Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-28
IMPORTANT SUIT
FILED IN COURT
Water Rights on Sa.
cramentO are
at Stake
APPO|NTMEMTsBYG0VERNOR
Union Trust Company of
Roswell Incorporates With
$250,OOO Capital.
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August I. Koch, nephew of Con,
gressman Richard Bartholdt of ST.
Louis, Missouri, chairman of the
committee on public buildings, will
on June /, enter the employ of the
executive Office at the Capitol as clerk
and stenographer. Mr.. Koch is a
young man who comes highly recon-
mended and will make New Mexico
his permanent home. His salary will
be $1,000 per year.
Governor Curry was informed this
forenoon that he has been appointed
honorary member of the Sierra Ma
Dire club at Los Angeles, California
,an honor he highly appreciates.
Delegates to Peace Congress.
Governor Curry yesterday appoint.
ed the following delegates to the
Peace Congress which convenes at
Chicago, Illinois, on May 3: Hon
Herbert j. Hagerman of Roswell
Rev. E. Mcqueen Gray of Carlsbad
Hon. Hiram Hadley of Las Cruces;
Hon. l.. Bradford Prince Of Santa Fe;
and H. B. Hening Of Albuquerque.
Signing Refundine Bonds.
Governor Curry and Territorial
Treasurer Miguel A. Otero today sign
ed up to the recent $12S,OOO issue
of four per cent Territorial refund
ing bonds The issue being in the de
nomination Of 1000 bonds, 1923 bond.
had to be signed.
Want to Bring Colony Of Welshmen
. M. Shillinglaw of the firm of Motif
and Shillinglaw of Topeka, Kansas
was in consultation with Land Com
missioner R. p. Ervien today to sc
cure information regarding Territoria
lands, upon which it is proposed b,
the Topeka firm to settle a colony o
$50 families from Wales.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed tt
day by the Juanita Ranch Company
with headquarters at Dona Ana, Don
Ana county, and H. B. Holt as tn
New Mexico agent. An office will a
so be maintained at El Paso, Texas
The capitalization is 100000 divid
ed into 1000 shares. The incorporation
and directors are: w. C. Davis an
w. j. Harris of Ell Paso, Texas; l.
Oden of Las Cruces. R. j. Lucius an
J. r. Lucius of Negreet, Louisiana.
Trust Company Incorporated
The Union Trust Company of Ros
well, filed incorporation papers toda
in the Office of Territorial Secretar
Nathan Jaffa, the capitalization bein
$250,000, divided into $500 shares {
which 100000 is paid up. The inco1
porators and directors are John v
Poe, G. M. Slaughter and r. F. Ba
nett for five years; w. S. Praeger,
E. Rhea and E. A. Cahoon for fou
years; ]. J. Jaffa, H. P. Sanders an
J. F. Hinkle for three years; John I
Mcclure, M. U. Finley and A. Pr
lit for two years; J. s. Lea, j. "
Rhea and w. M. Atkinson for on
year.
District Court.
1t is still Stevenson VS.. True ct. al
in the district court, but the end Of tn
hearing is in sight. Many witnesse
have been heard and reams of test
mony have been given.
An important case, that Of the Sa,
ramento Valley Irrigation Compan
VS.. Oliver M. Lee, J. s. Lawson, He
bert w. Walcott, ct al, was filed thi
afternoon in the District Court fc
Santa. Fe county, and Judge John T
McFie issued a temporary injunctio
to restrain the defendants from inte
,fering with the water rights claimed b
the plaintiffs in the Sacramento rive
Scott Abel, Kid Bluff, Box, Grapevin
.canons and their tributaries in Otter
county. The injunction bond wa
placed at $2,50O and on May 2!
hearing will be had whether the il
junction is to be made permanent Th
petitioners ask in addition for a juds
ment Of $4,000 against Oliver
Lee, alleged to have been overpai
him, for costs and for deeds of COZ
veyance to certain water rights 70
which defendants made application
the Territorial engineer, which plair
tiffs allege were made for the plair
tiff company. G. W. Prichard and A
b. Renehan are attorneys for tn
plaintiff company of which John T
Wagner Of this city is the president
Water Rights Applications.
Several important water rights az
plications have been filed with Tel
ritorial Engineer Vernon u. Sullivan
Frances E. Fuller and Florence Fulle
OF Abbott, Mora county, ask for 2
second feet from July to Septembe
1, each year, out Of the Salado Arroyo
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