Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-06
100000 TIMBER
TRACT SUIT IS
DECIDED
McFie Rules That 40
900 Acres of Valuable Tim
ber Land Belongs to Maxwell
land Grant Company.


Especial Dispatch TO the Morning JournaIl
santa Fee. y. NJ. Nov. 5.-Judge
McFie Yesterday announced the deci-
sion in the case Of the Maxwell Land
Grant company ct M. vs.. w II. Bart
lett and others involving about 40
GOO acres Of timber land on the Max
Wen land grant near Ration. which
both of the parties are claiming and
for which suit Was brought here for
trial because OF the disqualification OF
Chief Justice W j. Mills. The dcci-
sion vas in favor Of the plaintiff and
TO the effect that Bartlett did not be
come the Wue thereof ly reason of
am attempted forfeiture Of "A contract
known as the Osgood contract by
which the Maxwell Land Grant com
panY had previously SOLD the timber
on the tract of land purchased by
Bartlett and distinctly informed Bart
left hat the timber was reserved
from his purchase Of the land and did
not go with the land. Bartlett had
gone upon the land after attempting
to forfeit this contract and began cut
ting the timber thereon which be
longed to Osgood and his assigns. and
this suit was brought to obtain an in
junction against Bartlett's cutting the
timber on the land. The timber is
vauled at 500, 00o.
Divorce Granted.
In the district court for Santa Pc
this forenoon Judge McFie granted a
divorce to MIS-. J. T.. Wood OF this
city from }. f.. wood, am employe Of
the local postofdcc. No alimony had
been asked in the petition and mono
therefore granted.
incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
dan in the office of Territorial Secrc-
taIy Nathan Jaffa by The Blooming
ton Investment company of Alhuquer-
que, Bcrnaliilo county r. w. Dobson
is named as the New Mexico agent
The ineorporators and directors
are f. W. Dobsou, ten shares. Thos
*. y. Madison. five shares, Claude
five shares. all Of Albuquerque.
The capitalization is $30.oo0, divided
into 200 shares.
Insurance Company admitted.
The southland Life Insurance COM
pany of Dallas. Texas, was admitted
to do business today by Insurance
Commissioner Jacobo Chaves. 1t is
a new company that commenced bust
ness on March ~. 1909. with Il cap
ital and u surplus OF $300.000 cash.
District Court.
In the district court for Torrance
county the jury Venires were drawn
today by jury Commissioners Eyed
-rico Chaye-. = \. Speckman and An
gus M~cGilrray.
I'm Immense Flood.
The territorial engineers office has
completed the calculations of the big
flood mat came down the Canadian
At Logan, Quay county.
Claims Against Mining Company.
Judge McFie was occupied all day
yesterday in the district court for
re county, in chambers, hear
ue claims against the American Gold
md Copper Mining and smelling
company, which is in the hands of
Receiver Il. \. Johnston The only
contest was over a claim presented
b, e. \. Franklin, wife of W. g..
Franklin. one of the promoters of
NE company, for a barge block of
stock Tho claim was rejected by the
'ourt upon the ground that the stock
Nas invalid ana void and constituted
no claim \ large number of other
'laims were allowed. The property
IT the company, which is located near
Bonanza, southern Santa Fee county,
Nit probably be sold.
A.. Ia... .tA. IAs,.., IL,v
District court for san Juan county |
viii owen at Aztec on Monday,
and Judge John Il. McFie, District
Jerk Frank W. Shearon and other
curt officials, MS Well us members |
If the bar, viii leave tomorrow fore
noon over the Denver 4 Rio Grande |
ailroad for Aztec.
Delegates IT, Land Congress-.
Governor curry today appointed
hc following delegates To the Nation-
~ Farm Land congress in Chicago. |
beginning November 16 and continu-
us five DAYS
D. J MCCanne, Fort sumner: l.. NJ. |
Disney. Fort sumner; NJ. r. Baker. |
'unnysidc: A.. NJ. Hove. Carlsbad: J.
osborne. Carlsbad. Gale Talbot. Ar
esia. William Doolcy. Artesia. r. J.
%ioliuari, PortalcS. \. y Stroup. Al
.uqucrque. n. u. Heuing, Albuquer-
.uc. Ralph c. ELY. Deming. oscar
nov las Cruces. Jas. VI. Shackley.
Cruces, j y Cunningham. East
Vegas Harry Kelly. East Las We
AIS. u. r. Hoskins. East Las Vegas
r r. Twitchell East Las Vegas. Geo
Fleming. East Las Vegas; J. ~
Los AlamoS. NJ. y. Mikcsel.