Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-09
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
Notaries Public Appointed.

Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor M. A. Otero has appointed
the following notaries public:
j. P. Force, Hopewell, Rio Arriba
County; Marcellus w. Witt, Roswell
Chaves County.
Homestead Entry.
The following homestead entry has
been made in the local United States
land office: December 5, No. 7744.
Salome A. de Montoya Of Ration, S IL,
SW IA, section 35, E 1-2, Sc IA, sec
tion "a. r 27 N, r "a E. 100 acres in
Colfax County.
Coal Declaratory Statement.
The following coal declaratory state
ment has been filed in the local Uni
ted States land office: December Z, No.
1867. Mary Helen Estes of Farming
ton. w 1-2, SW IA, section a., and
NV IA, NV IA, section 23 and NE
IA, NE IA, section %, T 80 N, r 13
w, 100 acres in San Juan County.
Territorial Funds Received.
Territorial Treasurer J. H. Vaughn
has received the following public
funds: From Herman G. Baca, treas
urer and ex-officio collector of Socorro
County, $231.13, taxes for 1902, $S,-
9s1.4 AZ taxes for 1903, and $l,SO6.24
shortage on the account of the former
treasurer and ex-officio collector,
Abran Abeytia.
New Mexico Pensions.
On November 21, 1908, the pension
claim of Mrs Isidora G. Leyba, widow
of Francisco Leyba, of Galisteo, New
Mexico, was allowed at the rate OF 81
per month from June q, 1902. This
will give Mrs. Leyba back pay for
nearly year and half, or about
$14O
Delegate Rodey is meeting with sue
cess in number of pension claims.
Territorial Board Of Public Lands.
The Territorial Board of Public
Lands met yesterday in the office of
Land Commissioner A. A. Keen. There
were present Governor M. A. Otero,
chairman, Solicitor General E. l..
Bartlett, and Land Commissioner A. A.
Keen, secretary. In addition to rou-
tine business, provision was made for
the installation in the old Palace build.
ing of the new postoffice fixtures.
Contest Case.
The hearing in the U. S. local land
office in the protest of Leonard Skin
ner VS.. Francisco Monies, involving
Montes' right to purchase under the
coal law the coal land covered by the
w 1-2, SW IA, of section IA township
10 north, range 5 east, will be heard
tomorrow. The land lies in Bernalillt
County and about fifteen miles from
San Pedro. Benjamin M. Read, Esq.
appears for the contestee and G. F
Easley, Esq, for the contestant
United States Land Commission.
The United States Land Commission
met yesterday, there being present
Governor NJ A. OterO, chairman; SO
licitor General E. l.. Bartlett, and Sur
veyor General NJ o. Llewellyn, secre
tary. A selection of $4,000 acres OF
timber land in Rio Arriba County was
ordered pursuant to the request OF the
Irrigation Commission, the land to be
sold for the benefit of reservoir sites
and the improvement of the Rio Gran
de River. No other business of i'm
portance was transacted.
Mineral Surveys Ordered.
The United States Surveyor Gener
al has issued official orders for the fol
lowing mineral surveys: No. 1885
The Lake Valley group. comprising
the Metal King, Uncle Sam, South
western, Zinc Valley, Robert E. Lee
Santa Fe No. /, Black Wolf and Annie
Fox lode mining claims, situated il
the Hanover or Central mining dis
trict, Grant County, New Mexico. No
1186. The Thunder Cloud lode, situat
ed in the same district. The Empire
Zinc Mining Company is the claiman
to both properties. Surveys to b.
made by George R. Brown, deputy U
is. mineral surveyor, of Silver City.
Licensed TO Practice Medicine.
The two days sessions of the Terri
torial Board Of Health were brough
to close last evening. In addition t
the regular routine business, the ar