Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-01
OFFICIAL BUDGET.
Various Item OF News OF Interest to All
Classes Of Readers.

The citizens of public school district
No. 18, Santa Cruz, met on Thursday last
and agreed upon Messrs. Tomas Mestas,
Jose Anto. Quintana and Matias Borrego
as candidates for school directors in that
district.
Morris Wohlgemuth and Jacob Duper,
convicted at the Socorro term Of the Unit
ed States court for adultery were SEN
fenced by Judge Freeman to six months
in the penitentiary. Eufinio Madrid was
fined $50 for the same offense.
Charles Dennis, Grant county cow
man on the upper Mimbres, is not favor
ably impressed with the new stock law
which compels ranchman to take out a
license before he can kill and peddle out
the carcass of one of his own animals.
He thinks the law unconstitutional and
will put up $25 toward testingit.
The first election under the new public
school law is progressing very quietly to-
day and light vote will be the result, as
everybody seems to be satisfied with the
union ticket that occupies the field with
out opposition. This ticket is made up
as follows: Sd precinct-M. l. Grom,
Nestor Sena, J. P. Victory; 4th precinct
j. G. schumann, ). H. De Fouri, G. M.
Conklin.
Sheriff Barela, of Dona Ana county,
arrived from Las Cruces yesterday and
brought the following prisoners to the
penitentiary: Santiago TruJillo, assault
to murder, one year. Catarino Gonzales,
killing horse, one year, $500 fine and
costs OF prosecution. Jesus Maria Gomez
y Armijo, larceny of heifer, two years,
$500 fine and costs of prosecution. Jose
| Valencia, larceny, one year and costs oil
prosecution. Francisco Samaniego, lar
ceny, one year and costs Of prosecution.
Col. Richard J. Hinton, chief of the
irrigation bureau of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, is now visiting
all the irrigating systems of the country.
He left Springer on Wednesday with
General Manager Pels and Col. Dwyer
for trip of inspection over the Springer
and Vermejo systems OF the Maxwell
grant. On his return here he will 60 to
Senator Dorsey's to inspect the recently
made reservoirs on the Senator's proper.
ty, and will then proceed to Las Vegas,
Santa Fe and other points in New Mex
leo.
The following indictments were re-
turned by the grand jnry at the recent
term of the district court for Grant coun-
ty: H. H. Whtehill, unlawfully per.
mitting prisoner to escape; H. H. White
hill, non -feasance H. H. Whitehill, EN-.
bezzlement; H. H. Whitehill, embezzle-
ment of taxes collected; H. H. Whtehill,
S. P. Carpenter, A. NJ. Morehead, j. H.
Bragaw, T. w. Cobb and J. AL. Gard
conspiracy to defraud two indictments).
s. P. Carpenter and A. H. Morehead
conspiracy to defraud county; s. P. Car.
penter and A. H. Morehead, larceny and
embezzlement; H. H. Whitehill, S. p
Carpenter, J. H. Bragaw and A. H
Morehead, conspiracy to defraud county
s. P. Carpenter, j. II. Bragaw and
A. H. Morehead, not publishing pro
ceedings of board OF commissioners
s. P. Carpenter, J. H. Bragaw and A. H
Morehead, conspiracy to defraud county
Frank p. Whitehill, embezzlem ent
Samuel p. Carpenter, two indictments fo
forgery. A. H. Morehead, two indict
ments for forgery Carpenter, Cobb anc
Bragaw were county commissioners. A
H. Morehead, probate clerk, F. P. White
hill his deputy, H. H. Whitehill, sheriff
and collector and ]. AL. Gard, his deputy
Arrests have been made and bonds giver
for the appearance of all the above nance
excepting Cobb and Carpenter who arr
not in the territory at present.
The territorial board of education is il
session at the governors office to-day. Al
the chief object of this meeting is the Sc
lection of text books for use in all public
schools, much interest is manifested by
educators generally and particularly bool
publishing houses all over the country
Thirty-seven publishing concerns hav'
sent samples to the members of the boart
for examination, and piled up-in th'