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William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 26, 1903 page 1

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    Los Vegas Mar. 26th 1903Mr. J. Ross ClarkLos Angeles Calif.Dear SirAs the stage goes West in the morning I will write you a few lines and say we now have possession of the boarding house for the first time.The Stewarts moved out this afternoon.Until now they have cooked and furnished every thing. I am doing the best I can to settle up with them for many things and it will take a few days to do so. They have taken every thing away that was not included in our bill of sale and while the value is but little I find it difficult to get along without many of the articles. They have plowed up the graveyard plat and put in barley. I presume they have done this for the purpose of holding their right to the four inches of water which they believe they would lose if they did not make some use of it.They have purchased 80 acres of land in the