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Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

If President Wilson had real
backbone the Mexican problem
would be easy. All that is nee
essary is to say to our neigh
bors on the south, you respect
the lives and property of Ameri-
can citizens or you get a tight
from us. That's the only way to
handle the Mexican situation.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT,

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of John I. Maxwell, deceased, that
|, the undersigned administratrix of
said estate, intend to make final set
tlement thereof, at the next term OF
the Probate Court of Washington
County, Missouri, to be begun and
holden in the city of Potosi on the
second Monday in August, 1913.
MARY A. MAXWELL,
Administrative of the estate OF John
I: Ma4well, deceased,
pyaeutery Is always serious and Of
ten dangerous disease, but it can be
cured. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured it
even when malignant and epidemic.
For sale by all dealers.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

For soreness of the muscles, wheth.
er induced by violent exercise or inju.
ry, there is nothing better than Cham.
berlain's Liniment. This liniment
also relieves rheumatic pains. For
sale Oy all dealers.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

Since the Great Commoner"
cannot live on his salary of 81 900
per month, we would have quite
a reasonable kick in saying that
the little we make by running
this paper is not enough to keep
US going. Now is the time to
Day up YOUR subscription.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

crook stupid enough to come
forth openly aud advocate It's 1n-
Viva.
Ten Years ago almost every
railroad of any Importance hata
Legislative agent at the State cap
ital in the country It had ito
tools in almost every City Coun-
Gil. By means OF its so-called
bondsmen and minor attorneys,
retained by an annual pass, it
maintained an effective political
organization. The political boss
from the forks ofthe creek" was
a welcome visitor to the metro
politan Offices af the railroads
general consul in the dull, acqui-
escent days of ten years ago.
Would the honest business man
revive the era of petty levies to
which he was subjected before
aroused public sentiment forced
the railroad out of politics.
Yet. despite public vigilance
regarding railroads, some re-
markable events have occurred
in this decade of popular hostil-
|ity and tyranny. The people
have seen railroad magnates de-
velOpe into multimillionaires,
while the property they manag
ed became bankrupt How was
that done? And how is it pos
sible for railroad president or
chairman Of board to serve the
interests of his stockholders and
at the same time prudently to
care for his own interest, say, as
holder of Steel Trust secur-
tiles: Is the railroad magnate
the one shining exception TO the
moral inability that prevents
faithful service to two masters?
AS a result Of ten years agita-
ton we have stopped the corpor-
ations from financing political
campaigns. We have passed
blue sky laws. We have come
to regard the watering of stock
as larceny. We have put an end
to the poisonous adulteratiOn of
food stutfs, and we insist that
the abel on the goods shall in
part tell the truth. We have
banished the Hveried servants of
special interests from official
life. And the press looks upon
all this and beholds it good.
The statement that popular
sentiment condemns all success
as dishonest is incorrect. 1t
seems to US to be the ranting Of
a demagogue. But there is a
popular sentiment in this country
that dishonest business shall not
prosper here with public appro-
val. And if the Chamber of
| Commerce of the United States
will work to that end it's appear
ance in the field will be well
comed.-St. Louis Republic.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

The policy upon which the Re-
public comments SO faYOrably
was inaugurated and pushed for
ward under Republican rule,
particularly during the two
Roosevelt administrations: but,
being a Democratic organ, the
Republic, naturally, cannot bring
itself to give the Republican par
ty the credit Tor ttlis great
work
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

During the summer months moth.
ers OF young children should watch
for any Unnatural looseness Of the bow.
els. When given prompt attention st
this time serious trouble may be avoid.
ed. Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Disrrhoea Remedy can always be
depended upon. For sale BY ell
dQA1ara
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30
HAD TRIED TO TEACH HIM.

'44le tuplc that was being talked
in Washington the other evening
related to the proper training of
the children, which neminded
Congressman Arthur Galloway,
of Texas, of an incident that oc-
cured in one of the small towns
of his state.
Iof the NTH tine the Congress-
man said, colOred boy was ar
rested for appropriating chick
ems, and the Magistrate decided
to try an appeal to the lads ia
ther.
Look mere, Rastus, said the
Magistrate, this is the fifth
time that your son Ebenezer has
been in this court, and [ am tired
of it.
Il don't blame yo' Jedge," re-
spOnded the father. a little sad,
ly, Use tired Of seeing him
here myself
Then why don't YOU teach
! him how to act
Say, Jedge,>' earnestly re-
piled the fat her, Il hab done
gone an show dat boy de right
way a dozen times, but somehow
he allus git caught wild de chick
ems on him philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30
such unsafe conditions. Ever,

such unsafe conditions. Every
state has its laws requiring en-
ployers to provide all the neces.
sary safeguards TO protect EN-.
ployes from the danger Of fire,
but these laws are rarely en-
forced by those whose duty 1t is
to enforce them. In this Blng-
hampton affair the public officers
will make some show Of official
activity until the public has had
time to pass the tragedy from
it's mind and then they will go to
sleep again on the chance that
such a thing is not likely to hap
pen again soon.
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30
The Democrats are said to be

split over the Presidents cur
rency bill. 1t is almost safe
bet that they will be all broken
up before the four years of Will
son are uD
Potosi journal., 1913-07-30

If you are q housewife you cannot
reasonably hope to be healthy or
beautiful by washing dishes, sweeping
and doing housework all day, and
crawling into bed dead tired at night.
Tbu must get out into the open air
and sunlight. II you do this every
day and keep your stomach and bow,
els in good order by taking Chamber
lain's Tablets when needed, you
ahould become both healthy and
beautiful, For sale by all dealers.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

Program Sunday School Convention for Torrance County be
held at Moriarty December 10 and H. 1913.
Wednesday Afternoon.
200 Devotional Service and Welcoming Of Delegates
Rev j. ]. Kelley of Morarty.
Snoc;a1 M,s;c
Address by President Hon. W. M Mccoy of Mountanair
ESQ Registration of Delegates,
3:00-Business Session.
33O-Addresses Gloss of Mcintosh Rev. W. C. Grant
81 of Estanca and Henry Newton of Moarty.
415- Round Table Discussion Sunday School Difficulties
445-A Assignment of Delegates
Evening.
Song Service led by E, N Stever of Moriarty.
Devotional Service led by Rev Herrn of Estancia
Special Music
S:00-Convention Address.
Thursday Afternoon.
Devotional and Song Services led by Rev Hurst of Pogesso
215-Reports of Sunday Schools ~
-Addresses-Rev Peck Willard L. P Tcrre Spanish
Missionary for Torrance County.
t315-B Business Session. s9,4 $50
-AddressesRev Ed LeBritan of Duran Tut of
Mcintosh and Miss Agnfgs Trapp of Willard
I415-Reports of Committee.
430-C Closing Exercises
Moriary will entertain all delegates Ministers and Sunday
school workers.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04
THE KNOCKER
AT WORK

That dry farming is a failure
in the Estancia Valley and ir
Torrance county generally, is
the opinion of ]. A. Beal, former
Albuquerque newspaper man,
but for some years a resident OF
Mountainair.
THE exodus of farmers from
Torrance county this year has
been heavy" said Mr.. Beal this
morning. For example, in one
school district near Willard last
year there were thirty-fve pu-
pills being taught. This year
the teacher is drawing $50 per
month for teaching her own
child and possibly three other
children. There are still few
men who have faith in dry farm
ing, but their numbers are rap
idly dwindling. One man plant
ed a thousand acres to wheat
this fall. This man was a sue
cessful farmer in Kansas and
we hope he will be successful
here, but his neighbors don't
see much chance for him.
"A journey along the main
road from Mountainair to Estan.
cia gives one an idea Of how
rapidly the country is being de-
serted. Along this twenty-five
mile stretch every quarter sec
tion is either decided land or held
under a homestead claim, and
each has upon it a more or less
substantial dwelling house. Now
just four of these houses are oc-
cupied, all the others being de-
serted. A
ii The dry farmer hasFhad his
day, and the cattle and sheep
man is.returning to the country.
With patented land, almost ideal
for grazing purposes selling at
$3.50 a quarter section and some
of it even cheaper, several big
concerns are again acquiring
large holdings. The Jones &
Hicks Cattle company is now
making arrangements to fence
some thirty thousand acres in
the vicinity Of Mountainair,s and
4
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04

there are reports of other biz
ottfits coming in.
Mountainair is doing fairl!
we'll. Every house in the towl
is occupied. If the freight re
ceipts at the Santa Fe station
there are any indication, we are
reasonably prosperous since the
amount of money taken in by
the agent increases s monthly.
have not the figures for this
month, but for October the
freight receipts at Mountainair
were So, 900 greater than in the
corresponding month of 1912.
But we have almost ceased ship
ping beans. Last year there
were sixty cars left Mountainair
laden with frijoles. This year
there was but one."
Mr.. Beal, who spent the past
week in Albuquerque on bust
ness expects. to leave tonight for
Mountainair." J"
The above was published in the
Albuuueruue Herald ofNoyember
10Th.
We do not know what Mr..
Beal's crouch is, that he should
give an interview which, while
there is an element of truth in it,
is yet SO full of unfair differences
that it looks as if he were trying
to do all the damage possible
with his little hammer.
Of course, when his statement
is analyzed, it doesn't hang to-
gether very we'll.
For example, his talk carries
the impression that Mountainair
is highly prosperous, if not ac-
tually on a boom. and yet, also
according to his statement, it lis
surrounded by depopulated
country. The only way to re
concile these statements is to
that the farmers former
ly living around Mountainair
have become wealthy and have
moved into town where they are
now spending their wealth, |
thereby swelling the receipts Of
The railroad company. |
The inference is given thatthe |
cattle and sheep men are buying
Up large tracts of land at $3.50 |
Der quarter section, and that |
Jones & Hicks have thus ac-
luired 80, 1000 acres of land. FL
he Jones & Hicks Cattle com
pan y have acquired title to any |
E
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04

The iron awnings were lie
down in front of the buildings t
the south. and openings covere
with corrugated iron, and tn
same thing was done with build
ings on the west side of tn
street. The post of honor wa
on the roof of the adjoining
wooden building occdpied by Mr.
Cain, and right we'll did tn.
guard stationed there fill tha
post. They put out the fires tha
started on the roof of that build
ing when great sheets of flame
were tapping over the south wal
of the burning building. Others
strung out upon the roofs and
around the buildings to the west
for the distance of a block or
more, where showers of sparks
were falling, driven by a brisk
east wind. The walls of the
burning building stood, and this
was of greatest assistance in
preventing the spread of the fire.
The Masonic, l. O. O. F.,
Eastern Star and Rebekah lodges
lost all their paraphernalia and
furniture, and none Of them had
insurance. The piano belonging
to some of the lodges was moved
from the Woman's Club room on
Saturday evening, and went
with the rest of the lodge proper
ty. j. R. Wash had taken the
books of the Odd Fellows to his
home, so they were not de-
stroyed.
The possibility that some of
the men engaged in moving the
piano dropped some fire from a
pipe or cigar, which survived and
started the confagration. has.
been discussed, but it seems a
very remote possibility. How
ever, since all other theories are
remote possibilities. that
seems as good as any.
The facts remain that the
building burned and that the
volunteers are entitled to high |
praise for their work in confn-
ing the fire to the one building. |
There is never a catastrophe
without some humorous features,
and this fire is no exception to
he rule. They are talking of
getting Martin Senter on some
If the big football teams, as a
result of the reputation estab-
ished that night. He and Char
ley Howell met in a head-end
the latter carrying two
pals of water and the former an
axe. Howells water dropped to
he ground without spilling and
le went down and out, later ap-
,earing with a bloody phiz and
. black eye, while it is claimed
hat Senter didn't know he had
met an obstruction. Howell
links the axe handle must have
.aught him in the eye. The boys
;ay Senter made a number of
'ther brilliant tackles. They al
10 say that Ed Robertson has so
much confidence in the Estancia
population that he thinks they
will not pick up other peoples
on the streets, and that
n fact his confidence was justi-
led.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04
HOLLOWAY :ST0RE
BURNED

On last Sunday nlgnC the walk
er building, occupied by F. R
Holloway's general store, wa
destroyed by fire.
A considerable part of th'
stock of goods was saved, and th'
walls of the building were stand
ing, and may be partly utilized
if Mr.. Walker decides to rebuild
so that the loss was not total ir
either case.
Insurance amounting to So, 8O(
was carried on the building, anc
about Sc, 900 on the stock.
Neither Mr.. Walker or Mr..
Holloway are prepared to say
what their future course will be
until the insurance adjusters
have had their say.
The origin of the fire is a puz-
zle. 1t was first discovered and
recognized as a fire few min
utes before ten O'Clock Sunday
night by Doc Alexander,
who gave the alarm. The fire
started in the lodge room on the
second floor. 1t was seen by
Mr.. Marker about three quarters
of an hour before the alarm was
given, but at that time it merely
gave the appearance of a light in
the lodge room, and he did not
recognize it as the start of a de-
structive fire. Connie Chavez at
the hotel also saw it about the
same time. but thought somebody
was in the lodge room with a
light. A number of people in
the west part of town noticed
the smell of fire at or before nine
o'clock, and SO noticeable was it
that a number, among them the
writer, made search of their
own premises. Finding nothing
in the way of fire, it was con-
cluded that, as SO many burn
pine wood, the smell proceeded
from neighboring .chimneys.
These circumstances prove that
the fire was very slow in starting
and could have been extinguished
easily if discovered sooner.
However when the volunteer
fire fighters arrived in fore,
it was making rapid head
way and the room was filled with
smoke SO thick that it was i'm
possible to penetrate the room.
J. R. Wash broke in one of
the front doors of the
lodge room with the idea of en-
tering, but was obliged to beat a
hasty retreat. He says the fire
at that time showed in the mid
die of the floor about two. thirds
the length of the room from the
front, and not near stove or
chimney. Louis Bachman got
the back door open about the
same time, and he gives the same
report as to the location of the
fire. Even at this time, if there
had been available ladders that
would have reached the windows
on the north side, it is believed
that the fire might have been put
out with the fire extinguishers at
hand. But there were no ladders,
and since the wind was in the
east and would have famed the
flames from the back door and the
smoke made it impossible to
enter the room or fight from the
west end, attention was turned
to confning the fire to the one
building and getting as much of
the stock from the ground floor
as possible. And they sure did a |
good job.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04

Cney nave so Tar IalleQ TO record
7 their deeds.
! AS a matter of fact no stock
men are acquiring large tracts of
land in this county. They are
, leasing some large tracts in Sec
tions of the county not suited to
farming.
The real estate men of Estan-
cia would like to find some deed
!! ed lands that could be bought
for $3.50 a quarter. They would
snap it up so quickly that it
would make Mr.. Beals head
swim, and it would take more
land than the cattle men are buy
ing to appease their appetites at
that price. They have been try
ing to get options on land in this
vicinity, and $500 to 81 800 per
quarter is the best offers they
can get.
1t is true that on account of the
crop failure the past season a
good many farmers have gone
away to hunt work. But they
intend to come back, and if you
write to them and ask them for
price on their land they put it
from $500 up. Of course there
is some rough land which is en-
tirely unfit for farming that can
be bought for less, but there is
very little of that kind of land in
the Estancia district. There may
be more of it around Mountain
air.
Following is an interview with
DR.. V. S. Cheyney, published in
the Albuquerque Herald a few
days after the Beal interview
printed above:
l would like to correct the i'm
preston given by an interview
with ]. A. Beal of Mountai1air, in
your paper that the Estancia
plateau, with the exception of
Mountainair, is becoming a near
cemetery, peopled by dead ones
and few of them" said DR.. Vol
ney S. Cheyney of Willard today.
DR.. Cheyney has been prominent
in the development Of the pump
ing system in the Willard dis
trict and owns ranch there.
"AH the country needs over
there is capital to make it one of
the most prosperous regions of
the state, declared DR.. Cheyney.
What is generally called the
Estancia Valley is divided into
five districts; the Mountainair
district, dry farming and grazing;
the Lucy and Progresso districts.
where dry farming, all reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding,
is being practic e d
successfully. The Moriarty and
Stanley districts, where dry
farming is also being practiced
successfully: and the Estancia-
Willard district, where farming
is essentially an irrigation propo-
sition and where the people have
been working steadily for several
years past to get the pump-irri-
cation system on its feet.
THE rainfall for twelve
months last year was a trifie over
eight inches; yet there are $4,000
acres around Willard and Estan-
cia with water at shallow depth
which will do better than the
Mimbres valley as soon as the
necessary capital comes in to
develop the land and water. We
have just as much water as the
Mimbres valley and just as good.
In the Estancia country the
usual three classes of people came
in; the nesters. the spectators
and the SETTLERS. We are just
getting rid of the nesters and
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04
Born

To Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ Mil
bourn, December 1st, a daughter.
To Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Lytle,
December End. son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Patrocinio
Sanchez, December 4th, a son.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-12-04

If you want to trade or sell
your property, see Neal Jenson.
He has good trade propositions
at all times. adv.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-07-17
UPTON WAITING FOR RULES

LONDON.-Sir Thomas LIpton met his yachting advisors today and dis cussed with them the question of ac- ccpting tho final answer sent hy the New York Yacht Club in reply to his challenge through the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. for a series of races for the Amerlca's cup.
 It was decided that acceptance of the terms must be deferred until re- ccipt of the 1918 rules Of the New York Yacht club. which constantly were referred 10 throughout the clubs letter hut which were not enclosed.
 Without tho rules Sir Thomas de- ciurcd il was impossible to under stand the conditions prescribed for the rncc. He has forwarded cable gram to New York requesting that n copy of the regulations he sent to him.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-07-17
WEALTH IN FRANCE
 WELL DISTRIBUTED

PARIS.-Six hundred and sixty-six miIlionaires. in francs. died in France in 1919. Reduced to dollars and cents this puts many having s2o0.0oo in the millionaire class. Nevertheless. the total of inhcritanees in the republic for the year amounted to s7l.ooo.ooo' and thirty of these six hundred md sixty six men of wealth left sortuneo greater than one million dollars.
 These statistics show that in France wealth Is comparatively we'll i.s;ri- buted among the population.
 Three hundred ana one of the six hundred and sixty-six left fortunes ranging from s2oo.Ooo to s4oo.ooo and eighty mine from s4Oo. 900 to oo,Co". Of the very wealthy. three men icft fortunes greater than slo.ooo."oo
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-07-17
RATTLESNAkE VENOM KILLS
 AFTER 3s YEARS

EUGENE. Orc.-Word has just reached here from Florence. a coast town, of inc death of Luther King. known as "Ratticsnake King" because of the peculiar scourage winch has att tackled him every August for the past eighteen years. due to Il rattlesnakc bite received In the mountains of Idaho in July 1875. The wound healed in time and was forgotten until lS?h, when sore appeared on the bottom of the foot some distance from the old snake bite. This resulted in a pra- ctical state of coma for King during the entire month of August. and sim court handed down Il decision today year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-07-17
MORE FREIGHT FOR
 INTERIOR THAN IN 1912

FAIRBANKS. transferable more freight Is comihr im tu Fairbanks thls season than last s,id Managcr Geo. A. Coleman. of the Northern Commer- cial company. yesterday afternoon. "The spring shipments of 1913. as reported to us, exceed those of the last two seasons at least. No less than six ships are headed for St. Michael rom Seattle. loaded down with freight for all interior Alaska. The Knyukuk. iditarod, Innoko. Ruby. Hot Springs and Fairbanks. Some of the vessels are carrying passengers for Fair banks"
 The advices received by tue focal omce of the Northern Navigation compnhy in,lir,t.- that the steamship Melville Dollar left Seattle May 27 TOT the Kusk"kwim. After delivering freight ther.. the ship will 20 to St ":ci'nel and deliver goods for ,.c Yukon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-07-17
SuLZER AND SUPREME
 COURT DON'T AGREE

ALBANY. N. Y.-Thc state supreme been called up the river by telegram holding that the appointment of John Mitchell. the labor leader who is ap- pealing under sentence for contempt of court. to the place of labor commls- sioner of the state. is illegal.
 Governor Sulzer appointed Mitchell to the position some time ago and his appointment was contested on the ground that he was under conviction to office. This Is the view held by the state court.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-07-17
RECORDS
Deed.


 Geo. D. Schofeld in John s. smith sunnyside claim. Arctic creek, July Il, 1913.
 A. M. Hansen ct al. [" Grccian Alaska Gold Dredging Co. Running Bird claim and other placer claims m Cripple river. July i4. 1918. Albert Lund, |" August Strum. Apr. {, 1911.
 Power of Attorney. A. M. Hansen t., S. ". Warren and others, Running t:ird claim. July II, isls.
 Forfeiture Notice. A M. Hansen to Manda Hansen ct al, Homesrake assn.. Cripple river. July l4, 1913.
 A. N. Leopold io l.. Ryan. N. N. M. groupe. Cripple river. July IA, 1913. A. N. Leopnld |" C. W. Nickcry. Marathon group. Cripple river. A. N. I.cop"Ii |" A. Engicrt. Annie group. Cripple river. July II. 1918. A. N. Leopold to Jos. Scheii. May group on Cripple river, July Il. 1913.