Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-04
new COUNTY ORGANIZED.

/ th' river, ana tue event VIII long be
remembered as a bright page in the
history Of that town and county.
On Sunday delegations from the
precincts In the new county com.
menced pouring into Sandoval pnd by
the afternoon there were several hun.
dred people present In the evening
two dances were held-one at the resi-.
dence of A. Perea and the other at An.
aslouo Armijos At each place speech.
es were made by Judge Seferino Crol.
lott of Albuquerque. Hon. Il. A. Mlera
OF Cuba and Librado c. de Baca of
Pena Blanca. The First regiment band
Of this city, which had been engaged
to make lively music for the celebra.
ton. provided the music for the
dancers.
Judge Crollott, in his speech, assured
the people of Sandoval county that
Bernalillo county wanted to be friend.
ly, and would assist the new county
in more ways than one in it's efforts to
come TO the front and to keep along
with the older county.
Yesterday morning. In a large room
provided by Ignacio Gutierrez, one Of
the appointed commissioners. the
board of county commissioners. con
sisting OF himself Il. A. Miera and Es-
quipulo Baca, met and organized by
the election Of Mr.. Baca as chairman
An adjournment was then had until
? o'clock In the afternoon.
A party of friends. among whom
were Judge Crollott, Messrs. Marcel
ino. Manuel and Esquipulo Baca. Ga.
briel Armijo. Isldro Sandoval. o. p.
Hovey and the Citizen representative.
visited tho pretty residence of the
Hon. ]. NJ. Sandoval and were his
guests at dinner.
At o'clock the commissioners re-
convened. and, after a short consulta-
ton, the meeting was again called to
order by the chairman.
Mr.. Miera then read of the follow.
ing appointments for the various coun.
~ offices:
Probate Judge--Nicholas de la o,
of Pena Blanca.
Probate Clerk-o. p. Hovey of Al
godones.
Collector and Treasurer Manuel
Baca of Pena Blanca
Sherif-Alfredo NJ. Sandoval of San.
doval.
Assesscr-V. S. Miera OF Cuba.
School Superlntendent--J. b. Arch.
uleta of Jemez Hot Springs.
River issioaers-Ignacio NJ.
Perea, Juan Garcia. Higenlo Cordoya,
Donaciano Nieto.
The appointments were unanimous.
ly accepted by the board
After this Mr., Miera introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the board of county
commissioners OF Sandoval county
hereby designate the Albuquerque Dai-
ly Citizen as the paper to furnish all
material for the officers of said San
doval county.
The resolution was unanimously &C.
cepted, after which The board adjourn.
ed un:il 2 o'clock today, when the
newly appointed officers will take the
oath of Office and file their respective
bonds in accordance with a territorial
law on the subject.
Who They Are.
Messrs r. A. Miera, Ignacio Gut
ierrez and Esquipulo Baca are the
board of county commissioners and all
good business men. Mr.. Miera resides
at Cuba In the Nacimiento country.
and is one of the most extensive sheep
raisers in New Mexico. He is also
in the general merchandise business.
II is understood, owing to his person
al business affairs, he will resign as
commissioner and ask the governor
to appoint as his successor a gentle
man from his district. Mr.. Gutierrez
Is In business at Sandoval, and Is
prosperous. Mr.. Baca. who is the
chairman of the board. Is a well-known
merchant. stock raiser and farmer OF
Pena Blanca. These three gentle
men have held positions OF trust In
Bernalillo county.
Nicholas de la o, the probate Judge,
is a well.known ranchman and stock
man OF Pena Blanca. He is a man OF
family and is quite well to do.
o. p. Hoyey, who will nj the posi-.
ton OF probate clerk OF the new coun-
ty. is from Algodones. He is a school
teacher with an excellent record. and
was one of the translators of the
house of the late territorial legisla.
ture.
Manuel Baca. the collector and
treasurer. Is merchant of Pena
Blanca. He will prove an excellent
officer OF the new county.
The sheriff of Sandoval county is
Alfredo NJ. Sandoval. son of Hon. ].
NJ Sandoval. He is young gertle-
man with friends innumerable. and
they predict that he will mane q good
n"nce officer.
V. s. Mlera is the assessor Of the
new county. and he Is as well known
on this side OF the line as In his own
county of Sandoval He is a sheep
raiser and buyer. and is familiar with
everything and everybody In the coun-
~ where he will preside as the asses.