Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-20
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMAT
Governor Curry Asks the
Territory to Express
Gratitude.
CENTRAL SUED FOR S55O,O0O
Superintendent Clark Plays Har-
roun al Raschid and Sur
prises Schools.

Governor Curry today issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamation:
Executive Office, Santa Fe.
President Taft has designated
Thursday, November 25th, A. D., 1909,
as Thanksgiving day.
Now, therefore, l, George Curry,
Governor of the Territory of New
Mexico. do hereby proclaim Thursday,
November 25th, A. D., 1909, as
Thanksgiving Day. and legal holi-
day in New Mexico.
This is distinctly an American hell
day. 1t was established over a CEN
tury ago and has been observed each
year by practically every state and
territory in the Union. The custom
tends to foster gratitude, one of the
highest sentiments, and in this coun-
try especially, where the struggle for
commercial achievements is almost
ceaseless, it is well to pause and con-
slider the gifts we have received and
join in public services of thanksgiv-
ing and acknowledgment. | respect
fully recommend that the people OF
New Mexico observe the day in a
manner suitable to it's meaning.
Done at the executive office this
the Goth day of November, 1909.
Witness my hand and the Great
Seal of the Territory of IIew Mexico
GEORGE CURRY,
BY the Governor:
I of
Mexico.
Appointed Deputy Game Warden.
Game and Fish Warden Thomas P,
Gable today appointed Esteban Easton
uty game and fish warden. There has
come considerable complaint to Santa
Fe of the disregard of the game laws
by those who have not taken out Ii
cense in that part of the Territory and
Deputy Easton expects to put stop
to the practice.
Mounted Police Recover Horses.
Lieutenant j. W. Collier, of the
mounted police, reports from Estancia
that he has recovered two horses be-
longing to R. G. Yeager and has re-
stored them to their owner
Interpretations.
The Tribune-Citizen Company of AL
buquerque filed incorporation papers
today in the office of Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa. The incorpora-
tors and directors are: Andrieus A.
Jones of Las Vegas; Harvey B. Fer
guson of Albuquerque; James d. Hand
of Las Alamos; James G. Fitch of So
zorro, and Owen n Marion of Albu-
querque, each ten shares. The capital
ization is 100000 divided into 1000
shares and the company commences
business with a paid up capital Of $5,-
600 The headquarters are at Albu
querque. This is merely a re-incorpor.
atiGn of the Tribune Publishing Com
pany, made necessary by taking over
the Albuquerque Citizen.
The Clark Grocery Company of Dem
ing also filed incorporation papers, the
headquarters being Deming, Luna
county. The New Mexico agent is R
Swanzy. The incorporators and di
rectors are: A. J. Clark, $50 shares;
R. Swanzy 60 shares; A. J. Tidmore 1C
shares. The capitalization is $4,000
divided into ESQ shares.
District Court.
The Ferguson Contracting Company
today brought suit in the district
court for Santa Fe county against the
New Mexico Central Railroad Com
pany for the foreclosure of me
chanics lein for $550,000 and petition
ing for the sale of the company's prop
erty to pay the claim.
The National Mortgage and Bono
Company of Chicago, today filed sui
in the district court against Bertha
Lund to recover one Buick automobile
and $100 damages.
School Inspection.
Superintendent of Public instruction
j. E, Clark returned last evening froT
an inspection of schools in the Espa
nola valley, which was in the nature
of a surprise visit to the teachers il
order to inform himself first hand O
prevailing conditions. Mounting {
horse at Espanola, Superintendent
Clark visited the school in the Chi
mayo canon in Rio Arriba and Sants
Fe counties and at Velarde in Rio Arri
ba county. He visited the schools
taught by Bonifacio Martinez, Sarit;
Pacheco, Victoriano Cruz, BeIlarmint
Trujillo, Cirila Martinez and Ursult
Ortiz. He found the attendance goot
and that the Spanish speaking people
are very anxious to have their children
learn English. The teachers are doins
successful work and began the tern
by teaching their children. the Englisl
equivalent Of common Spanish words
developing an English vocabulary ant
thus laying the foundation for NOR