Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-19
OFFICIAL MATTERS

NOTARY PUBLIC APPOINTED.
Governor Otero today appointed L.
F. Hamblln of Questa, Taos county, a
notary public.
! PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to John
w. Rush of Carlsbad. Eddy county;
and Harry D. Nelson of Fort Bayard,
Grant county.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
N. NJ. Hanson has been appointed
postmaster at Albert, Union county,
and L. B. Bentley at Modoc.
PASTURING OF SHEEP ON FOREST
RESERVES.
This week the secretary Of the inter-
ior announced that during the coming
season ending on August 21, there will
be permitted 25O,OOO sheep on the Gila
forest reserve, $4,000 of which are to
belong to settlers on the reserve. On
the Pecos river reserve no sheep will
be permitted to Craze. The secretary
does not restrict the number of horses
or cattle as he maintains that they do
no injury to the reserves.
APPOINTMENTS.
Governor Otero today appointed Per-
cy Wilson, an attorney of Silver City,
Grant county, member of the board
of regents of the Territorial Normal
School at Silver City, vice c. F. Gray
son of Silver City, whose term had ex-
pired. He also appointed William H.
'Newcomb of Silver City, member of
lhe board OF penltentiary cornn1issioi
ers, vice Charles Schlatter of Union
county, who failed to qualify.
WITHDRAWN FROM SETTLEMENT
The federal land Office in this city to-
day received dispatch from the Sec
retary of the interior to withdraw all
public lands in townships 9, 10 and II
north, ranges 8 and 4 east Of the uew
Mexico meridian, temporarily from
sale, entry or other disposal pending a
of executive order perma-
nently reserving them for military
purposes The dispatch ends with:
You will allow no entries, filings, or
selections Of same until further notice
and post copy of this in your office on
note of tract books"
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
The following business was transact
ed at the federal land office in this city
during the week ending February 10:
Homestead Entries-February 12, An
tonic Pale, Laguna, so acres, Valencia
county; George Kirschner, Laguna, 100
acres, Valencia county; February 10.
salome Valdez, Springer, 100 acres, Col
fax county; Cornelius Daley, Springer.
l6O acres, Colfax county; February IA.
Felix Madrid, Cabra Springs. 100 acres,
San Miguel county; February Is, Fran
cisco Aragon Casaus 100 acres, Quad
llupe county; Paz Dominguez, Sena,
-59.F acres, San Miguel county; Segun-
10 GARLIC. Sena, 100 acres, San Miguel
county; February II, Carlos Garcia,
Puerto de Luna, 100 acres, Guadalupe
county; Marmaduke Jordan, Springer,
go acres, Mora county; Jose D. Mar
luez, Ration, 100 acres Colfax county;
Agapito Trujillo, Springer, 1886 acres,
Nora county; Guadalupita Gonzales,
Springer, 100 acres, Mora county: Mel
luiades T. Otero, Cubero, 100 acres.
Valencia county; Teodoro Valdez, Wa
yon Mound. 100 acres, Mora county;
ooroteo Rael, Santa Rosa, 1870 acres,
county; Rufus e. White
nan. Maxwell City, 12O acres, Mora
county; February is. John D. Griswold.
100 acres, Bernalillo coun-
y; February 10, Joseph Tafoya, Wat
ous, 100 acres, San Miguel county.
Final Homestead Entries-February
3, Gregorio Apodaca y Candelaria, AL
100 acres, Bernallllo coun-
Y; February H. San Juan Romero, Gu
zero 1894 acres, Valencia county; Da-
i'd Herrera, Maxwell City, 100 acres,
,olfax county.
Coal Declaratory Statement-Febru
ry 49, Matthew Cook, Gallup, McKin-
~ conuty.