Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-09-18
CURRY COUNTY
ASSESSMENT ROLL
Last to BE Received
1t is the Most
Complete
Territorial Grand Jury Dis
charged This Forenoon
for Term,

Governor Curry returned this fore
noon from his trip to Albuquerque,
where he went to have his eyes
treated and where he met Governor
John Burke of North Dakota. He ex-
poets to return to the Duke City on
the flyer tomorrow forenoon to greet
Major General Bell of the U. S. army
who is on his way east from an in
spection of all the posts of the United
States, being at Fort Wingate in
Mckinley county today. Fort Win
gate is one of the posts to be aban-
doned and it is believed that while at
Albuquerque, General Bell will have
the advantages of the Duke City for
location as a military post brought
to his attention.
District Court.
Thirteen more indictments were re-
ported by the territorial grand jury
this forenoon which was then dis
charged.
In most of the indictments the ar
rests have not been made as yet and
therefore they are withheld from
publication. Amado Alarid and Cleo
fes Alarid who were indicted for lar
ceny, pleaded guilty and viii be sent
enced on Monday. The indictment of
Arthur M. Dettelbach for assault and
battery was dismissed because it
was discovered that the wrong per-
hoI Job,
and Abel Sandoval pleaded not guilt.s
to the indictment for assault and bat
terry and their cases were set for trial.
Sandoval is from Glorieta
Both the criminal and civil dockets
were read by Judge John R. McFie
and cases disposed of or set for trial.
The case of the Territory VS.. Hilario
L, Ortiz for murder was dismissed.
Curry County Assessment Roll
Received.
Travelling Auditor Charles V. SAT-
ford has at last received the assess
ment roll of Curry county. 1t shows
"a gross assessment for the county of
$1949,306, exemptions amounting to
rpAoU,oJO, lSdflHS IdAdDIS dSoSoollCuI
of $1,7O9,713 There are in the coun-
ty 99,463 acres of agricultural lands
with improvements valued at $546,-
e020; 1854 town lots with improve
ments valued at $652,7S2; water
plants valued at $4,610; 146 IL miles
of telegraph and telephone lines $10,-
145; 81 miles of railroad $27,315;
3,575 horses $130,215; 1858 mules,
$52,502; 5,033 cattle $64,649 9,6G1
sheep $16,79S; 3.O25 swine $7,5O2;
d22 burros $357; 1920 wagons $29,
932; 1,024 sewing machines $6,677;
saddles and harness 1896; merchan-
disc $137,891 capital in manufactur-
ing $2,114 farming implements $22,-
577; saloon fixtures $14,467; money
$26,771; bonds and warrants $11,645;
watches and clocks $2,S79 books
$1,752; gold and silver plate $268;
musical instruments $11,336; house
hold furniture $46,363 stock and
bonds $75,641; corn $3,799; hay 1891;
tools $1,260; other property $33,227.
From appearances, the assessment of
" Curry county is the most complete of
any county in that it lists practically
all of the property in the county and
at higher percentage of valuation
than the same property is listed else
where.
Manual of Study.
The clerical force in the Office of
Territorial Superintendent j. E. Clark
is busy today packing and distributing
the Manual of the Common School
Course of Stury. Each county school
superintendent is sent enough copies
to enable him to give one to every
active teacher.
Incorporation.
incorporation papers were filed to-
day in the Office of the Territorial
Secretary Nathan Jaffa by the Libertad
Copper Company of Santa Fe, capital
lied at $1,000,000, divided into a mil.
lion shares. The incorporators and di
rectors are: W. o. Duntley, 1,60C
shares, and L. Beardsley, 800 shares
of Chicago, ILL.,, and R. H. Hanna, 1OC
shares, Santa Fe.
Bids for New Building.
In today's New Mexican is found ar
advertisement for bids for the new
building at the New Mexico Military
Institute to replace Lea hall recently
destroyed by fire.