Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-18
CONTEST HEARING
ON MONDAY
Writ of Quo IWarranto in
Owen Case Returnable
January %
HUDSPETH NAMED A REGENT
CT. Kanen to Be Assistant Sec
retary of State and Other
Appointments.

appointments.
The Corporation Commission held
a business meeting yesterday after
noon. 1t chose Juan ]. Ortiz as mes
senger and porter. The selection is
an excellent one because of the eXper-
ience of Ortiz in the office OF the ter
ritorial secretary, his loyalty and in
tegrity. The old territorial seal was
adopted as temporary seal of the
commission, the coat of arms to be
surrounded by the words Of State
Corporation Commission of New Mex
ico," in the outer circle The commits
sion authorized the superintendent of
Insurance to conduct the business of
the commission relating to insurance
matters until the legislature provides
otherwise. The question of certifica-
tion was discussed whether docu-
ments would have to be signed by all
the members of the Commission, or
by the chairman or by the secretary.
Postmaster Appointed.
Piedad Medina has been commits
stoned postmaster at Wagon Mound.
Postoffice Name Changed.
Wooten, Chaves county, to Valley
View, effective April 1. William
Bracken postmaster.
Appointed stenoerapher.
Mrs. C. L. Castle of Santa Fe, has
been appointed the temporary stenog-
rapher of the Corporation Commits
sion.
Deputy Assessor Appointed.
Trinidad Alarid, formerly assessor
of Santa Fe county, has been appoint
ed deputy to Assessor Telesforo Elv-
era.
Deigado Declines.
Francisco Delgado of Santa Fe,
Democratic candidate for state audi
tor, has declined the tender of the po-
sition of assistant secretary of state
made him by Secretary of State An
tonic Lucero.
Looking for Home.
The state corporation commission
has authorized George w. Arm:jo.
clerk of the commission, as its agent
tc secure suitable quarters to be
located somewhere in the downtown
district. At present, the commits
sion is doing it's work in the secretary
of states Offices in the capitol
State Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sums of money were
received yesterday in the Office of the
state treasurer, o. n. Marion: w. T
$S,060.16; Cleofes Romero, superin
tendent of the state penitentiary, on
account of convicts' earnings, $677.08;
Thomas P. Gable, game and fish war
den, on account of game protection
fund, s32.
Notaries Public Appointed.
The following were yesterday com
missioned notaries public by Govern
or W. C. McDonald: Arturo SENEGAL
Las Vegas, San Miguel county; Cor
nelius F. Houlihan, Duncan, Ariz.
for Grant county; Thomas K. D
Madison, Albuquerque, Bernalillc
county; John W. Wilson, Albuquer
que, Bernalillo county; Pitt Ross, AL
buquerque, Bernalillo county; l.. E
Lumbley, West Tularosa, Otere
county.
Supreme Court.
The State Supreme Court met this
forenoon and after disposing of two
motions adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, January %. Mos
of the cases that have come up since
the new court began its sessions have
been reset on account of the attor
neys being unable to prepare theil
arguments in so short time. The
two cases which came up this morn
ing were: No. 1879, U. S. Bateman, ap
ton to remand granted No. 1896
Territory of New Mexico, appellee
VS.. Felix Muniz and Manuel Duran
appellants, appeal from the distric
court of Taos county, reset for hear
ing February 7.
County Court Records.
Upon the completion of the new
court house, the county commission
ers and the then District Clerk Ed
ward L. Stafford, upon the suggestion
Of Judge R. McFie, installed steel fill
ing cases for the court records an(
kept the records of each county in the
judicial district separate, in anticipa
tion of statehood. How wise this plan
has been demonstrated lately whel
Walter B. Wagner of San Juan; ant
M. A. Gonzales of Rio Arriba, callet
OH County Clerk M. A. Ortiz of SAINT;
Fe county, for the court records o
their respective counties, and receiv
ed these intact and without trouble
as each county had already paid TO
its share of the steel filing cases.
Hudspeth Appointed.
Governor Mcdonald today appoint
ed A. H. Hudspeth of White Oaks,
member of the Board of Regents O
the New Mexico College of Agricu
tire and Mechanic Arts. Mr.. Huds
peth was a member of the constitu
tional convention. He succeed
George Arnot of Las Vegas, resigned
Return Day Monday.
The return day for the writ of GU
Warranto issued out of the state ST
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