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Newspaper
Santa Fe Weekly Sun
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1891
Page
2
In Santa Fe on March 7 1861 editor J H Crist calls for immediate Arbor Day observance led by Governor Prince declaring March 13 as Arbor Day. locals urged to meet at the Court House Monday at 4 p m to discuss incorporation and practical tree planting along city streets to improve public improvements and civic pride.
A land court to organize titles and an American public school system promise progress for New Mexico. With 61000 in direct tax proceeds to the territorial treasury, the territory must mobilize at home to realize relief measures. Settlement of land titles and mass education demand vigorous public support and self-driven effort.
The Santa Fe Sun defends its integrity against claims it caved to lobby influence over Colfax County division. It notes opposition to new counties via special legislation, yet supported Guadalupe County when deemed warranted, while opposing union with Range and stressing its unpurchasable independence and fairness.
An interview with Elou. H.ob. Pergussen lauds Hon. Antonio Joseph for six years of persistent advocacy for New Mexico. He credits Joseph with pushing the land court bill and praises Judge Axtell’s public affairs experience. The piece reflects on rate disputes, newspaper dynamics, and political maneuvering around Capitol removal and Santa Fe influences.
The passage of a state law regulating express company rates is praised and criticized. The New Mexican is credited for influencing the measure, while the article argues the new rates raise costs above old railroad and mail charges. It notes specific rate changes and examples, including a ten pound shipment between Santa Fe and Las Cruces.
Demas Provencher, a San Rafael merchant in Valencia county, is referenced as a notable figure two years after the last general election. The text notes Chavez confessing to a crime connected to that period, implying a continuing public interest in the case and its local impact.
An account recalls a night shooting when a rifle killed Demas Provencher and links Chavez to the crime amid town chaos. The piece also notes unrest with horse thieves, arrests, and eventual discharges, plus a Wheat Chavez killing at the Zuni salt lakes weeks earlier. It includes an Arbor Day proclamation by Governor L. Bradford Prince and local letters about Lt. B. No. 49, criticizing James Catron for inaction and praising convict removal fears in Cerrillos.
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