Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-18
STATE WILL PAY
ELECTION COSTS
Original 100000 Appro'
priation Not Available Says
Comptroller
GOVERNOR NAMES DELEGATES
Grant County Tax Roll Shows
Gain of $92,9S0 Over
Last Year.

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Gain of $92,98O Over
Last Year.
Governor Mills has appointed Will.
lam C. Lawrence of Roswell, Chaves
county, notary public.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the sum of $4,000 from
Cleofes Romero, warden of the peni-
tentiary for convicts' earnings and 81
from Game and Fish Warden Thomas
P. Gable.
Mounted Police Matters.
Mounted Policeman J. B. Rusk has
arrested Charles Herrera, Juan Mar
tinez and Tomas Martinez on the
charge of being drunk at Chama. He
also arrested Frank Chacon at Chama
on the charge of wife beating. He was
released under 5000 bail. :.
Many Teachers Coming.
The department of education has
received word that many teachers will
be here for the educational associa-
ton convention November 16. San
Miguel will send so teachers; Otero
Is, Bernalillo rs, and 20 from the city
of Roswell. The department is pre-
pairing circular letter to the teach
ers Of Santa Fe and Santa Fe county
to meet here Saturday to make ar
rangements for entertaining the-teach-
ers who will be here three days.
Now in Good Shape.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Peter M. A. Lienau has received a
letter from T. B. Hanley, president
of the Modern Brotherhood of Ameri'
ca at Des Moines, Iowa, stating that
on October 1, 1911, all insurance bust
ness of his company will be written
on rates adequate and which were
adopted for the National Fraternal
Congress Table of Mortality. Mr..
Hamley adds: 1--WE now can look ev'
cry person in the face"
Grant Has Gain.
Travelling Auditor John Joerns has
received the tax roll from Grant Coun
ty which shows gain of s92,980 ovel
last year. This years roll Is $4,243.
800. The items of increase are nota
bly,: Agricultural lands $6,220; i'm
provements, $5,945; grazing lands
$12,705; improvements, $23,820;
mines, value of products, $14,170;
shares of stocks in banks, $3.50
Among the items in the decrease col
umn are horses, $12,565; cattle, $51,
$50; goats, $11,410.
Names Delegates.
The governor has named the follow
ing delegates to the Nineteenth Irri
CATION Congress which meets in Chi
cago December 5 to 9:
William H. Bartlett, Vermejo; w
s. Hopewell, Albuquerque; R. E
Twitchell, Las Vegas; E. McQueer
Gray, Albuquerque; Antonio B. Tru
jillo. Arroyo Seco; Alexander McPher
son, Roswell; Ramon Sanchez, Penas
co; Willard E. Holt, Deming; David
Martinez, Jr., Velarde; J. M. Cunning
ham, East Las Vegas; William
French, French; w. Golf Black, Aztec;
H. R. Parsons, Fort Sumner; Oscal
Snow, Las Cruces; Charles D. Miller
Las Cruces.
State to Pay Expenses.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffs
has received the following lettel
which is self explanatory:
Department Of the Interior.
September IA, 1911.
Mr.. Nathan Jaffa, Secretary Of New
Mexico, Santa Fe, N. N.
Sir-On August 20. 1911, you ad
dressed communication to the de
partment requesting to be advise,
whether the unexpended balance o
the appropriation Of 100000 made b,
section II of the act Of June 20, 1916
(36 Stats. 568) could be used in who'll
or in part for defraying the expense
of the elections Of the first state Off
GERS Of New Mexico and voting ol
proposed amendment to the consti
tuition approved August 81, 1911; ais
whether said unexpended balanc
could be used to defray the costs o
printing end distributing the procls
nation of the governor Of New Mex
co fixing the date Of the first stat
election.
On September 8, 1911, your lette
was forwarded to the comptroller Q
the treasury with request for an opir
ion upon the questions PRESENTS
therein.
The department Is in receipt Of
report from the comptroller date
September IL, 1911, copy Of whic
is enclosed for your information 1
which he holds that the unexpende
balance Of the appropriation mel
toned is NOT available for any PAL
Of the expenses Of the election MOI
proposed to be held, or for the pa,
ment of the expense incurred in prin
in and distributing, the proclamatio
Of the governor Of New Mexico fl
ing the date Of the first state election
Very respectfully
SAMUEL ADAMS.
Acting Secretar!
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