Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-11
GOVERNOR is
HOME AGAIN
Returns From Ala
mogordo and Al
buquerque
GooD P0l0s MOVEMENT
Suit Brought Against Three
Insurance Companies
By Trustee.

NJ y ~ y. . N ~ T.
Governor Curry returned this fore
noon from nine days trip that took
him to Alamogordo, Las Cruces and
albuquerque. The affairs at the Ter
ritorial Asylum for the Blind at Ala
mogordo were Strengthened out
through his efforts. At Albuquerque
he held important consultations in
reference to good roads and on poll
tical matters. He enjoyed his visit
to the Duke City most thoroughly
and was prominent guest at the
dedication OF the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception and at the Elks'
fair. Considerable work has accum-
ulated during his absence and the
chief executive will be exceedingly
busy until he catches up with it. I'M
mediately upon his arrival he went
into consultation with Engineer J. D.
Merriweather about good road mat
ters and the parking Of the executive
mansion grounds.
GOODS HoauS Commission.
Engineer John D. Merriwether, of
the Territorial Goods Roads Commits
sion, today was plating the grounds of
Executive Mansion which have been
almost cleared Of the old adobe struct-
ures. Tomorrow he will leave for Sill
yer City to begin the survey of the
Silver City-Mogollon road, which will
in greater part follow the present road
which is extensively travelled. A long
bridge across the Gila will have to be
constructed. The road from Ration to
the Colorado line will be completed by
July /, and then the convicts will be
put to work on the road from Ration to
Santa Fe4 via Las Vegas. It is also
possible that BY that time, q number
Of convicts, whom 1t is not advisable
to ser ray to a long distance, Will
place the Scenic Highway from Santa
Fe to the Pecos in good condition. A
temporary connection to the Pecos
will be built II the county and the
people OF Santa Fe pay for the neces-
sary material. 1t is believed that the.
road can be made serviceable by the
expenditure of few hundred dollars.
interpretations.
Incorporation papers were filed TO-
day in the office Of Territorial Secre-
tary Nathan Jaffa by the First Baptist
Church Of Clovis, Curry county. J.V.
Rice is designated as the Territorial
agent. The incorporators and trustees
are: ]. v. Rice, ]. F. Touris, 9. =.
Slaton, S. Hoffman, L. G. Sheriff and
d. B. Robertson.
The Mesilla Valley Produce Ex-
change also filed Incorporation papers,
the capitalization being $4,000, divid-
ed into $500 shares, and the head
quarters at Las Cruces, Dona Ana
county. The incorporators are: Hiram
Hadley Of Mesilla Park; G. E. Locke OF
Mesilla; T. G. Phillips, Theodore
Rouaut, ST., and w. j. Sampson OF Las
Cruces.
The Hope Mercantile Company OF
Hope, Eddy county, filed incorpora-
tion papers, the capitalization being
$550,OOO divided into 500 shares. The
incorporators are: w. L. Whitaker,
Of Hope; ]. F. Joyce and John R.
Joyce Of Carlsbad; C. F. Joyce and
a. Pruitt Of Roswell, and O. H. Rags
dale Of Artesia.
New Guard House.
"A substantial two-story brick guard
house is being built outside Of the
stockade at the Territorial peniten-
tiary and viii contain bunk and din
ing rooms for the day and night
guards.
Plating Capitol Grounds.
Engineer John D. Merriwether, OF
the Territorial Good Roads Commis-
sion, has returned from Ration and is
today plating the grounds surround
ing the executive mansion. He ex--
poets to accompany Governor Curry to
Silver City In few days to take ~
with the Grant county authorities the
matter Of constructing the silver City.
Mogollon wagon road.
suit Against insurance Companies.
Territorial Superintendent Of In
surance Jacobo Chaves. az attorney
was today notified Of suit brought
+by wv. X. Stalcup Of Alamogordo,
trustee, Ia the bankruptcy estate Of
M. Brounoff, bankrupt vs.. the Aetna
Insurance Company Of Hartford, Con-
necticut;; the American Central In
surance Company Of ST Louis; and
the Fire Association 81 Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. for 1900 each.
Postmssters commIssIoned.
The following postmasters have
been commissioned
Glenn 9. Potts of Mutt, New Mexico;
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