Call of New Mexico Proclaimed Day For Postal Outreach
A special gubernatorial proclamation designates June 22 as a statewide day to mail postcards, pamphlets, newspapers, and information about New Mexico. Farmington merchants distribute free note paper and envelopes, urging residents to describe local resources and opportunities to spread positive regional awareness. The Enterprise provides copies and encourages mass mailing to promote Farmington and San Juan County.
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New Mexico
Board OF Trade
Farmington
San Juan
Proclamation urges New Mexico day to showcase territory
Governor William J. Mills designates Thursday June 22, 1911 as the day The Call of New Mexico should be promoted widely. He calls for postal cards pamphlets and articles describing local districts and the territory to be sent from cities towns and counties to audiences outside New Mexico.
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Boards of Trade and Commercial Clubs
New Mexico
William J. Mills
Territory
Epee
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Territory OF
Nathan Jaffa
Mills Votes Post Card Day Sparks New Mexico Advertising Surge
Governor William J. Mills lauds New Mexico newspapers for their enthusiastic support of June 22 as Post Card Day. He urges a united territorial effort to spotlight resources and attract outside interest, noting editors' praise and expected broad public response.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
William J. Mills
Hitchcock plans rate cut to wipe out deficit
General Hitchcock, directing post theater affairs, reports a deficit of 17.5 million dollars. He expects revenue of 1.0009 million over the year and says the current rate reduction will not cover the deficit within the next twelve months.
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Hitchcock
Coua
Captain Hardy to perform feats at afternoon show
From two to five oclock this afternoon a large crowd is expected as Captain Hardy demonstrates remarkable shooting feats. He will hit marbles tossed by himself, eject a 22 cartridge, cut a card edgewise with a rifle or revolver, strike four targets, use a pumpgun, and shoot a perfect depicture of any chosen image. After three hundred shots, the rifle will be shown for inspection with no trace of fouling.
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Hardy
Public Land Decisions and Succession Rules Cited
Government guidelines under Section 2201 R. 8 outline how entrymen and heirs acquire title after death. If no widow or heirs qualify, the grantee may receive a simplified route to ownership from the Government, avoiding inheritance or bequest.
Land Department declines to fix heirship in Tryman’s death
The Land Department will not determine questions of heirship and leaves them to local courts. Any claimant may prove their interest, with proofs benefiting all according to legal rights. The certificate will issue to heirs or lawful successors to the entryman, discharging the department’s duties, citing Turner vs Wilcox Heirs.
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Tryman
Land Department
Turner Vs
Ambiguous Preamble on Marital Property Rights
A fragmentary note discusses a wife’s rights regarding a corporate tract and the notion of exclusive control by a husband during marriage. The text signals potential legal questions about whether a wife can claim interests in property during or after a marriage and the interplay with corporate interests. The readable portions hint at a formal rights argument without clear outcomes or case details.
Desert Lands Right to Water for Irrigable Entry
The entryman must show a clear right to sufficient water to irrigate the entire irrigable portion of the entry. Citing case law L. A. Lasigi 89 No. D. 485.
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Rt ‘L. A
Desert Land Law Second Application Rejected
A second attempt to enter land under the Desert Land Act was rejected after it appeared the first patent was issued. The 1908 act permits a second application only if the initial entry was lost forfeited or abandoned, not when title was already acquired.
Isolated tract decision under commissioner’s decree rules
The commissioner's discretion governs when a tract is isolated and how to offer disposal under departmental regulations. Cites Peter Kolberg and Andrew Rafshoi as precedents.
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Peter Kolberg
Andrew Rafshoi
Legal Notice On Land Sale Provision Interpretation
Under the act of June 27 1906 applications to order sale in the local Land Office do not constitute segregation or appropriation of lands. Prior to sale and entry the tract may be disposed of by competent authority from a form of entry, citing Erikson v Harney 34 L D 483.
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Erikson Va. Harney
Second Homestead and Desert-Land Entries Instructions
Department of the Interior issues guidance for second homestead and desert-land entries under Public No 340 dated February 3 1911. Applies to qualified individuals who lost forfeited or abandoned prior entries before February 3 1911 and allows a second entry if the prior entry was made before February 8 1911 with affidavits and corroborating witnesses to prove abandonment or relinquishment and consideration received, with suspensions or rejections for formal defects and appeals under usual rights.
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Department of the Interior
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
United States Land Offices
Eame
Shiprock Navajo School and Agency Chronicle
An extended portrait of the Shiprock SanJuan County Navajo school and agency led by William J Shelton highlights its seven year growth from a modest post to a major Indian school. The narrative covers site choice near the San Juan river, plantation of cottonwood grove, rip rap river improvements, and facilities including classrooms, hospital with wards, a dining hall, and a sewing room. It notes Shelton’s career, the teachers Mrs Flynn and Miss Erb, and aims to transform local Indians into U.S. citizens through education and tribal services.
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H. R. Riliott
Lee
San Juan County
San Juan
Phiproex
Thurty
United States
Department of Iodian Affairs
Arizona
New Mexico
Farmington
Shelton
Shiprock
San Juan River
Kunpre Dt
Lan
Wien
Bre
Geams Rent
Ine
Peetees
Fifseen
Mies Flynn
Mather
Ian
Agent Rust
Ital -Mabree
Day
Baer
New York
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Bey
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