Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-30
MILLS AND POPE TO
Be GUESTS At
BIG RECEPTION
GOVERNOR CURRY HOST
FOR THE LAST TIME
BernaltIo County ConVicts Ar
rive at Penitentiaryi Import
ant Water Rights Before En-
gineer Sullivan,


Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. ga recep-
ton to CHIEF Justice William J.. Mills,
recently appointed governor of New
Mexico, and to Judge William II. Pope,
who will succeed Chief Justice Mills as
presiding judge of the supreme cour,,
will be rendered by Governor Curry
at the executive mansion on Thursday
evening Of neX week, January G. No.
formal invitations will be sent out and
the public in ganera, Will be invited.
1t will be likely the last general social
function to be gi7en by Governor
Curry at the mansion, as II is mis- in
tention to close the house very soon
thereafter, Land Commissioner and
Mrs. r. =. Ervien expecting t. leave.
the residence ut that time.
Arrested by Mounted Police.
Mounted Policeman Fred Higgins of
Roswell today reported the following
arrests to the headquarters of tho
mounted police at the capitol. s Lee
Burnett, shooting cattle, held in $500
bond; Seferino Quellos, Marcos Crroaa
and Tomasa Martinez arrested NJ the
Block Ranch, Lincoln count for.
horsestealing and held in $1,000 hOnG.
Commissioner for Taos County.
Upon the request OF the republican
county central committee of Taos
county, Governor Curry has decided 10
appoint Ronulo Martinez OF Questa to
the vacant county commlssioncrship
from that district. Mr.. Martinez pmes
very highly recommended.
Petition for Roswell.
In view of the fact hat Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger has referred to
Governor Curry for his opinion on all
bills and memorials affecting New
Mexico, introduced at the present Sos
sion of congress-, the citizens of Ros-
well have Sc 1T him a petition in favor
of the valuation of a bond issue for
$50. 600 proposed for the erection of q
new school building. Governor Curry
will recommend the measure favor
ably.
Seven Recruits for P~enitentiary.
Jesus Romero, the efficient and
popular sheriff of Bernalillo county.
together with Deputies Dick Lewis |
and Feliz Galindro, today lodged the +,
following prisoners in the peniten-
to serve the sentences imposed
by Judge Ira A. Abbott: Florencio
Pfeiffer, fifteen years; Procopio
Nuanes, five years: Santos Martinez,
years. and Charles Buchanan, five
all for criminal assault; ]. w.
Willett, one year for forgery and lar
ceny of n horse; Leopoldo Torres, five
years, for murder; John Holstein, one
year for burglary. =,
District Court.
District Clerk Frank w. Shearonl
computed the costs to be added
to the $25 fine imposed upon the eight
defendants in the case of the Costilla
land K Investment company vs.. Rob-
ert Allen, ct. al, for contempt of court,
he costs in each case amounting to
Judge John Il. Merle in chambers
oday signed judgment in favor of
simon Sanders & Co., for $373.20
Igainst Jennie Berardinelli, and in
avor of Joe +. Lacome. for S102.S7 :
Igainst a. S. Bushkevitz. ,
The preliminary hearing Of a. IT.
iossett for the killing of S. COnover at
-yden, Rio Arriba county, has been .
ct for January 3. II Will take place
,eforc Judge John r. McFie as COM
magistrate. District Attorney
Read will represent the ter :
itory and is making out a strong case. ,
While a. n. Renehan has beer retained =
" the defendant. =
Water Right Matters. .
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui =
ivan has set January 4 as the date for p,
hearing of the conflicting water =,
lights on the Pecos river and tribu- =
aries, in which the important applica- .
Of A. A. Jones. J. d. Hand, the "
as Vegas grant and others interested
fill come up. 1t is expected h "A some .,
wenty or more attorneys and parties =
Interested will attend the hearing, y
is one of the most important :,
yer held 10y the engineer. .
The application of JAY Turley Of '
'urley. San Juan county. for $40 sec :,
nd feet OF the San Juan river. was .
pproved today by Territorial En- :
ineer Vernon l.. Sullivan. The prof. =
ct is one of the most important pend !.
lg in New Mexico, and is aimed to re u
25 5000 acres in a Juan county. =
# the water applied for. 800 second 2
aet are to be ted directly upon the
md: 800 second feet are to be used
Dr lifting 40 second feet a vertical
Of 10 feet to the top Of al
lesa. a diversion dam Is to be built
! the San Juan river.
The application Of J. L. E~dgington
waters OF the Penasco in Eddy
ounty. for power and irrigation pur-
oses. has been rejected because the
pplicant failed to comply with the
and for failure to complete