Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-11
Says Preparations Are Being
Made to Entertain 900
Visitors
EQUALIZATION BOARD MEETS
Assessment of a Small Grant
for 100000 Is to Be
Explained.


lican convention, the first state con-
vention New Mexico holds which Will
be September %. 1t is estimated
from 700 to 900 people will come to
Las Vegas for that occasion and the
capacity Of the Castaneda Hotel will
be taxed owing to the fame OF that
hotels sirloin steaks and other Vi
ands.
While in the Meadow City the gov
ernor motored out to the Garfield
Dam. three or four miles away and
which is putting in 10000 square yards
of dirt per month. There are 4OO,-
900 square yards to be stored away
and the dam will likely be finished in
a year. The governor was well i'm
pressed with the work. Last month,
the first month after reorganization
OF the dam, $4,000 yards were put in.
Mounted Police Arrests.
Mounted Policeman Lambert has ar
rested at Dean Canon, Jose Martinez
and Marguerite Romero. charged with
assault with a deadly weapop.
Requisition Made.
Governor Mills today made reQuisi-
ton on the governor of Tennessee for
the extradition of William w. Sorrells,
who now is in Jail in Lincoln, County,
Tennessee, and who is wanted in this
territory on the charge OF seduction.
Land Entries.
The following were the land entries
al the Santa Fe land office Saturday !:
Beattie L. Wade, Moriarty; Felicia N
De Gauna, Santa Rosa; Lewis A. Tull,
Santa Fe; Zena Rice Lasaster, Estan-
cia; Juan B. Quintana, Cuerv0; Tomas
R Vigil, Wagon Mound; Patricio
Qnintana, Cuervo.
Gets Naturalization Papers.
Reginald G. Cobbett the well known
rancher near Tesuque and who came
here some years ago from London,
England, took out his final naturaliza-
ton papers today. Simon Nusbaum
and T. 2. Winter were witnesses. Mr..
Cobbett is scientific and successful
rancher and orchardist and Is a
staunch believer in the future prosper
ity of this county.
Walter Kraul, Dane, residing here,
also took out naturalization papers.
The petition of Camille de LAllo was
denied for lack of proper witnesses.
The petitions of Mitche Pettine and
John Pettine were heard.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
received following sums for the treas
ury: Celso Lopez Lopez, treasurer of
Santa Fe county, $24546; B. ]. Rea-
gan, Of Roosevelt county, $S05.07; C..
A Browning of Curry county, $670.59;
Jackson Agee, Of Grant county, $685.
67; Game and Fish Warden Thomas
P. Gable, $93.75.
Equalization Board Meets.
The territorial board of equaliza.
tion met at 10 o'clock this morning in
the office of Travelling Auditor John
Joerns at the capitol. The members
present this morning were James J.
Hinkle, president, Henry Lut, secre-
tary, DR.. J. M. Cunningham, and B.
Spitz. The proceedings will be giveE
out tomorrow.
100000 Assessment.
L. B. Prince appeared before the
board on account Of excessive assess
J nnent Of the San Marcos land grant
owned by the Spiegelbergs OF New
York and formerly Of Santa Fe. The
grant - situated about 20 miles south
o. Santa re, although containing only
four square miles, Of grazing land, 1t
was assessed at more than 1900, 900.
The County Commissioner I. Sparks
and Assessor Trinidad Alarid were
asked to appear before the board to
explain. Z.
The board is meeting for the purI
pose to pass on the assessment Of the
26 counties and to hear appeals. It
will likely be In session all week.
Tax Roll.
Travelling Auditor John Joerns has
received the tax rolls of Dona Ana
county for the year 1911 which ii
as follows:
Total assessment 1910: $3,471,610;
IN 1911 $3,643,S94 net gain $172,284
Among the items Of increase this veal
are agricultural lands, $161, ,729: graz
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