Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-14
FOUND ARTILLERY
IN FINE SHAPE
Governor Says Entire Pecos
Valley Has Had Plenty
of Rain
ALARMING RuM0R IS DENIED
Report From Las Vegas That
Will Rogers Escaped Is
Untrue.

Governor William ]. Mills and Adju.
tant General A. S. Brookes returned
from Roswell at noon today.
The governor said that he had a
most enjoyable trip. He went to Ros.
well direct from here and rode out to
at Camp Jaffa in the Capitans
where the artillery is in camp, arriving
there Tuesday. There was long dis
tance shooting that day and on Wed
nesday there was shooting on the
plains, at an open target. The gov
ernor said that the company looked
we'll and that the camp seemed well To-
Gated. He found the men in camp
were enthusiastic and Captain Muir
ray and the other officers We're well
pleased at conditions The governor
returned to Roswell and then came
back to Santa Fe. Roswell, he said, is
ir flourishing condition and he
semed especially impressed with the
new court house which will be the
IluoSC III CuS U6IIlIOly.
"The country has had lots of RAIN
he continued, "and the grass never
looked better. The fruit trees in the
Pecos Valley are literally loaded
down with fruit. I understand that
a thousand carloads of fruit will be
shipped from the valley this year.
The governor said that the second
crop of alfalfa is being cut and sold
for s12. to s13 ton.
Major w. H. H. Llewelyn, district
attorney at Las Cruces and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Fleming Jones, also o1
Las Cruces came on the same train
today with the Governor, and Ad
jutant General Brookes.
For the treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the sum of s3629.58 for
the treasury, from Williams M. Rob
ins, treasurer of Sierra county.
Land Entries.
The folowinw were the land entries
at the Santa Fe Land Office yesterday:
David M. Pearson, Taos; Leon Locke
Springer; Anna M. Crowley, Aztec;
Jose Tiburcio Martinez, Roy; Antonio
Sena, Cecilio Lucero, Epimenio Sena
Villanueva; William R. Wren, Noun.
tainair; Eutimio Luna, East View; Je.
sus M. Gonzales, Palma.
Rogers Is Here.
The startling rumor sent out by
Las Vegas that Will Rogers had es-
capped from the penitentiary was
brought to the attention of Governor
Mills at 2:S0 o'clock this afternoon
and in few minutes the rumor was
officially denied. Rogers is still in
the penitentiary where he is serving
five year .erm for KIDNAPPING.
Contests Filed.
The following contests have been
filed; No. 513, homestead entry 05996,
Thaddeus A. Windsor, VS.. Floyd A.
Turney, aled March 13, 1908; No. 914,
homestead entry 013,49, Ethyl I.
Huston, VS.. Virginia Garcia, filed
September 12 1908, No. 915, homestead
entry 010736, Thomas B. Calwell VS..
Lulu Jamison, filed July 20, 1909; No.
917, homestead entry 1882 The
United States VS.. Ruben D. Zapet
fled October %, 1906.
Admitted to New Mexico.
The Amarillo National Life Insu
rance company of Amarillo, Texas
has been admitted to transact a life
insurance business in New Mexico
with the understanding that certain
requirements of the insurance de-
partment be complied with. On Dec
ember 81, 1870 the company had a
paid up cash capital of $150,000 and
a sulplus of $1S5,O00.
Seeks Her Father.
The following letter was received
ut the local land office:
July Z, 1911.
Downingtown, Chester County, Pa.
Register and Receiver, Santa Fe, New
Mexico:
Gentlemen:
Would you kindly furnish us will
the following information: Has 8
party by the name of A. r. Costa, OF
Josea Costa, taken up mining claims
in your locality or in the near or sur
rounding country? We are trying t.
locate my father, and we had received
information that such a. party
owned mines at Silver City, or in thu
near locality. If this party has taker
out claims in New Mexico in the las,
seven years, would you kindly let vi
know by return mail.
Thanking you in advance for the In
formation,
Very truly yours,
MRS. ]. M. HUMPHREVTLLE.
The land office does not know Mr.
A. R. Costa. but If any of the readers
Of the New Mexican have heard o.
him. they may write Mrs. Humphrey
Vile.
Curry Il Pleased.
Former Governor George Curry was
/. walking around the capitol this after
noon with a broad smile on his face
TO representative OF the New Mex
ican be said, with a Joyous ring in his
already melodious voice: y have
read your bulletin that statehood Il
to be voted on In the Senate August
Z. That Is good news.-the best o.
news. Yes, It looks now like earl.
statehood. We need have no alarm
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