Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-25
OFFICIAL MATTERS.

The contract for making improve
ments to the government Indian school
at Hackleberry, AriZ., has been awarded
to the Morrison Construction and Con-
tracing Company of Ration, for $4,000,
EXAMINATIONS FOR REVENUE
SERVICE.
Examinations for the revenue cutter
service will be held at the postottice, AL
]buquerque, on May II, IS and 10. Six
positions are to be supplied with cadets.
A salary of $500 a year with rations
will be paid the first two years, after
which advancement is assured. Appli-
cation blanks may be secured by ad-
dressing the civil service department at
Washington, d. G..
THE CENSUS.
Hon. Pedro Sanchez, supervisor of the
census for New Mexico, has received
authority by wire from Washington to
make a trip over the territory to COM
plete making selections of enumerators.
Accordingly he left for Grant county
this afternoon, and will go to San Mi
guel county on his return trip. There
are only nine selections still to be made.
LAND CONTEST CASE.
In the land contest case of Benigno
Padilla VS.. Martin Barreras, of Guada-
lupe county, Charles F. Easley to-day
filed a brief and answer in behalf of the
defendant. B. M. Read represents the
| contestant. The register and receiver
| of the local land office will pass upon the
case in a few days. y
TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
Territorial Treasurer Vaughn to-day
received the following remittances:
From William M. Robins, collector of
| Sierra county, taxes of 1899, 1886 81, of
which $11S.07 is for territorial purposes
| and $780, 80 for territorial institutions.
! From Jacob Schaublin, collector of Do
ma Ana county, taxes of 1895, $16.17; of
1896, $S.25; of 1897, $4S.50; of 1898, $17.55;
I of 1899, $249.66, of which $114.37 is for
territorial rpose and $59.0S for terri
torial institutions.
INCORPORATION PAPERS FILED.
The Clinton Gold Mining Company of
Colorado filed incorporation papers in
the office of Territorial Secretary Wal
lace. The incorporators are Charles e.
Perry, Jr., John r. Palmore and Joseph
Fl. Buck, Colorado. The capital is $780,
900, divided into 10, 900, 900 shares. The
directors are Wesley Gourley and J.
Royal Palmore, of Denver, and G. w.
Stubs, of Albuquerque. The company
will operate in Teller county, Colo. Its
New Mexico office is at Albuquerque,
and G. w. Stubs is it's New Mexico
agent.
LAND OFFICE TRANSACTIONS.
The following is a summary of the
land office during the week ended April
25:
Homestead E~ntries-April 10, Nepo-
muceno Valencia, 141 81 acres, Rerna-
lilo county, postoffice Hobart; Nicolas
Gonzales, 100 acres, Bernalillo county,
%postoffice Hobart. April 20-Juan F. Els
quibel, 100 acres, San Miguel county,
postoffice Sanchez; Felipe Esquibel, 1(
acres, San Miguel county, Sanchez; An
dres Baca, 100 acres, Socorro county,
postoffice Riley; Liberato Labadie, 1O
acres, Guadalupe county, p%ostoffice San
ia Rosa; Alberto Ribera, 100 acres, Col
fax county, postoffice Taos. April 81
Jose Abran Martinez, 1851 acres, San
Miguel county, postoffice Chaperito; F.
Candelario, 100 acres, Colfax county,
postoffice Osha; Jose Pablo Vigil, 1C
acres, ColfaX county, postoffice Osha.
April 24-Solidad Garlic, 100 acres, Mo-
ra county, Wagon Mound; Nathan
Barth, 100 acres, Valencia county, post
office Albuquerque. April 25-Felix Lu-
cero, 100 acres, Colfax county, postoffice
Osha; Leocodio Esquibel, 100 acres, Mo-
ra county, Wagon Mound.
Final Homestead Entries-April 20,
Luisa Alarid de Mares, 100 acres, Qua
dalupe county, Puerto de Luna; Jesus
Troncosa, 100 acres, Guadalupe county,
Puerto de Luna.
Coal D~eclaratory Statement-Henry
Smith, so acres, Ration.
NOTARY APPOINTED.
Governor Otero appointed Joseph II
Franklin, of Gray, Lincoln county, a no
tary public.