The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-14
9 aND
They ere making garden.

LOeAL AND OTHERWISE.
They are making garden.
Jesse Bell vent to Fort Lewis Tues
day.
A. D. Rogers has gone to Largo for a
few days.
Mrs. J. @. Dodson is visiting in Du-
range this week.
Highest cash prices paid for wheat or
sorn at the Aatoc mill.
". II. Amiot and wife we're in town
from the San Juan this week.
D. II. Hammond and Mrs. n w Ham
mond Of Durango visited friends in
Aztec this week
Attend the meeting OF the Board Of
Immigration tomorrow Saturday after
noon at o'clock. All are invited.
Bicycles are rapidly gaining In popu-
larity and numbers 10 San Juan comfy.
The roads have been better than usual
this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Laugnren
we're in Aztec a short time Monday, re-
turning 10 Pennington from a visit IN
Durango.
George Leeper has been busy this
week putting the finishing coats Of plas-
tsrinE on the interior Of Jno. A. koontz's
building.
Insure your property against loss by
Aes,n the leading companies Of the
world, Call on or write, The Local
Security Co., Durango, Colo.
Mrs. J. g, Coburn Of Flora Vista
started for Montross, Colorado. the first
Of the week, where che will visit several
weeks with her son and daughter.
Sam Walton. the Bloomfield ferryman,
wal in town Tuesday. Samuel says
that nowadays be is waiting, only wait
ing" for the San Juan to come up.
Note the nov advertisement Of Prank
Baker & Co., proprietors Of the Arcade
saloon. It lie a Wsll-squiPped establish
ment and lie doing 4 iattering business.
Prof. Baker, the botanist, accompanied
by a eolorod servant, is camped near
Aztec, and will remain in the county
some time engaged in Botanical research.
John Morrison returned last week
from the mOuntains, where he placed
his cattle on the range, and will cultivate
his ranch in this valley the coming
season.
Burr Millsson will leave in a Few days
for lockwood, Colorado, to lake care OF
ssasral punches Of ssttls during the
summer for our stoekmen. His wife
~aeeompaniss him.
Joe Psndloton has opened a barber
shop here and his card appears in this
issus. He administers gas, ehloroform
or sthsr to his-eh, victims. just as they
prefer. Your ~patronage.is solicited.
A. D. Rogers, the "Homs Comfort
salesman. trotted out his thoroughbred
mule team aud took a cargo Of s1cdr-
sionists across the river to the ruins
Sunday. "Aguinaldo' is all right, all
the time.
A great many Of our citizens and prop
srty owners are putting out shade and
ornamental trees this spring. They are
identifying the appearance Of the 10
and adding directly 10 the value OF their
own property. If the custom would
only become universal!
J. W. Buckmastsr, formerly Of Tucson,
Arizona, now Of Durango, and J. b.
Buckmaster, Of Fort Scott, Kansas, are
among the sight sesrs in the county this
week. They returned to Durango via
the La Plata, where they visited with
Johnny Pond, an old time friend.
9. a. McHenry brought up some
TWICE from his orchard dtWn the valley
the other day. Apricots and peaches
were in bloom. apples ADD pears were
almost there and even the ounces we're
on the road. The prospects for a good
peach crop are very fair, after all.
W. have discovered a sure panaeea
for all the ills the hesh is heir to. Ufs
~Horssshoe" or Pride Of America" hour
made BY the Dvrango Milling & Ble-
Yaior Co. and you will fad your digss-
iou imProVodi it brightens the eye,
sWootsns the breath, cures shat tired
feeling" and prevents the pants from
bagging at the knees.
A surprise party vas rendered tho
two sisters At the Shelhamsr home In
Flora Vista Saturday night-Mrs. Emma
McQuary aud Miss Alice shslhamsr-
on the eve Of their departure, the former
10 California and the latter to Pagosa
Springs for the summer. Their friends
10 q large number gathered and ell
enjoyed the evening IN games and other
a~mussments.
\ Pref. o. A. Kefer, Of Mosills Park,
arrived last evening for the purpose OF
making on behalf Of the government an
nvestigation Of the equipment aecomp-
lishmsnt and possibilities OF the expert
mental station at Aztec. Prof. Kefsr
is 40 expert in the knowledge Of scien
ti6c agrisulturs and methods, and came
direct from tho agricultural department
at Washington to New Mexico somo
weeks ago.
Alrsady the tide Of immigration d.
setting ID. Tosns come in every DAY
noW With people making inquiries AZ to
the prospects Of the country and the
prices Of llnd. They know the cheapest
way 20 get good fruit land d to come to
San Juan eounty Nbsro bitches are