Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-11
hRTES|AN WELLS
FLOW AGAIN
Inspection and Supervision
Prove Fine For Pecos
Valley
NEW BANK FOR TUCUMCAR|
Shortage of Teachers Reported
from Sierra and Valencia
Counties.

According to report received a
the territorial department of educa
ton there is a shortage of teacher:
in Sierra and Valencia counties.
interpretations
Three new corporations filed pa
pers with Nathan Jaffa, secretary O.
the territory, Saturday. A real es
tate firm of Clayton, Union county
known as the Otto-Johnson Mercan
tile Company asks authorization tt
do a general real estate business
The amount of stock was placed al
$4,000, divided into 20 shares with
par value of S., 900 each. The incorp
orators with the amount of stock anc
their addresses are given below:
Christian Otto, 1900 shares, Clayton;
M. C. Johnson, 8 900 shares, Clayton
John s. Otto, 1000 shares Clayton.
Tucumcari will have a new bank
known as the First State Bank oi
Tucumcari. A general banking bust
ness is the purpose of the incorpora
tors. It will have $50 900 capital stock
divided into 300 shares. The share
holders together with their addresses
and the amount of stock held by each
ioilowr'
Hugh Swift, Las Cruces, president
180 shares; T. R. Smith Las cruces
vice-president, 100 shares; M. B
Keaton, Tucumcari, cashier 20 shares
To own and to operate placer mines
is the object for which the Guaran
teed Placer Mining Co. asks permis
sion to do business and maintain an
Office at Placitas, Sandoval county
The stock of the concern is given q
$500,O0O, with the same number o.
shares, with a par value of $1.OO each
The incorporators their addresses and
the amount of stock held by each is as
follows: P. M. Brill, Pataskala, 1,0ol
shares; C. E. Walrath, Columbus
1000 shares; o. M. Walrath, Golden
n. NJ, 1000 shares.
Artesian Well Inspection.
T. A. Gillett, mineral inspector Of
the general land office, returned yes
terday from Roswell where be has
been on official business connected
with the artesian and oil wells Of
that section. He reports that many
Of the artesian wells that had ceased
to flow since 1907 had again begun to
furnish water. Better organization
the new inspection system, prevention
Of waste and the wet season have
caused replenishing Of many OF the
underground streams and reservoirs
He adds that owing to the careless
use of sub-surface water many of the
lower parts of the valleys are becom'
ing saturated with minerals unfavor-
able to vegetation. The cure he thinks
Is q complete control of water rights
and the laying out Of the land intu
drainage districts.
The Canvass.
The canvassing board completed
Otero county this forenoon. The only
change was gain Of one vote fol-
John Y. Hewitt for district Judge. The
completion Of this county, determines
that Edward L. Medler Republican
has been elected district judge for
Dona ANA, Torrance, Lincoln and
Otero counties by 20 majority. The
only possible change that the allowing
of exceptions made to the count by
the Democrats, would be gain Of
three votes for Hewitt in Lincoln
county, which still would leave Med
Ter % majority on the final count.
The canvass for Quay county is to
be finished by tonight. Rio Arriba
follows in alphabetical order. The
canvass Of Luna county showed a mel
gain for the Democratic candidates
Of from IL to 18, Parker losing 23
Roberts "a, and Wright % from the
ofacial count and Burkhart 1, Dunn
10 and Hanna II. In Otero county
Roberts gained 1 and Hanna lost 80
from the unofficial figures. The can.
vass for Luna county completed al
to the judgeships is as follows:
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