Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-03-07
DISTRICT COURTS
IN SESSION
Convened This Forenoon at
Santa Fe, Clayton and
Los Lunas
PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES
German Engineer Writes Cover
nor Mills for a Govern
ment Job.

Governor Mills is impressed with
the zeal of some one who has sent
him three copies thus far, of an artl-
Gle in large type, telling story that
Governor Stubs of Kansas has serV-
ed notice that state officials who are
cigaret fiends or addicted to intoXi-
eating drink, must leave the state
service.
Among his mail today, Governor
Mills found the application of a Ger
man army engineer, who says that he
is willing to take leave cf absence to
come to New Mexico 10 assume a
salaried position as engineer on some
New Mexico reclamation project. He
is thirty years old and commands the
English language and says that his
profession is at present overcrowded
at Darmstadt, Germany, where he
lives. He emphasizes that any posi-
tion offered him should have a salary
attached. He has been referred to
the u S. reclamation service.
District Court.
District court convened today at
Santa Fe, at Clayton and at Los Lun-
as. In this city court is being held
for the last time in the supreme court
room at the capitol as by the next
term the new court house will be
ready for that purpose. The halls of
justice were crowded this forenoon.
Judge John R. McFie presided at San
ia Fe, Judge Ira A. Abbott at Clayton
and Judge NJ c. Mechem at Los
Lunas At Santa Fe, Sheriff Closson,
District Clerk Frank w. Shearon and
Interpreter Jose D. Sena were on
duty. The U. S. grand jury was call
ed and the panel exhausted so that
special venires had to be issued.
The territorial grand jury was en-
paneled with Sylvester Davis of Gal
isteo, as foreman. 1t is in session in
the new court, the first official body to
occupy the building.
Deputy u S. Marshal c. E. New
conner represented the U. S. marshal s
Office in federal court and Assistant
U. S. District Attorney Herbert w.
Clark the U. S. district attorneys of,
fee.
For the territorial side of the court
the following bailiffs were appointed:
Fermin Rodriguez, Tomas Alarid
Anastacio Fresquez and Epimenio Ro
nero. Bartolo Bustos was appointed
interpreter.
On the United States side, Victor
iano Casados, Ambrosio Medrano
Tomas Quintana and Anselmo Armije
were appointed bailiffs and Jose D
Sena, interpreter Mrs. G. F. McNit'
was appointed court stenographer.
Tore Down Quarantine Notices.
Mounted Policeman Rafael Come
has returned from Belen where HI
was summoned because of the com
plant that people were tearing dow
the quarantine notices from houses il
which there were cases of scarlet few
er. Mounted Policeman Gomez re
stored order and convinced those al
fected that they must obey the lay
and permit the quarantine notices t
remain in place.
Selecting New Mexico State Flower
The public school children of tn
territory are to vote on the questio
of a New Mexico flower on Arbor da!
The New Mexico Journal of Educs
tion is conducting the contest and
sending out ballots to the differer
schools.
School Libraries.
In order to make the public scnot
buildings, especially in the rural di
tricts, a center of usefulness eve
when there is nc school, the territ,
rial department of education is ag
tating the subject of establishin
school libraries which are to be ope
not only to the pupils but also to pa
ents. A model selection of books
being made and applications are a
ready being received for the list. 4
Espanola, recently, a public school e.
tertainment, yielded sufficient revenl
for the establishment of such a
brary.
Represented New Mexico.
Superintendent of Public Instru
tion J. E. Clark and Professor w.
Garrison of the College of Agricultu1
and Mechanic Arts represented Ne
Mexico at the meeting of the divisit
of superintendent of the National E
ucational Association at Indianapoli
and which was attended by more thu
a thousand delegates. Professor Clal
who has returned home found II
session very interesting and helpfl
The state superintendent with Il
United States Commissioners of Ed
cation discussed the matter of an
terchange of teachers certificates al
the New Mexico policy Of requiril
i certified transcript Of credits ma