The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-06
MARRIAGE NO BAR
TO HOMESTEAD
ENTRYWOMAN
Decision by Assistant Secre-
tary of Interior Jones Of In-
terest to Many New Mexico
Women.

santa Re, n. NJ. March 9, MAR
rage is not condemned-on the CON
trary II IN looked upon with favor and
where Il does not failure 10
perform the duties la regard to "a
homestead entry, the entry a not
be successfully attacked upon that
ground"
In these words. First Assistant Sec
RETRY Of the Interior A. A. Jones
sums up "A decision In h Interest OF
women who take tho aisle stroll for
better ar for worse.
II will be seen tina. the Interior de-
partment appears more friendly to
marriage than hoes d postoffise de
partment which has followed the pol
icy OF removing postmistresses when
they Join the army OF Rewlyweds.
Mr.. Jones decision Is In the case
of Jensen vs.. Kcnoycr uand decisions
% page $3.50 and IL has Just been
received at the United states land
Office here. Attorney Claudlus J.
Niles. counsellor Of the local office.
called attention Co the decision to-
day. Mr.. me has decided hat n
married woman by virtue of the acts
Of June 20. 1919, aud Of April 80.
1919. who made entry Of lands with
In n reclamation project under the
act of June rs. 1910. and in good
faith established q residence Is not
Aubiect TO contest for failure To main
tain a residence prior 10 the time
water h available for irrigation OF
h land. provided residence is es-
tablished and application for water
rights is flied within ninety days af-
ter the Issuance Of a public notice
fixing the date when water WI be
available. Where an entrywoman
marries after establishing a residence
and removes TO unprotected home
stead entry OF her Husband. she does
not thereby forfeit protection accord-
ed by these acts where after final
proof on her husbands claim she re-
turns and re-establishes residence on
her own claim within he time fixed
therefor.
In this decision IL will be seen thas
the department considers that the
mere act OF marriage Il no bar to
h completion OF a homestead on
Try made by an Unmarried
only In the cases whore the entry
womnn is IN defnuit-whether hy
reason OF marriage or otherwise can
the cntry be attacked.
Hart Company Dlssolycs.
The Edward Hart company of Cal
lup has filed notice with the state
corporation commission OF the disso-
luton Of hat corporation.
Governor Mcdonald Returns.
Governor w. G. Mcdonald returned
yesterday from q visit OF several days
at his ranch IN Lincoln county. ON
his return the governor signed the
requiaiticn presented ~ Warden Fe-
lix Aston OF the Wyoming state pen
itentiary for George sahan. a prison
err who escaped from the wyoming
prison after serving five years OF a
t~wenty-six year sentence for second
degree murder Saban has been ar
rested at Columbus Luna county.
near the Mexican border.
AutontoiIiles ia New Mexico.
Secretary Of state Antonio Lucero
has just issued q pamphlet listing the
automobiles licensed hy the state In
New Mexico. The report shows "a
total Of 1893 ears representing 10
different makes and the following In
teresting data:
Leading Automoiliic Towns.
Ford. $50: Buick. 252: Studebaker.
l52; Overland. 1873; Cadillac. &C: REQ.
90; Hupm0hile. 80; Chalmers, aa:
EMP. 80; Veile 90; Hudson. "a;
Flanders. FL; Maxwell 90, Cartercar.
10; Abbott Detroit. is; Metz. ": re
gal. 10; Haynes l8; Mitchell. l2:Ap-
person. II; stanley. Q; Brush. p:
Franklin. s; Paige s; Oakland, s.
Disiribution by Counties.
chaves. 36i Bernaiiilo. 2is: Grant.
i6i; Eddy. i3si soeorro. iOs: san
Miguel 81; Luna. 50; colfax. SO;
Dona Ana. so. santa Re. G5: Lincoln.
40; Union. 80; Mora, So; Roosevelt,
30. Curry, rs. Quay. ~; Mckinley.
a. Otero, ~; Valencia. ~: Torrance.
Ia; san Juan, i2; Guadalupe. 10.
Sierra. s; sandoyal. 6; Taos. s: rio
Arriha, 2.
Roswell. SOS; Albuquerque. els:
Dcming 50; silver city. ~; East Las
Vegas, Sc; las cruces. 81: Santa Fe
70; Carlsbad 81 Ration. 43: Artesia.
"a; Aiagdaleua, 2S. s0corro, 20; clo-
Wis. 81; Dexter 20. Portales. q;
hagerman. 20; Tucumcarl 20: las
Vegas. 10: Carrlzozo. ~. Lovington.
~; Gallup. 10. Lordspurg. p; Wagon
Mound. a.. Clayton. ~: Springer. 10:
AlnmoEordo. n; Santa Rita. ~: Az
tee. 10; Hope. 10; Mcsilla Park 10
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