Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
OFFICIAL MATTERS
NOTARY APPOINTED,

NOTARY APPOINTED.
Charles Deurries of Mimbres, whose
term as notary public will expire Marcl
] has been reappointed by Acting
{ 5vernor Reynolds.
TODIAN COMMISSIONERS.
The capitol custodian commissioners
met in regular monthly meeting at the
capitol yesterday. Bills and accounts
for the month Of December We're re.
ceived, audited and ordered to be paid
No further business was transacted.
| TERRITORIAL LAND BOARD.
The regular monthly meeting of the
territorial land board took place yes
terday. Quite a number of applica-
tions for the purchase of territorial
timber tracts situated in the Manzano
mountains, were received and acted up
on.
TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
Territorial Treasurer J. H. Vaughn
has received the following funds: From
w. d. Dame, clerk of I'd district court,
for quarter ending December 81, $685. 95;
from c. w. Holman, treasurer and col
lector of Mora county, 1900 taxes, 1924;
of 1901 taxes, s43.6O; of 1902 taxes, 1898. =
IA.
U. S. LAND COMMISSION.
The U. S. land commission was in
session yesterday at the capitol in reg
ular monthly meeting. Upon the appli-
cation of r. A. Morris, selections of
about $4,000 acres of grazing lands in
Guadalupe county wer ordered made
and this tract, when selected, will be
leased to r. A. Morris of that county
for a term of five years at an annual
rental of three cents per acre.
GOVERNOR OTERO'S REPORT FOR
1902.
Five hundred copies of the report of
Governor Otero to the Secretary of the
Interior, showing the conditions of the
territory for the year ending June 30,
1902, have been received at the Execu-
tive office. The volume is a splendid
epitome of the conditions and resources
of the territory, contains GSS pages and
several valuable maps. Five hundred
copies of the report have been ordered
by the Bureau of Immigration for dis
tribution throughout the territory, and
to applicants from the states. These
have not yet been received by the bu-
reau. OF the report for 1901 500 copies
were distributed by the Bureau within
six months, and the same number was
sent out from the Executive office In
about the same space Of time.
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
Mineral Entry: The Taos Gold Mir-I
ing Company of Taos, claimant for the
Black Copper group, copsisting nfShha
BIack Copper, BLACK Copper No. 2, ~ (.
Donate, Benzuela, Gold Garner, Golcofs-
da, Jubilee, Queen and Valley lodes, |
containing 142 acres and situated in |
the Black Copper mining district, Taos
county.
Final Homestead Entry: Jose de la |
Cruz Apodaca of Sanchez, 100 acres of |
land in San Miguel county.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY CONTEST.
In the local land office today the con-
test of Poncian Tafoya against Alejan-
dro Mora is being heard. The contest
involves homestead entry No. 5252 for |
the west half of the northwest quarter |
of section 80, and the east half of the !
northeast quarter of section 80, town
ship 13 north, range east, and situated |
about five miles southwest of Galisteo
in Santa Fe county.
MEETING OF THE CAPITOL GUS
SCHOOL BONDS FILED.
Col. j. Francisco Chaves, territorial
of public instruction, is |
receiving the bonds given by county
treasurers as custodians Of the school
funds. The law requires that each shall |
give a bond in a sum which shall be |
fixed by the superintendent of public |
instruction at double the probable
amount of moneys they will handle but |
no bond shall be for less than $4,000. |
Two bonds have been returned by Col |
onel Chaves because they were for
ted by law.
The bonds covering school funds that
have been approved and placed on file
are: George w. Knaebel, Santa Fe
county, $50, 900; sureties, Samuel Eldodt,
Fred Muller and Thomas B. Catron.
Perfecto Esquibel, Rio Arriba county,
100000; sureties, T. D. Burns and s.