Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-07

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Governor William C. Mcdonald re-
turned to the capital this noon and eX-
pressed himself as having had a good
time at Las Cruces and Ell Paso.
Buchanan Gives Bond.
w. F. Buchanan, the Tucumcari
banker, brought back to Tucumcari
from Seattle, Washington, was ad-
n'itted to $4,000 bail before Justice of
the Peace E. E. Winter at Tucumcari
Board of Water Commissioners.
The State Board of Water Commits,
sioners met yesterday afternoon in
the offices of State Engineer Charles
d. Miller. All members were present,
the board consisting of Charles
Springer of Cimarron, Venceslao Jar
amillo of 81 Rito and Oscar Snow of
Las Cruces.
Paroles Recommends.
At the meeting of the board Of
penitentiary commissioners March 2
tie board and Superintendent Nc
Manus, acting as a board of parole
recommended the parole by Governor
Mcdonald of the following prisoners
Pancratius Teka, Tomas Martinez
James A. Hayes, Jose Angel Madrid
Rogue Valencia, Gregorio Jaramillo
Candelario Via, Santos Montoya, Madi
son H. Price, Guy Stapp, Nasario Gu
tierreZ, Valentine Gutierrez, Murdoch
Kelly, Walter McMurray, James Ryan
John Holston, Jack O'Downe ant
Manuel Chacon.
District Court.
The district court is disposing o.
large number of minor cases eacf
day of the session. The grand jury
will have the first batch of indict
ments ready in day or two. This
morning, the case of ]. A. Turley, Yer
sus the Citizens Ditch and Irrigation
Company of San Juan county, vii
come up for argument on the rule t.
show cause why the irrigation com
pany should not be enjoined from re
pairing head gate. MIR. Turley con
tends that the work of the pompan,
is interfering with an irrigation ant
power project, permit for which i
now under consideration by State En-
gineer Miller. In the case of H. G
Vaughn, sentenced to one year in tn
penitentiary and to pay fine of $10C
the court suspended sentence on tn
payment of the costs of the case an
Vaughn is at liberty G. H. Van Ston
has not yet appealed, though it
thought that he will soon.
Good Roads for New Mexico.
State Engineer Miller returned We
terday from a good roads inspectio
trip through the southern portion
the state. A trip was made from Sal
ia Fe to Albuquerque lasting thre
hours, going over the road preliminar
to repair work along this route. TIL
road was built about year and a ha
ago and no work has been done on
since that time. 1t needs re-gradin
and attention to drainage
Mr.
Arizona line near Springerville, an
outlined work for the grading can
and convict camp west of Magdalen
This road will be pushed as rapidly {
possible, inasmuch as Socorro count
is putting up the money for the wor
Work in Las Cruces is developer
very rapidly A stretch of road SOU
oI Mesilla Park in connection with Il
College Pike is being graveled al
will make one of the finest highwa,
in the entire state. This work is d,
to the efforts of W. A. Sutherland
chairman of the Dona Ana Coun
Good Roads Association in cooper
ton with the state road commissio
The work has almost been finish,
in the Rincon section, to which the C
liens of the county, the railroad al
state road commission co-operated
The Deming work has been stopp
until some time in the summer VIII
the rains begin so that the mon
that is expended in grading can
spent to the best advantage.
Supreme Court.
The state supreme court of Ne
Mexico met at o'clock yesterday a
ernoon at the capitol with Chief il
tice Roberts, and Associate Justic
Hanna and Parker present. The Fl
lowing cases were disposed Of
No. 1443, Eugene F. Hardwick, 8
pellee, VS.. James w. Rice, appellal
appeal from the district court
Chaves county, submitted on briefs
No. 1454, Charles F. Fowler, app
lee, VS.. Continental Casualty Co
pany, appellant, appeal from the d
trict court of Bernalillo county,
set for this morning when it was