Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-04
FLAG DAY
PROCLANATIO
Observance of Day Advised
By Chief Executive of
Territory
NABBED BY MOUNTED POLICE
Water Rights Applications Ap-
proved and Construction
Certificates Issued.

The stars and stripes We're adopted
as the flag of the United States on the
14th of June, A D. 1777, and the COM
mendable custom has since grown up
of declaring its anniversary Flag Day
in commemoration of that great event.
1t is fitting that at least one day in
each year be set aside on which exer-
cises should be held in public places
in honor of the flag, the emblem of
our great nation, and that at such eX-
ercises and in the newspapers the
story of the making of the flag by
Betsy Ross, the history of its adoption
by the Continental Congress, and
brief outline of the history of our coun-
try subsequent thereto be given, tell
ing how the nation, Of which it is the
symbol, has grown from three mil
lions of people, scattered along the
Atlantic sea coast, to nearly ninety
million of free men; how the bound
aries of our country have extended
from the Allegheny mountains to the
Pacific ocean, and the isles beyond
the seas; how we have grown to be
one of the strongest powers in the
world, and how we have always
sought to throw our great influence as
a nation into the scale in favor OF
good government and general uplift-
ing of all down-trodden people.
Now Therefore, l, William j. Mills,
Governor of the Territory of New
Mexico, do hereby declare,
JUNE, THE 14th, A. D. 1870
that being the 133d anniversary OF
the adoption of the stars and stripes
as the flag of the United States of
America, to be
FLAG DAY,
and do hereby request that on said
day the national flag be raised on
all school houses and public buildings
in the Territory of New Mexico, and
on as many private homes and places
of business as possible; that the press,
which always reaches large majority
of our citizens, briefly detail to their
readers the history of the flag with
a view of fostering and increasing the
u patriotism of our people.
Done at the Executive Office this,
the 4th day of June, A. D. 1910.
Witness my hand and the Great Seal
of the Territory of New Mexico.
WILLIAM J. MILLS.
By the Governor: NATHAN JAZZ
FA, Secretary of New Mexico.
Certificates of Completion.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui
livan today issued the following Ger
tifcates of completion:
No. 1879, Atchison, Topeka and San
ia Fe Railway Company for water
works for power purposes, lawn
sprinkling and municipal purposes on
the townsite of Lamy.
No. 206, Frank M. Quinn, for the en-
largement of the Independence ditch
near Pennington, San Juan county.
No. 100, William Dooley of Artesia.
The Miller drain ditch on the Hager
man canal, Chaves county, flowing
eight second feet, and a reservoir
holding 243S acre feet
Applications Approved.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
liyan today approved the following ap
plications for water rights.
Alfred P. Highland of Ration, fol
the Dry Arroyo.
James Matteson, of Alamogordo, fol
waters from Dog canon.
N. T. Hardy, of Espanola, for wa
ters of the Rio Medic in Santa Fl
county, to be used for power. Thi'
is refiling of a former proposition
that had been approved but provides
for new alignment and greater Ell
ficiency. The approval has provis'
safeguarding prior water rights of set
tiers below the power project.
Notary Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointe
Cora McCianahan of Nolan, Nor
county, a notary public.
irrigation Project.
Plans for the Portales pumping, il
rigation plant in Roosevelt count
were filed today with Territorial Ell
gineer Vernon l.. Sullivan. The prt
iect appears to be very feasible on
and the plans go into the details {
the location of wells and power tran
mission lines.
Good Roads Trip.
Governor Mills, Land COMMISSIONS
r. P. Ervien and Territorial Enginee
Vernon L. Sullivan, the good road
commission, leave tonight for Las W
gas to make trip over the Nor
road and also the Scenic Highway OF
of Las Vegas as well as the old SAINT
Fe Trail road between Las Vegas an
Glorieta.