Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-11
Territorial Topics

jail for the quarter ending March 81
as presented to and allowed by the
county commissioners were s674. This
amount does not include the pay OF
two jailers which. for three months,
amounts to s270.
lreneo l.. Chaves. clerk of the court
of private land claims. departed for
Denver where he will be under medi-
cal treatment for an affection of the
ear for some days. He will also attend
to official duties connected with his
Office.
Mrs Anna Leeson. who Is a most
competent and correct stenographer,
Is employed for the present In the Of
fee of the territorial secretary. and
will very likely be given perma.
nent position In the Office of Land
Commissioner a. A. Keen.
From the New Mexican.
Hon Amado Chaves left for Albu-
querque, where he has legal business
to attend TO. He will visit western
New Mexico before returning home
and will be absent several days.
/ JOuH ID tuitsu otatto th-
gineer in charge of the irrigation sys-
tenn for the Pueblo Indians in New
| Mexico. is In the capital on official bus.
mess Work on irrigation bitches Is
now going on at the pueblos of Cochiti
| and San domingo under his direction.
J H. Meadowcraft. of Wellington,
New Zealand. is here and will make a
trip through the territory looking FOR
a place to locate. Mr.. Meadowcratt
will purchase land and engage In
farming He was induced TO come to
New Mexico from New Zealand
through the bulletins and Information
fuini3hed him by the bureau of immi.
grafton.
Henry ID. Wisner, OF Willis. was a
visitor In this city He is postmaster
at that place and also owns ranch
summer resort there which Is fire
quented by many during the heated
term. He states that the Hamilton
mines at Willis. which are owned by
George Bailey & Co. have been work
ing regularly all winter and that the
working force is now being increased
| Kennedy a. Townsend will be the
name OF the new firm soon to embark
in hardware business in this city. w
II. Kennedy, OF Cerrillos, who Is a
present engaged In that business a
Cerrillos, and w. N. Townsend of thii
city, who recently purchased w. II
Goebel's hardware stock on the cas-
side of the plaza, will he the membei
OF the firm. They will consolidate tn,
two stocks and will occupy the Spit;
building on the south side OF the plaza
/. Miss Rena Bradley, of Glorieta. wh'
underwent a surgical operation at ST
Vincents hospital this week, is recov
, ering nicely.
Il At 1912 this afternoon, Assistan
Postmaster George W. Armijo becam
the father OF i2-pound boy. Both tn,
mother and child are progressing
finely.
The financial affairs of the Method
list Episcopal church, In course Of eree
: ton on Don Gaspar avenue, have besI
, arranged and the funds for its compile
. tion have been secured. Active worl
: on the construction of the building viii
; again commence In a few DAYS.
: J. p. McNulty and wife, OF Turquesa
were In town. Mrs. McNulty expect
to go to England to visit her relative
r soon and will be absent severa
; months. She will leave Santa Fe dun
I, ing the coming week. Mr.. McNult,
. who is the manager of the American
, Turquoise company at Turquesa. |
greatly gratifed at the favorable dc
I cision to the company OF the Jose d
J Leyba grant case. This decision Sc
cures the title OF the company OF II
valuable turquoise mines located with
In the limits OF the alleged Jose d
tLeyba grant.
In the case of Edward Hesch VS.. tn
Consolidated Mining a Smelling CON
; pany of Cerrillos, and Of J. w. Coope
, VS.. the same company, which is no,
pending In this count" and In whicl
, the testimony was heard In the distric
court atAthe recent term, the argu
ments were made in the judges chan
Der. u. NJ. Read, ESQ, and N. 7
, Laughlin, ESQ, represented the plain
tiffs and the dsfense was representa-
by Col Npree w. Knaebel. Judg
. McFie non \aEtpe case under advise
ment and NJ gender his opinion
, shortly.
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