Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-20
PEN|TENT|ARY
IS INSPECTED
Governor Mcdonald and
Board in Extraordinary
Meeting
GAME LICENSES NOW READY
w. B. Freeman Has Resigned
from photographic Service
of u. S. Survey.

The situation at the Capitol is in
status quo today. Governor McDon-
ald declares he had not asked for
the resignation of Travelling Auditor
John Joerns; Travelling Auditor John
Joerns admits that the invitation to
resign had reached him only in a
roundabout and unofficial way; Gov
elnor Mcdonald is disposed to permit
Mr.. Joerns to retain the Office for thir-
ty days and possibly longer, and the
report is general, that before the leg
islature meets, Howell Ernest of
Clayton, Union county. will be trav-
cling auditor, although Mr.. Ernest
will not confirm this, and Governor
Mcdonald says he will announce ev-
cry appointment as soon as made but
not before, evidently acting on the
edage that There's many slip, twixt
the cup and the lip"
This afternoon, the board of peni-
tertiary commissioners met in ex-
traordinary session at the peniten-
tiary. With Governor Mcdonald, it
made an inspection of the institution
and current report again has it that
a request for Warden Cleofes Ro-
mero's resignation will be the sequel
before the shades of eve have fallen
over the picturesque old Capital. The
only other board resignation thus far
received is from the conservation
commission, that of Attorney John
Morrow of Ration. but the vacancy has
not yet been filled. Other officials at
the Capitol, at the same time, know
how Damocles felt when the snicker-
snee suspended by a silken thread
was hanging over his neck.
Suit in District Court.
A suit praying judgment against
Rafael Chaves for the possession of
certain property located in precinct
IS, ward 4, and damages to the
amount of $110 was filed yesterday in
the district court by August Rein
gardt, The property in question is
located on Hillside avenue.
Homestead Entries.
The following homestead entries
were recorded in the local land office
yesterday: S. L. Baker, Estancia; (;
Millard F. Baker, Estancia; Amadec
luran, Colmor: Santiago Ulibarri, Co
lun,bus; Thomas P. Butler, Levy:
Thomas Sibley, Tres Piedras; Luis
Montana, Ribera; Frank Martin, Ra-
ten.
Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sum of money was
received in the Office of the state
treasurer O. n. Marion, yesterday:
Thomas P. Gable. game and fish war
den, on account of game protection
fund, $3.50.
Mr.. Freeman Resigns.
w. B. Freeman, who is we'll known
il Santa Fe and throughout the South
west, has resigned his post as direc-
tor of the water resources branch of
the U. S. Geological Survey of Wyom-
lllS, SOlolduo, ANCUldShd, pletll Shu
New Mexico. He is succeeded by Rob-
ert Follansbee.
Mr. Freeman has opened an Office
in Denver where he will continue
work as a hydraulic and consulting
engineer
A native of Bozeman, Montana, Mr..
Freeman was graduated from Cornell
in 1905. For the past five years he
had charge of the work of collecting
records of the flow of streams to de-
termine how much water is available
for power and irrigation. His work
took him all over the southwest and
he has been prominently identified
with several large irrigation projects
in this state. At present he is in the
city representing the Costilla Land
and Irrigation Company.
Game Licenses.
The game licenses for 1912 are now
ready and can be procured at the
Office of Thomas P. Gable, game and
fish warden, at the Capitol; or at
Fischer's drug store. Although there
is no closed season for ducks, a Ii
&C nse to shoot them is necessary. Be
sides ducks, the season is open for
plover, snipe and curlew at present.
Resume BY Territorial Engineer.
Territorial Engineer has completed
a resume of work on reclamation pro-
jects and on good roads in New Mexi-
co for tomorrow's edition of the AL
buquerque Journal, which makes
very creditable showing for his de-
partment
Hill Appointed Messenger.
Captain A. P. Hill of Santa Fe was
today appointed messenger in the Of
flee of Secretary of State Antonio Lu-
cero to succeed Juan ]. Ortiz recently
CHOSEN messenger by the Corpora
ton Commission.
Returned Stolen Horses.
Mounted Policeman J. A. Beall ar
rived in Santa Fe this afternoon from
Deming, Luna county. He reports
capturing twelve horses along the
Mexican border that had been stolen
and returning them to their owners.
Coal Discovery-Seven claims have