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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04

and well defined, west of Estan.
Torrance county is one of the
new counties of the territory and
has made rapid strides since its
creation. The rush of homeseek-
ers into the Estancia valley has
resulted in changing this valley
from a sheep range to a prosper
GUS community dotted with farms
where the dry farming method is
being given a test that has de-
monstrated without question its
success. Water is found at shall
low depth and some irrigation is
practiced. The soil is adapted to
raising grains and vegetables and
potato growing has become an
important industry within the
past two years, potatoes raised
in this valley bringing good prices
with greater demand than can be
met.
A good vein of coal has been
discovered at a depth of 80 feet
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Irrigation Proposition

Quite a number Of our farmers
were in attendance at the meet
ing in Walker Hall on Wednesday
afternoon, to hear the proposition
Of G. H. Rittenhouse, of the
Western Construction Company,
in regard to irrigation. The plan
is to install a central power plant
and transmit electricity to the
various. portions Of the valley,
furnishing the farmers the power
with which to pump water for
irrigation. Mr.. Rittenhouse ex-
pressed himself, that with the
shallow water found throughout
the valley, the plan was entirely
Feasible and would assure first
class crops for the valley in sea-
sons of drouth as well as seasons
Of rain.
A committee to examine more
closely into the details of the
proposition and report their opin-
ion Of the same, was chosen con-
sisting Of 1. Knight, chairman;
G. H. Van Stone, H. G. Bedford,
Thos. Long, JIM. Milbourn. Fred
H. Ayers and A. J. Green.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
DtSTRlGTED
FOR CENSUS
Supervisor Of Census Names
M Districts for Torrance
County

( /, The: following census districts
have. been designated by the ter
ritorial supervisor of census,
Torrance county being divided
into seven districts. Each dis
trict will be assigned to an enum-
orator, who must cover that ter
ritory' thoroughly, including in
his report everything pertaining
to. that portion Of the work.
No. 270. Precincts / fatigue
and 2 Torreon.
No. 271.2 Precincts 3~Manzano
and 5 Punta.
No. 272. Precincts A Cienega,
:.13 Abo and is Mountainair.
/ Nos 27S:s Precinct 6 Willard.
No. 274. Precincts z Estancia
and IA Lucia.
No, 275. Precincts 8 Moriarty,
8 Palma and 16 Mcintosh.
No. 276. Precincts 10 Duran,
IL Pinos Wells and IL Fncino.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
TORRANCE Well,
UP in THE LIST
Almost all Of First Half of 1909
Taxes Paid as soon as they
Became due

Santa Fe, N. M, Feb. 26. The
collie .tions of taxes of 1909, to
| date, in the various counties, are
very good, considering that only
the first half of the taxes has fal-
len due. The collections for the
entire territory average AZ per
cent. The showing is indeed a
creditable one and indicates that
very large percentage of the
1909 taxes will be accounted for
by the end of 1910. Following is
the standing of the various
counties of the territory on a per
centage basis, up to and includ-
ing the January collections:
Mckinley So per cent.
Colfa.s, Luna and Grant, 49p per
cent.
Taos 48 per cent.
Chaves 46 per cent.
Eddy and San Juan counties
45 per cent.
Otero and Bernalillo Al per
cent.
Quay 43 per cent.
Torrance, Dona Ana and Curry
42per cent.
Lincoln and Union Al per cent.
Valencia and Socorro 40 per
cent.
Roosevelt 80 per cent.
Sierra, Rio Arriba and Mora
38 per cent.
San Miguel 81 per cent.
Santa Fe 33 percent.
Guadalupe 20 per cent.
Sandoval % per cent.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Homespun Philosophy.
(Selected.)

Honest toll is better than pro-
fiigate leisure.
Some only change their occu-
patton to hasten the faster to
ruin.
Some days the most trivial
cross takes the form of a cal
amity.
How many misfortunes come
from having forgotten a single
corner.
Two-thirds of human existence
is wasted in hesitation and the
last in repenting.
We must SOW the seeds and
tend the growth. if we would
enjsy the flowers.
Man prepares for privation by
Safety and finishes his Sin thor
oughly before he begins to repent.
All! If men only knew what a
small dwelling Joy can live in
and how little it takes to furnish
| it.
Happiness can only be retained
by constancy; do not forsake your
old patrons for the protection of
those who are unknown.
1t is easy for us to think if the
circumstances were changed, we
would be changed also; may we
learn to change, SO the circum-
stances may train our souls for
duty, truth and beauty!
The difficulty is to know how to
adapt ourselves to the slow step
of time, whose progress can new
er be forced without danger.
If nothing is perfect, nothing
is so bad as to be without COM
pensation, or its remedy.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Protests Small Holding Claim

On Monday of this week, tes-
timony was taken before U. S.
Commissioner Minnie Brumback
in the land case of Morse VS..
Ballejos. Fermin Ballejos made
final proof ou the Small Holding
Claim No. 291, of Jose Mirabal,
deceased. Stephen A. Morse pro
tested against this proof, as the
land included part of his home.
stead filing. Attorneys Jennings
and Corbett represented Morse,
while attorney Davies looked af-
ter the interests of Ballejos. Nc
testimony was offered by Bale.
jos, he allowing his case to rest
on the evidence submitted by the
protestant,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Still after the COUNTY Scat


On Tuesday of this week. At
torney A. B. Renehan filed amo-
tion before the Territorial Su-
preme Court, asking that the in
siuction against the Board Of
County Commissioners of Tor
rance county, restraining them
expending any moneys upon a
courthouse at Estancia, be rein
stated until the case could be
disposed of on its merits at the
summer session of the court.
Judge E. A. Mann, for the de-
PENDANTS, objected and the mat
ter was to have been argued yes
terday, but as there was not a
quorum Of the court present, no
action was taken.
This is merely continuing the
scheme of thefew who are op-
posed to having anything done,
in their attempt to block the
building of a courthouse until af-
ter the next legislature, in the
hope that that body will do some
thing to bring about a possible
change, to make Willard t h e
county seat. The law establish
ing the county seat at Estancia
stands until the supreme court
decides otherwise, and in the
mean time the work on the build
ing goes merrily on. So far, the
objectionists have been defeated
il every move they have made,
the district court having decided
that rEstancia, is. .the.-county, seat
and the eomplainants had n
grounds for an injunction.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Spelling Bee.

There will be an old time spell.
ing bee at Walker Hall Thursday,
March 10th, at late candle light
ing, and will be given by the
Royal Neighbor Damsels and the
Modern Woodmen Gentry. There
will be spelling down, speeches,
things to eat and music, and will
cost about twenty cents for grown
up folks and about half as much
for those not grown.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Sunday School at New Home

A new Sunday School was organized
last Sunday, at the New Hope School
house, nine miles southwest of Estan-
cia. The attendance was thirty-tv o
which Was good for the first meeting
Mrs. j. M. Baker was elected Superin-
tendant and V. G. Block Secretary and
Treasurer. The District school is also
progressing nicely, with ]. l. Ferguson
as teacher. There are many good relia-
Bile citizens in that neigbborhood, and
they are all in for progress,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
The Christian Church

The Special Meetings now in
progress at the Baptist church
will continue over Sunday. The
Bible School will be held as us.
ual at Walkers Hall. BY the
courtesy of Rev. Carver { h {
services will be held in the Bap.
tist Church Sunday II a. m. aud
1907 m. at which time Fred.
erick F. Grim will preach. A
cordial invitation is given to all.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04
Hunt-k0lb.

Ira D, Hunt and Miss Alice G.
Kolb were married Tuesday
afternoon at the Valley Hotel.
Rev. ]. R. Carver performed the
ceremony. The parties have
both lived at Moriarty for sew.
eral years, and will continue to
make their home on their farm
northeast of the town. We ex-
tend best wishes and congratu,
lations.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04

Travelling Statesmen Moore, of
the Oliver Typewriter Company,
came in Wednesday evening. He
drove to Manzano yesterday,
from which place he will go to
Mountainair.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04

: cla. Salt is produced from sal
: lakes in the valley and this is al
| important industry.
) Towns have sprung up through
out the valley of which Estancia
, the county seat, is the most i'm
, portant. Estancia is on the liue
of the New Mexico Central rail
road and is the largest town in
the valley, having good schools
and churches. The various bust
ness interests are we'll represent
ed in the town and the bank
there has 100000 in deposits,
Two large planning mills and box
factories give employment to
many men and five saw mills in
the adjacent mountains are kept
busy supplying timber for this
industry. The shops of the New
Mexico Central are located there.
A $4,000 high school has been
built and the town is making
rapid progress in educational fa-
cilities. Near the town is the
Estancia natural park in which
are large springs that supply
pure water to the town and rail-
road.
Moriarty is a thriving town
located at the junction of the
New Mexico Central's Santa Fe
and Albuquerque branches, which
gives it a good position as a trade
center. Mountainair, at the sum-
nit of Abo pass on the east slope
of the Manzano mountains, is the
Chautauqua town of New Mexico
and the shipping point for timber
cut in the mountains, Dry farm
ing is no longer an experiment
there and abundant crops are
raised, while orchards thrive.
The town is a health resort and
is the closest point to several
places of. historical interest, in
cluding the ruins of La Cuara
and La Gran Quivira missions.
Willard is almost the center of
the Estancia valley and the juno
tion point of the New Mexico
Central and the Santa Fe's Belen
cutoff, which makes it the dis
tributing point for a large terri
tory and earns it the title, Hub
City" 1t is a thriving town.
bound to grow, and as the center
commercially of a vast trade ter
ritory it is already one of the
busiest little communities in New
Mexico.
Willard began with the con-
struction of the two railroads
which cross at this point and the
frame shacks which temporarily
gave shelter toits residents have
been replaced by substantial brick
and stone houses. Practically all
lines of business are represented
in the town and there are church
es and schools. It's important
railroad connections insure the
growth and prosperity of Willard
and of the community from which
it draws its trade.
With the formal opening of the
Santa Fe Central railroad in 1903
came a rush of homeseekers to
the Estancia valley, and Estancia
has grown from it's original be-
ginning of one general store to
an Incorporated town with a
population of 1900. So rapid has
been the growth of the popula-
tion that allavailable claims with
in a radius of twenty miles have
been taken up, and the home
seekers who are arriving daily
are obliged to buy relinquish-
ments or decided land if they wish
to remain in the land of sunshine.
Relinquishments and decided land
are selling from $40 to $50 per
acre, while lots in the business
part of town are selling from
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-03-04

a tAOfi'
Estancia is one of the best busi
ness towns in the territory, a.
these statistics will show what il
actually located here: Four gen
eral stores, four grocery stores
two hardware and implement
stores, one feed store, one sec
ond hand store, three meat mar
kets, one bank, one drug store
two lumber and coal yards, two
livery stables, two planning mills
| and box factories, two barber
shops, three hotels, two restau.
rants, one rooming house, two
blacksmith shops, one shoe shop,
one millinery store, one tailor,
two newspapers, one bakery, one
ieWelry shop, two physicians,
three lawyers, two United States
commissioners and three real
estate agents and the New Mex
leo Central shops, which employ
about thirty men,
Considerable building is going
on despite the cold weather. The
j. w. Brashear brick is just fin
ished a building 60x50, and is
occupied, and in a short time
Messrs. Ayers, Scott and Jenson
will erect brick adjoining this
and of the same dimensions. The
material is being hauled from the
cars to the court house grounds
| for the erection of the $40, 900
court house for Torrance county.
There are seven religious demo-
limitations which have organiza-
tons, while only the Baptists,
| Methodists and Church of Christ
have buildings erected. Of the
lodges we find the Masons, East
ern Star, CdI Te1lc IS, Rebekah,
W. O. W., III. w, A., Royal
Neighbors and Knights of Py-
thias have active organizations.
The citizens of Estancia point
with pride to the new $4,000 brick
school house which was complet-
ed during tho past summer, and
with the efficient corps of teach
ers the school ranks as one of the
best. With the four years high
school course parents do not have
to face the problem of having to
send their children away from
home to have them educated.
The New Mexico Fuel and Iron
Co. fenced in the old historic
springs and trees, which include
about thirty acres, which tract is
known as the town park, and
here during the summer months
picknickers frequently gather
and nearly all the public gather
ings are held under the inviting
shade of the wide spreading
trees.
The principal products are po-
tatoes, frijole beans, millet, corn,
barley, wheat, oats and all vari-
eties of garden truck. Potatoes
during the past season yielded
from $50 to 200 bushels per acre,
and were of a quality that can
not be excelled, Estancia sent
ten sacks of potatoes, each potato
weighing not less than from one
to three pounds, to the National
Irrigation congress, which was
held in Chicago last fall, and as
they had been raised under the
dry farming process caused not a
little surprise when it was found
that they equalled the irrigated
potato which was displayed in
every respect, There will be
thousands of acres of corn, beans
and potatoes planted this spring
and all indications are for a
bumper crop, as there has been
an unusual amount of snowfall
this winter.
A ride through Estancia valley
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
NEARLY $4,000 IN PRIZES
AT PORTLAND'S BIG FAIR

Portland.-More than $4,000 in
purses for speed events, $4,000 in
prizes for blooded livestock, $1,000 in
poultry prizes, six days Of the best
racing ever witnessed in the north
west six days OF Judging blue-ribbon
animals, six days Of vaudeville and
music, with aeroplane flights, aero
battles, performing goat circus
"busting" bronchos and steer lasso-
ing, six days in which the whole time
will be replete with amusements and
instructions-such is to be the third
annual Portland Fair and Livestock
exposition which opens at Portland
September 5 and closes September 10.
In many respects the fair manage
ment claims for this event unique dis
tinction in northwest fairs. Its purses
for speed are the highest known to
the west. the 2:12 trotting event be-
ing for $4,000, and the 2:14 pace
being for $4,000. 1t is proven that
large purses will draw the best
horses Of the turf, without pool SELL
ing, which is rigidiy forbidden in
Portland, for upon the Portland track
are dsSeHlDleQ llle lnOsI Drlilldnt Sdl-
axy Of speed kings and queens ever
raced in this region. AS a triumph
OF the new order, which is to COM
mand human interest because of the
fascination in superb horseflesh, the
Portland race meet during the fair
week will be a precedent for COM
ing years.
In the collection of bloeded stock
OF all grades and breeds, the manage
ment of the Portland fair claims the
distinction of having drawn the very
best known to the west. and hence to
the nation. Cattle will be there with
national records, and many of equal
promise that are just entering the ex-
hibition arena. Sheep and goats that
take second place to nothing grown
in America, will typify the perless
in America as the future breeding re-
gon for the American continent
Swine and asses that have records,
poultry, light harness and draft
horses, angora cats and everything
man has domesticated in this region
will be represented and will compete
for high prizes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
NEW MAGAZINE NOVEL.
O'Connor Will Have Fiction Discuss
Questions

London.-T. P. O'Connor Is always
prominent either in the political or
journalistic world. Journalists and
underlying idea Of his new magazine
which is to be made of fiction which
shall be related to some paramount
movement or intellectual feature Of
the day. The aim is to apply imag-
ination to contemporary affairs, and
the outcome of the experiment is
awaited with great interest.
But, even to sympathetic observers,
the difficulties of such an application
Of fiction to contemporary history
seem well-nigh insuperable. John
Galsworthy, for instance, may arraign
the administration of British justice,
| or deal with the problems that beset
the relationship Of capital and labor,
when he is wrought upon by a su-
preme moral and artistic impulse.
Such work, however, cannot be pro-
duced at the call Of any editor.
Women's suffrage has stalwart and
clever exponents, such as Miss Evelyn
Sharp, who may be relied upon to in
| fuse the essence Of their movement
into attractive short stories, but 1t
| will be hard to find supply of short
stories to illustrate other intellectual
| phases of the day. But in any case
T. p. O'Connor has many well-wish-
ers.
Those most interested in his ven-
ture are also discussing an article by
an able critic concerning the average
short stories now appearing in So
called popular magazines. Editors
are brought to book for discourage ging
good, artistic work. and the usual
praise Is given to Edgar Allan Poe.
! what finds most favor" he says,
"is properly not short story at all.
but a compressed novelet overloaded
with actors (they can hardly be call
ed characters) and with irrelevan,
events Of no Importance materially OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19

spiritually. The less atmosphere there
Is the better, unless 1t be that of viii
famous saltpeter or petrol, for with
out the revolver and the motor car
strength is sadly so seek If the theme
be not love, 1t may on occasion be
war, but 1t had better be crime. There
ought to be at least one opportunity
for the illustrator to compose a pic
ture Of elegant gentlemen in evening
dress engaged in some desperate ad-
venture, which is supposed to be Of
today for the public is not interested
in the past"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
CZAR TAKES WIFE TO CURE.
Condition OF Russian Empress is Most
Serious

ST. Petersburg.-The car is seri
ously worried over the health of the
czarina, and decided to accompany hel
on her journey where the doctors say
she has a chance to recover her health
partially at least.
The decision of the cZar to travel
with his consort to a foreign country
l.; recognized as a grave foreboding
in view of repeated statements to the
effect that the malady of the empress
has reached its final stage. Fried
berg, where the czar and czarina will
stay is within is minutes drive to
Nauheim. The palace, since the duke
Ludwig IVth's death, has been occu-
pied, and extensive preparations are
being made to make it ready to re-
ceive the imperial visitors. A humid
red rooms were got ready at Fried
berg, and a full contingent of secret
police have arrived from Darmstadt
and Frankfurt, and are subjecting all
visitors and foreigners to close scru-
tiny According to present arrange
ments, their majesties stay will last
six weeks.
1t is probable that while away the
czar will receive visit from Kaiser
Wilhelm, and the two monarchs will
discuss the Balkan situation.
The statement is frequently made
that the czar's civil list is s5,000,0 900.
The fact is that the emperors Of
Russia have no civil list. as they draw
ad lib. on the imperial treasury, every
rouble In which is supposed to be at
the absolute disposal of the sover-
eign. who is the owner of vast estates
and forests, with mines of great val
ue. It was said that during the year
before his assassination the Emperor
Alexander II drew s25,000,000 from
the treasury in order to make what
he considered to be an adequate pro-
vision for his morgantic wife, Princess
Dolgorouki. and her children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
FACTS FOR FARMERS

hardly more expensive than the home
prepared rations.
When moultlng actually com.
mences, 1t is best to feed literally or
nations which are easy Of digestion
and rich In protein
II the hens are expected to lay
heavily during the winter, they mus,
be cared for every month of the year
and fed more heavily as the fall
months come on,-Fort Worth Citl.
zen Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
r. w. HENNEMAN A.

Republican Candidate for Representa-
tive for Umatllla County.
1 STAND FOR:
Statement No. l.
The Direct Primary Law.
The Recall and Corrupt Practice
Act
Better School Laws and Better
Schools.
Better Road Laws and Better
Roads.
Better Tax Laws and Lower Taxes.
Better Irrigation Laws.
Better Regulations OF Railroads,
Express Companies, Telephone and
Telegraph Companies. and all Public
Service Corporations.
Lower Freight and Express Rates
Equal Privileges TO ALL
Against the extravagant use Of
County and state Funds.
Against the Assembly and Machine
Politics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19

"ANTED-Classif1ed ads, saeh a.
help wanted; rooms or houses z
rent; second hand goods for sale:
In fact,any want you want 10 get
filled, the East Oregontan wants
your want ad. Rates: Thre. lin .
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cents; six times. 10 cents. Five
lines one time. 80 cents: two times,
4s cents: six times. 31.1s. Count
six words to the line. gend your
classified ads to the office or mafi
to the East Oregenian. enclosing
silver or stamps to cover the am
cunt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
l.. l.. MANN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

This is to certify that / will be a
candidate for denomination as Repre-
sentative from Umatilla County. sub
Ject to the will of the Republican
voters at the primary nominating
election to be held on September "a,
1919.
In the last legislature l was a MEM
ber of the Ways ana Means Commit
tee, and used the opportunity to trim
wasteful appropriations. II elected. |
will again endeavor to serve the best
interests of my county and state.
L. L. MANN.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-19
HENRY SCHM!TT
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

I. Henry 'Schmitt, occupation farm
er. reside in Athena, Oregon. am a
duly registered member Of the Re-
publican party. II / am nominated
for the office Of Representative for
Umatilla county at the Primary nomi-
mating election to be held in the state
OF Oregon, County OF Umatilla. on the
24th day Of September, 1910, l will
accept the nomination and will not
withdraw, and II 1 am elected, will
qualify as such officer and serve the
people Of my county and state to the
best of my ability.
HENRY SCHMITT.