Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-18
GOVERNOR GOES
To PASS CITY
Leaves Tonight In Private
Car, Accompanied by
Adjutant General
100000 TROUT ARRIVE
Post Office at San ldefonso
DIx- T.~Al o.k
Post Office at San ldefonso
Burned to Ground Last
Night.

Governor William J. Mills will
leave tonight for the southern part OF
the territory, going to Ell Paso to at
tend the statehood celebration there
and then returning to the territory,
he will visit several places before
coming home The governor will go
south in a private car over the Santa
Fe and he will be accompanied by
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes of the
New Mexico National Guard, and
members of the governors staff, in
cluding Colonel M. M. Padgett of Las
Vegas, Major M. L. Stern Of Albuquer-
que, Colonel w. A. Fleming Jones and
Colonel Eugene Van Patten of Las
Cruces.
The governor will probably return
to Santa Fe in about a week.
Names Delegates.
Governor Mills has appointed R. p.
Ervien, C. D. Miller of this city, and
Jose Chavez of Belen, delegates to
the eighth national convention of the
American Road Builders Association
which meets in Rochester November
14-17.
Notary Appointed.
The governor has appointed julius
A. Grow of Lovington, Eddy county a
notary public.
Postoffice Burned.
News was brought here today that
the postoffice at San Ildefonso, north.
ern Santa Fe county, 1S miles from
Santa Fe, burned to the ground last
night, all of the records being con-
sumed by the flames. The postal in
spector at Denver has been notified.
Teachers Are Interested.
There is no abatement in the inter-
est manifested in the convention of
the New Mexico Educational Associa.
tion here next month and Secretary
R. F. Asplund has received assurances
that Silver City and Tularosa will
send their full teaching corps and AL
buquerque will send forty teachers.
Back From Torrance County.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Instruction Acasio Gallegos has re-
turned from a tour of inspection III
Torrance county. While in that coun-
ty he attended the Republican coun-
ty convention and as presiding off.
Ger did what he could to put good,
winning ticket in the field. Mr.. Gale
gas says that G. H. Van Stone,
Democratic candidate for corporation
commissioner, will be showed under
in Torrance county.
Fish Car Here.
The bureau of fisheries, department
of commerce and labor, has sent a.
fish car to this city with 10000 trout
to be distributed between Ration and
the Frijoles canon. The fish come
from the Colorado hatchery and are
turned over to Game and Fish War
den Thomas P. Gable.
A car reached Las Vegas before
this one came to Santa Fe and un.
loaded about 10000 trout for distribu-
tion in the waters in that vicinity. A
third car is due here Tuesday, Octo
ber "a. The car will be turned over
to Mr.. Gable. This is an unusual pro.
cedure but the bureau has such con.
fidence in his ability to distribute the
fish to advantage that this will be
done.
The car which arrived last night is
in charge of Captain W. E. Smith,
who is accompanied by his wife.
Compromise Effected.
Before leaving last night for Clo-
Wis, Territorial Engineer Charles D.
Miller confirmed the report that a
compromise had been effected between
the Tucumcari and the Montoya par
ties who have been contesting for the
water rights for Pajarita
creek. BY the arrangement, Montoya
will have an irrigation system Of
about 5000 acres while Tucumcari
will get about $4,000 acres. It is
planned to construct two entirely
separate dams. It is said that the
Rock Island railway company has sue.
ceeded in interesting certain Chicago |
capitalists in the venture and that in !
few days these men will be brought |
to this city on tour Of inspection. |
and that they are ready to furnish suf.
ficient funds.
The Pajarita irrigation scheme has |
been under consideration for a couple
OF years and much work has been done
on the preliminary surveys and sur
roundings. The project embraces the
of nearly a million dol
lars and will give this country one of
the largest irrigation tracts in this
part of the country.
Saw Governor on Road Matters.
E A. A. Gallegos of Villaneuva. San
Miguel county. was in conference to.
day with Governor Mills on the sub.
iect of building good road between
Vil!aneuva and Bernal, in San Mieuel
county. Mr.. Gallegos who is a can.
ctdate for nomination as county CON.
served in the last leeisla.
ture where he made good record.
He is an enthusiastic good roads
h0cster.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 18.-Flor-
ence E. Nabours has been appointed
as postmaster at White Mountain.
(late Three Rivers), Otero county, N
NJ. William w. Bracken has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Wooten, Chavez
county, N. M. Rio Pueblo. Taos coun-i
y. N. M, has been discontinued and
The mail ID now sent to Penasco. 4