Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
NEW BANK
FOR TUCUMCAR|
Its Capital Stock Is $4,000
and Hugh Swift Is Prin.
cipal Owner
BIDS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION
VIII Be Opened on January Is
for a Highway Across Mes.
caiero Sands.

William G. Sargent, state auditor,
and E. P. Ervien, commissioner of pub
lie lands filed their bonds and oaths,
Wednesday, with Nathan Jaffa, secre-
tary of New Mexico, and are now
qualified for the respective offices. Mr..
Sargent's bond is fixed by law at $25,-
600 and Mr.. Ervien's at $4,000. Both
bonds received the approval of Gov
ernor William ]. Mills.
District Attorneys Qualify.
John E. Griffith, distric attorney
for the Seventh Judicial District So
corro, and H. B. Hamilton, district at
torney for the Third Judicial District,
Carrizozo, filed their oaths and bonds
yesterday with Nathan Jaffa, secre-
tary of New Mexico. Their bonds
We're $4,000 each, and We're approved
by the secretary, and their oaths ad-
ministered by F. w. Parker, associate
justice Of the supreme court of New
Mexico
Notary Public Appointed.
Placias Belham, Sanchez, San Mi
guel county, was this morning com
missioned a notary public by Cover
nor William ]. Mills.
Judge Medler Qualities.
Judge E. L. Medler of the Third Ju-
dlcial District, qualified today before
Supreme Court Judge Frank w. Park
er at Las Cruces and Immediately af-
terwards administered the oath of
office to the new county officials.
Judge Medler will open the adjourn
ed term of district court at Estancia
on Monday forenoon.
Bids for MescaIero Road.
Territorial Engineer Charles Mil
Ter and Assistant ]. D. Lewis spent
Wednesday in Roswell attending to
business in connection with the
building of the state road across
the Mescalero sands, Chaves county
The bids for this road will be opened
January %.
Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sums of money were
received yesterday in the office of the
treasurer of New Mexico, R. J. Palen:
Cleofes Romero, superintendent of the
penitentiary, $2,245.SS; B. O. Herman
dez, treasurer Of Rio hrIiba county,
. S2,925.13; J. D. Martinez, treasurer of
Taos county, $1G9.SS: Thomas P. Ca
Bile, game and fish warden, on ac-
county of game protection fund, $5.25.
Postal Chances.
A new postoffice has been estab
lshed at East Vaughn. Guadalupe
county, with Peter l.. Harrington as
postmaster and at Las Tablas, Rio
Arriba county, with Miguel A Lobato
as postmaster. James 7. Sparks has
been appointed postmaster of. Baldy
Cclfax county; Charles F. Sheppard
Buchanan, Guadalupe county; Will
lam F. jerks, Tohatchi, Mckinley
county; Daisy F. Spangler, Riverside
San Juan county, and Thomas F Apo
daca, Sapello, San Miguel county.
Incorporation.
The First Trust and Savings Bank
of Tucumcari, was yesterday grant
ed charter by Nathan Jaffa, secre.
tary of New Mexico. The concern
wishes to do a general banking brok.
erage and savings bank business
The capital is placed at 100000, all OF
which is subscribed and paid up
There are 800 shares which are worth
$4,000 each at par The officers OF
the company, and the stockholders
with their addresses and the amount
o. stock Subscribed by each are: Hugh
Swift, president, Tucumcari, zoo
shares; T. R. R. Smith, Las Cruces
SO shares; Hugh Clary, cashier, Tu
cumcari, so shares. The place of bust
ness will be Tucumcari and the auth
orized agent Hugh Smith.