Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-31
MUCH MYSTERY
ABOUT OFFICIALS
M'Manus Comes to Take Job
But Governor Knows
Nothing About 1t
JOERNs ENTERS A PROTEST
Reports From Seven Lakes Field
Indicate That Oil Will
Be Struck.

C. B. Baker, mineral inspector for
he general land office. returned from
a trip to Gallup yesterday evening.
Mr.. Baker reports great activity in
Seven Lakes oil field of Mckinley and
Valencia counties. Five wells have
reached oil bearing sand and the ex-
citement among those interested is
intense.
TAFT IS THE MAN
Leroy 0. Moore, chief field division
of the general land Office, returned
yesterday from an official trip to
Washington, D. G. 1t is his opinion
that Taft will get the nomination if
political gossips in the capital have
the right information.
MCNABB OUT ON BAIL.
Edward McNabb, who was convicted
last June of killing a travelling man
at Vaughn whom he believed to be in
innate with his wife, was this morning
admitted to bail by Judge John r.
McFie in the district court. McNabb
had been sentenced to hang but the
Supreme Court reversed the district
court and demanded the case for new
trial. McNabb was admitted to bail
on habeas corpus proceeding.
TREASURER's RECEIPTS.
The following sums of money were
received yesterday in the Office of the
state treasurer, O. N. Marion; Charles
d. Miller, state engineer, on account
of stream gauging fund, $40; Cleofas
Romero, superintendent of the State
Penitentiary, permanent improvement
fund, $1,000; convicts earnings, $307.2S
Thomas P. Gable, game protection
fund, s 1.25; Miscellaneous fees forcer-
tificate from state treasurer's Office,
$500
SUPREME COURT.
The State Supreme Court met this
morning at the capitol, but adjourned
without transacting any business,
until 10 O'Clock Monday morning. A
number of cases were set for hearing
today but the attorneys failed to APP
pear.
INcORPORATIONS
The Standard Grocery Company,
of l2S South First street, Ration, Col
fax county filed papers of incorpora-
tions yesterday with the corporation
commission. The new concern expects
to engage in general merchandising.
The capital, all of which is to be paid
up at the time of the issuing of the
stock certificates, is $25. 900, divided
into 200 shares worth 800 a share.
The incorporators and stockholders,
all of whom are directors, are as
follows, Charles Remsberg, 230 shares,
Ration: John E. Southwell, 10 shares,
Ration and Earl N. Boule, 10 shares,
Ration.
BILL INTRODUCED BY CURRY.
Congressman Curry introduced in
the House bill giving to the new
State all the furniture, furnishings,
typewriters, law books, ETC., now the
property of the United States that
were used by the territorial officials
at the Capitol and elsewhere. The
bill was referred to the Committee on
Territories.
SUITS IN DISTRICT COURT.
Mrs. Joseph Hersch, of lower San
Francisco street, this morning filed
complaint alleging damages in ex-
cess of 81 800 on account of the eXca
vations made for paving in front of
her property. She alleges that the
work was delayed, that the excava-
ton filled with water which percolated
into the foundation of her store dam
aging the same, and that she was
was made i'll OF rheumatism occasioned
by the dampness so that she could not
attend to her business and that she
and her customers were unable to use
the feed lot across the street by rea-
son of the excavation.
A suit for an accounting and to
foreclose certain real estate was filed
by the Commercial Savings Bank and
C. l. Shoop against George w. and
Mrs. Prichard of this city. The prop
erty involved is described in the COM
plant as Lot 4, Black l, Fort Marcy
addition to Santa Fe. The suit in
wolves the sum of S., 500 for which the
plaintiff prays judgment.
DELEGATES TO MINING CONGRESS
The following were this morning ap-
pointed delegates to the Northwest
Mining Convention to be held in Spo
kane, Washington, Feb. 10 by Cover
nor w. C. Mcdonald; M. A. Otero
Santa Fe: Lon Jenkins, Corona; G. L
Brown. Socorro: John Y. Hewitt
White Oaks; F. A. Jones, Albuquer
que; J. Ell. Crist, Monero; 10. E
Sheridan, Silver City; j. B. Gilchrist
Santa Rita; j. W. Fleming Silver
City; 7. J. Curren, Cooney; George B
Bent, Tularosa.
Bank Examiner Joerns Protests.
Tucumcari, N. NJ, Jan. 81, 1912.
Santa Fe New Mexican,
Telegram to Governor for specia
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