Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-06-05
GOVERNOR BACK
IN SANTA FE
Leaves Again Mon
day for Alamo
gordo
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS
Deed for Land for Reform
School at Springer
Approved.

Governor Curry returned this fore.
noon from his visit to Socorro which
proved to be a very enjoyable one
He at once piled into the work that
had accumulated SO as to enable him
to leave on Monday for Alamogordo
Tularosa and Three Rivers.
Governor Curry reports having had
a most enjoyable time. The com
mencement exercises of the New
Mexico School of Mines were a note
worthy event and the greeting extend
ed to the chief executive was Of
the most cordial nature and one that
he will long remember. A number of
distinguished citizens of the Gem
City accompanied him on a trip to
the Magdalena-Kelly mining district
where the larger mines were visited
Work is being resumed on the mines
and about five hundred men are~now
employed, indicating an era of pros.
perity for that part of the county.
Reform School Land.
Attorney General Frank w. Clancy
today approved the deed of convey.
ance for 27.43 acres of land by the
trustees of the Maxwell Land grant
to the Territory, for Reform school
purposes at Springer, Colfax county,
the legislative act making the dona-
tion of 20 acres to the Territory for
that purpose. one Of the prerequisites
for the establishment Of the school.
The people of Springer have pledged
themselves to give 40 acres altogether.
The school will be established in the
former county court house at Spring
er. With the deed for the 27 acres to-
day approved goes water right for
"a acres.
Territorial Board Of Education.
A busy session of the Territorial
board of education was held yesterday
afternoon in the Office of Territorial
Superintendent of Public Instruction
j. E. Clark. There are more than fifty
applicants for teachers certificates of
various grades. The report on school
libraries was discussed as were also
the holding Of institutes, plans and
specifications for school houses, com.
pilation of the school laws. special
programs and other public school mat
ters. The board Is still in session to-.
day as was also the executive commit.
tee of the New Mexico Teachers
Reading Circle.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day by the Santa Rosa Electric Light
and Power Company of Santa Rosa
Guadalupe county. The incorporators
and directors are: H. B. Jones, 30
shares; Frank G. Avery and O. G..
Heinberger, of st. Louis, 35 shares
each. The capitalization is $4,000,
divided into $50 shares.
Arrested For Fishing Without License
Deputy Game and Fish Warden Nc.
Elroy of Las Vegas, reports the ar
rest of two men named Carroll. non.
residents, who were fishing but had no
license. He also reports the illegal
sale of fish and was sent letter of
instruction today by Game and Fish
Warden Thomas P. Gable.
Two Suits Filed.
In the district court for Rio Arriba
county, suit was brought today by
the Ilfeld-Spitz Company Of Albuquer.
que VS.. Montoya & Callegos of Petaca,
Rio Arriba county to recover on a
note for s345.
Suit was brought in the same court
by Isabel Salazar VS.. Francisco Archu.
leta, both Of Rio Arriba county, asking
that the defendant be restrained from
trespassing and wasting a parcel Of
land and also asking for $3.50 damages
on account of alfalfa cut by the de-
fendant on the land in dispute.
Mandamus Hearing.
This afternoon, before Judge John
r. McFie in chambers, the application
for writ Of mandamus by Insurance
Commissioner Jacobo Chaves VS.. Ter
ritorial Auditor w. G. Sargent, involv-
ing the question Of the payment Of the
salary of Assistance Superintendent |
of Insurance Peter M. Lienau out of
the Insurance fund. came UP for hear
Ing and argument, Attorney A. B. !
Renehan representing Chaves and AT, |
torney General Clancy the Territory.
New Water Gauge.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui.
Ivan has purchased modern Bristol
Water Level Gauge Recorder, which
makes a record of the height of the
water level at every hour of the day.
The recorder will be installed on the
Gila, and later other installations will
% made Of the recorder.