Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-11-09
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
Special Land Agent.

Special Land Agent.
An order has been received at the
local United States land office, assign
ing Special Agent Goygla to New Mex
leo, with headquarters at Santa Fe.
rubIic Land Sold.
The following public land has been
sold at the local United States land
Office November 2, No. 2110. John
Hixenbaugh of Ration, NE IA, NV IA,
section 10, T 23 N, R Is E, 40 acres in
Colfax County. Consideration $50.
Final Homestead Certificate.
The following final homestead entry
has been made in the Office of the To-
cal United States land office; Novem-
Der 8, No 1858. Perfecto Padilla of Ri
vera, for N IL, NE IA, section 29 and
S 1-2, Sc IA, section 80, T 13 N, R 70
E, 100 acres in San Miguel County.
Certificate of Amendment.
The following certificate of amend
ment of articles of incorporation was
filed in the Office of Territorial Secre-
tary j. w. Reynolds this morning:
Changing the name of the Porter
Ewell Mercantile Company, principal
offices at Roswell, Chaves County, to
the Porter Mercantile Company.
Homestead Entries.
The following homestead entries
have been made in the local United
States land office: November 5, No.
700. Ricardo Baca, of Pastura, for E
IL, NE IA, section 81, and N 1-2, NV
a. section %, T Z N, R 20 E, 16O
acres in Leonard Wood County.
November 5 No. 77O1. Eutimio Car
rasseo, of Los Lunas, for NE IA, sec
ton 26, T N, R w, 100 acres in
Valencia County.
November D, No. 1902. Jose Santi-
ago Duran of Puerta de Luna, for S
1-2, Sc IA, section "a, T N, and n
1-2, NE Ia, section 5, T N, R 21 E,
100 acres in Leonard Wood County.
Circular to Forest Officers.
The following circular addressed to
the forest officers of the general land
office, has been received at the local
United States land Office. The circular
is signed by w. A. Richards, commits
sioner, and is approved by Thomas
Ryan, acting secretary of the interior.
The full text of the circular is as fol
lows:
Hereafter the owners of all stock to
be grazed in the forest reserves will
be required to submit the stock to the
inspectors of the Bureau of Animal In.
dustry of the Department Of Agricul
ture for inspection when called upon
to do so. and, when found necessary
to have the stock dipped or otherwise
treated before it will be allowed to en-
ter. Upon receipt OF notice by you II
writing any such inspector that any
owner has refused to allow his stock
to be inspected, or has failed to have
it dipped or treated after the same has
been ordered by the inspector, you will
at once notify such owner, if an appli.
cant for the grazing privilege, that
his stock will not be allowed in the re-
serve, whether a permit has been is
sued to him or not, until he has COM
piled with the order. If the stock has
already entered the reserve you will
require it's immediate removal. Make
prompt report to this Office of your
action in any case arising.
National Guard Inspection.
An inspection of the National Guard
of New Mexico will shortly be made,
pursuant to the act of Congress entit-
led "An act to promote the efficiency
of the militia and for other purposes.
Adjutant General w. H. Whiteman is
in receipt of the following communica-
ton from the War Department., which
will be of interest to the rank and file
of the National Guard of New Mexico
The communication follows:
War Department, Office of the Adju,
tant General, Washington, October
81, 1903
The Adjutant General, Territory OF
New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico:
Sir-Under section IA of the act ap-
proved January 21, 1908. entitled can
Act to promote the efficiency of the
militia, and for other purposes. II Is
made the duty of the secretary OF
war to cause to be made at least once
in each year by officers detailed by
him for that purpose, an inspection for
the purpose of determining whether
the organized militia of state. terri
tory or District of Columbia "is suffi-
ciently armed uniformed and equippe
for active duty in the field and by
section 1S of the same act, to cause an
inspection of each company. troop and
battery in the organized militia for
the purpose of determining whether
said state or territory shall be furnish
ed with material for war under the
provisions of this or former acts OF
Congress during the year next preced-
ing each annual allotment of funds in