Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-01-04
RECEPTION FOR
JUDGE MILLS
Delegation Meets Him at
Depot ond Escorts Him
to Mansion
PUBLIC SCHOOL FIGURES
Hearing of Water Right Ap-
plication Conflicts at
Capitol.

Governor Curry today reappointed
DR.. w E. Garrison, president of the
New Mexico School Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts of Mesilla Park,
to be a member of the territorial
board of education.
Governor Curry is informed by Sec
retary of the Interior R. A. Ballinger
that it will take legislative action by
Congress to extend the time for filing
small holding claims beyond March
3, 1910, on the tract of public lands
to be thrown open south of the Pecos
forest and which had been withdrawn
from filing because of the intention of
including it in the Pecos forest. How
ever, the federal land Office will have
to give sixty days notice before it
can accept homestead and other fl
ings on these lands and in the mean
while every settler should file his
small holding claims. Governor Cur
ry while at Washington this month
will seek to secure, with the aid of
Delegate to Congress w. H. Andrews
legislation to protect the bona fide
Settlers
Notares Public Appointed.
Governor Curry today appointed
the following notaries public: Adela
Caroline Holmquist of Albuquerque;
Richens L. Woolton of Albuquerque,
Bernalillo county; Juan M. c. de
Baca, Jr., of Bueyeros, Union county.
Hearing on Water Applications.
Because of the large number of at
torneys and parties interested in the
hearing of conflicting claims for
water appropriations on the Pecos
river and tributaries, which occurred
today before Territorial Engineer
Vernon L. Sullivan, it was held in the
Council chamber instead of the en-
gineer's Office at the Capitol. The
hearing covered the filings of A. A.
Jones, j. D. Hand, the Las Vegas Land
Grant and of the Territory, all OF
them conflicting with each other. The
filings of the United States for the
Las Vegas reservoir project and for
the Lake Urton project also enter in
to the controversy. Attorney General
Frank w. Clancy and District Attor
ney E. G. Abbott represented the
Territory.
Public School Statistics.
The revised school census figures
gives New Mexico a population of 9S,-
424 persons between the ages of five
and twenty years. The enrolment in
the public schools is 46,005; the num-
ber of public school teachers 1868;
the total expenditures during the past
fiscal year for public purposes $631,-
255 and the value of public school
property one million dollars.
Reception for Judge Mills.
Chief Justice William J. Mills was
received by committee at the Santt
Fe depot last evening and escorted tt
the executive mansion where he is the
guest of Governor Curry A Dime
was rendered the coming chief exec
utive at which covers were laid fol
ten. On Thursday evening from
eight to ten o'clock he will b
rendered public reception, tn
last at the executive mansion by Gov
ernor Curry and the first to Governor
to-be William j. Mills.
The guests at the dinner wer
Chief Justice Mills Associate Justice
Mechem, Territorial Secretary Nathan
George w. Prichard, Colonel Secun
dino Romero, County Treasurer Ell
genio Romero, Captain Brookes, Ian
Commissioner R. P. Ervien.
A company of the local militia un
der Captain Hill, turned out togethe
with the Regimental band, to gree
Judge Mills at the depot.
Details of the Inauguration O
Tuesday, March 1, are being discus!
ed, and Mayor Jose D. Sena may b
the matter in charge. The inaugur;
tion ceremonies proper are to tax
place at the Capitol, if weather pc
mits from the front portico, or if tn
weather is inclement in the hall Q
Representatives The inaugural bal
ID W IdhS pidCS III Tie ATuOry
present tentative plans are followed
1t is expected that there will be
host Of visitors from all parts of tn
Territory on that occasion.
Judge Mills declined to give out
formal interview this forenoon as t
his policies and probable appoin
ments, saying that these matter
would be decided as they came up b,
fore him and that his only policy wi
be to give New Mexico a clean go,
ernment that will rebound to tn
credit of the commonwealth an
the benefit of it's people. He
confident that the enabling act wi
be passed at this session of Congress
and is much gratified with the way i
which his appointment has been r,
ceiVed by the Territory