Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-09
MCDONALD IN
LAS VEGAS
Great Reception to Be Given
by Meadow City People
Tonight
A WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO
1t Is Returnable on February
18th, When Van Stone VIII
Answer.

Governor W. C. Mcdonald, Mrs.
Mcdonald, Miss Frances Mcdonald
and ]. B. McManus, future super
intendent of the state peniten-
tiary, left the Capital at $40 this
morning over the A. T. and S. F. R. R.
for Las Vegas. While in the Meadow
City the Governor and his party will
be the guests of the city, and public
reception will be rendered them to-
night in the Duncan Opera House at
which the society folks of the city
will be present. The governor is eX-
pected to return to the Capital Sun
day afternoon.
Postoffce Notes.
Vicente Lopez was appointed a
postmaster at Guique, Rio Arriba
county
Notaries Public Appointed.
The two following were yesterday
commissioned notaries public by Gov
ernor w. c. Mcdonald: Paulin Mon
toya, Cuba, Sandoyal county; William
O. Dunlap, Portales, Roosevelt county.
New Instructor at Military institute.
Jamie Chisum, an honor graduate
of the New Mexico Military Institute,
has been appointed instructor in
Spanish at the school, vice Major
Eugene A. Lohman who has been ap-
pointed to a lieutenancy in the army.
Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sums of money We're
received yesterday in the office of the
state treasurer, O. N. Marion: c. J.
Amble, treasurer of Torrance county,
S21519 w. w Cox, treasurer of Dona
Ana county, $435.93; NJ. B. Jones,
treasurer of Roosevelt county, $685.
50; Thomas p Gable, game and fish
warden, on account Of game protec-
ton fund, 1926.
viii Test Salary Question.
In order that the misunderstanding
prevalent throughout New Mexico re-
garding the status of the salaries of
county officers pending the action Of
the first state legislature may be de-
cided by the courts as quickly as pos
sible, District Attorney Charles w. G.
Ward has prevailed upon the board of
county commissioners to issue an or
der authorizing the payment to him
of a small fee and to Lorenzo Del
gado, county clerk, one weeks salary.
The issuing of the order in favor OF
Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Delgado will be the
cause of the institution of friendly
suit before Judge David j. Leahy in
TIE district court to determine the
legality of the payments. Judgment
pro forma will be rendered This will
be appealed to the supreme court,
swing that body the first opportunity
OF passing upon the provision of the
state constitution relating to the sala'
ries of county officials.-Las Vegas
Optic.
Land Entries.
The following homestead entries
were recorded in the local land office
Yesterday Thomas D. Casebolt, Es-
tancia: Marvin l.. Garvin, Estancia;
o. F. Fisher, Stanley; Bail E. Hunt,
Stanley: William M. Fisher, Stanley;
Jesse Martin, Stanley; Aristoteles
Holgins, Anton Chico; Charles Jones,
Ration: r. E. McAuliff, Anton Chico;
James G. Gibson, Wagon Mound; ;;
Teodoro Barchica, Villanueva; Arthur
w. Minor, Cuervo; James R. Miller,
Estancia; Adonias Ramirez, Senorita :;
Telesforo Maestas, Sena; Lurah F.
Knapp, Albuquerque; Walter c. Pun
nell, Venus; Sostenes Delgado, Cha
perto; Orval Pickett, Pennington;
James A. Sneedon, Gallup, coal en-
try, cash paid $2,400; Charles c.
Manning. Gallup; coal entry, cash
paid $1,000; Felipe Sisneros, Anton
Chico; Jerry Campbell, Cuervo; w. L.
Wimberly. Moriarty; S. c. Sproul
Ration; Leandro Aragon, Buxton Ra
mon Padilla, Costilla.
Public Lands Opened to Entry.
The following notices giving the 10
cation and time of filing of public
lands opened for settlement were is
sued by the local land Office yester
day:
United States Land Office,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Feb. 5, 1912.
Notice hereby given that fraction
al townships IL and 12, range 13 east
Is North, Range 13 East, Township
i North, Range IA East, has been re
ceived, and the lands will be subjec
to filing and entry on and after
March Il, 1912.
MANUEL R. OTERO,
Register
FRED MULLER,
Receiver
The land thus opened to entry il
located in San Miguel county on thu
Pecos river near the borders of tn,
Pecos Forest Reserve. The land il
not wooded and is chiefly valuabl,
for agriculture Much of the land lay
inu in tho riyor valley has haon on