Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-05
OFFICIAL MATTERS
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS,

| LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
| Homestead Entries: Roman Cordov;
of Shoemaker, 160 acres in San Migu 9
county Daniel w. Albaugh of Cuervo
l60 acres in Guadalupe county.
Final Homestead Entry: Severe Ro
nero of Salado, 100 acres In Guadalupe
county.
Ration 40 acres in Colfax county at $2(
an acre.
ASSESSORS ELECTED.
The following were elected as assess
| ors at the recent elections: Bernalilo
j. M. Sandoval, r.; Chaves, John c.
Peck, D.; Colfax, John Hixenbaugh
D.; Dona Ana, Theodore Rouault, r.;
| Eddy, j. O. McKeen, D.; Grant, E. ]
Swartz, r.; Guadalupe, J. Giddings
D.; Lincoln, r. A. Hurt, r.: Luna, J,
B. Hodgdon, D.; Mckinley, Stephen
Canavan, r.; Mora, Anastacio Medina,
r.; Otero, T. F. Fleming, D.; Rio Arri-
ba, Sixto Chaves, R.; San Juan, B. C.
du5 ildlIy IL, hocil AlS uNl, l. hHSlo1o ~
Chaves, D.; Santa Fe, M. A. Ortiz, r.;
Sierra, Andrew Kelley. D.; Socorro,
Benjamin Sanchez, d.; Taos, Adolf
Santistevan, r.; Union, Leandro Vigil,
r.; Valencia, Ben W. Bibo. r.
TREAsURERs ELECTED.
The following were elected collectors
and county treasurers at the recent
election: Bernalillo, F. A. Hubbell, r.;
Chaves, Mark Howell, D.; Colfax, G. J.
Pace, r.; Dona Ana, Oscar Lohman,
B.. Eddy, j. 0. McKeen, D.; Grant, J..
w. Fleming, D.; Guadalupe, l.. San
chez, D.. Lincoln. E. w. Hubert, r..
Luna. Walter H. Quincy, D.; McKIn-
ley, John c. Spears, r.; Mora, Romal-
do Roival, r.; Otero, l. N. Jackson,
D.; Rio Arriba Perfecto Esquibel, R.;
San Juan, w. G. Black D.; San Mi
gue Eugenio Romero, r.; Santa Fe,
George w. Knaebel. D.; Sierra, John C.
Plemmons, D.; Socorro. Herman G..
Baca, D.; Taos, Ramon Sanchez, R.;
Union, j. M. Gonzales D.. Valencia,
Sol Luna, r.
A SAMPLE LETTER.
The following letter was today re-
ferred ito the Bureau of immigration
from the local land office. 1t is given
verbatim and is a good sample of many
letters answered at the bureau. No
matter how foolish many OF the ques-
tions may be or what is asked, a cour-
teous answer is always made. This
letter. which is from Michigan, is as
follows:
Dear Sir: Is those Lands in New
Mexico all desert Lands Or are there
Some wood Lands and Prarie Lands
also in that territory of New Mexico.
Or do those Lands belong to the U. S.
A. Government or to the territory Of
New Mexico? Or do those Lands in
New Mexico have to be irrigated? Or
is their water or Springs or Rivers or
creeks running through those Lands? I
Sepose all those Lands that is sur
veyed is subject to entry by U. S. A.
citizens. Do you have to ap-
ply to Washington D. c. to commits
sionor of Public Lands, or are you the
party dose all the business in regard to
full entry of Public lands Sepose you
do have to locate Immediately on those
lands after Preention of those Lands.
sepose it's a pretty wild part where
those lands is Situated. What part of
the territory of New Mexico is those
lands Situated Or is it mountainous or
a hilly country or are they agricultural
or mineral Lands or a Part of both is
that healthy country out their I Sc
pose the most Part of New Mexico is
dry and warm climate Please answer
this letter and give me all The Relia-
BILE information you can and oblige
yours very. Respectfully"
DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL RE-
PORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Colonel j. Frank Chaves, superinten-
dent Of public instruction, during the
past week has distributed hundreds of
copies of his annual report to county
uperintendents of schools and to prin-
cipals Of city schools throughout the
territory He has also sent 400 copies
of his report to Delegate B. S, Rodey for
to members of congress and
to department officials. The report is
very comprehensive and makes an ex-
cellent showing for New Mexico's school
system. In the work OF sending out this
publication he has been aided to some
extent by the Bureau of immigration,
which has mailed additional copies to
officials Of educational institutions
throughout the country by whom they
will be appreciated and where they will
do great good,
NOTARIES PUBLIC APPOINTED.
Governor Otero this morning appoint
ed Milnor Rudolph, OF Revuelto, Guada-
lupe county, and l. L. Analla, of Lin.
coin, Lincoln county, notaries public.