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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27
6. 0. Jordan Dead.

Word has been received in the
neighborhood Of Silverton of the
death Of c. @. Jordan, who went
to Ft. Bayard in September suf-
fering with complication ~Ul
diseases. He had a fine claim on
which he had lived the full five
years required for final proof.
His brother, T. s. Jordan of
Keerens, Texas, is expected to
arrive soon to look after his af-
fairs here.
Death occurred on the tenth of
December, but through a mislaid
telegram his folks did not learn
of his demise until after inter-
ment had taken place.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27
ONE THIRST
EMPORIUM in
ESTANClH

Not often does the News give
the saloons free advertising, but
this week a trick..was turned
which is too good to let pass. The
proprietors of both saloons in
Estancia neglected to renew
their svillage licenses. thinking
that the village would
be disincorporated and the
license fees would be saved.
The village ordinance allows on
ly two saloon licenses to be issued
!, by the clerk.
The marshal delivered the Ii
censes, but both proprietors re-
fused to take them up. There
upon Judge Braxton and Sheriff
Meyer, more in the spirit of a
joke, called on Clerk Scott and
made application for a license,
which was granted. Duputy
Sheriff Smith hearing of the
game wanted in on it, so he
made application for and was
granred the second and last lic-
ense.
Finding themselves in it,
and the proprietors of the thirst
emporiums not making any eff
fort to take the license off their
hands, they went farther and
arranged for a building and fede-
raj license.
Bill,Hardin hearing of the joke
that had been played on him,
said as he was out of the busi-
ness in Estancia he would stay
out and offered the new firm his
place of business and stock Of
hardware, which was accepted.
At present Barney Freilinger
finds himself with a stock on
hand, federal license, and
,ceunty license, but on VILLAGE.
license, and none to be had. The
outcome will be watched with
interest.
Sheriff Meyer says this is the
first time he has ever been in
the business, but since he is in
it, he intends to see that the law
is complied with strictly, and
that there will be no gambling,
no Sunday selling, nor infract-
ions of the law in any manner.
Those who MUST have their
throat washes on Sunday will do
we'll to prepare in advance as
we believe the sheriff means
what he says.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27

far, these several strata have
not gone beyond $50 gallons pei
minute and many of them run as
low as 400 per minute but a!
have stood up under continuous
pumping. The present problem
then is largely one of the right
kind Of a pump as well as one OF
the ready cash with which to be-
gin the serious work of develop
ment.
BONDING THE DISTRICT.
A step has been taken, howev-
er. which it is believed will large
ly obviate or eliminate both these
difficulties, viz, they have just
voted to bond the entire shallow
water district, the vote being
very enthusiastic and almost en-
tirley unanimous. But they
have a big enterprise before
them-one which will require
much skillful management. For
there is no underground flow,
as in Portales Valley, and the
problem must be solved by deep
water pumps, or else by the in
stallation of pumps on every 40
to 80 acres with concrete reser-
voirs; and either of these an
rangements will cost to exceed
$40 an acre. but we can see no
reason why, with the spirit and
determination of the people
whose talk is entirely of the one
problem of irrigation, this can,
not be accomplished within time
for the 1912 crop season, And
it simply battles the mind of man
to conceive what this valley will
be within five years if only the
water is put upon it, no matter
how 1t 10 done.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27
Ranger viii Be Here

Forest Ranger H. N. Gaines
has notified us that he will be in
Estancia on Monday, February
9Th, to issue permits to the peo-
pie Of the Estancia Valley for
wood, to be obtained from the
Manzano National Forest, Any
one desiring to secure such per-
mits will find Mr.. Gaines at the
News office on that date.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27

There is land supremely blest,
New Mexico, New Mexico.
It is land love the best
New Mexico, New Mexico;
Where sun and stars eternal shine.
Where mountains rise in heights sublime,
Where youth and vigor ne'er decline,
New Mexico, New Mexico
What means the thousands crowdng round
New Mexico, New Mexico
Where homes, and hopes, and health abound,
New Mexico, New Mexico.
They're coming for the sunshine bright
They're coming for the homestead right;
They're coming for new life and light;
New Mexico, New Mexico.
They've heard the call o. the newest state,
New Mexico, New Mexico
They have felt the grip of splendid fate,
New Mexico, New Mexico
They've dreamed, they We longed to feel the charms
Of teeming irrigated farms.
And wear the magic coat of arms,
New Mexico. New Mexico.
Come join the patriotic host,
New Mexico New Mexico,
And drink to her living toast,
New Mexico New Mexico.
The last but greatest commonwealth,
The sunshine land empire of health,
The home of hope and boundless wealth,
New Mexico New Mexico.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
hND FERTILE VhLLEYS
Is Tribute of Editor of Portaies Herald, after his
Visit to Estancia


Herald was a visitor in our Va
ley a few weeks ago, and as
result gave us a splendid boo.
through the columns of his pape
Of last week. AS a whole he ha
the facts we'll in hand and we
said, but we must disagree wit
him in regard to the necessit
OF cement reservoirs, as our so
here has been found to max
splendid reservoirs. Of course i
we had to resort to these, tn
cost of the irrigation plant
would be largely increased ant
might reach the figure he quotes
dut without these, the cost oil
irrigation will be much less
than the price he sets, probably
about half or a little more. We
reprint his article in full.
A few days since, it was the
EDITORS pleasure to go over a.
gain that wonderful section OF
New Mexico known as the Es-
tancia Valley. Lying there be-
tween the Manzano Mountains
on the west and the foot hills on
the east and stretched out some
80 miles (the tillable section only
is here indicated) in width and
seventy-fve miles in length, it
is one of the most beautiful and
fertile valleys in the United
States, and capable of pro
ducing anything ordinarily
grown in the temperate zone
High and lifted up to 5000 feet
elevation, far above the malar-
ial and miasmic line, it is health
full, invigorating, inviting, chal-
lenging.a rich empire of ag-
ricultural land, pierced by two
lines of railroad dotted on every
side with farms homes, studded
by a number of substantial towns
and just on the verge of a great
awakening due to the magic
touch of pumping irrigation.
There have been three distinct
stages of development of this
great valley. The first dates
back to the time when the Span
ish government ceded the whole
valley. practically, to Bartolome
Baca in the year 1919, the year
Alabama as a state was admitted
into the Union. Perhaps no bet
ter region on earth existed at
this time for sheep raising than
this vast valley o.
gramma grass; and Bartolome
Baca and his descendants were
not slow in seeing and Selling
their opportunity. From the
year 1919 to the year 1899. when
the supreme court of the United
States annuled this grant and
threw open the country to the
homesteaders- these "monarchs
Of all they surveyed" saw their
aocks and herds fatten, their es
late increase an hundred fold or
more, the whole land-hungry
world shut out and themselves
shut in, growing richer and rich
er each year.
DRY FARMING PERIOD.
The decision of the supreme
court, however, brought on the
second stage of development. viz.
The dry-farming period. Along
with the decision which opened
Up the country to the homestead
er, two great lines of railroad
mad, with in a few years, pierced
the hearts and the lower extrem-
ty respectively of the valley and
began to bring new life from
every section Of the United States
nto the "Estancia country" as
t was called. The pioneer rail.
-oad in this enterprise was the
Santa Fe Central, which was in
:orporated in December 1900;
,uilt south from Santa Fe to
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27

the A. T. & S. F. The Santa Fe
as this road is familiarly known
represents as much of the rea
spirit of progressive railroad
building, combined with as mucl
of the far-sighted statesman lik,
management as any road in tht
United States, considering the
pioneer conditions under which
much of its work is being done.
The building Of VIII It is known al
the cutoff from Texico to Be
len is a case in point. The man
ayers of the road determined to
have a line from Coicago to the
Pacific which in point of grade
line over the Rockies, high class
service, unexcelled road bed, de-
pots, bridges, rolling stock, ETC.. +,
should be second to none and if
possible, a little superior to all
competing lines. After a num-
ber of surveys, they discovered
what is known as the Abo Pass,
having an altitude of only 6200
feet and of easy access, as
against the Ration Tunnel which
is 1850 feet. Besides, this eros
sing at Abo Pass avoided the
necessity of climbing the Glori-
ettas, beyond the Ration range.
This was the cue to the solu-
tion of their problem. Work was
begun far back in 1906 on
the cut off," the first through
trains being run in January 90.
AS soon as these two roads were
put in operation, the tide of i'm
migration over ran this whole
valley, driving out the sheep and
cattlemen and launching the full
program of the dry farming Pc
riod. Temporary farm homes
soon dotted the beautiful ex-
panse of unmatched valley land.
Good crops were realized in
1905, ,06 and '07, which were
cut short in 1908, then almost
wiped out entirely in 1909 the
severest drouth in Is years
with almost an equal calamity Of
the same nature in 1910.
IRRIGATION LOOMS LARGE.
A less heroic people would
have been driven to desert their
places to desperation; not so
these heroic home building,
school building, church-building,
country building Anglo-Saxons
of the middle class. They had
put their hands to the plough
share and were not of the kind
to look back and whine for a re-
turn of the better days which
they had enjoyed back in the
states. They welcomed hard !
ship. dissappointments and dis
asters; NOR were they long in un-
Outstanding the unmistakable |
lesson of their dry-farming dis.
asters and turning them to ac-
in the exploration and test
ing Of the underground water
supply, Largely upon their own
initiative and by the help and
direction of the Western Conf
strucrion Company, more or less
systematic efforts We're en-
oloyed for some months the past |
summer; and though these eff |
forts are in no sense completed
and showed various results, they
are distinctly indicative of an un-
1erground water supply quite
to irrigate the entire
valley. The following is, as
nearly as we could gather, the
general water indication of the
various wells; a first stratum at
from 10 to 80 feet, a second from |
Is to 40 feet, third at from sol
20 80 feet, a fourth at about 125
feet upon the average. Then, |
,ne well, sunk to 700 feet en-
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27
NEW MEXICO
Ito the Air Of My Maryland)

Dedicated to the state e New Mexico by Rev. p ALI
drede Of Portales New Mexco the morning of New Mexico
Day. in the Coliseum building, Chicago Ill., November 2 1870
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-01-27
Interested In irrigation

George Pope, who has been at
Holmes Park, Missouri, for the
past six months, returned to
Estancia Wednesday of last week
Mr.. Pope is much enthused over
the prospect of the valley under
district irrigation He is an electri
clan by trade and will no doubt
be of mach assistance to the
board of directors in their work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
Entry
No. 80
in Our
Prize
Story
Competition

spring Up and down. to and fro, Caerina them go
So many kinds of them! So quaint and pretty grace
full and ugy If you could only see, Caterna! and he
would sigh in pity for his little friend.
Then Caerina would raise herself painfully, and press
her face against the window, trying to what was
going on down in the Square. But she never could
quite make out what the rowan tree describing,
though she believed it ALL 1t seemed if the thinnest
veil of mist came between her and Fairyland.
ooh, dear!" she would sigh in her soft tongue. "If
only | could see them once!" But it made her very
happy to think that they near, the friendly
Fairies. And she wondered how could live any
where else where there were Fairies. Caterina had
never been to the great Park and knew nothing of
what might be there.
Summer days went BY and the berries of the rowan
tree began to blush red There Fairy ring the
patch of green which Caterina could plainly The
magic night of Halloween drawing on, when the
Fairies hold high carnival And then there fell thun
derbolt into the Square.
THE moonlight shone gloriousy when the rowan tree
tapped the window of the little room where Caterna
slept. But he stopped for he heard the sound of weep
ing Caterna lay with her face in the moonshlne, and
great tears glistened like diamonds in her eyes,
"Caterina" whispered the tree, greatly distressed;
for she happy little SOUL and he had never before
found her crying "Caterina, why do you weep? 1t is
Haowe en- and the Fairies at their merr1est Surely
tonight YOU can see them. Eat of my berries, and
you shall try"
But Catena shook her curls and sobbed harder than
ever. "Oh OH" she walled "Now | shall never see
them l am a most wretched girl! Dreadful things
are about to happen! No one can be happy again!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
BY ABBIE FARWELL BROWN

pened The eud of the Three Races must be ended The
houses are all sold and are to be torn down. . Kelly,
Cohen and Patof have sold to rich man who has of,
fered them unheard of price. And he is going to build
great factory on this block
"Oh!" cried Caterina, and "Oh!" again. what Will
become of you, dear tree?'
"Aye, and what will become of the Square, and the
Fares?' cried the tree, r1stng with anguish. What
will the little children do without place to play in! 1t
is terrible, Caterina!"
"Terribe!" echoed Caterina. "What can be done?"
"The Fairies must be warned" said the tree "They
rollicing now, their merrest night; but must
them. 1t will be to break their hearts,"
Caterina burst sobbing afresh poor tree! Poor
Fairies! Poor children! Poor Cater1na she walled,
and the tree noaned dsrnally.
Suddenly the rowan tree Strengthened himself. Il
will tell the Fairies now, he said "There is no time to
be lost"
Caterina heard the rustic of his leaves as he bent
away from the window and there was great stiffness.
How the poor Fairies must be grevng at the terrible
news! What would become of them? Suddenly she
heard strange sound like the farof wallng OF many
tiny voices A gust of wind shook the windows, and
the whole house trembled. Then more she heard
the tapping the pane
"They are heartbroken," sighed the rowan tree at
may be the end of all; but they greve especially for
the children who do not know of them, and for you of
whom l have told them. And-oh, Caterina! they
believe that you perhaps can help them; tor you are
wise and innocent and clear eyed. 1t is Haowe en- and
you may the Fairies if you will Eat this berry of
mine, and come"
Caterna sat up in bed eagerly, the drying her
eyes, "Oh if could help!" she cried. She swallowed
the magic berry and made haste to rise She put her
little red slippers and then, leaning her cruches she
crept softly she could down the stairs and out into
the silent street. full of moonlight and around to the
byway that formed the fourth side of the
Square.
put at the entrance she paused dazed and blinded by
- great light that suddenly hared into her eyes.
Presently soft little hands seized hers; others guided
her feet and took away her crtches leading her gently
the grass to the foot of the tree Then-oh
the wonderful sight that greeted her The Square
indeed different at night! Over all the ugly rubbish
hiding it of sight the Fairies had spread carpet of
silver cobwebs and moonshne And overhead like
canopy shut the ugly houses that surrounded the
Square; shut all but the magic patch of green and
the that stood tall and graceful in the midst
1t have been this misty canopy that had always
hid the fairy revels from C-terina's eyes.
Under the tree stood anxious group of Fairies
whom Caterna could now quite plainly. mixed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

The rowan tree shivered
and shook with fear; for he
knew that Caterina would not
talk like this without reason.
@What is it," he whispered,
with trembling leaves. ooh,
what is it, dear Caterina?"
ave must move away!"
sobbed Caterina. ave must
all leave this happy spot over
looking my Square! I shall
lose you and the neighboring
Fairies! And what shall | do
then, poor me?"
ooh, this is sad!" murmured
the faithful tree. "This is sad
indeed! But why must you
go, Caterina dear?"
ave must go because the
house is sold, and they say it
is to be torn down this very
next week. Father says we
shall 60 far up town to live.
And | shall die, dear tree,
without you!"
The tree made a soft sound
of sympathy. "This is serious,
he murmured. II must look
further into the matter" And
with his long arm he began to
brush the windows of the other
tenements which filled up the
block. What he learned made
him shake and shiver again
from top to root. Presently
his trembling fingers tapped
again on Cate1ina's window,
and the little girls heart sank
at the sound.
at is worse even than |
feared!" he cried. "They are
all going, Caterina! All the
people are making ready to
leave! A miracle has hap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
AFTER ENGLISH ESTATES
Also an Oak Tree Figures in Naming
= Pinehurst Estate.

Oakwood estate, one of the first pro-
perties to be sold in Pinehurst derives
its name from beautiful old English
home situated out from London some
twenty miles. In deciding which estate
in Pinehurst on which to bestOW the
name lakewood, the fact that a stat aly
old oak tree stands on the tract at
the corner of Medford road and Sew
enth avenue, was the deciding factor.
F. V. King. one of Topeka 5 faVorite
photoSra piers, S27 Kansas avenue, is
the owner of lakewood estate and feels
confident he has the finest estate in
Pinehurst. However. there are others
who think along similar lines.
We selected this tract, lakewood. =
said Mr.. King today. for the reason
that Pinehurst has possibilit of be
coming one of the most beautiful resi-
dence districts il Kansas and lakewood,
we think has an ideal location among
the other estates. Our plans. while not
completely developed, are to erect a
bungalow on Oakwood."
AIr Kings estate Will have a frontage
of 200 feet. granite walk across the
entire distance and the benefit of q
1000 candle power light placed at the
corner of AIedford road and Seventh
axrpTl1e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Official statement Regarding American
Interests in Asia Minor

Berlin, Dee. 1.--Taking cognizanee
of the impression in the United States
that German diplomacy is responsible
for the delay in the American railway
project in Asia Minor being approved
by the Turkish parliament. the semi
official VOLTS telegraph bureau has
been authorized to say:
1.-The difficulties encountered by the
project lie in the hardly realizable
fundamental principles of the scheme
itself. The German interests whose
rights would be affected by the project
in one way or another up to the pres
ent have observed an essentially wait
ing attitude; at any rate for more
than year they have undertaken no
steps bearing on the Chester project.
The same is the case as regards Ger
man diplomacy.
Contrary to the impression convey
ed by reports German interests by all
means welcome the investment of
capital of other countries, especially
of America in Asiatic Turkey, if only
for the reason that the economic pro
gross achieved by such investment
would rebound to the benefit of the
railroads already in existence or in
process of construction, which rail
roads are being operated chiefly with
German capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

off two weeks on account Of illness.
Henry Kettler OF the electrical de
partment spent Thursday in town with
his parents.
Ralph Hagenbuch. operator of Eu-
dora, spent Thursday here with his
brother. Frank Hagenbuch of the ma
chine shop, while on his way to Albu-
querque to spend several days visiting
friends and on a business trip.
E p Thompson of the boiler shops
is spending a few days with friends
and relatives in Usage City.
David owen, of the assistant super
intendent of motive powers Office,
went 70 Beloit to SPEND Thanksgiving
with his mother.
NJ P. Stone of the blacksmith shop
is off for a few days on account of the
serious illness Of his daughter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
"Littles Make for Prosperity.

remark upon 'vulgarity of extrava-
gance' published in family paper not long ago
some peppers tomatoes her garden with
the remark We tired of them She did not
know with little celery. and butter blend
ed with made a fine tomato cut some
thick slices dipped them into batter and fried them
The peppers | scaIded and stuffed with force meat
(cod beef. minced fine. with bread crumbs and
onion added and baked them. With a Brown Betty
pudding me
e arr who good husbands
unfortunate in getting work in
the city. left it A big contracting firm pays
81 a day for boarding its men. have four
boarders. and I saving money, while neighbor
months rent and big grocery bill.
Here few mean things I keep in mind:
Paper bags and string come handy for lunches;
also paper from the inside of cracker boxes.
Put canned tomatoes in paper bags; then put
them a
Tomato cut like paper baskets can be made
ornaments a Christmas tree wire the
spread first. then
Cardboard tops from milk bottles will often fit
a wide moutled Jam jar.
when in hurry use condensed milk for sealing.
Plenty of apples. with a few grapes added. make
a jam.
Put raisins into apple pie. elderberries, with
raisins and juice and the rnd of oranges, make
nice jam.
Shall I call again?
the thoughtIess neighbor might the
structures her housewifery I suppress the adj
the letter has hearty approval The "Httles
total prosperity in every department
life labor
? When a child I read chapter in Mrs Chds
which memory since. Busy
Bees" recital of her small economies brings it Wv
idly in every detail. Many confound small
with petty" in this connection. They far from
being synonyms; in meaning
Quences parsimony - and " economy"