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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
THEY TALK PARCELS POST.
Prominent Business Men Of Country
Appeared Before House
Committee

Many of the largest mercantile or
CARNATIONS of the country were repre-
sented recently before the sub-com-
mittee of the house committee upon
post offices and post roads in opposition
to parcels post. The remark was fire.
quently made that this action on their
part disproved the claims of advocates
of parcels post that the only opposition
to the proposed legislation emanated
from the express companies.
Many opinions expressed by promi-
nent men present were: "The mercan-
tile interests of the country paid about
four-ifths of the postage upon first
class matter and upon this the govern
ment made profit. This profit is spent
upon other classes of mail matter"
"Parcels post was not conducted at
a profit in any country where now in
operation. In country of long dis
tances like the United States, it would
be making a heavy deficit in the
treasury"
''In the upbuilding of the towns, the
merchants are an active element. In
jury to their interests means damage
to local newspapers, banks and to its
citizens generally"
"The cost of delivery for depart
ment stores averages from five to eight
cents per package and thetgovernment
at rates proposed, paying railroads ac-
cording to length of haul cannot make
money in the transportation of parcels
The express companies would waive
the losing long hauls and endeavor to
take the profitable short ones"
"Parcels post will lead to greater
isolation of farm life, the mutual in
terests of the people of the towns OF
the country will be increased instead
of these being divided as they would
under parcels post"
"The decrease of property and farm
values generally damages the CONNER
cial interests of the. towns"
"This agitation has been manufac
tured by journals supported by the ad
vertising of mail order houses"
The general opinion expressed is tina
the sub committee and the committe,
will not recommend action until the.
have made a critical investigation O.
the whole situation, deeming it impor
tant to secure a thorough knowledge a
possible of the systems of parcels pos
now inaugurated in densely populated
countries and as to the effect of thei
installation in comparatively sparsel.
settled country like the United States
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES
Greatest in History of the Range, Is
Miles Square.

San Bernardino, Cal.-The fire which
has been raging for a week on the San
Bernardino mountains, north of this
city, has assumed a size far greater
than any other blaze in the history of
the range The flames extend over Is
square miles.
The women in the hotel and cabins
of the summer residents were sent out
of danger by horseback to Little Bear
valley.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Plan Fall Auto Meet.

The success of a midsummer auto
mobile and motorcycle race meet, held
recently on the Interstate fair grounds
at Spokane, has influenced many gaso-
line enthusiasts to plan race program
for October 7, the last day but one of
this years fair, in which contestants
from all over the Inland Empire will
be entered. Trophy cups and cash
prizes aggregating several hundred
dollars will be offered for the fall
meeting.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Available Grain Supplies.
Prices Paid to Producers at Spokane

The following list may be taken as
a fair standard of prices paid to local
producers outside of the city market
for the commodities named:
Fruits and Vegetables-New pota-
toes, So cwt; horseradish, 10c lb; cab
bage, 2%c lb; green beans, &c lb;
cucumbers, $1.25@1.50 doz; wax beans,
&c Id; rhubarb, 81 box; tomatoes, $1.35
crate; green peas, SC lb; bananas, sc
lb; lemons, $6.75@7.75 case; navel
oranges, 1926 case; cherries, Black Re-
publicans, 6Oc box; Bings, $1.25; Royal
Annes, s5c; sour cherries (2O-lb boxes),
use; 24-qt crates, $3.50; local straw
berries, So crate; apricots, $1.25 crate;
peaches, $3.50; watermelons, &c Id;
string beans, &c lb; California red
onions, 2hc lb; Yellow Transparent
apples, So per box; Snake river pears,
$3.50 per crate; Toppenish dewberries,
So per crate.
Butter-Ranch, zoe lb.
Eggs-$6 case go dozen).
Hay-Baled oat hay, SIS ton; wheat
hay, $15@16 ton; alfalfa, $13 ton; tim
othy, No. 1, $40 ton.
Grain-Oats, $1.35 cwt; barley, $1.2O
cwt; wheat, $1.25 cwt.
Hay and feed prices are f. o. b. cars,
Spokane.
Poultry-Live hens, 13c; dressed, Is
@22c lb; live springs, 13c; dressed, zoe
Id; old roosters, &c; dressed, lac; live
geese, 13c; dressed, 15c; live ducks
young, 13c; old, 13c; dressed, 1s@22c;
fancy turkeys, zoe; dressed, 2sc.
Pacific Northwest Wheat.
decentralization, 9o@92c; forty
fodl sac; club, see; red Russian, soc
Portland, Ore.-New crop, track
prices: Club, zee; bluestem, soc; forty
fold, 7Sc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Togo Visits the United States.

London.-Admiral Count Heihachiro
Togo was given a popular farewell at
the railway station as he left for New
York
Admiral Togo will remain in the
United States until the end of August.
as guest of Uncle Sam.
Others sailing were the earl and
countess of Granard, Charles Haddon
Chambers, the playwright, and Captain
c. F. G. Sowerby, the British naval at
tache at Washington.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Curb White Slave Gang.

San Observation-Disclosures of the
white slave gang that stole, secreted
and tortured Helen johnson Whitson, a
17-year-old San Francisco girl, have
been found in nearly every leading city
of the state by men who have under
taken to run the slavers out of the
country. The headquarters of the
clique is said to be in San Francisco.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Erie, Pa.AThere is more money in
religion than in baseball, William A.
Sunday, the former ballplayer, but of
late years revivalist, closed his sea-
son here several days ago with $780,
5O7.77 to his credit for his 10 months ,
work.
Sunday recently turned down an
offer of $500 a month to return to the
"majors''
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
High Prices for Players.

1911-Marty O'Toole, Pittsburg, $22,-
500.
Lefty" Russell, Athletics,
$4,000.
191O-Fred Hunter, Pittsburg, $780,
600.
1910-Lena Blackburne, White Sox,
$4,000.
19Os-Rube Marquard, New York,
$11,0 900.
19O6-Spike Shannon, New York,
$4,000.
1Ss9-Clarkson and Kelly, Boston,
$4,000.
1ss5-Detroit bought whole Buffalo
club to get "Big -Four ''-Brouthers,
Richardson, Lowe and White. Price not
recorded.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Thoughtful Deed.

Bellefontaine, Ohio.-With shirt
torn from his back, Robert Cook of De-
graft tagged Big Four flyer at Quincy
curve, probably saving the $50 passen-
gers from death. Cook, while walking
along the tracks, discovered broken
rail. Running half mile up the track
he stopped the train.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
More Postal Savings Banks.

Washington.-The postofice depart
ment will open postal savings banks in
postoffices of the first class August 8.
Postmaster General Hitchcock desig-
mated the following offices: Tucson,
Ariz.; Boise, Idaho; Billings, Great
Falls and Helena; Reno, New; Ogden
and Salt Lake, and Cheyenne.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Bubonic Plague Scare.

San MISUNDERSTANDING the death
of Horace Flood of bubonic plague in
Contra Costa, 1s men have been put to
work by the federal authorities in the
town and surrounding bay country to
war against ground squirrels and rats
which carry the plague germs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
DEMAND TARIFF REVISION
1000 Editors in the West Favor General
Revision of Tariff.

Chicag o.-Revision of the Payne
Aldrich tariff is demanded by the west.
This is demonstrated by the responses
of more than 1000 editors in % states,
from Ohio to California, to questions
sent out by the Chicago Tribune. An
overwhelming majority of those who an
swered expressed themselves in favor of
general revision" of the tariff.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Government Will Appeal.

Washington.-The government will
soon appeal to the supreme court the
Hartman merger suit, which was de-
cided in favor of the railroads by the
United States courts at st. Louis.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Shelter Has Fuel Supply.

Greenwood, B. C.-The Greenwood
smelter has on hand and in transit,
5000 tons of Pennsylvania coke, suffi-
cient to keep all its furnaces in oper-
alton until October.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
Germany Swelters in Heat.

Berlin.-There is no break in the
heat wave. The weather bureau an
nounces that the shade temperature
throughout the interior Sunday aver
aged 95 degrees.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-10
ST. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Number.

The August St. Nicholas is a sports
and outdoors number, with sketches on
tennis, baseball, and model aeroplane
building and flying, besides new chap
tiers of several outdoors stories.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
Charles L. Ford

Was born June s, 1877 and died
at Corona N. M January rs. 1911,
after an illness of less than forty
eight hours. He took sick on Tues
day night, death following on
Thursday evening, the disease
supposed to be diphtheria. The
wife and one child, mourn the
loss of husband and father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford were resi-
dents of Estancia for several years
Mrs. Ford having been one of
Estancia's 8 public school teachers
during the past year. They have
many friends here who learn with
sorrow of Mr.. Ford early demise.
MIR. Ford was a beneficiary
member Of the local camp, Wood
men of the World.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
MEETINGS
INTERESTING
Revival Services Continued all
Week with Intense
Interest

The Revival meetings at the
Baptist Church have continued
during the week, the house being
filled with interested people each
evening. Rev. E, P. Aldridge of
Portales has preached each even
ing, while Rev. Mr.. Downing has
spoken each afternoon.
These meetings have aroused
greater interest than anything of
the kind ever before in Estancia.
MIR Aldridge has a way Of present
ing the Gospel, which is not only
interesting but convincing as
well, and the people apparently
never tire listening. A number
have confessed conversion, and
many more are intensely interest
ed,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
ESTHN6IA GIRL
MIXING ENVIA-
ABL,E RECORD
Miss Oneta Hays is Assistant
Teacher at Manzano

Miss Oneta Hays has accepted
the position as assistant teacher
in the Manzano schools. Miss
Oneta has been one Of the pupils
in the Estancia High School, and
took the examination at the re-
cent Teachers examination, max
ing an average grade of eighty
per cent. On account of not hav-
ing taught previously, she could
not be granted more than a third
grade certificate. Her grade to-
gether with her having secured a
school at once, both speak we'll
for the Estancia school. The
News extends congratulation to
Miss Oneta, knowing that her
close application to her work will
mean continued success for her.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
IRRIGATION IN THE
ESTAN6|A WILEY
District has been Oganize6 and thousands Of Acres Of Rich
Valley Sod wifi be Supplied with Water

pie of the valley, will give many
Of the people labor and liveli-
hood during the summer of 1911
Of which a number are in actual
need. The matter of creating a
sinking fund for the redemption
of the bonds can also be arrang-
ed so that the farmers will not
need be taxed heavily during the
first year, while learning the art
and science of irrigation. That
the plan is both feasible and prac
tical in every sense of the word
is attested by the fact that the
farmers are tying to it with a lift
and-death grip.
Prosperity for the Estancia
valley spells prosperity for AL
buquerque Tribune Citizen.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
Mount Calvary

The health of our community
is good.
Mrs. Means and her two little
girls are much improved in health
Messrs. Demler and Beggett
went to Mountainair one day last
week.
B. w. Means and family took
dinner with Mrs. J. C. Horn last
Sunday.
Mr. Imboden gave the young
folks nice entertainment Satur-
day night.
Mr.. Beggett is batching while
Mrs. Beggett is visiting at Wich
ita, Kansas.
Mr.. Jessie has installed 8 new
wind mill on his farm. from
which he intends to raise more
garden stuff this year. Glad to
see our country still coming to
the front.
Messrs. Demler, Imboden and
Edwards will put in several hun
dred acres of wheat and oats,
They still have confidence in the
Valley. These men will reap &
great harvest. l wish we had
more like them.
We wish to say something in
regard to the advantages that our
Valley has over other place. We
have the purest air anyone ever
breathed. The purest water any
one ever drank. The best wood
anyone ever burned. And if we
happen to make a failure in crops
we have the advantage Of he rail-
road which other new countries
never had. AS for fruit, peaches,
apples, pears, plums, apricots etc,
can be purchased at a very low
price just across the mountains
on the Rio Grande, within a days
drive Lumber can be had right
in the TO othilIs at from six to
eighteen dollars per thousand.
One other thing, last but not least
we have one of the best county
papers ever published in a new
country. We have a fine class of
people and we do not think that
our valley can be beat on earth.
We look for a mammoth crop
this year.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
Gdrdof Thanks.

Corona, N. M, Feb. Z, 1911
Editor News: Will you kindly
through the columns of the News,
express to the many friends, my
sincere thanks for the help and
sympathy extended us during
our recent sorrow. Such acts OF
kindness cannot be forgotten.
Mrs. C. F. Ford and son.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
0'GilVie for Sheriff

H. E. O'Gilvie has announced
himself as an independent can
didate for Sheriff of Torrance Co.
His platform as printed is: "A
clean Jail. Fair treatment Of pri-
soners. Immediate hunting down
of all lawbreakers in every part
of the county. Prompt execution
of all business placed in my hands
Courteous treatment to all those
with whom l may have business. y
AS there is no certainty when
an election will be held, it ap-
pears that Ed is playing the early
bird, but there's nothing like be-
ing on time. With the platform
as broad as he has outlined it, Ed
will find his hands full, but he is
used to tackling heavy jobs, SO
go to it.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
Siiverton

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark at
tended services at Estancia Sat-
urday.
Only a small crowd attended
church at Silverton Sunday on
account Of cold weather and
several suffering with grip.
Fred Kutchin and Amos Kuy-
kendall are through breaking
ground and are ready now for
the snow and to rabbit hunt,
Miss Winnie Meador received
a nice present from her sister,
Mrs. Virgie Block, who is spend
ing the winter in Albuquerque,
Yes, Mr.. Editor, statehood is
black enough to be secured but
l fear soap and sand will not be
sufficient. I fear 1t will take
something stronger.
Several young people and some
older ones gathered at the home
Of Amos Kuykendall on Friday
night last and spent a pleasant
time with music plays and gener-
al good time and all went home
at 1I;55, expressing themselves
in various ways Of the jolly time.
Brother Grant, accompanied by
one of the visiting ministers,
preached at Silverton Sunday at
eleven and to a large crowd at
night. We are always glad to
have preachers at Silverton. All
are welcome Of every denonina-
ton and we will always have a
warm spot in our hearts for
Brother Grant.
We are in receipt of a letter
from Richard Crawford of For
estburg, Texas and he says its
very dry there. Also one from
our son, Harvey Steele in Calf
ornia and he says they have had
only one rain in that part since
1909. So cheer up, Ye Estancia
folks, this is not the dryest place
on the earth by any means. Take
the goods the Gods send and do
not grumble.
Fred Kutchin was untiring in
his efforts to amuse the crowd
with guitar harp and violin.
Many thanks to you, Mr.. K. I.
really do not know how Silverton
could do without Mr.. and Mrs.
Kutchin, not only for their mus
ic, but they are pleasant and
sociable. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kutchin, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Whitlow, Bob Fin
ley, Miss Ona Chandler and
brother. Elmis, Miss Winnie
Meador and brother Frank, Shir-
ley Milbourn, Miss Willie Moore
and brother, Rayan Ryley,
Clarence White and brother,
Miss E. Lena Buckner, Miss
Ethel Clark and brother Bruce,
Herbert Long, Miss Annie B.
Kuykendall.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10
HELD TO THE
GRIND JURY
Consteble of Manzano and Pal
Placed under Bond Of
$3.50 Each.

On Wednesday Of last week
famous Tabet Of Manxano, swore
out complaints in Judge Brax-
tons court, charging Luiz Mar
tinez and Vidal Sais with having
broken into his stsre at Manzano,
and carried off several hundred
pounds of flour, lard and bacon,
amounting in all to about forty
eight dollars worth.
The preliminary examination
was begun Wednesday afternoon,
with Fred Ayers, attorney for
the prosecution and Manuel s.
Sanchez, Candido Padilla and
Valentin Candelaria fer defense.
The testimony Of the prosecut-
ing witness showed that after
discovering d the theft, he trailed
the thieves through the corral
and up the road to an old house
owned or claimed by sister Of
one of the defendants, Vidal Sais.
The trailing was rendered the
more easy on account of the
spilling of flour along the way,
and also by the fact that enc Of
the tracks was made by q shoe,
from which part Of the sole had
been so badly worn a. to make
the tracks easily recognizable.
The witness also stated that
just after he and Teodoro Cam.
delaria had taken us the trail.
that Vidal Sais, who is the con,
stable in that precinct,. met them
in the road, and tried to dissuads
them from following the trail,
claiming it wat not flour, but
lime which had been spilled.
Witness alss said that Sais had
told Of hearing a wagsn drive
off towards Punta de Aqua dur
ing the night. Later witness re-
turned to his store and telephsR-
ed deputy sheriff Smith at Es-
tancia, who advised placing q
guard over the building which
was supposed to contain the
booty, until he Smith could
arrive frem Estancia. Soon after
the placing Of the guard, witness
testified that the defendants ap-
peared In front of his store,
where he overheard Martinez tell
Sajs to explain to witness how
they had discovered the booty
hidden in the building which
was now under guard. Martinez
walked away from the store, and
Sais went inside and told witness
of the alleged discovery.
Witness also testified that
threats on his life had been made
by beth defendants, duplicating
others in these threats.
Other witnesses testified to
tracks by q shoe with = wsrn spst
in the sole, describing the same
and giving measurements. After
arrest the shoes Of the defendants
were examined and one of them
had such worn spot in the sole,
the measurements Of which tai
lied with that Of tho track.
The taking Of testimony oc-
cupied parts Of three day, after
which both defendants were held
to await the action of the grand
jury in the sum of $3.50 each.
Both were also placed under q
peace bond toward, the plaintiff
of $500 each. Bonds were made
on Saturday. e,o.g
Owing to the receipt Of several
legal publications on Friday Of,
last week, several items of News
were crowded out of our columns
Of which the foregoing was one.-
Ed.)
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10

Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Antonio
Salazar, last night a seven pound
boy: All concerned are doing
well, except Tony who is tearing
the air. He is expected to come
arrsund all right, however.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10

Word has been received
here of the accident sustained
by D. B. Grigsby at Duran
Tuesday night. In attempting
to cross the track just ahead
of Rock Island Train No. 4,
which had just pulled in, he
was caught by the moving
train, one of his feet being
brushed off, while he sustained
other injuries. Our informant
is of the opinion that the &C.
cident may prove fatal.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10

A marriage license was is
sued Tuesday to Juan Romero
and Rosa Sedlllo, both of
Manzano.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1911-02-10

Estancla, N. M., Feb. 8-Tht
farmers of the Estancia valley
are alive to their opportunities
and have been busy the pas
year perfecting an irrigation dis.
trict by means of which funds
will be raised to finance the
problem Of putting Swater onto
the rich soil and making a
veritable garden of vegetation
where great stretches of land
have lain unproductive for years.
Late last year the matter of
organizing under the territorial
laws was taken up. At the elect
ion to decide the organization of
the Estancia irrigation district
on January Z this year not a
single vote war cast against the
proposition, the farmers being
unanimously in favor of the dis.
trict. At the same election direct
ors were elected who at once
qualified and organized the board
of directors Of the Estancia ir-
rigation district. While the board
has not done much shouting, it
has been busy with the thousand
and one little details to be work.
ed out and has the work we'll in
hand for the actual work, pre-
paratory to the installation of a
central electrict plant and num-
erous pumping plants throughout
the district.
A sufficient number of wells
have been secured to make a
thorough test Of the water supply
and a test which will not be
guesswork. but actual measure
ment. in which it can be shown
Just how much water each and
every well is furnishing, what
power is being consumed to lift
the water, and all the details
necessary for the successful
operation Of pumping PLANS
throughout the district, The
actual work Of testing the water
supply will be made within q few
weeks, and a competent hydraul-
ic engineer will report not only
the result of these tests, but
such photographic and geologi-
cal data as will enable the ter
ritorial engineer to know the
conditions of the water supply
and assure the patrons of the
district sufficient water for their
purpose.
In making these tests several
makes of pumps will be used, so
that the directors may determine
which akind or kinds of pumps
are best suited to the work, not
only of the district as a whole
but to the work of the various
portions of the district.
The district as at present
organized comprises about rs, 900, 3,
acres, of which about 10000
have been patented. The plan is
to issue 20-year six per cent
bonds on this patented land at
about S25 per acre. This will net
about half a million dollars with
which to install the central elect
ric power plant, build trans
mission lines install wells. pumps
motors, reservoirs, transformers,
etc. At the start about 125 plants
will be installed on as many
quarter sections, each capable Of
'irrigating not less than 40 acres
of the 160. From tests already
made it has been determined
that the average depth of wells
throughout the district will not
exceed $50 feet. A we'll supply
ing as low as $50 gallons per
minute will provide plenty of
water to ssirrigate the 40 acres,
giving all the land from Is to Is
inches Of water, allowing for
waste evaporation, seepage, etc.
Most Of the wells will, without