Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03
THE TERRITORY.
Brief Resume Of the Important
DOings In New Mex
leo Gowns.

ofici ltosutile Oh the Important
DOings In New Mex
leo Towns.
MINES, FARMS, RANGES, ETC
Notary Public Appointed: Govern.
or otero has appointed the following
notary public: John F. Wielandy,
Santa Fe. Santa Fe county.
Transfer Of indian School Teacher:
John L. Ballenger, teacher OF the day
school at the San Juan pueblo In Rio
Arriba county, has been transferred
TO the Omaha Indian boarding school
at the Omaha agency, Nebraska. with
orders TO report Immediately.
Moves On: Rafael Luna, who, for
the past two years has been operator
for the Postal Telegraph company In
Socorro. has resigned his position and
goes TO San Antonio where he will be
connected with the Mcintyre Mercan-
tile company.
Contest Case Still on: The nome.
stead entry contest Ease Of w. H.
Friedman, manager OF the Santa Fe
Water q Light company versus John
L. Zimmerman, is still being heard
before Register M. r. Otero and Re-
%ceiver Fred. Muller Of the Santa 70
United States lanI ONCE.
Postmaster Dead: j. A. Armstrong,
postmaster at Josephs. a small town
in the western part Of Socorro coun-
ty. died Sunday last and was buried
Monday. Mr.. Armstrong was for many
years a resident Of Socorro and Is
well known there.
Have Hope: The people Of Noun
tainair are greatly encouraged at the
prospects OF early mail service on the
Santa Fe Central. When this Is In
augurated Mountainair will get daily
mail service from Wallard. The ted.
ious Star route service now In vogue
Is very unsatisfactory and entirely un.
necessary.
An Author: Misses Alice MCGOWAN
and Mary Mitchell Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, who have been spending
some time on the Morley ranch in the
Datils, collecting material for maya.
zine articles, returned home during the
past week. A story written by Miss
MCGOWAN appeared In the November
number OF Harpers.
Large Shipment Of LAMBS: a large
shipment OF lambs from New Mexico
90 Colorado was made al Lamy Tues
day by James A, Milne. The shipment
consisted or sixteen double iecked
carloads. containing In all about 5000
TO 1000 head. This will be followed
by other shipments. ais soon az more
cars for the purpose are available.
90
Stock Sale: u. w. Cox Of Datil, re-
turned Monday morning from Kansas
City where he went to market two
carloads or steers. He said that he
received a good price for the load Of
rough cattle. but that there was
hardly any sale for the load OF good
ones. Mr.. Cox has been In town all
the week on jury duty.-Scoorro
Chieftain.
Territorial Funds Received: Ter.
ritoriai Treasurer ]. II. Vaughn has
received the following public funds:
From II. o. Bursum, superintendent
Of the New Mexico penitentiary, ST..
100, convicts' earnings. From Mark
Howell. treasurer and ex-oiicio collect.
or Of Chaves county. sos % taxes for
1909, and s22696 taxes for 1908.
Commissioners Of Deeds Govern.
or 0tero has appointed the following
commissioners OF deeds. Charles $.
aundy 10 be commissioner Of deeds
Iii the District of Columbia Tor the
territory OF New Mexico. with Offices
In Washington. D. G lsidor J. Poek.
.sr 70 be commissioner OF deeds lii
New York state for the territory Of
New Mexico with offices IN New York
cry.
Clerk at indian School: Or. Martin
Murphy. who has for some years oc,
aUpiel a position in the department
OF justice In Washington, has been
transferred from that department 10
'tha IN = fud,Ytriai Iodia. .,hoat il