Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-10
SCHOOL LANDS
FOR NEW STATE
Land Commissioner r. P.
Ervien Makes First
Selection
WATERAPPLICATIONSAPPROvED
Chautauqua at Mountainair De-
clared a Success by
Prof. Clark.

Governor Mills has decided not to
go to Portales for the irrigation fes-
tiyal next week. He is considering
an invitation to visit Cloudcroft and
also Las Vegas.
Territorial Funds.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. A. Otero
today received $4216O from Santa Fe
county.
Bound for Rifle Range.
Adjutant General A. S. BrOokes will
leave tomorrow for the National
Guard rife range at Las Vegas. With
him will go Colonel E. c. Abbott,
Lieutenants Carlos Vierra and Domin-
go Pacheco, First Sergeants John NJ.
German and Pedro A. Martinez, Cor
poral Lewis Marsh, Harry G. Hogle,
Lieutenant James Baca will join the
New Mexico delegation at Las Vegas
on August 16, on their departure for
Camp Perry on Lake Erie in Ohio.
Mountainair Chautauqua.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion James E. Clark and Rupert F.
Asplund are loud in their praises of
the Mountainair Chautauqua. They
report that on Monday in compare
lively small audience, $1,000 was
raised to carry on the Chautauqua
work. There was an interesting de-
bate on the attitude of the three par.
ties on the constitution for the new
state, Judge Edward A. Mann speak
ing for the Republicans; ex-Delegate
to Congress H. B. Ferguson for the
Democrats, and man named Snyder
for the Socialists. A fine new paVil
ion has been built on the Chautauqua
grounds, the labor on which alone
amounted to $500, the lumber being
donated Thirty-fve tents have been
erected in the higher timber and are
occupied by visiting families. Twen
ty-three teachers are in attendance a.
the normal institute held in connec
tion with the Chautauqua.
Water Rights Applications Approved
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
livan today approved the following
water rights applications: No. 431
NJ B. May, from Tortolita creek t(
irrigate a small tract near Nogal, Lin
coin county; No. 355, R. E. Rupert O
Alamogordo, for water from springs
for irrigating a small tract. No. 426
w. w. Henry at Dayton, Eddy coun
ty, water from springs to irrigate {
small tract No. 10S, application O
w. H. Williams of southern Santa F.
county, to change point of diversion
for pumping from the Galisteo for il
rigation purposes.
Bids for Federal Building Site at La
Cruces.
The following are the bidders fo
the federal building at Las Cruces:
Campbell-Henry Realty Company
northeast corner Main and Le
streets, 7Ox2OO, $4,000.
Campbell-Henry Realty Company
southeast corner Church and Depot
137x137, $4,000.
Las Cruces Building & Improve
ment Company, southwest corne
Griggs and Church streets, 125x137
$12,500.
H. B. Holt, attorney, west sid
Water street to Las Cruces avenue
173x297, $4,000.
H. B. Holt, attorney, northwest col
ner Water street and Las Cruces az
enue, 157x137, $500.
H. B. Holt, attorney, southwest col
ner Court and Water strees, 127xl3S
$500.
w. H. Baker, southwest corner Mai
and Bowman streets, 134x128, Slo
$40.
Hiram Hadley, northeast corne
Main and Mountain streets, 17Sxl9.
$6,50O.
Hiram Hadley, northeast corne
Main and Mountain streets, 150x19
$3.50.
Hiram Hadley, northeast corne
Main and Mountain streets, 14Ox19
$5,4O0.
Hiram Hadley, northeast corne
Main and Mountain streets, 17Sx15
$500.
Hiram Hadley. northeast cornt
Main and Mountain streets, 15Ox15
$3.50.
Hiram Hadley, northeast cornt
Main and Mountain streets, 140x15
$4,000.
G. S. Pedregon, northwest corn'
Las Cruces, S6x150, $4,000.
F. H. Bascom, northeast corner Le
and Church, 125x140, $4,000.
First National Bank, southeast co
ner Water and Acequia, 125x140, $1'
900.
School Lands for New State.
The Las Cruces land Office has ju
received notice of a selection by II
territory of New Mexico of 5000 acr'