Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-12
TWO CHANGES
At CAPITOL
L. B. Wootters of Clayton
Appointed Assistant Trav.
cling Auditor
c. v, FAIRFIELD TO LEAVE
Won Nyvenheim New Superin
tendent of National
Cemetery.

uUuuCeS ludt lueIe VIII D6 no JOlul
camp of the New Mexico National
Guard and the Regular Army in this
state this summer. 1t seems that the
troops are too busy along the border
to permit of any maneuvers in this
section. Adjutant General Brookes
has now taken up with the war de
partment the original plan which had
been abandoned on account of it's cost
illness, to send the New Mexico Ma
tlonal Guard to northern California to
participate in the maneuvers there
He expects to have definite news in
the near future.
Senate journal Completed.
Chief Clerk John Joerns and hi:
stenographic assistants have complet
ed the Senate Journal. 1t makes 50l
typewriter pages.
Order of Survey.
Surveyor General John W. Marcel
has signed an order of survey to .Johr
c MceKe, deputy u S. Mineral sur
veyor, at Hanover, Grant county, fol
the Bully Hill lode, Central mining dis
trict. Grant county
Chief Clerk Fairfield Resigns.
Chief Clerk Charles w. Fairfield if
the office of State Auditor William G
Sargent, has resigned effective July
Is. Mr.. Sargent has not yet made III
his mind fully as to Mr.. Fairfields sue
cessor or as to who will be appointed
voucher clerk in his office.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to
day by the Federal Investment Com
pany of Tucumcari, Quay county. The
capitalization is $4,000 The incor
porators and directors are: |. n. Will
Jams, c. V. Robinson, NJ. H. Koch, C
H. Rankin, c. B. Hamilton and F. NJ
Clough, all of Tucumcari, each 40t
shares, and G. w. Evans, Jr., of Tu
cumcari, 600 shares.
New National Cemetery Superin.
tendent.
Colonel E. w. Kendall, superintend
ent of the National cemetery, has Is,
received word from the department al
Washington that Captain A. C. E. Vor
Nyvenheim, retired army officer
from Chattanooga, Tennessee. has beer
ordered to relieve him of his duties al
Santa Fe on June 24th. and CololioI
Kendall is to arrange to leave imme
diately for Cold Harbor, Va, to as
sumo charge of the large National
cemetery at that place, not later thar
June 29.
Land Office Business.
Receiver of the federal land office
Fred Muller, believes that the three
year homestead act will cut down the
receipts of the land office materially
a S it will cut out practically all com
mutations. This will result in the con
solidation of the smaller land offices
During May, the Santa Fe land office
one of six in New Mexico, transacted
the following business:
Eight communication proofs, 1926
acres, $500.
Excess 4.39 acres, So.49.
Mineral entries, Is acres, $77.50.
Desert land entries, $274.69 acres
SGS67.
Desert land, act of June 22, 4St
acres, $12O.
Final desert land entries, $50 acres
$3.50.
Original homestead, 5,914 acres
$643.46.
One cancellation
Original, act February 19, 2,72,
acres, $3.50.
Original, June %, 92O acres, $1O6.4O
Final homesteads, 1857 acres
s32726.
Mineral applications, acres, $40.
Lieu selections 1888 1888 33 acres, $4OO
Testimony s1O5.4O.
Business at the land offices is fall
ing off and after the state has select
ed its lands, pickings will be yer.
small except, perhaps, as to contests
State Funds.
State Treasurer o. N. Marion ha
received the following remittances:
M. F. Downes, Grant county, $14
321.4S.
Max H. Montoya, Socorro county
s5,157.24
John F. Taylor, Curry county
$2,423s9
NJ. B. Jonec, Roosevelt county
$1,S93.3S
Fidel Cordova, Taos county
$2,7731S
Game protection fund, $3.50.
John B. McManus, convicts' earn
ings, $747.11.
New Game Warden.
Trinidad c. de Baca, yesterday aft
ernoon succeeded Thomas P. Gable a
game and fish warden for New Mex
co. He retains the same. office qual
ters on the first floor of the Capito
building.
Assistant Travelling Auditor.
Travelling Auditor and Bank Exam
iner Howell Earnest has appointed |
B. Wootters of Clayton, Union comfy
assistant travelling auditor and assis
ant bank examiner. Mr.. Wooters is
young man of family, is we'll qualifie
and comes well recommended He i
making arrangements to lake up hi
residence at Santa FA at once and a,