Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-07-08
WRIGHT LANDS
JUDGESHIP
Leaves Only One Vacancy to
Be Filled on Territorial
Supreme Bench
LAND COMMISSIONER REPORTS
Greatly Increased Revenue and
Reduction of Expenditures
Are Shown.

Governor Mills was notified from
Washington today that the commits
sion of Hon. E. r. Wright, of Santa
Rosa, to be an associate justice OF the
New Mexico supreme court has been
forwarded to the latter and that he Will
therefore participate in the delibera-
tions of the supreme court which con-
venes on July 10 in this city. The
elevation of District Attorney Wright
to the judgeship is very pleasing to
the people of New Mexico for he has
given evidence not only of great abil-
ity, but also of uprightness and sterl-
ing character. His appointment had
been recommended by Governor Mills,
National Committeeman Solomon
Luna and other Republican leaders.
There is now only one vacancy on
the supreme bench, no successor hav-
ing yet been appointed to succeed Gov
ernor Mills as presiding Judge of the
Fourth Judicial district. Judge Wright
will preside over the Sixth district
with headquarters at Alamogordo, sue
ceeding Judge A. w. Cooley, resigned.
Edward R. Wright, who is about
thirty-five years of age, has been
practicing law in New Mexico for the
past ten years, and has been district
attorney in his district for the past
three years. He has built up -four
ishing practice and is one of the prom
inent and able men of eastern New
Mexico. Mr.. Wright was born in the
state of New York and is a graduate
Of Columbia college and the New Yo.k
Law school. He is married and has
two children.
Public Funds.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
today received the following remit
tances: Bernalillo county $10,654.65;
Valencia county $3,319.41; Sandoval
county $422.47; District Clerk w. D.
Newcomb at Socorro $44S.35.
Moved to Third Floor. 8
Game and Fish Warden Thomas P.
Gable today removed from the first
floor of the capitol to the third. Ow-
ing to the work Of connecting the an
mex to the main building, he had been
moved from a coZy and well-lighted
office to an Office On the first floor that
required the eyes of an owl or a bat
in order to see the objects in the
room, and he therefore decided to
move nearer to the sky.
Notary Public Amounted
Governor Mills today appointed
Henry B. Cornell of Albuquerque, a
notary public.
interpretations.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day by the Southern oregon Mining
Company of Albuquerque. F. E. Sui
livan is named the new Mexico agent.
The capitalization is $250,000, divided
into $4,000 shares. The incorporators
and directors are: F. E. Sullivan, a.
$50 shares; e. A. Mann, 5 shares; d.
H Sullivan, shares.
The Mesilla Valley Land and I'M
provement Company of Las Cruces
and Ell Paso, Texas. Capitalization
incorporators and directors are: A.
Karkauer, 400 shares; William Noel
ler, 400 shares; W. B. Latta, 20O
shares; J. A. Happier, 1919 shares, all
of Las Cruces, and A. r. Coleman, !
share.
District Court.
In the district court for Torrance
county suit was filed today by Eu
genio Romero VS.. A. L. Nesbitt foi
$9407 on an open account. In the dis
trict court for Santa Fe county, suit
was brought by the First Nationa
bank VS.. Julia Berardinelli & Co., ane
against Julia Berardinelli, individ
ually, to recover $471.75, balance al
legged to be due on a note for s555.
Water Rights Applications.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui
livan today granted Application No
351, Farmers Development Compan
of Miami, Colfax county, to change th'
place of use of waters without in
crease of appropriation, the compan,
planning to throw the flow into rese1
voir No. 2 which has been enlarged
instead of Reservoir No. 1.
He also granted Application No. 36;
Hand Mule Company of Watrous
Mora county, for rs cubic feet of tn
flow Of Wolf creek to reclaim 1,S0
acres at a cost of $2,400.
Annual Report of Commissioner G
Public Lands.
Land Commissioner R. P. Ervie
has just completed his annual repol
and it makes a fine showing for tn
administration of New MeXico's land
The leases in force number 2115, a
increase over last year of Ill. Th
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