Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-23
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
FOREST RESERVE APPOINTMENT

| The interior department having au-
J thorized it, Acting Superintendent R. C.
Mcclure, in charge of forest reserves in
New Mexico and Arizona, has appointed
his pretty daughter, Miss Vessie Nc
Clure, assistant in the office to aid in
disposing of the accumulated mail and
bringing the Office work up to date. The
work was much behind owing to the i'll
ness of Mr.. Buntain.
MIR. Mcclure has.also appointed James
McCabe, of Minneapolis, a forest range
rider on the Pecos reserve. His COM
mission arrived from Washington yes
terday.
NEW POST OFFICES ASKED FOR.
Application has been made to the
post Office department for the establish
ment of new post Office at Cybar, Dona
Ana county, and the petitioners rec
mmend Jonas j. Morrison for postmas-
ter. A new post Office has also been re-
quested by the citizens at Valley, Chaves
county, and j. II. Stewardt has been
recommended for postmaster. 1t is be-
lieved that both offices will be establish
ed at an early date.
Vt flSlAL . olENodhAff1Efl. L
John B. Marshall, of New York, has
arrived her to take the position as Off
cial stenographer in the office of the
surveyor general, succeeding to the va
cancy caused by Miss Mauger's resig-
nation.
EXTRACTION PAPERS.
Acting Governor Wallace to-day
made out extradition papers for James
Brooks and w. D. johnson, who are in
| custody in Sonora, Mex. They both es-
capped from the Silver City Jail some
time ago. Brooks had been indicted for
grand larceny, and Stevenson had been
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary for murder. Deputy Sheriff w. d.
johnson Is named In the papers to bring
the two men back to New Mexico
These are the first extraditions t. New
Mexico from Mexico under the new ex-
tradition treaty
NOTARIES APPOINTED.
Acting Governor Wallace to-day ap-
pointed the following notaries public:
Henry A. Scott, Richardson, Lincoln
county; Cristofer scheele, Jarales, Va
lencia county; William Berger, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe county.
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
Following is the record of transac-
tions at the United States land Office in
this city for the week ending with to-
day noon:
Homestead Entries-Edward Farr,
Albuquerque, 100 acres, Bernalillo coun-
ty; George A. Farr, Albuquerque, 100
acres, Bernalillo county; Salvador Mar
tinez, Gallinas Springs, 100 acres, Qua
dalupe county; Hattie Dillon, Springer,
100 acres, Colfax county; Stanley P
McKellar, Wagon Mound, 100 acres,
Colfax county; John Sutherland,
Springer 16O acres, Colfax county: Car
oline Abel, Sanchez postoffice, 160 acres,
San Miguel county; Manuel Lopez, AL
buquerque, 100 acres, Bernalillo county;
Faustin Enriquez. Largo, 80 acres, San
Juan county; James M. Harris, Ration,
100 acres, Colfax county: Placido Mar
tinez, Puerto de Luna, 100 acres, Qua
dalupe county.
Final Entries-Pedro Lopez, Gallinas
Springs. 100 acres. San Miguel county;
Sam Nichols, La Plata, 100 acres, San
Juan county; Fabian Brito, Puerto de
Luna, 100 acres, Guadalupe county.
Lands SOld-The Copper Hill Mining
Company, John X. Turner, attorney in
fact, final certificate issued for the Az
tee group of mining claims in Taos
county, comprising the Oxide, Cham
pion, Sunset and Aztec lode claims.
Desert Lands Entry-Leonor M.
Mares, Wagon Mound, 100 acres, Mora
county.
Coal Declaratory Statement-H. M.
Redding, San Pedro, n. e. n sec. 25, tp.
IS n, range e., Santa Fe county.