Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-02

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Mexico Normal University.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. A. Otero
has received the sum of $11.25 for
the treasury. 1t is from game protec-
tion.
Appointed Engineer.
Frederick C. Scofey of Ration, Col
fax county, has been appointed an en-
gineer in the field service of the q. 5.
Geological Survey at $1,800 a year.
Files Non-Liabilty.
Non liability papers were filed in
Territorial Secretary Jaffa's office to-
day by the Insurance Scale Company,
which does business in New Mexico.
Miners Hospital Contract.
The contract for the addition to the
New Mexico Miners Hospital at Ra-
ton, Colfax county, has been awarded
to A. NJ. Horne of Tucumcari for $ll,-
713, He is given six months in which
to complete the structure. Ihere
were seven bidders, five of them from
Ration.
Land Entries.
The following were the land entries
here yesterday: Charles Bailey, AZ
tee: Royal J. Sargent. Estancia: Bea-
iris Minjulbo, Puertocito; Samuel Z.
Sproule, Ration; Alfredo Lovato, Lum'
berton; Thomas George McKellar,
Wagon Mound; Felipe Valdez, Lum-
berton.
Contests Filed.
The following contests have been
filed recently at the Santa Fe land
office: Eugene N. Steiner VS.. George
3. Wood, for the E 1-2 Sc IA, Sec. 3
and W IL SW IA. Sec. 9, T 10 N .
E. John c. Orin VS.. George w. MUIR
ply, S IL 10 29 N "a E.
In the past month of May there
were filed "a relinquishments and 40
cancellations.
Organized a Company.
Incorporation papers were filed in
the territorial secretary's office to-
day by La Opinion Publica Printing
and Publishing company naming AL
buquerque as the place of business
and Alfrega Baca as statutory agent
The company is capitalized at $4,000
consisting of 1000 shares at SIC
each. The stockholders and the mum
ber of shares they own are Elfrego
Baca, 1SO; E. P. de Baca, 10 shares
and Sofia Baca, 10 shares.
Postal Bank.
Since the statement in the Asso
ciated Press dispatches yesterday
that Postmaster General Hitchcock
had designated Santa Fe as one OF
the postal saving bank repositories
the matter was discussed in official
circles today. 1t is not thought thai
Postmaster E. C.. Burke has recon-
mended the establishment of such an
Office and those who know the busi
ness conditions here say that such
postal bank would not prove a sue
cess in this city.
New Seal for Normal University. i
A new seal has been adopted by tn
New Mexico Normal University at La
Vegas. The seal is symbolical of edu
cation. 1t shows a young man az
preaching country school house
Hovering above him is an eagle cal
rying an olive branch and sword. 1
spreading cactus plant beside the roa'
way is symbolical Of New Mexico. A
the bottom of the seal is the legen'
Sum Americanus," meaning Il an
an American" The seal replaces tn
one used by the Normal for man.
years.
Ei Canine Real.
The county road supervisor of Dom
Ana county has gang of men at Worl
this week on the Canine Real betweel
Las Cruces and Dona Ana. Thirt,
laborers are now busy flooding tn
road with river water in order to &c
enough sediment on the sandy stret
ches to bind the sand SO that it ca
be rolled and packed. On the stre'
ches of the road where the foundation
is adobe, the flooding is being carrie
on Just the same and road drags Wi
be used later on to make the surfac
/ smooth. Work will be pushed as fas
as possible, according to Territoris
Engineer Miller and chairman Of tn
Dona Ana good roads commission v
A. Sutherland, it being their aim
keep as many men and teams emplo.
ed as they can secure. Commencin
with next week number of addition
al laborers with teams will be put o
the road in the vicinity of Mesquit
this being the worst stretch of In til
entire road from Dona Ana to AnthOn.
New Land Office Order.
E. The local United States land Off
has received instructions from Il
general land office at Washington rel
tive to the allowance of second HON
stead and desert land entries und
the act of February 3, 1911. This a
allows second homestead or desc
land entry to any person otherwi
qualified who, prior to February
1911, has made entry under the hon
stead or desert land laws, but WI
subsequently to such entry, from q
cause have lost, forfeited or abande
\ ed the same, but the provisions of t