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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06
MRS. JOHN MARTIN
ATTACKS SHERIFF

WEAVERVILLE, March 5.-Mrs.
John Martin assaulted Sheriff Boyca
today while she was in the corridor
of the JAIL She had asked the sher
if what he thought of her case, and
the sheriff replied:
Il think you are guilty of every
thing contained in the boys confess
sion."
Then Mrs. Martin rushed at the
official and struck several times at
his face She was greatly wrought
up and it required the assistance u
another keeper to place her in a
cell.
The woman is becoming depress-
ed. She is confined in poorly light
ed narrow CELL This morning she
said to keeper:
q wish 1 had my life to live over
again, and then she asked the jailer
if he. knew how to pray. II did once, :
she continued, "but it has been a
long time since invoked the Lord s
blessing"
The prisoner, when she learned of
the recovery of the dynamite in the
Oakland park, expressed satisfaction
and said she considered it would as
sist in placing the responsibility on
"Raby John" and in freeing her.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06
old CENTRAL IS
BECOMING ACTIVE

That active work is being carried
on by many of the claim owners in
Old Central district, is the word
brought to Winnemucca yesterday by
N. T. Holbrook, who is associated
with George B. Austin and L. d.
Downing in operating the Blackbird
mine and mill.
Most important of recent develop
ments in the district" said Mr. Hol-
brook, lis the resumption of work on
tile Slappy mine, on which a rich
strike was made last fall The own
ers, Messrs. Huke and Slappy, have
just returned from Newcastle, Cal,
where they spent the winter, and
will put force of men to work TAX
ing out ore. They have shaft down
104 feet, the ledge showing strong
in the bottom and the ore assaying
as high as $500 per ton. Drifting
and stopping is to be started at once
and the ore, which will average close
to 500 per ton, will be worked in
the Blackbird mill. The Slappy mine
adjoins the Blackbird on the south.
The ore is perfectly free milling ana
the values all in gold The owners
certainly have one of the best prop
ositions l know of.
Work in the Blackbird mine is
progressing steadily and the mill is
running on ore of good grade. Yes,
we send out a-bar of gold bullion oc-
casionally and the property is pay
ing handsomely. If our mine and
mill were in any of the southern
camps the property would be consid-
cred worthy of cross page heading.
But speaking of Central, there
are number of other claim owners
now actively at work in the district.
Among them are l.. F. Dunn, Ed.
Clifford and c. M. Harvey. The lat
| ter is working on the Marietta mine,
which is one of the best developed
properties in the camp, with good
showing of ore that assays high in
gold. Messrs Dunn and Clifford are
working on ledge which they re-
Gently discovered, the ore giving ex-
cellent returns in gold. They are
now taking out ore to make a test
run in the Blackbird mill.
"Just put it down. concluded
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06

ManZan Pile Remedy. price soc, is
guaranteed. Put up ready to use.
One application prompt relief to any
form of piles. Soothes and heals.
Sold by Tonopah Drug Co. 3-3 Alp
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06
PREFERRED REALITY.

Miss Pechis,' said Mr.. Timmid,
at the other end of the sofa, |if l
were to throw you kiss I wonder
what you'd say"
"Well, I'd say you were the LATEST
man ever saw. "-Rehoboth Sunday
Herald.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06

Mr.. Holbrook, that Central district
is all right. 1t produced the real
stuff in the early days and is doing
so now and yet the district has only
been scratched on the surface. -
Humboldt Star.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06

Advertise in The Bonanza.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-06

A Handsome Stock of
Daybooks. CashbOOks
and Ledgers now on
hand. Drop in and see
them.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Kidding the Valley
of the JdCkrabbits

An immense rabbit drive is being
pulled off northeast of town some three
miles, in which everybody and Their
neighbors was expected to JON The
nets were set on the claim Of Mr.. Shaw,
and from the reports of the number OF
lacks seen in th~t par, of the valley
recently, the drive should be quite sue
Sessful.
M. B. Atkinson ard j. D. Childers re-
mort having had splendid success IN
noison;rr rabbits in their vicinity. A
small vial of stIychnine was empted IN
a nail Of water in which corn was after
wards placsd to soak. After soaking
the corn was placed around the fields
of growing crops, a handful beng
dropped about every fifteen or twenty
steps. The rabbits ate the corn in
preference to the crop, resulting in a
large number of the jacks being slain.
OF course care must be taken to place
the poisoned corn where domestic ami
mails will not get 1t.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
SMA|I HOLDINGS hGhIN
THRESHED IN COURT
Cases Have Already Cost More than the Land Would Be
for on the Market Today

the grants often overlapped taking in
the same territofy.
A. B. Renehan and ". D. Wasson
are representing Mrs. Evans, E. B.
Brumback and C. F. Eas e Mrs. Ber-
gere. Stenogrspher Clancy of Santa Fe,
is operating the typewriter.
The lands embraced in these claims,
has been a bone Of contention = the va
rious courts for anumber of generations
at least one shooting having occurred
as a result. Should the claimants gair
patent to the land finally, it will have
been expensive land even at that.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
POStOifiCe Rules
Concerning Papers

The postofice department has promul-
gated orders recently that affect every
publication in the United States, whe.
ther benefcially or not, remains to be
seen. The new regulations provide that
in order to entitle newspaper to sec
ond class one cent pound rates, its
subscriptions must be paid in advance,
the sample copies it sends out must be
plainly marked sample" copy; no sam
pie copy dare to be sent more than three
times to the same name, and the
weight of sample copies dare not be
more than ten per cent of the total
mailing On daily papers on which the
subscription is due more than three
months, and on weekly papers on which
the subscription is due year or more,
postage stamp must be invariably
affixed.
Subscribers who are in arrears mus'
not blan4- he publisher hereafter, ii
their paper is stopped. They must dt
their kicking to Uncle Sam.
The purport of the new ruling is tina
subscriptions must be paid in advance.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
School Districts Of Torrance
County in BernallIlo County

County Superintendent Jaramillo has
announced decision in regard to the
boundary line between School DISTRICTS
No. 18 and 10, that District No. 10 hav-
ing been created and formed before NO.
10. the territory originally embraced
within this district shall remain as
created, and the lines and boundaries
of District No. 19 shall conform to those
of No. 18, where the difference exists
This decision gives to District No. 49,
the half mile strip which has been In
controversy between the two.
These districts according to the de-
scriptions as published in the Willaro
Record. are both in Bernalillo comfy,
while District No. 20, created about the
same time and published in the same
issue. in reality located north and east
of Estancia, is by the Record located
some miles east of the town OF Torrance
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
The Great MiQratiOn
has Barely Begun.

Land off e ro-o'ds convey a fairly ac-
curtte idea t.. ,...... ut. oten happening
in New MeXico in resent years with re-
spe,t 10 homestead entries on govern
ment lands. la 1904 only 60l ,0U0 acres
f public land were disposed of to set
tiers. In 1905 603, ,0C0 were taken up,
But nexJ year, 1896, the great migra-
Jion started up in earnest, In that year,
| ,235 600 acres representing 5000 sepa-
rate entities or approximately 10000 peo-
ole, We're taken.
In 1907, the movement increased to an
enormous extent The laud taken mp
more than doubled the area disposed
Of the preceding year. in 1907, $780,
000 acres were disposed Of, representing
more than 1000 entries, or approxi-
nately $500 poopIe-not THAT five per
sons to each entry actually 60 on the
land, but that not less than live persous
come to the Territory in proportion to
each entry, and 90 into some sort Of en-
ployment.
OF course the figures include all kinds
of entry under the public land laws, nct
merely homesteads But 1t is safe to
say that not less than G25 900 people
have come into New Mexico during the
past two years.
The great migration has Just barely be-
gun. The territory has hardly been ad
vertised at all. NJ such persistent efforts
have ever been made to populate and de-
velop New Mexico, as have been mad,
for the northwest. or for Oklahoma, 0
for Kansas, or far Southern California
rhe movIpg of the population into Ari
zona and New Mexico has just begun =
| Ell Paso Herald.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Reorganization Expected Soon

Chairman W. S. Hopewell of the
Board of Control of the Sixteenth Ma
eional Irrigation Congress, arrived in
the city this morning from Albuquer-
que to attend to business for the Con-
gress and also for the New Mexico
Fuel and Iron company. He had 4
lengthy consultation with Governor
Curry concerning congress matters.
He was accompanied by Robert Law
of Denver, who it is understood, will
be president and general manager of
the reorganized Santa Fe Central Rail-
way company and the Albuquerque
Eastern railway. Mr.. Hopwell will be
here until tomorrow evening, while Mr..
Law goes to Denver this evening, ex
pecting to return in two or three weeks.
1t is understood that the reorganiza.
ton of the Santa Fe Central Railway
company may bs announced in day
or two.-New Mexican.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29

The taking of testimony in the contest
!. ,,e of Evans VS.. Bergere, in which Mrs.
Evans is contesting the small holding
,',im of Eloisa Luna de Bergere, COM
: moaly known as the Tul Ranch, several
m az south of Estansia, has been going
N before U. S. Commissioner Scott
this week. When the government sur
vev was made Of this land, the deputy
surveyor, Duane Wheeler, refused TO
survey the claim in question, giving as
his reason therefore that he failed 10
find sufficient evidence to warrant MS
doing so under his instructions from
the department.
The case will in all probability be ap-
pealed from the decision of the Santa
Fe Land Office, what ever the decision
there NAV be. The history OF these
sms,lHolding Claims dates back almost
a century, to the time when grant OF
land in this part of the New World was
made by the King Of Spain to one OF
his feudsl lords, Bartolomeo Baca.
Grants of land were made promiscuously
by the Spanish monarchs for various
services rendered, the result being that
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
GOOD RHINS
MORE NEEDED
Crops Doing Well, but Must Have
Rain Soon

Last Friday night and Saturday the
valley in general was visited by rain,
which while not as heavy as was wished
for, did immense good The rain came
in showers, accompanied by thunder,
the precipitation at Estancia amount
ing to forty-seven one-hundreths of an
inch. Crops that were sown before
the recent heavier rains are not suffer-
ing, but a large amount of seed has
been put into the ground since, some
of which is up, while the larger part is
waiting for more moisture. a heavy
rain during the next ten days will do
the valley inestimable good.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Would Store Wool

We would like to see the wool grow
ers of the west carry out their present
plan to sell no wool until the eastern
buyers offer price that all may agree
upon, something like eighteen or twen-
ty cents pound. Boston is now pay
ing only twelve cents per pound and 1t
is the great wool market of the country.
As we have said before it is proposed to
construct extensive warehouses for the
storage of wool at Omaha and other
places where it will be held until con-
sumers are so badly in need of the raw
material that they will pay the price
demanded. 1t is now the theory OF the
extensive wool growers of the west
that under normal conditions of trade,
wool would command much higher
price than it does and that combine of
buyers has destroyed the profitable
margin enjoyed by producers. Field
& Farm.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Bishop Pit0VaI
Coming Soon

Rev. Father Besset Of Santa Fe,
was in Estancia Monday and conducted
mass at the house of Celestino Ortiz,
the services being attended by an un-
usually large crowd. The Father will
return on June 9th, accompanied by
Bishop Pitaval, who will conduct con-
frmation services on the 10th. 1t is
expected to arrange to hold these SER
vices at the school house as the private
homes are too small to accommodate the
large number who desire to attend.
This will be the Bishops first visit to
the valley, and it is hoped that when he
sees the necessity of building in the
immediate future, that steps will be
taken toward the erection of a sub
stantial and commodious house of Wor-
ship.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
DURAN FIRM
IHS0LVENT
Makes Assignment to Gross-kelley &
Company

The firm of Carrollton & Hawkins,
doing a general merchandise business
at Duran in the eastern end Of Tor
rance county announced its insolvency
the first of the week, and made an
assignment to Gross, Kelly and Com
pany of Tucumcari. The James A.
Dick Company of ElPaso, was large
creditor and Mr.. Dick at once got busy
to the end that his firm should share
equally in the spoils. Satisfactory ar
rangements were made in very short
time to this end. 1t is reported that
the debts will be paid at about
cents on the dollar.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
More Prizes for ;.
Exhibits at Albuquerque

The first big stake race to he secured
for the race meeting to be held in con-
nection with the Interstate Exposition
following the Irrigation Congress, has
been offered by the Alexander D. Shaw
company of New York, distributors of
the celebrated. Red Top champagne.
The prize, which is to be known as the
Red Top Champagne stake race, is
offered through Earnest Meyer G. Co.,
of Albuquerque, N. NJ, distributors of
the wine.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Willard will PLAY
Moridrty Here Sunday

A ball game has been arranged for
next Sunday afternoon between the
teams of Willard and Moriarty on the
Estancia grounds. Last Sunday there
was to have been game between Will
lard and Estancia, but through some
hitch or other it did not come off, anc
instead a game was played between
two Estancia teams.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
OFFER SADDLE FOR BEST

POTTERY EXHIBIT BY INDIANS
Irrigation Congress headquarters was
advised yesterday. by letter that the
Bernalillo Mercantile company of Ber-
nalillo, desires to offer fine $35 sad
die foT the best display of native Indian
pottery made by the Indians of the
pueblos of Sandia, Santa Ana, San
Felipe, Santa Domingo, Cechiti, Zia and
Jemez. The conditions are that the
exhibit shall be strictly limited to
Indians residing in the pueblos named
RATE QUESTION UP.
Copies of letters received at Irriga-
ton Congress headquarters indicate
that the Santa Fe passenger depart
nent is actively engaged upon rate ar
rangements with other railroads for
rates to Albuquerque during the Irriga-
tion congress. The present outlook is that
all roads will agree upon one-fare rate
to Albuquerque from all southwestern
points for the period Of the congress
and exposition.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
When flWay From Home.
Published by request.

When you sit alone and picture
The old home you left behind
Do you think of your dear mother
Who to you was always kind?
Can you see her in the doorway
With teardrop in her eye,
And remember how it checked her
When she tried to say, "Goodbye?'
Can you see her in her rocker
As she sis from day to day,
Waiting for you there in silence
While her hair is turning gray?
Can you see her in disappointment
When the postman passes by?
Can you hear her say, "No letter?'
Can you hear that awful sigh?
Can you see her kiss your photo
AS she puts it on the stand?
Can you see that awful tremor
In her little wrinkled hand?
Can you see how she is startled
When knock comes at the door
Can you after she has closed it,
See her gazing at the floor?
Do you ever see her pouring
Out an extra cup of tea,
And then hear her shortly murmur
''He is thinking now Of me?'
In the bedroom where she nursed yol
Can you see her kneeling there
With her eyes up turned to heaven,
Asking God your life to spare?
If you see her thusly pictured
You can spare her all that pain;
Do not keep her waiting daily
For your coming home in vain;
But if you are up against it,
Haven't even got Sou
Just sit down and write letter,
That's the least that you can do.
-"Billy" Baskwel
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Social Entertainment.

The ladies Of the Westminster Circle
will give social entertainment. serv-
ing refreshments, at the home Of Mrs.
J. W. Brashears on Friday night,
June 9Th. Special invitation is hereby
extended to all the Presbyterians,
Methodists, Baptists, Christians ant
every body else, by the Circle.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
WHRN|NG FARMERS hS
TO JOHNSON GRASS
Dixie Howell is Feminist Having Any Sown in the Valley
Claiming it to be Nuisance '":

D. C. Howell of Willard has sent US
the following letter in regard to johnson
Grass, which has become such nui-
sance in parts of Texas, asking that
we publish the same to warn the people
of the Estancia Valley against its intro
duction here.
st. 10, Texas, May 18th, 1908.
Mr. D. C. Howell,
Willard, N. M.
Dear Sir
have received your let
ter of recent date asking me to write
and tell you what johnson grass has
done for Montague County. In reply,
will say that johnson grass has dons
more damage to Montague County thar
any other thing we ever had to content
with. Land which has Johnson on it ii
only worth about one-third as much Al
the same kind of land which has nj
johnson grass on it.
own farm, and when l find buncl
of johnson grass on it, l dig it up ant
get every root and carry it out of tn
field. Land that | own, worth thirt..
dollars an acre, would only be worth te1
dollars an acre if it was set in Johnso
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29

aSo
johnson grass hay is an inferior grade
of hay and takes more for feed than
any other kind Of hay. 1t makes sorry
pasture. When you pasture it for any
length of time the weeds will take it but
there will always be enough left for \
stand if you try.ts cultivate it,
Ii the people of Texas had known
twenty years ago what they know now,
they would have had law passed pre-
venting any one from sowing johnson
grass any where in the State. We have
law which makes the Railroads Of this
State responsible for damages, if they
allow johnson grsss to grow on, the
Right -of-way and it gets on the land
ad joining. H..
If was in country that didn' have
any Johnson grass, l would do all that
l could to have law passed prevent.
ing anyone from sowing it. In conclu-
sion, will say that johnson grass has
been the greatest curse that Texas ever
had.
Yours truly, R. L. CABLE.
Representative SIND Dist.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Albuquerque Gets Appropriation.

Albuquerque is rejoicing as is the
whole territory with her, over the Sc
curing of an appropriation of $50, 900
toward defraying the expenses of the
National Irrigation Congress to be held
here the coming autumn. While Albu-
ouerque never does things in half
hearted way, this will materially aid in
the good work.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
TROPHY for
School Work
cents on the dollar.

This trophy is to be awarded to the
public school in New Mexico that makes
the best exhibit Of school work at the
National Irrigation Congress t. be held at
Albuquerque, beginning Septe 2o,
| 1o08, In order to establish an entrance
stan lard, also to assist the ju ges, the
following condition of entry and rules for
making the award have been agreed upon
by committee appointed by the Hon, j.
A. Maho1ey of Deming, New McKee,. the
donor of the trophy,
1. There must be 1T least two entries
in the contest for this cup valued at SIC0.
Rural, village, town and city public
schools may compete. All schools that
enter the contes must notify the super
ntendent of public instruction of New
Mexico on or b-fore the opening day of
the Congress.
The judges shall consist of three
educators, (oLe city superintendent or
principal, one grammar grade teacher
and one primary whose schools are not
participating in the contest. The judges
are to be selected by the superintendent
Of public instruction of New Mexico OF
the third day of the Congress. This
decision is to be based upon the qualts
rather than the quantity of work eNhibi
ted by any school.
3. Every exhibit must have written OF
stamped upon it the grade Of the clUss OF
which the pupil who executed the work
Is a member. Primary intermediates,
grammar and high achoo pupils may pre-
pare exhibits.
d. The Mahoney trophy is offered for
rhe purpose of stimulating pupils aud
teac hers in their daily work in the com.
mon brauches and in hIgh schools sub
iocts, therefore all exhibits entered must
represent actual and practical scaooI
WORK prepared under the objections Of
The regular teacher; must be the tona-fde
work OF the pupils. All kinds Of school
work may be entered except that barred
by Article 5,
s. Work prepared under The direction
of special teachers in music, drawing,
writing, manuel training, kindergarten
aud domestic science; school cabinets, ap
paratus aud equIpments; ani ingenious
contrivance CT mechanisms made by d
pupils genius will not he accepted for en-
try. The above does not bar any work ir
musit, drawing, writing, aud kindergar
ten that is prepared under the direction Of
any regular g.ade or high school teacher
Botanical and geological specimens col
lected by pupils since September 1, l90
while their classes were pursuing tn
study OF botany or zoology may be entered
The labels Oh such specimens must con
tain the name an1 grade Of the collector
and the co rect classification of the speci
!. men.
(Signcd) J. f. CLARK
}. F. DODERER,
Spscial Committee on Malone
Tr ply.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
No 320 Acre t1OneSt6dds.

Congress has turned down the 800
acre Homestead bill, for this session at
least. There are promises that the
fight will be resumed at the next ses-
sion. 1t is to be hoped that congress
will not be too anxions to get rid of the
remaining public domain.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29
Large Crowd Going
to Santa Fe.

A large crowd of Valley Folks will
take Advantage of the special train ard
snecial rates tomorrow to the Capl'
tsI City. Many of the old soldiers will be
among the crowd, and all will be out for
good time. No doubt they will have -
and will be we'll tired besides,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-29

A. R. Perea, travelling salesman for
the Romero Drug Company of Albu-
querque, arrived in Estancia Thursday,
and has been looking after matters per-
tanning to company business here.