Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-02
ON CATTLE
SANITARY BOARD
Governor Mcdonald Names
Cole Ralston to Succeed
Pankey.
CLERK OF THE FEDERAL COURT
Three Leading Candidates from
Among Whom Judge Pope
Will Choose.

Governor Mcdonald today appoint
ed Cole Ralston of Socorro county, a
member of the Cattle Sanitary Board,
vice, B. F. Pankey of Santa Fe couns
ty, resigned.
Governor Goes to Las Cruces Tomor-
row.
Governor Mcdonald and A. H. Huds-
peth will leave tomorrow afternoon for
Las Cruces where both will attend
meeting of the board of regents of the
New Mexico College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts.
Planted More Fish.
Game and Fish Warden Thomas P.
Gable has returned from trip up the
Denver & Rio Grande as far as An
tonito, during which he planted fish
fry in various streams. This morning
he went to the upper Pecos on a SINH
lar mission.
Took Oath on Historic Bible.
Federal Judge w. H. Pope had his
oath administered by Chief Justice of
the United States Court White on
Bible upon which the justices of the
supreme court of the United States
took their oath since 1903, over hun
dred years ago.
May Hold U. S. Circuit Court Here.
In speaking with Circuit Judge San
born at st. Louis, Federal Judge w.
H. Pope learned, that there is like
lihood of the Z. S. circuit court of ap-
peas holding an occasional session at
Santa Fe, and arrangements will be
iraugurated to have the session here
in summer, when sojourn in Santa Fe
is most delightful
Clerk of Federal Court.
Federal Judge W. H. Pope will an
nCunce his appointee for clerk of the
federal court early next week, three
names being under consideration for
the place. The court will be organ
lied Immediately. Quite a number of U.
S. commissioners and a referee in
bankruptcy cases are among the other
appointments to be made at an early
date.
divorce suit flleC.
Alleging crdel treatment and un-
faithfulness, Mrs. Mae Lopez filed a
complaint yesterday in the district
court asking an absolute divorce from
her husband Romulo Lopez Both are
residents of Santa Fe. The court is
sued an injunction preventing Lopez
from selling his saloon business which
his wife alleges was purchased with
her funds Seventy-five dollars a
month alimony and court costs were
ordered paid Mrs. Lopez while the suit
is pending.
Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sums of money were
re received yesterday in the office of the
state treasurer, o. n. Marion: Jacobo
Chavez, superintendent of insurance
license fees, $26,950; Thomas P. Ga.
BILE, game and fish warden, game pro-
lection fund, 1925; Charles P Downs
clerk of the sixth judicial district, sal
airy 'fund, $40S.90; John Stein, for A..
r. & S. F. railway, common school
fund, 5000; Eugenio Romero, treasur
er of San Miguel county, taxes
$1,304; R. P. Ervien, land commits
sloner, $4,377.99.
Road to Taos.
A committee of the Chamber oi
Commerce had an interview with Gov
ernor Mcdonald, yesterday, in rela
tion to the repairing of the road tt
Taos by way of Santa Cruz and En-
budo. The governor was much inter
ested in the subject and at once con
suited with Robert P. Ervien, commits
sioner of public lands, and after thor
ough discussion, the governor pro
posed that if the counties of Taos
Santa Fe and Rio Arriba would con
tribute one-half of the total cost tina
the state would contribute the bal
ance. The committee will act on tha
governors suggestion promptly ant
take the matter up with the authori
ties of the three counties.