Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-07
GOVERNOR IN
MEADOW CITY
With Mrs Mills He Goes to
Attend Miss Cunning
hams Wedding
CHARGES ARE NOT SUSTAINED
BOARD of Education Vindicates
Superintendent v. L. Griffin
of Clovis.


of Clovis.
Governor and Mrs. Mills left this
morning for Las Vegas where they
will attend the wedding this evening
of Miss Cunningham. They will re
turn here tomorrow night.
Notary Appointed.
Governor Mills has appointed Charles
S. EArickson, of Pecos, San Miguel
county, notary public.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the following sums for
the treasury: E. Pinney, treasurer of
Bernalillo county, $4,131.46; Walter B.
Wagner, of San Juan county, $1,66O.1S;
Charles v. Stafford, bank fees. $25.
Vacancy for Midshipman.
Delegate W. H. Andrews has va
cancy for midshipman at the Annapo-
lis naval academy to fill for 1912. All
applics -5ns must be received no later
than March 4, 1912. Besides the mid
shipman, thoee alternates are to be
named.
Seeks Admission in Territory.
The Columbian National Life lnsur
ance Company of Boston, Mass, has
applied for admission to transact a
life and accident insurance business
ir the territory of New Mexico.
Board of Education.
The report of the meeting OF the
territorial board of education will be
published in the New Mexican tomor-
row. Features of the report are the
decision of the board to adopt an oral
arithmetic, Sinith-W -Wentworth's by
name; the decision that no credit less
than one half unit will be accepted to
makeup deficiency and the adoption
OF several resolutions in regard to
the payment of expenses of county SUI
perintendents and teachers in attend
ing the session of the New Mexico Ed
ucational association which meets
here in the fall.
He is INDICATED.
A feature of the meeting was the
hearing OF charges against School
Superintendent v. L. Griffin of Clovis
Curry county, and the decision of the
board that the charges were not sus
tanned.
More Pay for Postmasters.
As result of the readjustment oi
the salaries of second class postmas
ters in New Mexico, based on the re
ceipts of each Office for the year end
ing March 81, 1911, Postmaster E. C
Burke's salary is increased from $3.50
to $4,000 a year. The salary of the
postmaster at Las Cruces is increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 year.
Increases-At Belen $1,000 to $1400;
Deming $500 to $4,000; Farmingtor
$140O to $500; Lordsburg $1,000 tt
$1,000; Magdalena $1,000 to $1,000; Me
silla Park $1,000 to $1,000; Santa Rosa
$1,000 to $1,000; Silver City $4,000 tt
$4,000; Springer $110O to $1,000;
Vaughn $1,000 to $14OO.
Decrease - Artesia $1,000 to $1,000;
Cimarron $1,000 to $1,000; Clovis $23Ot
to $4,000; Clovis $4,000 to $4,000: Elids
$1400 to $1,000; Estancia $140O t.
$1,000; Melrose $500 to $11OO; Nara
Visa $110O to $1,000; Texico $140O tt
$1,000; Tucumcari $4,000 to $210o.
Land Office Report.
During the month of May there
were 81 original homestead applica
tions received and SO allowed; Sides
ert land, Sc allowed; one right of way
received and one allowed; three re
payments received and allowed; ons
amendment received and allowed; five
leaves of absence received and allow
ed; IL homestead proofs received, Il
allowed; rs annual desert land proofs
received, 25 allowed; one final deser
land proof received, one allowed; ons
small holding claim proof received
one allowed; two forest lieu selec
tions received, two allowed; one as
signment received and allowed; 2
relinquishments received and allowed
There We're received during the montl
II entries Of all classes and 68 can
cellations; 1,025 miscellaneous let
ters were answered, six expiration
notices issued and ~ entries reporte,
for cancellation. There remained un
closed on May 81, 34 government con
test cases and 58 private contests; ON
government and 13 private contes
cases were initiated during tn,
month; 6 government and % privat'
contest cases were closed in May, an,
80 government and 50 private contes
cases were pending at the end Q
May.