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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-03-12
EIgin-PenCe

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson Pence on Wednesday
afternoon, occurred a pretty
home We'd ..nx len the elder
daughter, Miss Clara Pence was
united lit marriage to Willie
Elgin, in the presence of the
near relatives and a few of the
brides intimate girl friends,
the Misses Grace Morril, Anna
Porter, Anna and Lille Nc
Ghee and Mr.. Bone. Rev. A. M,
Steele, of the Methodist Church
ofiiciated.
Mr.and Mrs. Elgiu left on the
evening train for the east and
north to spend a three weeks
honeymoon.D Despite the storm,
ii number of their friends were
at the depot to give them a
special send,off. Upon their re.
turn they will make their
home in Estancia, where the
groom has prepared a neat cot
tage for his bride.
Friday morning: A message
from Willard this morning is
to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs
EIgln have gotten as far as
Willard and are awaiting the
train over the Cut off, which is
snow bound.
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McHarg special attorney of the
department of justice, the officia
who secured some II or IA in
dictments against citizens o.
New Mexico for alleged irregu
larities in disposing of timber
lands and timber granted thu
territory by the government
The inference is that the govern
ment efforts at prosecution wer,
constantly hindered by men VIII
held high official positions in tn,
territory. The charge is mad
|. that Mr.. McHargs life wa
threatened, that his mail wa
opened, his kilograms read, an,
that he was bounded and perse
cuted, presumably with tn
knowledge and consent of per
sons supposed to be in high fav
, or at Washington.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-03-12
THKlNG List
GHANCE TO
HOMESTEAD
Land in Estancia Valley il
the Gallinas Mountain
Country

A NEWS representative spent
a week at Cedarvale recently,
taking notes on the new country
opening to settlement.
Right here we wish to say
that the settler who goes into
the Cedarvale country is fortu-
nate in several ways. First, he
has the choice of the best alluvial
chocolate loan soil, to be found
anywhere in the mountain farm
ing region.
Secondly, he is not pioneer
ing it," in the sense that the
first settlers who came to this
section of New Mexico, three
years ago did, but instead has
the benefit of 10000 persons
who have settled in this county
since 1904, and proved it's worth
as a farming region.
Thirdly, the Cedarvale settler
is getting right into the best
rainbelt Of New Mexico, for the
valley here has the natural con-
ditions making for the greateat
amount of rainfall, in being sur
rounded on llsides by mountains.
The Gallinas to the south, the
Pinos to the north, the Camel
cons to the east and the Man.
zanos to the west, together with
the mesas form an almost COM
plete rim around the basin, and
all being heavily timbered, at
tract copious rains and SHOWS in
season.
Cedarvale is on the New Mex
leo Central railroad, twelve miles
from Torrance junction. 1t is
best reached from the east via
the Rock Island railroad from
Kansas City, but has close con-
nection with the Santa Fe Cut
off, This, by the way, insures
the Cedarvale farmers a good
market for their surplus products,
both the Rock Island and the
Santa Fe lines connecting direct
ly with eastern and all New
Mexico markets.
But to return to the purpose
of this article. Cedarvale affords
the only chance at this day for
homesteading lands in the Es-
tancia valley without purchasing
accomplishments. In other words,
the land is open to entry, and by
payi g a nominal fee, one may
Sec e a straight filing on land
an have a great body Of it tC
81 ect from. The soil here is the
red chocolate loan, so much
sought after, and is undertake
with lime rock, which makes i
valuable for fruit raising.
The country is level. A portion
of it is covered with timber
therefore the homesteader has
his choice of timber or prairie
land. The timber is not merchant
able, of course, being valuable
only for fuel, posts, stock shell
ter, and the like. The soil in th'
timber land is very choice ant
the greater portion of the timbe
land will not require clearing TO
agricultural purposes, there be
ing frequent open spaces IN 1t
But there is little timber lan'
here, compared with the amour
of open prairie land.
Those who had an opportunit
!, to do so, have put down goo
wells, and the water is good
Two we'll drills are working a
present. A we'll was brought i
last week at 2O6 feet, and canno
be pumped dry. Two other well
| drilled recently are $50 and 1S
feet respectively with unlimite
) water supply. A third drill
expected to start wo rking shor'
: lily.
The soil and climate are sui
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-03-12
TRUTH lSOUT
REGARDING
STATEHOOD
st. Louis Paper Shows Where
Blame Belongs and Gives
Some Sidelights

The truth, while a little slow
in coming out in regard to the
dropping Of the statehood bill by
the senate, nevertheless has
come out, reports published in
eastern papers are interesting
reading, to say the least. The
following from the st. Louis
Globe Democrat sounds plausi-
bic and sheds a light on q subject
not altogether relished by GER
tain New Mexicans:
The lid is on in the statehood
fight. Bitterness Of feeling
which has been developing here
at the senate end Of the capi' ol
ever since the bill passed the
house of representatives cutmi-
mated today in the decision ON
the part Of the Republican mem
bers Of the senate committee Oh
territories to drop further con-
sideration of the bill. In justifica-
ton and explanation of the atti-
tude which they assume, all sorts
of written charges involving of
ficers Of the territory Of New
Mexico, past and present, and Of
the members Of the committee
of statehood boomers recently
in Washington, were presented
before the committee today.
The bitterness of feeling
which has developed, even within
the committee membership, is
indicated by the fact that only
one Democrat was present at
today's meeting, and senator
Owen has served formal notice
that he does not believe the
committee has been acting in
good faith in considering the
bill on it's merits and refuses to
attend the meetings, and was
not present today.
Land Grant Charges.
Aside from charges Of fraud
and corruption involving in
dividuals in the territory who
have favored statehood, the one
other definite objection to grant
ing statehood at this time, is that
put forward by senators BeVer-
idge ana Nelson to the effect
that the land granted the terri
tory in 1898, consisting of l, 800, :
900 acres, has not been kept and
handled in accordance with the
law making the grant. That law
provided that the timber should
not be cut and that the land
should not be sold by the terri
tory.
Boomers at Public Expense.
An interesting sidelight on the
fight is the departure recently
from Washington Of Gov.
George Curry and the five mem
bers of the New Mexico state
hood booming committee II
is learned that the governor and
his boomers left the city at the
request and suggestion of presi-
dent Roosevelt. The president
learned that the statehood dele
CATION was in Washington at the
expense of the territory anC
under a $500 appropriation made
by the territorial legislature. He
sent for Curry, inquired into the
facts, and told him to not only
take himself and friends back tC
the territory, but to turn bacl
every cent Of the money appro
priated.
The Mysterious ''Physician."
Unusual statements concerning
a number of citizens of New
Mexico in connection with tn
prosecution of alleged lant
frauds in the territory were sub
T mitted to the senate committe
today. The paper was signed b,
a physician who assisted Orn1sb,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-03-12
Another School
district Cr6dt6d


Beginning at the
section corner common to sections
21, %, 81 and %, TAN R6E,
thence north on section line to
the intersection of the south
boundary of the Manzano grant,
thence east on the grant line to
the southeast corner of said
grant, thence north on grant
line to the intersection of the
township line on the north side
of township four (4) north,
thence east on township line to
the middle of section 3 TAN, RE,
thence south through the middle
of Sections 3, 10, Is and 22 of
said township to the quarter
corner or the south side of Sec
tion 22 of said township, thence
west on Section line to the
place of beginning.
Mountainair, New Mex.
March, 1909.
Chas. L. Burt.
Supt. of Schools.
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able for the profitable growing
of wheat, corn, millet, timothy.
cane, oats, barley, sugar beets,
potatoes, onions, cabbage and all
garden products, to say nothing
Of fruits, such as apples, peaches,
pears, cherries, apricots and ber-
ries.
Those who have already settled
here are busily engaged in break
ing land for spring planting.
There have been very few days
the past winter that the ground
has been frozen too much for
plowing. Everybody will end
eavor to plant as many potatoes
as possible and an effort will be
made to make Cedarvale widely
known as a potato market. 1t is
an easy crop and an ideal one for
sod land. The yield is $50 bu.,
the demand always heavy and
little care is necessary in cultivat-
ion, thus giving the settler
as much time as possible
for a hundred and one
things that need his attention
the first year, without interfer-
ing with his making money from
the very . go. y
Some alfalfa was sown here
last July by a few settlers who
came to Cedarvale then. Altho
sown on sod, it grew nicely, and
promises to make an excellent
showing this year. Inasmuch as
alfalfa has already proven a sue
cess in many portions of New
Mexico, nothing need be said of
the probable success in this su-
perior locality.
The News representative was
most favorably impressed with
everything while atCedarvale. 5
immigrant cars were unloading
on the siding and we were told
that two more were en-route and
would arrive before Sunday,
| while a number of homeseekers
were filing upon land and will go
home and prepare to move out at
once. The Cedarvale homeseek-
ers are from Missouri, Illinois,
| Oklahoma, Iowa and Kansas, and
| the fact that farmers from such
| localities as these states is i'm
pressed with the possibilities OF
| the country speaks mighty well
| for it .
| The town, though just starting
| looks very promising indeed. L
has a store, a lumber yard, pos
Office, blacksmith shop, hote
and townsite companys office
| Cedarvale's nearest competito
is twenty two miles away by raj
There is no suitable place for ;
| town nearer than twenty tw'
lmiles, hence the place shoul'
make good.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-03-12
iEY
0WS
ID CREAM
To ie here and will
Enter Dairy and
merry Business

'er, of Carlisle, Ar
in the valley the
week, looking for a
has purchased the
lust south Of Els
bring his family
e here. He has
| in a creamery in
and is enthusi-
he prospects for such
here. His contention
ere we can raise forage
comparative ease
.lties that we can
,amery would pay al
IS a gold mine and
S sure.
lthusiast over the
)rospects and will
of his neighbors
I n. He has handed
ication the following
ich expresses his idea
y:
tancia News:
Kindly allow me t.
our paper that
If hustling city
Central Arkansas
m astonished ano
h the many advan
eautiful valley has
tern country.
wonderful healthy
ating climate, rich,
luctive soil, together
Ountiful supply Of fine
is bound to become
greatest garden spots
blue vault of Heaven.
n from Texas to Ne
! in nearly every state
le Atlantic Ocean, in
years, and this local
estimation, surpasses
Or beauty, fine roads,
lie people and magnificent
IS for the homeseeker.
d not only for the general
but the fruit grower,
ker and dairyman,
e for home tonight, but
"tainly return as soon as
and bring my family and
| your midst. | have been
in the creamery and
for many years
is what | want to en-
here. 1t will certainly
,munerative to the farm
a very sure occupation.
.ure to send me your
week that | may
} with the "doings" of
At Estancia Valley.
cry Sincerely,
|. M. Tuller.
Arkansas.
}, 1909.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
BOOKS AND WRITER'S

The "New Letters of Napoleon L.
to be published shortly by d. Appleton
6, Co., will be awaited with much in
terest. An English critic remarks that
"the most authentic likeness is that
drawn by Napoleon's own hand
A book written by a former judge
of the imperial court. Herr Otto Mittel-
staedt. entitled. Before the Flocd.'
has created sensation in Berlin. 1t
criticises in detail the political develop
ment of Germany under the present en-
peror, and uses vigorous language in
condemning his majesty's meddling in
every sphere of the government.
One might imag CINE from the excellent
terms he makes with his publ shers that
Mr.. Hall Game was grasping author
but the public is assured by those in q
position to know that such is not the
case. They say that he is absolutely in.
different TO the pecuniary rewards q
literature. lie likes to get large rices
not for the love of money but to prove
to a doubtful world that there is nc
novelist more popular than he.
LOtk>tCN nun. iIb%olISuiiS. NhiSi
Tennyson made famous. was offered fo'
sale last week and withdrawn because
the highest price bid for the hall al
| 80 acres of land was $500. Either lane
is worth very little in England or senti
ment does not flourish. One woul(
think that $4,000 would be cheap fol
such a place as real estate, without any
| literary value being thrown in.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Merchant-~I want this ad. where
everyone will see it," Solicitor-"We
charge higher rates for space on the
baseball page."-Baltipore World.
81 understand you made money in
that stock deal" Yes, came out
on top" How did you manage it?'
Got in on the ground foor.'-Phil-
adelphia Press
Sunday School Teacher "Now,
Tommy, you may give your concep-
ton of the future state" Tommy
please, ma'am, it's a territory
Philadelphia Record.
"Billinger is little too captious."
whats the matter with him?" HE
prayed for rain and then grumbled
because the water wasn't iced
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Y.-"Before we were married,
you used to swear that you loved
me-" Mr.. Y.-"Well?" Mrs. Y.-"Er
-well-I-I think it's time you
stopped swearing '-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
II don't understood your radical
change of views. When you were
studying for the ministry you were
pronounced against eternal punish
ment" Eyes, but l wasn't married
then."-Denver Times.
First Policeman-"Why is the
street so blocked? Nobody told me
about this procession. What is it?''
Second Policeman-"It's the report
ers of the city going to see naval
officer who won't talk. Boston
Transcript.
A Observation-Disclosures
burglar down in the cellar, Henry
| Husband-"Well, my dear, we ought
to be thankful that we are upstairs
| Wife-"But he'll come up here
Hus band-"Then wen go down II
the cellar, my dear. Surely ten
room house ought to be big enough
to hold three people without crowd
ing.--Boston Traveller.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
ON THE STAGE.

Eleanora Duse will give q series OF
performances at Monte Carlo during
the winter.
THE Cat and the Cherub" will soor
be presented in Paris
Joseph Jefferson cent a fine dog of
immaculate pedigree to his friend. Nat
Goodwin. 1t is dog that Mr.. Goodwin
had been coveting for weeks.
Herbert Kelley has purchased new
play by Clyde Fitch upon the lines of
"Jim the Penman." 1t will be produced
this season.
Yvette Gui,bert has been offered 1000
francs ($s0O) week to appear in Ger
many, and has accepted. She has re-
fused before for fear of press criticism,
but since Rejane has broken the ice the
difficulty is removed.
The latest crusade, since big hats
have been successfully fought in
the thenters of this country, is against
late-comers. Minnie Maddern Fiskc
| has sounded the war alarm and has in
structed the ushers when she plays to
permit no one to come down the aisle
after the curtain has risen till the close
OF the act.
Paris is beginning to grow tired OF
Cleo de Merode, whose failure in New
York is still being commented on. She
has been exploited SO highly and done
so very little that her name is already
beginaing to wear out. The reviews at
the concert halls are beginning to bur
lesque the young lady, and will prob
ably end the whole affair.
Nine. Bernhard is about to try new
experiment. A new social piece entitled
LES Mauvais Bergers," by NJ. Octave
Mirbeau, has been read to her and ac
cepted, in which the directress of thu
Renaissance will not appear until the
third act. The actress is anxious. it i!
said, to disprove the oft-repeated
charge that she dwarfs her cast, and alst
the illusion that a long role is needfu
for success.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22

Some hostesses are serving water
melon this season in fanciful designs.
The melons have been on ice for sew
eral days. and are cut lengthwise in
deep scallops or points. SO that each
section for a person looks ike small
canoe. When the two halves have
been deeply notched and paced side
by side on a large hand-painted plat
ter, with crushed ice filling the center,
the melons have the appearance of
huge flowers. Some young hosts are
making a speciality Ito Please their
wives) of ingeniously cutting the
watermelons to represent the petals
of orchids and various flowers. The
hostess has in that event had her ia bic
decorations of orchids or the blooms
decided upon. Some persons make a
good-sized incision in a large water
melon and pour therein a bottle of
champagne. After the melon has bee n
again on the ice for three hours the
champagne is drained off and the flavor
of the melon is delicious.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
Nervous
Prostradon

II suffered so with Nervous
Prostitution that l thought there
was no tse trying to get well. A
friend recommended DR.. Miles
Nervine, and although skeptical
at first, I soon found myself re-
covering, and am to-day we'll"
MRS. D. l. JONES,
$500 Broadway, Cleveland, O.
Much sickness is of nervous
origin. It's the nerves that
make the heart force the blood
through the veins, the lungs
take in oxygen, the stomach di-
gest food, the liver secrete bile
and the kidneys filter the blood.
If any of these organs are weak,
it is the fault of the nerves
through which they get their
strength. DR.. Miles Nervine is
a specific for the nerves. It
soOthes the irritation and assists
in the generation of nerve force.
Therefore you can hardly miss
it if you take DR.. Miles Nervine
when sick. Get a bottle from
your druggist. Take it all ac-
cording to directions, and if it
does not benefit he will return
your money.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22

OFFICERS of the Village of Chaiiis.
TRUSTEES.
Joseph Rodgers-Chairman
Charles Waddleton-Treasurcr
William Buster.
Joseph II. Horton.
William Elder.
Clerk--I. e. Glennon-
Marshal-Eenry Horton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
D1SBANDING A GREAT ARMY.
Retirement of United states troops
That Served in the Philippine
Islands.

An important event in the history OF
the United States was the sailing from
Manila of the transport Fitzpatrick
with the 33 officers and the lob men
of the Firty-third regiment, United
States volunteer infantry, in time to
enable the war department to carry
out the provisions Of the law which
called for the mastering out OF all vol
unteer troops by June 30. 1901 This
was the last regiment to be disband-
ed, saws the Phila delphia Saturday
Evening Post
By act of March 2, 1899. the army was
reorga nized on the basis of $4,000 en-
listed men and $4,000 volunteers. vol
unteer service being for term OF two
wears and four months, or until July
!. 1901. There was no trouble in get
ting enough men. The en.istment3
showed what has been claimed by our
sanest patriots. that when the nation
needs help it can obtain all it wants
for the asking. The American sol
der is the best treated. the best paid,
the best fed of any fighters the world
has ever known. The consequence is
higher standard Of intelligence, con-
duet and efficiency than in any other
nrmy. Whatever may be the fears of
other pc cples the United States is able
to take care of Itself. for it has been
calculated by political economists that
if necessity should arise this country
could arm. equip and keep in the
field 100000 soldiers.
| The volunteer force Of 35. 900, which
is now no more. was nearly 10000
larger than The whole American army
before the outbreak of the war with
Spain. and many of the men have en-
listed in the regular est a blishment and
will continue to serve their country
for years 10 come. 1t is decidedly da n
gerous to make comparisons between
volunteers and regulars. but there is
CORY enough for all. This was Illus
trated in the operations against San
tiago from June to July II. 1898. for
it was only three years ago when our
men of the Fifth corps were winning
the fight with Spain. The corps were
500 officers and 1880 men. and the cas-
ualties in al the engagements mum
bered 1.6sS. of which 1.417 were among
the 1927 regulars and 271 among thu
4,941 volunteers present for duty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE.

Married in haste we repent at leisure.
-Congreve.
Humble wedlock is far better than
proud neutrality-suspicious..
A husband is a plaster that cures all
tne ills of girlhood.-Moliere.
Men marry to make an end, women to
make beginning.-A. Dupuy.
A man finds himself seven years older.
the day after his marriage.-Bacon.
No man can either live piously or die
righteously without wife.-Richter.
Take not too short a time to make
worldwide bargain in.-Shakespeare.
Never marry but for love. but see
that thou lowest what is lovely.-Penn.
For any man to match above his rank
is but to sell his liberty -Massinger.
A persons character is but half
formed till after wedlock.-C. Simmons.
Wedlock's like wine, not properly
Judged of till the second glass.7Jer-
rold.
It is in vain that a man is born fortu-
nate if he be unfortunate in his mar
riage-Dacier.
Men should keep their eyes wide open
before marriage and half shut after
wnrd.-Mme. Scuderi.
Fathers their children and them
selves abuse, that wealth a husband for
their daughters choose.-Shirley
Marriage with good woman is har-
Dor in the tempest of life; with bad
woman it is tempest in harbor.-J.
2. Sem.
AS the husband is the wife is; if mated
with a clown, the grossness of his ma
ture will have weight to drag thee
down.-Tennyson.
The kindest and happiest pair will
find occasion to forbear. and something
every day they live to pity and perhaps
forgive.-Cowper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22
SOME DEFINITIONS.

Gumdrop-A decline in the price o.
rubber goods.
Sawdust-Money paid to the writers
of wise saws.
Matrimony-Oneo of the United States
that isn't on the map.
misunderstanding that only the
party out of power can see the need of.
Jealousy-A key that opens more
wedlocks than all others combined.
Delusion-Something man likes to
hug, especially if it's in the form OF
woman.
Chiromancy-The science of ascer-
tanning the number of trumps in your
opponents hand.
Matches--Said to be made in Heaven,
but retailed in Chicago at two cents pei
box.-Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-22

The best time to do up string beans
is in the latter part of October. Sc
lect young sting beans, and. after
freeing them of strings. wash and
place them in kettle of boiling water;
cook five minutes; drain and fill the
beans in glass jars. Then add to four
quarts of boiling water two ounces OF
salt. and fill the jars to OVERLOOKING
with this. Close and boil them in a ket-
tie of water 25 minutes; take out the
jars. open each one minute; close
quickly; return them to the kettle and
cook 40 minutes longer.-Ledger
Monthly. ~~s