Albuquerque daily citizen., 1900-05-22
OFFICIAL NOTES

PosroFFICR DISCONTINUED.
The postofice at Crowhat. otero
county, has been discontinued.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
J. II. Blackford has been appointed
postmaster at separ. Grant county,
vice p. w. Ellis. deceased.
NKw PosToFFICE.
A postofnce has ben established at
Petaca, Rio Arriba county, with Buena
Ventura Martinez as postmaster.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
The civil service commission will hold
an examination June 10. In the princi-
apl cities and towns OF the United
states to select suitable persons for the
position OF lumbermen in the division
OF forestry. department Of agriculture.
Salary. $500 per year. The exlmina-
iton viii consist Of English compost
tion, practical questions in numbering
and training, and experience. Appli-
cants must be over 20 years OF age.
cENsUs SCHEDULES MAILER.
The officials In the census office In
Santa Fe have completed the work of
sending out by registered mail the
schedules to the i75 enumerators In
New Mexico. The schedules are as fol-
lows: No. l, population, with spaces
for 200 names on each sheet; No. 2,
Indian population, living OF reserva-
tlons. with white people; No. 3, mortal
ity; No. 4. persons defective in slgnt.
hearing or speech: No. 6. statistics of
manufactures In Connection with these
blanks are an illustrative example OF
schedule No. /. daily report cards to be
sent to the director and supervis-
or. consolidated time report. blottlns
paper, and a badge for each enumera-
tor These materials are all incloSed
in portfolio. bearing the name and
district Of the enumerator on the out
side. and containing explicit directions
to enumerators on the Inside
LAND oFFICE DECISIONS.
In the matter OF the land office con-
test OF Benigno Padilla vs.. Martin Bar
relas, involving the homestead entry OF
Barelas, near Puerto de Luna, In Quad
alue county, the register and receiver
of the Santa Fe United States land
office, have rendered a decision In fav.
or OF the contestee. The contestant
claimed that he was entitled TO the
land under a lease from the school land
commission: while the contestee show
| ed to the satisfaction OF the officials oi
| the land office that he settled on tn,
land prior to the survey thereof In 1861
and has ever since been In possession
OF the same.
| The contest of Albert s. Mile
against Joseph Goldstein. involving q
homestead entry near Albuquerque
was decided In favor OF Miller. 1t wa,
q clear case of abandonment. The con
testee did not appear.
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh that Con
tain Mercury,
As mercury will surely destroy tn,
sense OF smell and completely derang,
the whole system when entering Il
through the mucous surfaces. Sucl
articles should never be used except OF
prescriptions from reputable physi
clans. as the damage they will do Il
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrl
Cure. manufactured by II. J. Chene,
a. Co.. Toledo. o.. contains no mercury
and is taken internally. acting directl,
ON the blood and mucous surfaces o
the system. In buying Halls Catarrl
Cure be sure you get the genuine l
10 taken internally and u made In To
ledo. ohio. by +. J. Cheney q Co. Tes
timonials free.
Sold by druggists. price 76c per bottle