Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-04

Governor Mills has appointed J. N.
Stradley, of Puerto, Quay county, and
Emiliano Baca, of Albuquerque. Ber-
nalillo county, notaries public.
:. Insurance Matters.
Insurance Commissioner Jacobo
Chaves has received word that the
Equitable Surety Company of St.
Louis contemplates entering New Mex
leo. Its paid up capital and surplus
is $2,500,000.
Brookes is Back.
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes has
returned from Alamogordo where he
went on business. Captain Murray
is still in the city and is at work on
national guard matters.
Carey Land Board.
The Carey Land\ Board consisting
of Governor Mills, Land Commissioner
R. P. Ervien and Territorial Engineer
Charles d. Miller, is in session today.
Among those who are said to have
business before the board are c. F..
Hortenstein former mayor of Springer
and c. E. Hartley. Both are attor-
neys from Springer.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the following sums for
the treasury: Game and Fish Warden
Gable, $3.75; Reymundo Romero, treas
urer of Torrance county, $429.27;
Thomas Mcbride, treasurer of Col
fax county, $539.12.
Woodmen Visit the Capitol.
The Modern Woodmen of America,
who were in session here yesterday
visited the capitol and grounds to.
day and expressed pleasure at the fine
building and the beauty Of the grassy
lawns surrounding it. Many of the
delegates called on their newly elect
ed territorial consul, their highest
official in New Mexico in New Mexico
A. G. Whittier who is employed in
Land Commissioner R. P. Ervien's
office.
Shipment Of Pheasants.
A shipment of fifteen hen and
three cock pheasants arrived at Ros-
well, having been sent to Captain NJ.
S. Murray, who ordered them with
funds from the office of the Territor-
ial Game Warden. The birds will
be used for breeding purposes to
stock the Captain Mountain country
Changes in Agricultural College.
Miss Caroline Daniels has resigned
as dean of women at the Agricultural
College at Mesilla Park and will be
succeeded by Mrs. Mary T. Winning
ham of West Plains, Mo. Professor H
S. Hammond will succeed Professor
E. o. Wooten in charge OF the botany
department. Professor H. H. Schultz
has been placed in charge OF the col
lege extension work
Juror Fined for Being Late.
The opening session of district
court at Roswell brought the organ
ization of the grand jury and the cal.
ling of portion of the locket. The
grand jury was organized without the
necessity Of issuing special ven
ire, % Jurors responding out of %
summoned. Two of the jurors were
excused, and one E. F. Bartlett, was
fined $40 for being late.
Water Users Elect Officers.
At the election of officers of the Ele
phant Butte Water Users Association
at Las Cruces, l.. Clapp of Hatch de
feated H. B. Holt for president; and
G. McNary defeated Nicholas Gales
n. c. Frengef was elected secretar,
and treasurer.
New Superintendent Of Puebios.
Washington, May 4.-Dr. Charles
E. McChesney has been selected as
superintendent of nine New Mexico
pueblos with a population of $500
Pueblo Indians. under new policy
of commissioner of Indian affairs Val
entine. Another superintendency o1
twelve pueblos with population o.
4,117 has been established, but th<
superintendent has not been named
The former were under the super.
intendent of the Santa Fe school ant
the latter under the Albuquerqu.
school.