Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-15
LITTLE DOING IN THE
DISTRICT COURT
At LAS VEGAS
Criminal Cases Postponed;
Wagon Mound to Have New
Bank Rapid Work on Great
Reservoir Project,

Especial Dispatch TO the Morning Journal
Las Vegas, n. NJ, May 14.-As a
number OF the criminal cases which
were to be heard at the present term
OF the san Miguel county court which
is now in session. nave been postponed
until the fall term Of court there has
been but very little doing in court
this week so far. Yesterday Judge
Parker opened court for n short time
and dismissed the petit jury which
has been ON duty since court opened
last Tuesday. but has had nothing t.
do so far. The cases disposed Of are
cases in which the defendants plead
guilty and have either received SEN
tence or paid fines without II hial by
mr..
The grand jury was in session ell
day Friday but have not yet returned
any true bills.
Monday the court win call the civil
cases.
1t he's been nnounce THAI Wag-
onmound. the small town north of
this city. will soon have a hank. As
now planned j. Frank Curns a prom
inent lawyer of the territory and we'll
known for his business integrity, will
on August | open the Wagonmound
Trust and Savings tank with E. Mar
tinez. Simon N%orenberg end W. n.
Weigard. 1t is also stated hat a.
Macarthur will be a heavy stoekhold-
er. Mr.. Curns will be cashier while
simon Vorenberg will be vice presi-
dent and on the directorate. Wagon
mound, which is situated in a grow
ing agricultural belt, has been coming
In the front by leaps and bounds ana
the entrance of a banking concern
into that community demonstrates the
possibilities of the agricultural inter-
ests. Much tcck is raised in that vi
cinitv also and the farmers this sea-
son will plant large acreage in sugar
leets.
Considerable excitement was raised
here yesterday afternoon when it be-
came known that the local militia
company had been ordered to be pre-
Jared to march on Taos at a moments
notice. The guards spent h night
in the armory building and selected
their mounts so as to be ready to
start overland on the 70 mile ride If
called upon by the governor in snort
r7tice. They are being held subject
te call.
As S%ecundino Romero, the present
clerk Of the district. resigned in order
to accept the appointment to the Of
flee Of sheriff of San Miguel county,
TO which office he was recently APP
pointed by the county commissioners,
there have been a number of candi-
dates for the position of clerk. Among
these are David Winters, w. F. Gort-
ner and William f.. Stapp, who is Mr..
deputy at present in the
clerks office.
AS the Judge OF a district always
his own clerk, Of course, no
can be made until a regular
ly appointed judge for this district
has taken his seat.
been for several months eating its
from the site of the diversion
dam in the Gallinas canyon to the
large main storage reservoir q mile
Of the dam, finished its work this
week, and from now on viii be occu-
pied in digging smaller canals from
the reservoir to the lands which will
irrigated. Work on the project is
being rushed and before many months
water will begin storing. Work will
hc prosecuted with a large number of
men, and it is expected hat it will be
bile to store the flood waters which
down the Gallinas this season. :
United States Postoffice Inspector J
p. Smith. with headquarters in
Denver, Colo, has been in the city for {
past week i'm attendance on the I
district court. where he appeared as J
prosecuting witness against Postmas-
Ter II. f. Kelly of Lynn, n. NJ. Mr.. {
smith left this city last night for Chi S
ago whore he has been transferred, '
effect May 10. 9
Attend the Boosters meeting for 5
iur big fall fair even if Won are late c