Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-03
OFFICIAL MATTERS
TO EXAMINE SURVEYS


iner of Surveys Lewis Barrett is here
to examine the public surveys and the
grant surveys that have been made.
Examiner Frank M. Johnson is at FL
Paso and is expected here in a few
days.
CAPITOL CUSTODIAN COMMISSION
The capitol custodian commission
met at $3.50 a. m. in regular monthly
session at the capitol Monday. Solicitor
General Bartlett and Land Commits
sioner Keen We're present Bills for the
month of November We're audited, al
lowed and ordered paid. A change was
made in the office of night watchman,
Ricardo Alarid succeeding Charles M,
Conklin.
AN APPEAL TAKEN
In the SUIT of Benjamin Padilla vs..
covered by lease 80, school section Is,
township north, range 20 east the
board of public lands having affirmed
the opinion of Commissioner A. A.
lAttll III ldNOI VI NIt dullld
has taken an appeal from the action Of
the board to the general land office at
Washington. the land is situated in
Guadalupe county.
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
The homestead entries at the local
land office for the month of November,
numbering "a, cover 5,101 acres, the to-
tai fees paid 1926; the commissions
amounted to $2O334. The final home
stead entries for the same month,
numbering %, cover 3345.59 acres, and
the commissions amount to $13704.
Homested entries today We're filed
by e. Shields, Morarty, 100 acres in
Santa Fe county; Clyde S. Baldwin of
Moriarty, 100 acres in Santa Fe county.
U. S. LAND COMMISSION.
The United States land commission,
consisting of Governor Otero, Solicitor
General Bartlett and Surveyor General
Llewellyn. was in session Monday at
$3.50 p. m. and during Tuesday. After
the routine business of the commission
had received attention, orders direct
ing Locating Engineer D. M. White to
repair to various sections of the terri
lands still remaining due to the several
territorial institutions from the appro-
priations of public lands granted the
territory by congress. The commission
,oI +1 ~, %lA
first Monday in January, 1908. AS an
error was made in the account of the
proceedings in last evenings issue, it
is repeated in correct form.
BOARD OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The territorial board Of public lands
held it's regular monthly session Mon
day at 10 a. m. Solicitor General Bart
lett and Land Commissioner Keen
We're present. A great deal of routine
business was transacted. Commission
er Keen reported that 81 leases for
school sections had been returned ap-
proved by the secretary Of the interior
and that duplicate leases had been fur
nished the lessees. Seven leases We're
cancelled for non-payment Of rent. Ar
rangements were made for the dispos-
al of timber lands, amounting to about
20,0 900 acres in the Manzano mountains
and southwest Of the line Of the Santa
Fe Central Railway. The price to be
paid for these timber lands Is SO per
acre. Commissioner Keen reported
that he deposited $4,712 with the
treasurer received during the past
month for use of the public school in
come fund.
NOTARIES APPOINTED.
Governor Otero this morning appointed
Louis Champie of Redrock, Grant co,ln-
ty, and Evaristo Abrego Of Clyde, Soco-
FRO county, notaries public,
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
The board OF trustees Of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, composed Of the follow
ing members, met at the Office Of the
secretary last evening: r. j. Palen,
president; b. M. Read, secretary; and
s. G. Cartwright BESIDES transacting
regular business, the matter of the b.
ennial report to the governor and to the
legislature was fully discussed and the
secretary was directed to prepare re-
port with the suggestions and recon-
mendations agreed upon by the board.
The secretary is now working on the
report.
Silver Still Falling.
London. Dec. 3.-The renewal fall in