water.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
MRS. IDA HEDDEN.

65 Stratford place, today after an ILL
ness of nine days with pneumonia, The
deceased was a native of Pennsylvania
and reside her husband, George w.
Hedden, is survived by two sons, Philip
W. and Bennett.
No arrangements for the funeral have
as yet been made, but it probably will
be held Monday afternoon, burial TAX
ing place in Paramount Cemetery.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
KNEISEL QUARTET CONCERT.

The kneisel Quartet will give the
second in the series of foul concerts at
wallace Hall tonight. The program to
De presented by Messrs. Franz Kneisel,
julius Roentgen, Louis Svecenski and
Willem Willeke, with the assistance of
of Miss Edith Thompson, pianist, will
be made up of Dvorak's quartet in F
major, the Canzonetta from Mendels-
sohn's quartet in E fla major, two
movements from Debussy's quartet in
G minor and %schumann's quartet in e
fiat major.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
PLAUT EMPLOYEE,
TAKEN SUDDENLY
ILL, SUCCUMBS

David Amborn. rs years old, Of ITO
Green street, died last night five min
utes after he reached the City Hospital,
TO which he had been taken from the
l.. S. Plaut & Co.'s stables, where he
vas employed.
Amborn had been at work but a few
minutes when he was suddenly taken
I'll. An autopsy showed that his death
was caused by acute kidney trouble.
Amborn was married and had one
child, 10 months old He was a member
of Eagle Rights and Henry Clay Lodge.
of Uniform Rank, Company r. He Is
also survived by a brother, Frederick,
and a sister. Laura, The funeral will
he held at the home of his mother-in in
law, 113 Green street, on Sunday after
con The interment will be in Wood
land Cemetery.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
CARL HUELF.

CarlLuelf, 81 years old, of "a Belmont
avenue, died at his home today. He
was a member of Carpenters and Join
ers' Local No. 14S and the Arbeiter x.
s. K, of Newark. The funeral will be
held at Adolph Pfeilfis funeral parlors.
179 Court street, tomorrow evening at
3 o'clock. The interment will be at
Rosehil ~Crematory. Linden. tomorrow.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
GEORGE W. YOUNG.

George w. Young, 9. bricklayer and
member of local Aerie No. A., F. o. e.,
died at his home, 1906 Thirteenth ave
nue., today at the age of SO years.
Death was attributed to heart disease.
His funeral will takep lace from his
home Saturday morning, and the inter-
ment viii take place at ~Binghamton,
n. Y.
The deceased caves a widow. Mrs.
Jennie Young; two daughters, Misses
Florence and May Young, and one son,
Robert Young.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
STRIKE OF 10000
GLASS WORKERS
EXPECTED TONIGHT

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1s.-Tonight it
will be definitely known whether the
window glass workers of the country,
numbering from 10000 to $4,000 men. are
to go through the most general strike
that has ever occurred, or whether the
trouble will be minimized through the
granting of concessions by both the
manufacturers and workers.
The men claim the present rate Of
wages is insufficient for a decent liv-
ing. while the employers assert they
must have the present scale or shut
down their plants. They demand a
fixed wage scale which averages about
% per cent. higher than the present
rate.
According to reports received here it
is likely the trouble will not be adj
justed by night and a strike will re-
suit.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. IS
Indications now point to either a capit-
ulation on the part of the Window
Glass Workers Association or one Of
the biggest strikes known to the win
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
So. SEFF,
lle Market st., Bet. Halsey6 Washingtea

dow glass trade for years. AT Column
bus, o., all the window glass manufac-
turers in the country will meet to take
action or the new wage scale. Manu-
f%acturers say they have many orders on
their books at prices now prevailing, on
which the new scale would u them
loss.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
ROBBERY NEAR POLICE STATION.

Company, reported to the. police today
that thieves had taken eight coils of
block tin from the cellar of a vacan
saloon at 81 Seventeenth avenue, a
station.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
Toilet Waters
Sue, 42c and S5c

Colga te's, in fancy box..........3 Os, 42c and S5c
Baboocks Corylopsis, in box, bottle .......... soc
Babcoek's Cut Roses, in box, per bottle. ........5Oc
Hudnut's Toilet Water, bottle ........ .75c and lao
Kirkoff's Djer Kiss Toilet Water, bottle .......1.3
R. & G. Violet De Parme. Use, 100 and LIS
Piver's Toilet Water, per bottle. .......6oc and LIS
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
Perfumes, Toilet Waters and Extract
Imported Perfumes

r. & G. Extracts in fancy box ........0 5c to 2.75
Piver's Extracts In fancy box -. ,...... 10 to 200
Kirkoh7s Djer Kiss in fancy box ...........1.35 to 1.75
Violet's Extract in fancy box. ...........65c to a.S5
HoubigantsI Ideal in fancy box, price ..........3.75
r. & G. Violet de Parme Toilet Water. -. $50 to 1.25
Kirkof's der Kiss Sachet Powder al. ........... $50
Piver's Toilet Water, prices .... $50 to las
Houbigant's Ideal Sachet, 1.25 o., bottle. ......1.5O
Piver's Sachet, by the ounce or bottle ............5 500
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18

About six different styles to choose
from-oak or walnut fir ished kinds
with cigar cutter, ash, 1.nn
match and cigar cutter or
rack-regular Si.25, Sat lsUV
urday at ........ -.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
Mems Fine Fur Caps

We're going to have some severe winter
weather later on. Why not give a sensible present
"a nice fur cap? Our Hat Annex is filled to over
flowing with the best grades of fur head pieces and
our prices aren't high, either, as such things go.
Here's how the figures run-you can find exactly
what you want here. j. LOO to 1000
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18

If the little folks of this vicinity could vote, or great toy shop would be
whemng majority There is SO much to see and sc much to learn, the different
played and there is such distinct Christmas air to this splendid show that eve
charms and sing its praises OF course you will be here tomorrow, and of course
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
FIFTEEN DEER AND
MOOSE THEIR LUCK

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Nov.
2l.-The remainder OF DR.. Rogers
hunting party returned from the vi
ciuiey OF Garden River, where nine
lodnl sports have been encamped for
two weeks In search OF deer. Some
of the party returned TO the 500 on
Saturday, leaving IL deer strung up
inithe oSmp. Those who remained In
the camp to secure the last day of
the hunting were Jack Ross. DR.. Rog-
ere and Ben Harris. The day was
an ideal one for hunting and. those
who remained secured two deer and
q moosef after the others had depart
"a. rhaking the total count Of Is deer
and = moose.
The party has undoubtedly been the
most successful that has left the 500
for Abe wilds this season.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
1900 R. R. MEN
MAY WALK OUT
THERE rs MUCH DisSATiSFAC
ZION WITH THE METHODS OF
J. r. STEVENS, VICE PRES.

NEW HAVEN. Nov. 21.-The New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road is today facing the crisis OF Its
existence.
Negotiations which have been In
progress for three weeks between Of
ficials of the road and representatives
of the trainmen have reached a point
where a strike of the 1000 conductors,
brakemen and yardmen appears inev-
table.
The revolt OF the employees Is due
largely to personal antagonism to j.
II. Stevens, former chief engineer OF
the Panama canal, who was appointed
vice president OF the New Haven Is
months ago. The majority OF the men.
IL is understood. favor a strike, If the
company, does not yield.
The action Of VIM. G.. Bierd, former
ly of the Rock Island system, In lay
ing off hundreds of men on plea OF
poor business" while working others
overtime, has contributed In a degree
to the present trouble.