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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-09-05
NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION

Department % ;hc Interior. 4 : Land OF
fee a, Tucumcari, y VI Aug. 10. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Harley Allcr
Of Murdock. VI who on ian. /. 1907
made homestead entry No 1890 serial 40
ohoi for ncl sec 3 ~, Sn range gle. y NJ
principal meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make final Communication proof
TO establish claim 10 the land above lie
scrlbcd before Register and Receiver. 4
>. Land office at Tucumcari, y VI. on III,
Iith day OF September. 1905.
tl1imau, anne as witnesses.
y II Snead, Simon Strickland ci Muir
dock y VI, Roy T. Willh.tc. Robt. /
Smithcy. Of Ard, y VI.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Inferior. q 5 Land
Office AT Tucumcari. y NJ, Aug 10 IpoS,
Notice is hereby given that Charlie W
Aspey Of Roosevelt. y NJ. who on Oct. ~.
1000. made homestead entry No I4ts0 ser
il No u8pl Tor nwI sec D. ~, Sn, range 60
e. y VI, principal meridian. has filed notice
OF intention TO make final communication
proof, 30 establish clalm 10 tho land above
described, before J. House. q $ Com,
missioner, in hiss office M %llolse, y NJ, on
the Iith day Of September, IDls.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Walter Morgan, Frank Fowler, | 4 Choat,
w Is Wooton, all Of Roosevelt, n. NJ.
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NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION.

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Department II the Interior, 4. ;. Land
Office at Tucumcari, n. NJ. Aug. 10, zoos
Notice is hereby given that George Nc
4 Molyneaux o: Logan, y VI. who on
March IS, 1907 made homestead entry NC
i0Ot2 serial No oy0o for swl sec. 10 70
ian. range sac, y NJ. principal meridian
has filed notice OF intention to- make final
commu,ation proof, TO establish claim to
the land above described. before " W
Moore, L 5 Commissioner in his office at
Logan, y NJ on the 18th day Of Septcm.
Der, igus.
Claimant names as witnesses.
T. Johnson Is Smith. Is Kcneau, Id.
gar Cowan. M Of Logan, y VI
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NOTICE ron PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, H. 5. Land
Office At Tucumcari, n, NJ Aug. u, 1905,
Notice Is hereby given that Srlith
Lounsbuy Of Curry, n. NJ. who, on
March ii,r 1907, made homestead entry
No. isoSl serial No. oS7S, Tor nwI, section
;, " On, range 1qc, ~. NJ, principal
meridian, has filed notice OF intention To
make final Communication proof, TO csiab-
lish claim to the land described, before
l.. House, u. $. Commissioner, in his vt.
fee at House, n, NJ, ~ the 18th, day OF
September, ipoS.
Claiman, names as witnesses.
Fred NJ. Miller, OF Hartford. y. NJ, vii
liam n. Miller, OF Hartford. y. NJ. Jack
son w. Cranor. Of Curry, y, NJ, Robert
l.. Crumcrtord. of Curry, y. VI
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NnTlCE Enk AUTHORIZATIONS.

Department oi the Interior T.. :. Land
Office At IucumC1ri y VI, Aug. 90. ignN.
Notice is hereby gwen mat Andrew
Sncad of Murdoch y VI who on Ian. 9
1907, made homestead entry no 1851
serial No 5000 for scl sec q, ~ on range
SIc y NJ principal meridian. has filed
notice OF intention to make final commute.
ton proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register and Re,
ceiver, L ; Land Office at Tucumc1ri, y
NJ, on the ilth day Of September. rpns.
Claimant names rs witnesses:
" ! Moore, u Il Allen, Murdoch. y NJ,
Rob, T Smithey, Roy r. Willhi,c. OF Ard
y. NJ
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior. q s Land
Ones a. lucpmcarL n NJ. Aug. 10. rol..
Notice Is hereby given that Thomas /
Settle Of hollcnc y NJ who ON Aug. l.,
1000, made homestead entr, so 166t, ser.
lI no oeyi Tor net sec. y. ~. On. range
SOC, y NJ, principal meridian. has flied
notice oi intention tp make nnal commute.
non proof "a establish claim to the land
above described before " T. paulnw, q
, Commissioner IN his oihoa At IIoIlene.
\ on the iith day OF September. zoos
Claimant names as witnesses.
ptan Il Roberts Ollie y Gay, A A Range,
Lesley MaSey all Of Hollcne, n, NJ.
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NOTICE Fok runLICArIoN

Department, OF the Interior. q. S. Land
ONCE at Tucumcari y NJ, Aug, 20, Igos.
Notice is hereby gwen that John S.
Shadrlck ot House. y. NJ, who on June
a. 1901, made homestead entry 40. is9sg
serial No. oS's for nwi sec ~ Up 81 range
use y NJ principal meridian. has filed
notice Of intention 10 make final commuIa-
ton proof, TO establish claim 10 the land
above described, before J. l.. House, q. S.
Commissioner, IN his office at Hou,e. ~.
NJ. an the 18th day Of September, 1905.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Samuel K Mcdowell Mrs. Minnie Is Nc
Dowell, Mrs, Emma Hoibrook. Henry
Colby, all Of House. y. NJ.
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NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior, u 5 Land
Office at Tucumcari " NJ Aug. ~, 1905
Notice is hereby given that Sam Hem
bricks, of Kirk. - NJ. who. on Oct. l.,
1900, made homestead entry No, itsiS
serial No. oSSi, for ncl sec 2, ~. on.
range zoe. principal meridian, has filed
notice OF intention to make final commu-
taiion proof, to establish claim to- the land
above described. before Register and Re
ceiver. u. $. Land Office at Tucumcari.
y. NJ, on the 18th, lay IT September,
zoos.
Claimant names as witnesses.
;. l.. Disney, A.. H. Curtis, {. Curtis, J,
T. Garner. all Of Kirk, y NJ
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NnrICr 90 runLIcArInN.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior, l.. ;. Land
Office at Tucumcari, y NJ, Aug II, zoos.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Tempo
Williams, Of Allen, y NJ, who. on Jan.
1. 1907. made homestead entry No. 1904
serial No. osso, No. for sea sec 81, ~ IN,
range J6e, y. NJ. principal meridian has
filed notice Of intention to make final
Communication proof TO establish claim to
the land above described before Eugene T.
Hedgecoke. L, :, Commissioner, IL his
office. at Endee, y VI N the 18th dag Of
September, 1905.
Claimant lanes As witnesses.
{ T Taylor, John IL Bond, {, W Tay.
Tor, u. B, Williams. an Of Allen y. NJ
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Department c. the Interior, 4. 5. Land
Office at Tucumcari y VI Aus. ~, 1915.
Notice is hereby given tha, Clara 5.
Rice. Of Hudson. y NJ who on oct. T.,
1000, made homestead entry No. 1909
serial No. os7g, No for swi, SCI s1swl sec,
IS. nw4, nw4, sec u, ~ ian. range sac.
y NJ principal meridian has filed notice Of
intention to make hnal Communication proof,
to establish claim to the land above de-
scibcd. before Register and Receiver. u.
:. Land Office. at Tucumcan y. NJ, on
the 18th. day Of September, 1905.
Claimant names A. witnesses
Ellis lvey, {. NJ. Reed. Is. Portcr, Geo.
l.. Rice, all OF Hudson. y. NJ.
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NOTICE Fok IuRLIcATION

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Department Of the Interior L. ) Land
Office at Tucumcari y NJ, Aug, II, 1905
Notice is hereby given that May Cox.
OF Grady, y. NJ, who IN Feb. ls 1907,
made homestead entry no. 1875 s rial
No. oSsi. for net. sec ~. " ,n. range BBc.
y NJ principal meridian has filed notice
OF intention to make final communication
proof. to establish claim To the land above
described, before l.. 4. Bcrdcll. L. 5.
Commissioner. in his office a, Grady. y.
NJ. on the 18th. iay Of September 1905.
o. II. Cox, II Prairie View y. NJ. ".
Claimant names as witnesses.
Hale, OF Grady, y. NJ, l.. ;. Golston, Of
Prairie View, y. NJ, Charles England. Of
Prairie View, \ VI
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

NVIINF TVN IIITsINN IVN1
Department OF the Interior, L. ) Land
Office at Tucumcari y. NJ" Aug. ~. 1906.
Notice is hereby given that Frank J.,
Kellogg. Of Looney. y. NJ, who, on oct.
10, 1906, made homestead entry No. rai,I
serial no. os,g, for nwi, sec :, 70 IN,
range age, y VI. principal meridian. has
hled notice Of intention to make final com
mutation proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before Register aud
Receiver T.. ;. Land Oticc a, Tucumca.
ri, y ". or the 18th, day Of September,
Igos.
Claimant names as witnesses
NJ. Wise, Bill durham. -. w.. Ware,
and !, O. Sluircs, all Of Looney y VI.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department, # the Interior, L $ Land
Office At Tucamcari ". NJ. Aug. ~. 1907
Notice IS hereby given that Henry l..
WelcE, Il Hasscll, y. NJ, who, on April {
1907 made homestead entry No. lG7G5
serial No. oIJ, Tor sw4, sec -, ~ On, range
l7r, y. VI principal meridian has filed
notice OF intention to make nnal commute.
ton proof to establish claim TO the land
above described, before / l.. House. O..
5. Commissioner, in his oihcc, at House,
y NJ. on the 18th, day oi September.
1905.
Claimant names as Witnesses.
VI II. blackburn. Morgan Is, Grissom,
T. ". Hanna W. \. Blankinship, all OF
Hassell y, NJ,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department ot the Interior, l.. 5. Land
Office at Tucumcari y. n, Aug, II, 1905
Notice IS hereby given that James K
Evans. Of pleano, y. NJ, who, on oct. ~.
300. made homestead entry No, I2l2l
serial No. oy2s, for swl sec go. lp IN,
range 33e y. NJ, principal meridian, ha,
filed notice Of intention to make final
commutatiOn proof, TO establish claim t.
the land above described. before Regis.
ter and Receiver, u, s.. Land Ohcc a,
Tucumcari, y. NJ. on the - dag Of
September 1905.
Claimant names as witnesses.
w W Sparks. Of Pleano. Is Howell, oil
Pleano, . Davis. Of pleano, and T /
Kyle. Of Plains, y NJ.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior, q. ). Land
Office OF Tucumcari. y. NJ, Aus. II. 1905
Notice IS hereby given that Cornelius
Golyin, Of Logan, y, VI who, On May -.
1907 made homestead entry No. I7ssi
serial No. oJ1l, for 81 nei and ~ SEQ, sec
3, tp i1n. range 34e, y. NJ. principal me.
ridian, has hled notice OF intention TO make
final commuta,ion proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
Register AMI Receiver, q. ; Land Ohcc.
at Tuoumcari. y. NJ. on the 18th. day Of
September, 1905,
Claimant names as witness
Isaac K. Simms, William V. Willis.
Charles & Willis and Charlie 7. Gilbreath.
all of Logan, y. NJ.
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sugar b;tg, he picked UP the fallen speci-
mems and put then. in, one by one. A
large lump of ccc had fallen apart
when 1t dropped. Inside there was a
huge kernel, a rough diamond quite as
large as a hens egg.
Philip smiled as he recalled his boast
to Isaacstein. He examined the stone
critically and realized that if it were
fiawless it must be one Of the marvels
of creation. Without experiencing any
positive motive he slipped this unique
specimen into his pocket and went on
with the reconstruction of the damaged
parcel.
At last he finished. The portman-
teau was lying open on the floor when
the thought occurred to him that he
might have avoided the furry and trou-
BILE of carrying these heavy articles
into the scullery if be had nailed cou-
pie of yards of his drugget across the
window
1t was not too late even now to recti-
fly this defect. He glanced at the win
dow to ascertain how much material he
should cut off and saw a face-an evil
brutal, suspicious face-peering in at
him over the top of the curtain.
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gle eyes seemed TO see more than iii.
brain was inclined to credit.
Philip despite his alarm felt that the
right course was to resent this imperti-
nent prying into his affairs.
"Hello, your he shouted. what do
you want?'
The man grinned. He seemed to be
about to answer when he suddenly
turned his head and looked down the
yard toward the entry
Instantly he swung round and van
ished noiselessly with the silent alert
ness of a cat, for the boy heard no
sound. He simply disappeared in the
darkness, and Philip. who knew every
inch of the ground, realized that his
most unpleasant visaged spy had not
only dived into the further obscurity
of the news which formed a Guide
sac, but also was either In his stocking
feet or wore something over his boots to
deaden any possible clatter on the paw
ing stones.
Here was a nice thing, his habitat
discovered by some tramp or criminal
skulking in the untenanted building
marked out for the house breakers
within a few days. 1t was too bad.
He was sorely annoyed that he had
not thought sooner of the potentiaEties
of the window when the interior of the
house was illumined by candle and
ruddy fire. How long had the man
stood there watching him? He had
certainly seen some portion OF the con-
tents of the last portmanteau. Had he
also witnessed the removal OF the 9TH
ers to the pantry?
Philips experience as a newspaper
vender told him that all London was
now familiar with his own personal
appearance as well as with the SEM
blance and value of his meteoric dia-
mouds. The white stones, the clumps
of iron ore, had been described minute
~ by clever journalists, who supple
mented Isaacstein's clear statement By
facts cleaned from encyclopedias and
interviews with biologists.
Most probably this man had read
long articles about him. for the story
was such as to bring watery curses to
the lips Of every penniless yagrant In
the kingdom. Indeed. the careful scru-
tiny bestowed on his face and clothes
bore out this suspicion. Had he not
changed his garments the stranger
would have known his identity beyond
all question. AS II was, the man was
puzzled and disturbed at the very mo
ment he was about to say something.
What had happened TO cause him TO
run away? What had he seen or heard: :
Above all hov. much did he know of
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Palladium published in Sun
days issue, request from one of its
readers for an unbiased version of
your consistency in being d repuDli-
can" We take pleasure in announc-
ing that this paper will in a series of
editorials accept the invitation of Mr..
A. B. These will be headed WAY
am a Republican" and will deal with
subjects which confront the average
man in this campaign, such as the tar
if, the trusts, capital and labor, the
guarantee of bank deposits and the
presidential candidates.
These subjects we consider to be
the things which are most important
in the campaign. They are also ihe
ones therefore which are most con-
troverted and from the amount which
has been said about them has in fact
created political muddle.'
Mr.. A. BIS questions are for the
most part On the tariff and are very
timely. His opinion that red fire and
hip hip hurrah methods" are obsolete
is quite right.
1t is the duty of every voter to in
form himself of the issues of the day
Ashley, in his American Federal
State" says: To most of us the civic
duties relating to policies and prob
lens of the future do not require that
we propose solutions but merely that
we approve or disapprove those which
ADLER minds consider suitable"
We shall not arrogate to ourselves
the position of ADLER minds, but shall
present as nearly as possible the
views of the leaders of the two prin-
cipal parties and the records of the
parties and attempt to make plain the
real condition of affairs.
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Washington, D. c., Sept. %. -
Aerial Navigation seems to be such
an assumed fact the war department
is about to begin the solution of the
problem of defense against these mon
sters of the air. The experimen ts of
Wilbur Wright in France and the
successful experiments of Orville
Wright at Fort Myer have convinced
army officials that the development
of aerial navigation to point where
it will be a potent factor in warfare,
is but a relatively short time and that
the ingenuity of army men will be put
to severe test to devise the means
whereby to protect themselves from
these aerial attacks. Whether the air
ship as an instrument of war will in
time supersede the battle ship is a
matter. that is yet to be demonstrated,
but inasmuch as every maratime ma
ton is working vigorously to achieve
success with flying machines, the
counter proposition must be met. This
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Philip and nis Il airs:
Well. the door was locked. and II
would be folly TO go ont again that
night. The horsa vas absolutely rr-
approaehsble save by the front Philip
resolved to remain awake until day
break. O'Brien's spade stood against
the fireplace. 1t was formidable
weapon, aud he would not hesitate TO
use 1t If forcible entry was attempted.
He must sit quietly in the dark. listen
ing for each sound and threatening
boldly when he heard any one endeav-
oring to open door or window.
He sighed for be was very tired. but
the vigil was imperative
He dropped the drugget and scissors
and bent again over the portInanteau.
The packing operations might as we'll
be finished now, and indeed when the
light was extinguished it would be bet
ter TO keep away from the window,
through which Il sudden thrust with
an implement might do him an injury.
He took his discarded clothes and ar
ranged them on top OF the last parcels
of ore and diamonds. Then he reached
out for the small bundle of documents
resting on the chair behind him. In
tending 10 place them In a little pocket
in the Gap which already covered one
half of the bag.
At that instant he again heard foot
steps. OF course a very few seconds
had elapsed since he first caught sight
of the living specter without The
ideas recorded at such length whirled
through his active brain with lightning
speed just as the knowledge now came
that the footsteps proceeded from the
entrance to the news and not from its
extremity, while their firm regularity
betokened the advent of some person
who had no special reason to conceal
his movements.
The boy listened breathlessly. Tho
oncomer reached bis door. passed IL.
stopped opposite the window. and then
another face peered over the curtain
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US. RECOGNIZES AGE OF FLYING MACHINE is HERE.
GUhNERS TO Be TRAINED TO FIGHT AERIAL CRAFT

development will not be unlike the
contest that has been going on for
years between the manufacturers of
heavy ordnance and the manufacture
ers of armor plate. AS fast as a heav-
Ter gun has been perfected the skill of
the armor plate expert has produced
a protecting shell of more resistance
thus keeping an even race between
the offensive and defensive weapons
of war
Gunners to Practice.
1t has been admitted at Fort Myer
that Immediately after the flying ma
chine tests have been concluded the
gunners will be put to work trying to
locate and hit targets hundreds of feet
above them. In Europe, experiments
of this kind were commenced some
time ago but with what results are
not known by our war department.
Army officials realize that it will be a
difficult task to so arrange for the
elevation of large field guns capable
Of destroying a machine at high
elevation but that it can be accom-
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plished no army officer doubts. To
be successful single shot should
destroy an aeroplane as the rapidity
with which these airships may be able
to fly requires that there shall be alb
solute accuracy and great speed in
gunnery when once these moving tar
gets have been located The inven-
ton of the airship and its development
even TO its present state opens up an
entirely new field Of speculation in
the science of warfare. In the event
of attempted invasion by foreign
foe, what would be the result of these
instruments flying at great altitude
penetrating the interior of the coun-
try? Unlike ships, they would not be
required TO seek out channels and find
the requisite depth of water TO permit
them to advance. Although practical
ly in its infancy those officers charg
ed with the duty of defending the
country from attack are studying the
subject from every point of view. con-
scious of the fact that 1t is potent with
possible danger in the future.