Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-07-14
CONSTITUTION To
Be REASONABLE
President Expresses Hope in
Writing Territorial Secre-
tary Jaffa
WATER RIGHTS ARE APPROVED
$25O,OOO Project in Grant Coun-
ty and $1,000 Undertaking
Near Ration.

Near Ration.
Governor Mills is receiving crafty,
ing letters which Indicate that New
Mexico will be well represented at
the irrigation congress at Pueblo, Co
dorado, and the conservation congress.
at st. Paul
Tax Remittance From Lincoln County.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
today received $9,9S2.23 from the
treasurer of Lincoln county. The
balance in the territorial treasury this
morning was $669,067.16.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed the
following notaries public: Thomas D.
Leib of Ration; James NJ. Abercrom-
bic of Anton Chico, Guadalupe coun-
ty; Thomas A. Gurule, of Albuquer-
que, Bernalillo county.
Letter From President Taft.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa
today received the following letter
from President Taft, dated Beverly,
Massachusetts, July s, 1910.
Hon. Nathan Jaffa, Acting Governor
of New Mexico, Santa Fe, N. M:
My Dear GOVERNOR did not have
an opportunity during the pressure Of
work at the close of the legislative
session at Washington, to acknoWl-
edge your telegram of June 19. l
have been much gratifed by many
similar expressions which have come
to me from citizens of the two terri
tories.
Now, may I express the hope that
the attention of the people of New
Mexico and Arizona will be concen-
trated upon the duty and the oppor-
tunity which is before them of adopt
ing reasonable constitutional provi-
sions.
Sincerely yours,
VIM. H TAFT.
Sandoval County Institute.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Instruction Acasio Gallegas has re-
turned from Bernalillo where he ad-
dressed the Sandoval county teachers
institute and near which he also had
rather an interesting wash out eX-
perience. He reports that the insti-
tute is well attended, that the~tGach-
ers are showing gratifying interest in
the work. Mr.. Gallegos also inspect
ed the modern public school building
under construction at Willard, Tor
rance county, and which he says will
be one of the best equipped school
houses in the Territory. Mr.. Gallegos
will go to Ell Rito, Rio Arriba county,
next week, to address the teachers
institute in session there.
District Court.
Suit was filed in the district court
today by J. H. Sandell VS.. N. A. Perry
and James w. Norment, security, to
recover on a note for $4,000 to the
Bessemer bank of Pueblo, Colorado,
dated at Melrose, and secured by
twenty shares of the American Bank
and Trust Company of Clovis, Curry
county.
Suit was also filed by H. S. Lutz
administrator, of the estate of Charles
H. Lauchner VS.. Amado Chaves ct al
to recover on note for $3.50 in ia
vor of Charles A. Wheelon, but assign.
ed without recourse to the late Charles
H. Lauchner.
The Office of the District CLERK
Frank W. Shearon is being moved to
day from the third floor of the capitol
to the new court house on east Pal
ace avenue.
Bridge Approved.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
livan today approved the plans of 6
fine new bridge across the Red River
at Maxwell City to cost more thar
$4,000 1t will have two ninety feet
steel spans on concrete piers.
Getting Ready for Convention.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffs
yesterday received permission from
chase the additional desks and equip
ment needed for the sessions of thu
constitutional convention. At pres
cnt there are only twenty-four desk'
IN the Hall of Representatives, but a
the constitutional convention will
have hundred members, seventy-si,
additional desks will be needed, whicl
will crowd the chamber very consid
erably.
\ Dental Board of Examiners.
Today the New Mexico dental boart
of examiners met at Las Vegas to ex
anime applicants for license to prac
tice in the territory.
Road Santa Fe to Las Vegas.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui
1ivan and Good Roads Engineer G. H
Neal have returned from a reconnais
ance over the Santa Fe-Las Vega
road which follows the historic SAINT
Fe trail. Their running time in MI
Sullivan's automobile was seven hour
opd tbau mot with M great dlfficu