Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-23
THANKSGIVING DAY
PARDON ISSUED
Governor Extends Executive
Clemency for Sake of
Convict's Family
CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATES
Eden Canal, Land ard Power
Company Changes
Its Name.

Governor Mills today issued the fol
lowing Thanksgiving pardon, follow
ing the precedent set by other gov
ernors:
Whereas, the custom of extending
executive clemency to some deserving
prisoner on Thanksgiving Day has
been observed by the Chief Executive
of the Territory of New Mexico for
many years; and
Whereas, at the regular September,
A. D. 1909 term of the district court
sitting within and for the county of
Colfax, Territory of New Mexico, John
Barnum was convicted and sentenced
to serve a term of two years in the
penitentiary, from which sentence he
took an appeal and secured super
cedeas; and
Whereas, said Barnum is man of
large family, having a wife and five
small children dependent upon him
for support, and since the date of his
conviction said Barnum has been liv-
ing on a homestead entered by him
from the United States Government
and has been endeavoring in every
way to live an honest and upright life
and support his family; and
Whereas, said Barnum has hereto
fore borne a good reputation and was
an officer of the city of Ration at the
time the alleged offense was commit.
ted; and
Whereas, a large number of citi-
zens of Ration have petitioned the Gov
ernor to extend executive clemency
to said Barnum:
Now therefore, I, William J. Mills,
Governor of the Territory of New
Mexico, and by virtue of the authority
in me vested, having carefully investi-
gated the case. and believing that
there are mitigating circumstances
surrounding the same and that the
ends of justice will be best subserved
by extending executive clemency, do
hereby grant to the said John Barnum
a full and complete pardon from the
sentence above referred to. This
pardon will take effect on Thanks
giving Day, November 24th, A. ID.
1910.
Done at the Executive Office this
the 21st day of November, A. D. 1910,
Witness my hand and the great seal
of the Territory of New Mexico.
WILLIAM J. MILLS.
By the Governor:
NATHAN JAFFA,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Territorial Funds.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. A. Otero
received today from G. H. Chenault
treasurer of Quay county, $1,136.27;
from Game Warden Thomas P. Gable
$S1.75.
Water Rights Matters.
Upon recommendation after inspec
ton by Assistant Territorial Engineer
Charles d. Miller, the following GER
tificates of construction and license to
appropriate water were today signed
by Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
livan:
No 1888. Venture Gallegos, Trinche'
ra, Colorado.
No. 176. Charles H. Baird and W. R
Martin, Airolo, Union county.
No. 65, Oscar w. McCuiston, Valley
Union county.
No. 112, James A. Gregory, Corrum'
pa, Union county.
Banjamin G. Randall, Taos.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed the
following notaries public: Edward W.
Holmes, Clayton; J. c. Mccain, Saw
yer. Valencia county; Fred l.. Ham
mond, Socorro.
Charter Amended.
An amendment of charter was today
filed in the office of Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa by the Eden Ca
nal, Land and Power Company, chang
ing it's name to the Eden Canal Com
pany and increasing the number oil
directors to five. The company oper
ates in San Juan county.
The post Office at Hansburg, So
cor rocounty, has been discontinued