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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
IMMENSE HGREhGE
PLhNTED in STUDS
Twelve Planters to be Used in
Neighborhood of
Mcintosh

That the potato crop in the
vicinity of Mcintosh, this year,
will be no small thing, is proven
by the fact that the firm Of
White & Wagner has sold to
farmers in that neighborhood
nine potato planters this spring.
AS far as known there are at
least three other planters owned
by Mcintosh farmers, making an
even dozen of the machines to be
used there.
Each of these. planters has
been spoken for by neighbors,
50 that every machine will be
busy until the middle of next
month or later, averaging not
less than fifty acres each. Be
sides these six hundred acres.
almost every farmer will plant a
few by hand. If the crop of the
past few years is any criterion
potatoes will be shipped from
Mcintosh next fall by the train
load.
Those who purchased planters
from the Mcintosh firm are: Joe
Fehmer, RIO. Soper, H. J. Penn
berton, I. J Haynie, t. H. Mat
S. N. Rozell, H. Atchison.
j. A. Richart and D. L. Stump
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate
transfers have been recorded in
the Office Of the probate clerk of
Torrance county during the week;
Amador Perea to Manuel Mes
tas, part of land contained in
patent number 3249.
Manuel Mestas to Consolidated
Liquor CO., same IS above Con-
sideratiop, Sl00.
Abo Land Co. to Joseph G..
Collins, lot Z, block 18, Mountain
air. Consideration $125.
Estapcia Townsite & Develop
ment Co., to Warren A. Mills,
lots "a and 25, block 10, Mcintosh.
Consideration $50.
Chas. Ford & wife to Monte
Goodin, lot |, block 2, Estancia.
Joseph S, Keller to R. Sellers,
lots II and half lot 18, block Ia,
Mountainair Considerationr$15O.
Pedro Sanchez to Jonathan
Richart e IL ne IA sec 50 and W
IL NV Ia sec 33, Ton. R8e. Con-
sideration $4,000.
j. M. Whitlow to F. M. Hoover,
lots z and 8, block 25, Alta Vista.
Con. $3.50.
Lasater Land Co. to Sam A.
Gooding, W 1-2 block 80, Alta
Vista. Con. $120.
j. E. Stanford to Maranda M.
Olive, lot 8, block so, Estancia.
Con. $tO0.
f. NJ. Hoover to R. L. Whitlow,
NV IA sec 81, TIN, R8e, Con.
$1,000 ct al.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Saloon Closed

The saloon of Felix Gurule
was closed on Monday night by
Sheriff Meyer, Mr.. Gurule not
having the necessary license to
run the same. He claims that at
the expiration of his old license,
he made application through
Jesus Garcia deputy treasurer at
that time for a renewal accom-
panying the application by the
fee of 5000. Mr.. Garcia it is al
legged, kept putting him off from
time to time, whenever he made
Inquiry as to the license, claim
ing that the license would arrive
shortly. An investigation of the
treasurer's books shows no record
of the application nor license,
except that the date of the origin
al license on the register, which
had been written in ink, had
been charged with pencil toread
1909 instead of 1908.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
FisIdsr-DeGker

Last evening at five o'clock
Rev. D. B. Jackson, pastor Of
the local Baptist Church spoke.
the words uniting in marriage
Miss Con1eiia N Fielder and and
Ira f Decker. The ceremony
was performed at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson in the
presence of a number of rela
tives and friends of the bridal
party.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. B. L. Fielder, residing
west Of Mcintosh, having been
an employe of the News Office
for something more than a year.
The groom is one of Estancia's
young carpenters, and has a
neat home of his own building
ready for the reception of his
bride. Both are well known es-
pecially in church circles and
count all their acquaintance as
friends.
In order to avoid a possible
visitation from their many
friends in the way of a serenade
or charivari, Mr.. and Mrs. Deck
er went to the ranch home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Howell to
spend the night, but the young
folks were not to be SO easily
outwitted. A crowd of sixteen
secured transportation to the
ranch and called on the young
folks there. A most pleasant
evening was spent, the home
going being alta late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Decker will be
"at home" in Estancia for a few
months, after which they will
take up their residence on the
homestead southwest of town.
A host of friends offer sincere
well wishes, among which the
News is not the least.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Boosters 0OTlIn0
Tu6Sddy MORNING

The Albuquerque Boosters al
a meeting held on last Saturday
night changed their plans as to
the itinery and the time spent en-
route. According to the latest
schedule, the special will leave
Albuquerque this (Friday) morn
ing, going south to Socorro,
spending the evening at the lat
ter place. Tomorrow the special
will be run to Bl Paso, stopping
at various places en- route, and
arriving at the Pass City att p.
m. Sunday will be spent in FL
Paso and Juarez. Monday will
be spent in the Mesilla Valley.
Tuesday morning will find the
special at Mountainair, and the
following schedule be followed;
Tuesday.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Tariff on Wool
Remains UNCHANGED

Washington, April IL. Wes-
tern senators are pleased with
the general provisions of the
tariff bill as reported by Senator
Aldrich to the senate today, and
with the exception that hides and
coal are not treated in accordance
with their wishes, would give
the Aldrich measure unqualified
support.
On these two items they speak
in hopeful terms of correction on
the floor of the senate. Senator
Warren said today:
We of the West should be
fairly satisfied with the bill.
Wool has been restored to the
Dingley rates and while we ex-
pected an increase of duty on
third class wool, we know that
the industry has prospered un-
der the Dingley rates and if we
hold them in the senate and in
conference we can expect con-
tinued prosperity. We have yet
to make the fight for the Ding
ley protective rates on hides and
coal and we hope to succeed
Senator Clark, with his COL
league, said he was hopeful that
the Dingley rates on hides and
coal could be restored;
The Dingley rates on women's
and childrens gloves, which
were materially increased by the
house, have been restored. Fur
lined gloves are provided with a
duty that is $1.50 lower than the
rates in the Payne bill.
One of the most significant
changes made by the senate COM
mittee is that which restores the
rates of the Dingley law on
women's stockings. The house
ways and means committee had
in the Payne bill ma
terial increases in the duties on
fashioned hosiery. This probably
aroused more popular interest
than any other feature in the
Payne bill, thousands of club
women taking a stand against
the duty, and women employed
in the hosiery factories of the
East declaring in favor of the in
creased rates. The increase pro-
vided in the Payne bill affected
the cheaper grades of hosiery
and did not disturb the duty on|
the highest grade. Denver Re-
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Drv Farming VERSUS
SClentIIlC Soil Culture

The term "dry farming has
! been popularized in recent years.
In some respects it is approprl-
ate and expressive and it has a
proper meaning insofar as it re-
fers to farm operations in a
country where it is so dry as to
require special treatment. But it
is an unfortunate term. 1t does
not have a definite meaning 1t
has been loosely used. 1t has been
abused and misused
Our readers are entitled to a
fair statement Of the relation
between so-called dry farming"
and true scientific soil culture.
In the first place, scientific soil
culture is a development follow
ing many years of patient inves-
tigation. 1t goes right to the
heart of the whole problem of
maintaining the physical condi-
ton of the soil best adapted to
plant growth. It includes the
methods of conservation of soil
moisture and also the methods of
maintaining or. developing fer
tility in the soil by a certain use
Of both air and water in the soil
which the farmer can and should
control by mechanical tillage.
"Dry flaming, as the term
is generally used, means almost
anything done to secure crops in
a dry country. More especially it
is taken to refer to common
principles of tillage but more
thoroughly applied. Sometimes
it also refers to summer fallow.
But it refers rather to what is
desired Of accomplishment rather
than the method of doing it.
Now dry farming" is all
right and well enough in it's
place. Everyone seeking success
through dry farming" is en-
gagged in doing better farming,
and that is a good thing. Every
farmer who really tries to do
better farming will in fact get
better results. But the thought
which is uppermost in the minds
of very many who talk of dry
farming is that by this process
sure crops are secured in all of-
dinary seasons, with the chance
Of failure in very bad seasons
still facing the plucky farmer,
Herein is there a vital difference
from real soil culture.
The dry farmer" has taken
a part of the system of soil cul-
ture and has made good use of it.
That is well as far as it goes.
And it is not entirely the fault
Of the farmer that he has stop
ped short. The influences
emanating from the office of
the agricultural department at
Washington have discouraged
him, On rather have msde Ii I'M
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16

possible for him to go further.
1t has been taught with a per
slstency worthy of a better
cause that aside from just doing
good farming there is no saliva
ton for the semi-arid region
aside from the discovery or
breeding of drouth- resisting
plants, The farmer has not been
shown by those who ought to be
leat,ers in the work that which is
true namely, that the secret Of
suc:ss liss locked in the soil
itself and the farmer has but to
find the key and do the unlocking
We say it without complaining
without criticism, in kindly spirit
but withot fa~ Of successful
contradiction, tnat the narrow
scope of the so-called dry farm
ing" is largely due to the I'M
willingness of those in authority
in che agricultural department
to depart from the old ideas
even in the face of absolute
evidence that through scientific
soil culture the new ideas have
triumphed.
We have no quarrel with those
who are working along other
lines. We welcome all honest in
quiry and join in all unbiased
investigation. Our friends, the
dry farmers, deserve encour-
agement. They have accomplish
ed a great work, They. have
opened the eyes of the world to
the possibilities of this semi-arid
region. But we invite them to
step up higher. Come with us
and aid us in making of this
agricultural science for the semi
arid region that which will for
ever end all uncertainty. It is
not enough to get good crops in
good seasons by good farming;
let us make sure of good crops
every. season and double our
crops in ordinary seasons and
under ordinary conditions.
Scientific soil culture includes
not only all that is done in the
name of dry farming but
more, for it contemplates care of
the soil from year to year, and
especially preparation of the soil
for the crop in the previous year.
1t means keeping the soil in
right condition for the develop
ment of available fertility and
perfect plant growth not only
for this season but for next sea-
son and afterwards.
The weakness of dry farm
ing" is that it goes only half way
and leaves the farmer helpless in
the time when he most needs
help. Let us get together and
find the way to insure against
failure.
Already and within the past
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Easter Dance.

The Catholic Club will give an
Easter Ball on Saturday night,
April II, at Walker Hall, to
which the public generally is in.
vited. An enjoyable evening is
promised all who come.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16

Henry Epler left ths first Of
the week for francisco Gomez
ranch in the Padernals north
east of town, to re-csmeut his
large storage tank.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16

ten months the i'll effects of the
old time drouth have been sorely
felt in some sections of the semi
arid belt and settlers of one and
two years ago have become dis.
heartened and have gathered
their all and returned to their
eastern homes only because they
were practicing dry farming
and did not understand scientific
soil culture in its entirety,
-Campbell's Scientific FARMER.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
CLOSING EXERCISES
ESTANClH SCHOOLS
Will Take Place at Baptist Church Tonight Program In
clues Oratorical Contest

Opening Song, Morning Invitation Ten (,irIs
oautatory Jesse Meyer
Recitation The Nameess Guest Rena Smith
Dialogue Writing Poetry Charlie Bond and Walter o. Givarv
Recltatlon Inc Army OF lCan Is Zelpho Tuttle
Recitation, Now Lay Me Down to Sleep JefHe Duke
Dri, sun bonnet Drill Ten Girls
Recltauon All Most a Man Milton Berkshire
Oratorcal Contest
Rums Devastation ana Destiny Eta Cochrane
The Final Voice Leila Laws
The Bridal Feast Oneta Havs
Called to Account Lon Weaver
William Sterling Marguerite Roberts
RUNS Tragedies Mamie Marsh
The Court of Last Appeal Willie Self
Farce The Mscbieyous Niger
Presentation of Medal Rev D B Jackson
Recitation, Good Bye Willie Pence
Closing Song Spring Time Ten Girls
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
SHL,OON LICENSE
TO BE DOUBLED
County Commissioners Instruct
Assessor to Enforce
the Law

At the meeting OF the county
commissioners on last Monday ir
Estancia, a resolution was adopt
ed authorizing and employing
Chas. F. Fasley of Santa Fe and
C.E. Coffin of Chicago, as fnan-
cial agents of Torrance county to
secure the passage of a speciaI
act by Congress validating a bond
issue for Torrance county in the
sum Of not to exceed $50, 900, and
also to dispose of the bonds at
not less than par. The proceeds
of the sale Of the bonds to be
used in paying the Indebtedness
Of Torrance county to Valencia
county, the floating Indebtedness
of the county, and to erect a
commodious and substantial
courthouse at Estancia.
The Commissioners further
adopted a memorial to Congress,
praying the passage of such an
act, stating specifically the ne
cessity Of such a measure at this
time, The bonds, if validated by
Congress will find ready sale, and
the creditof Torrance county will
be placed on a sound footing this
issue of bonds taking up all the
outstanding Indebtedness to date
A petition was presented by
Sheriff Meyer, calling the atten-
ton of the board to the fact that
retail liquor licenses in several OF
the towns of the county were
now being collected at a lower
rate than that prescribed by law,
in proportion to the population.
Acting upon the p9tstiOii, the
board instructed the assessor to
carefully investigate the matter
of the population of the various
precincts and fix the liquor licen-
ses in the towns accordingly,
-,
This action on the part of the
board will practically double the
retail liquor licenses in Estancia,
Willard, Moriarty and possibly
one or two other towns. Here
tofore the license fee in Estancia
has been 5000 per annum. At
the election last November there
were polled in this precinct 403
votes. Even at the low estimate
of three inhabitants to one vote,
the population of the precinct
would be something over 1900.
The law fixes the license fee at
$400 where the population Of the
precinct is over 1 900.
The books and records in the
courthouse were re-insured by
order of the board in the sum of
81 900, through the local agency
Of Minnie Brumback, at a pre-
MUM Of $3.50
Sheriff Meyer again asked that
the board allow him the neces-
sary funds for the purchase Of
steele cages for the county jail.
The board instructed him to take
the matter up with the district
attorney, andi if it could be done
legally, they would allow the
amount.
The treasurer was instructed
to issue a new tax receipt to W.
A. Goodwin, in exchange for one
issued enormously by the ex-
treasurer.
In the matter of refunding the
amount Of the liquor license paid
by j. R. Mckinley and Doroteo
Torres, they were ordered to file
with the clerk an affidavit as to
the exact time they sold liquors
at Mountainair, and the treasur
er was instructed to refund to
them the pro rata amount of the
license fee.
A petition was presented with
36 signatures living in the vicini-
ty Of Mountainair, asking the re-
moval of county surveyor James
The board instructed the clerk t.
order the surveyor to cease his 4
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1909-04-16
Grand Master Here

The local Odd Fellows are
planning an especially good
time tonight, and will have as
their guest, ]. B. Hodgdon,
Grand Master of Deming, MN
The regular session will be fol-
lowed by a social session to
which all members of the Re-
bekkahs are invited.
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work in precinct Is, until order
ed to continue by this board.
Upon the advice of the district
attorney, the clerk is instructed
to refuse to issue the license for
a saloon at Abo, as prayed for
and ordered by the board at the
meeting last week.
A petition was presented ask
ing that special counsel be en-
ployed to assist in the matter Of
collecting back taxes. The board
named F F. Jennings, his ap-
pointment Subject to the approv-
jail of District Attorney Abbott.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-05
First-Class Telephone Service.

Grants Pass has now an up-to-date
telephone system, complete in every
particular. Not only have we CEN
trail energy system, but a new line
throughout the city with all modern
improvements. Last Friday the cut
over was made and each telephone
user realized the great advantage
of modern inventions over ante
quated system cf 20 or more years
ago. Two and four party lines now
take the place of 10 and IL party
lines under the system, and there are
only one and two rings on any line
except those leading into the coun.
try, Business telephones and private
lines have but one ring. This city
may well be pround of It's fine serv-
ice for there is nothing better any
where.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-05

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DR.. Flanagan,
Physician and Surgeon.
JE,Peterson. ioneerInsuranccMa
M.Clemens. Prescription Druggist
Paddock & Manuel buy second
hand goods. City Hall Bldg. 10-22-tf
Highest cash price paid for green
and dry hides at ]. II. Ahlfs meat
market. 10-1-tf
II you want good goods for little
money so to Paddock g. Manuel, City
Hail. 1O-22-tf
Alfred Letcher. Registered Opto-
metrist and Jeweler In Dixen's old
stand, Front st. Eyes tested free.
Curtiss & Co., jewelers., are stirl
In business at the same old stand.
N"hhiS' thc plunnDeT.
Jas. Trimble now has in stock a
number of fine handmade, tool steel
sledges and wedges. 10-29-4t
Leave orders for Thanksgiving
turkeys and chickens at Gus Karn-
er's, 405 G street. Phone 1873.
Headquarters for everything In the
meat line. 1t-5-3t
Good cooks say the South Bend
MaIleable Steel Range Cook Book
is better than ever this year. FREE
at their exhibit at Hair-Rlddle Hard
ware Cos. store all next week.
Seed wheat and yetch. mixed, for
fall sowing; oats ard vetch, mixed,
for fan sowing: straight wheat,
straight oats and rye for fall sowing.
Grants Pass Feed Co., 402 s. 9th
street, cor. j. street. 10-22-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-05
3azaar and save Deeember 5

Bazaar and sale December 8.
Ora Smith, of Kerby, was in town
on business Friday.
Mrs, L. CT Johnson, of Roseburg,
returned home Friday after visiting
Mrs. ]. d. Drake.
For a touch of individuality in
lighting and posing 90 to the Angelo
Studio.
Bert ingalls, went hunting last
week, All he got for his pains was
the pleasure of drinking Folgers
Golden Gate Coffee which he took
with him.
The FLASH" man is coming.
Hear him talk
Roseburg has the second daily
newspaper, THE Evening News a
six-column quarto, which has a neat
typographical appearance and is we'll
supplied with telegraphic and local
news, besides being strong editorial
lly. The new daily is heartily well
coined by the Courier, which extends
its best wishes.
The Grants Pass public schools
which have been closed this week
on account of slight epidemic of
diphtheria, will again open for ac-
tive work on Monday morning.
You never saw a South Bend Mall
leahle Range? The Maileable Man
and the Malleahle Girl will be
pleased to show it to you at the
store of Hair-Riddle Hdwe Co.
On Wednesday DR.. Loughridge
was called to Three Pines to attend
Mrs Steel, who had fallen from the
porch of her home and sustained a
dislocated shoulder The road to
Three Pines crosses a high divide
and was not built especially for au-
tomobile travel, there being rocks
in many places so high as to neces-
state jacking up the wheels in or
der to clear the distractions. The
doctor and Carl Gentner who was in
charge of the machine, both did ex-
cellent work with fence rails and fin
ally the home of the suffering
woman was reached, where the doc
tors skill left the patient on the
road to speedy recovery. This is
the second automobile which has
made the trip.
The MaIleable Man and the Male
able Girl will furnish, FREE, hot
biscuits and a cup Of fragrant coffee
at Hair-Riddle Hardware Co.'S. store
all of next week. Don't miss 1t,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-05
MARRIED.

HARPER -SAVAGE-At the home Of
the brides parents, MIR. and Mrs
G. A. Savage, on Sunday, october
81, 1909, w. II. Harper aud Miss
NJ. Savage; Rev. D. II. Leech, OF
the Newman NJ +, church, offlci-
ating
This pretty home wedding was
solemnized at o'clock in the pres
ence of the immediate relatives OF
the contracting pair and few In
vited friends. Both these young peo-
pie are well and favorably known in
this city, the bride, the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Savage, having
resided/in Grants Pass since child
hood and has many friends. The
groom is a young business man Of
Portland and he and his bride left
for that place Monday evening The
best wishes and congratulations OF
their friends go with them.
BRoWN-TRYER-A AT the home Of
the Christian minister, 90 Grants
Pass, Wednesday, November 3
1909, Alex c. Brown ald Mrs
Nellie Tryer, both Of this city;
Rev. Frederick Brooke officiating
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown left for Med
ford for few days visit with
friends, but win return to this city
TO make their home. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Brown are we'll and favoraby
known In this city and have large
circle Of friends, who extend hearti
est congratulations and best wishci
for their future happiness.
JONEs-McCALLlsTER - AZ th,
home Of the brides parents al
New Hope, Oregon. Thursday, oc
tober "a, 1903, T. D. Jones ant
Miss Pearl McCalllster; Rev J. E
Day. Of Woodyille. officiating
The groom is one Of woodylllet
energetic merchants, a young maj
highly respected by an who know
him, while the bride Is social lead
er IN her section and highly though
or Mr. and Mrs. Jones are at hom'
az Woodyllle, oregon.
BOYNTON-GROss--At the home o
the groom, az Grants Pass, Ore
gon. on October 90, 1909, Nolsoi
c Boynton and Hattie Gross. boil
of this city, 1urHao James if9i
man officiating.