Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-26
Marshal and Constable At
Taiban Roosevelt County
Shot in Head
ADJUTANT GENERALS ORDERS
Three Officials Start For Ration
Per Auto In Good Roads
Cause.

is believed to have been fatally
wounded The deed was done by an
unknown assassin who used a shot
gun, firing through the window. The
news spread rapidly and a reward OF
$500 was offered by citizens of Taiban.
This morning blood hounds were put
on the trail and many residents Of
Taiban also joined in the man hunt.
A brief report of the shooting OF
Constable Gardner WAS received here
by the mounted police who doubtless
will aid in the effort to detect the as
sassin.
New Notary.
Governor Mills has appointed Juan
Jose Salazar of Cuba, Sandoval coun-
ty, a notary public.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the sum of $4O4140 from
Oscar Lohman, treasurer of Dona
Ana county.
Mayor Seligman announced today
that he had appointed Mrs. w. J. Mills.
Mrs. j. D. Sena and Mrs. ]. Selig-
man, delegates to the National Confer
ence OF Charity and Correction which
meets in Boston, June 7 to June IA.
and at which all departments of char
table effort will be represented.
Land Entries.
The following were the land en-
tries yesterday at the local land office.
Hosea B. Hooks, Flora Vista; Ches-
ter S. Cunningham, Duran; Pedro n
Baca, Chaperito; J. James Redding,
Hyer; George H. Wheeler, San Pedro:
Julianita NJ de Hays, Las Vegas:
William E. Netting, Garden City. Kas.;
Melcor Alderete, Progreso,
Forest Pathologist.
The civil service commission an
nounces an examination May "a for
the position of forest pathologist in
the bureau of plant industry, the sal
airy being $500 to $1,000 a year.
Men only will be admitted to the eX-
animation. Age limit, 20 years or
over. For details those interested
should apply to the secretary of the
civil service board here.
Mr.. Davies Appointed.
The order appointing E. P. Davies
assistant district attorney of the First
Judicial District was filed in the dis
trict clerks Office by District Attor-
ney E. c. Abbott who made the an.
polntment. Mr.. Davies succeeds C. C.
Catron in that office. The first judi-
clal district comprises Santa Fe, Taos
and Torrance counties.
On Good Roads Trip.
This forenoon, Land Commissioner
r. P. Ervien, Territorial Engineer
Charles D. Miller and County Commits
sioner |. Sparks left on a good ROADS
inspection trip to Ration going by au-
tomobile over the Santa Fe Trail from
this city Mr.. Sparks returned yester-
day from Espanola and Santa Cruz.
AT the former place, Judge Amado Lu-
cero, who was a member of the con-
stitutional convention. is boosting for
the Santa Fe-Farmington Road and
mas secured many signers to peti-
ton to the board of county commits
sloners OF Rio Arriba county and the
Good Roads Commission for the con-
struction of the road up the Chama
to the top of the Continental Divide
there to connect with the road down
the Canon Largo. When this link is
completed, the highway from Santa
Fe to Pennington will have become
certainty.
National Guard Orders.
The following orders were issued |
by Adjutant General A. S. Brookes:
Captain M. o. Chadbourne, 1st in /
fantry is relieved of command of Co. !
q, lst infantry, and transferred to the
unassigned list.
The following appointment, subject
TO examination, in the National Guard
OF New Mexico, is announced, to date
from today:
William F. Brogan of AIbuoueroue
TO De captain, vice Chadbourne trans
ferred to the unassigned list can
tain Brogan is assigned to commond
OF Company G, 1st infantry, and win
receipt for the company property.
Second Lieutenant F. B. Forbes is
relieved from duty with Company q
1st infantry and transferred to the un.
assigned list.
The resignation by First Lieutenant
clarence e. Heald, battalion adjutant.
lst infantry of his commission in the |
National Guard of New Mexico, is ac-
cepted, effective today.
Government Oil Land Withdrawn.
The petroleum lands in the public. |
land states constitute one of the |
most important natural resources re- |
naming in the hands of the Federal
Government. AS result of investi- |
cations by the United States Geologi- |
cal Survey large areas of these lands |
have been withdrawn from public en-
try pending legislation needed to pre-
vent their wasted exploitation On
April l 1911, these withdrawn oil |
lands aggregated nearly 1000 600 |
acres. The states in which they are