Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-03
PARDON ISSUED
FOR A WOMAN
Lula Steele in Jail at Las
Vegas Becomes Ill, Gov
ernor Lets Her Out
SHE GOES TO THE HOSPITAL
Additional Members of Police
Force Are Named by the
Exc cutive.

Several weeks ago Lula Steele, a
resident of Las Vegas was sentenced
to serve ninety days in the county Jail
after a trial before the police judge.
She became i'll several days ago and
her condition was so serious that the
trial judge, the district attorney and
the sheriff sent an appeal to Governor
Mcdonald to pardon the woman be-
cause she could not be cared for prop
erly in the Jail. Governor Mcdonald
woman will be removed to a hospital
today.
New State Engineer.
]. A. French, the state engineer ap-
pointed by Governor Mcdonald to
succeed Engineer Charles D. Miller,
will take charge OF his office and du-
ties on Wednesday, July 10.
New Policemen Named.
The following members have been
added to the New Mexico mounted pO-
lice force as officers without pay: Will
lam Bowden of Clovis; Robert Bruce
OF Vaughn and Charles Lemons OF
Carrizozo. Commissions were sent
them today.
Richardson Quits Water Board.
G. A. Richardson has resigned as a
member of the board of water com
missioners. The governor accepted
the resignation and named two other
members of the board namely Scott
Etter of Carlsbad and Charles Spring
er of Cimarron. Colfax county.
Funds Received by Treasurer.
The following funds have been re.
ceived by 0. n. Marion, the state
treasurer: Chris Raithel of Luna
county, $S97.33: w. w. Cox of Dona
Ana county, $1,799.66; John R. Strong
OF Mora county, $53169: Thomas Nc
Bride of ColfaX county, $4,554.36;
conVicts earning fund, $33465; COM
mon school Improvement fund
$330.3O; R. P. Ervien, land commits
sioner, S4,65213.
Miners Hospital Board.
The senate Of the first state legis-
lature confirmed E. B. Humphrey and
George H. Webster of ColfaX county
as members OF the Miners hospital
at Ration but did not confirm the other
members as named by the governor
The governor several days ago added
several other names to the board as
raocCc apnDjutmoOt. rTbnv or, Caorro
King, D. S. Dwyer and S. A Wiseman,
all of Colfax county.
New Board Organizes.
In the office of William E. Gortner
of the New Mexico hospital for the in
sane met yesterday. The members Of
the old board, which presented its res
ignation to Governor W. c. Mcdonald
several weeks ago, transacted what
business remained uncared for and
then gave place to the new board,
which is composed Of Jefferson Ray
nolds, Daniel Stern, Eugenio Sena and
Lieutenant Governor z. C. de Baca.
One place on the new board is vacant,
owing to the failure of the senate to
confirm the nomination of William G.
Ogle. The new board elected E. C. de
Baca as president. 1t will not elect
other officers for some time, it was
announced.
Eighth Grade Certificates.
The department of education yes
terday finished issuing the Sth Grade
Promotion certificates, and same have
been forwarded to the various pupils
passing the examination prepared by
the department and given in April,
May and June. State Superintendent
White is much encouraged over the
outcome of this examination, over two
hundred and fifty pupils having sue
cessfully passed the examinations out
of the nearly six hundred pupils who
took same. An interest was created
throughout the state. Those who have
successfully passed are now ready for
the high school work and will be ad-
mitted upon the certificates issued.
The department of education is not re-
quired to do this work, but has worked
overtime and paid for grading the pa
pers as matter of encouragement to
pupils to complete the eight grades
and enter high school, or some institu-
ton.