Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-07-23
HOTEL De VARGAS
INCORPORATED
Local Men Are
Named as the
Directors
.LEAVEF0RLAs VEGAS TONIGHT
Governor Curry and Staff
Will Inspect National
Guard.

Incorporation papers were filed this
forenoon in the Office of Territorial
Secretary Nathan Jaffa for the De
Vargas Hotel Company of Santa Fe,
New Mexico. which proposes to build
the Hotel DeVargas at the corner OF
Palace and Lincoln avenues. The capl'
talization is 100000, divided into s.
900 shares of the par value OF $lOO
each. The incorporators and al
rectors are: John P. Wagner. Miguel
"A. Otero. George w. Prichard and
Napoleon B. Laughlih, all of Santa Fe
and each subscribing to five shares.
Notary Public Appointed.
Governor Curry today appointed
Robert M. Jackson of Alamogordo,
Otero county, notary public.
Prescott VS.. Manly Case.
The case of Prescott VS.. A. R. Man
by and the Taos Valley Land Com
pany, from Taos county, was still on
hearing before Judge John R. McFie
in chambers this forenoon.
Appointed v. S. Commissioner.
Judge John R. McFie today appoint
ed Harry J. Fincke U. S. Commission
er at Moriarty. Torrance county. to
succeed J. B. Hayward, resigned. Mr.
Fincke comes very highly recommend
ed and was in Santa Fe today with
Mr. Hayward whom he succeeds.
Lodged in Jail.
Francisco Salas Macs was lodged
in the jail last night by Mounted Po
liceman j. B. Lusk to whom belongs
the credit Of arresting the young man
who has confessed to Rusk his guilt
Macs took out of the postoffice al
Pima, Taos county, letter contain
ing d $100 check sent by Luis Macs
from Rock Springs, Wyoming, to his
aged father Francisco A. Macs, al
Pima. The young man who despite
the similarity of the names, is not q
relative Of the old man to whom the
check was addressed, forged the en-
,dorsement on the check which was
signed by the Cosgrove Sheep Com
pany OF Rock Springs, and had il
cashed at a saloon at Alamosa, Colo
.rado. Upon investigation, Francisco
S. Macs, made good the $1O0 and thu
old man asked that the proceeding
be dropped, but District Attorney E
C. Abbott will prosecute the case, az
he is in duty bound to do. A sat
feature of the case Is that the father
of the young man accused of tht
crime, died day before the arrest.
Will Go to Las Vegas.
This evening, Governor Curry viii
leave on Santa Fe train No. for Las
y Vegas to consult with the board o
county commissioners of San Migue
county on good roads matters and tt
inspect the National Guard encamp
ment tomorrow. He will be accompa
MED by Frank P. Sturges Of the New
Mexican Printing Company, Mayo
Jose D. Sena and Colonel E. G. Alb
bott It is very likely also that ex
Governor Miguel A. Otero will &C
company him. Tomorrow morning
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sull
van and Land Commissioner R. F
Ervien will leave for Las Vegas, ther
to join Governor Curry on his trip t.
Springer and Ration on the Goo
Roads automobile to 60 over the pre-
posed routes for the Scenic Highwa
south of Ration.
Scenic Highway In Santa Fe Canon
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. SUI
livan and Engineer Meriweather o
the Good Roads Commission, yestel
day completed the survey for tn
Scenic Highway in the Santa F
canon and f. md very feasible lin
to connect up the two stretches Q
road already completed. At no poin
will the road exceed maximum Q
six per cent and it will remain a
about the same level as the road u
the canon. Another tentative lin
was surveyed which would cause tn
road to cross the river once and whic
would reduce the cost Of constructio
several hundred dollars.
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