The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-05-19

covered phfNihlly az least from nus fNcbnt
so7ere illness. He will leave FOR Pagosa
Springs shortly. 70 take the baths there.
J. l.. Parsons. the Durango druggist,
visited Ia Aztec q couple Of days this
week, bic fret trio for over two years
The progress Of orr toWn and county
was a pleasant surpriss q him. Jack
says We are building faster than Du
range.
d. ". Baker. Wbo has recently leased
W, s. DaltoB's ranch. 10 mining part
ner Of Creeds. Colo, Of Harry Lee,
Who will be remembered by old timers
10 this reRiod as ons Of the founders Of
Parrot City and a resident Of Bloomasld
In the early days.
ar B. Whitford, q contractor and
builder. recently from Oklshoma. has
purchased q couple Of lots in Aztec aud
vent to Durango the drst OF the week
to get the lumber for the erection Of q
sarpontsr shop. He will then locate
here and "RroE up with the rest Of us."
G. II. Gilbert, Of Denver. a young man
Of considerable business experience, has
located with ne and will soon open a
ssmplste stock OF drugs in the KoontE
building. adjoining the hardware store.
This iS ~ establishment long needed in
Aztec and il should receive q liberal
patronage from our people.
Assessor Young is considerably
delayed in tbs work Of assessment by the
non-arrival Of q sufficient number Of tax
schedules, the result Of an srrOr made by
the supply house at Santa FS. They are
SEpostod in q day or two, and thsn-hide
cut, - tai dodgsrSl
THE AStsc Athletic Association was
organised ct q meeting held Saturday
night, Fred Bunker being mado presi-
dent and @. n Mead secretary, Another
meeting will be held Saturday evening
At which constitution and bylaws will
be adopted. O. v. Stafford was elected
msnaEeF Of the baseball team and Will
LonfOStsy captain. And now then. Play
ball
Mrs., W. II. WhitnOy died at her home
north Of Astos Wednesday, OF ur@nie
poisoning. after . brief illness. The
funeral services we're held yesterday.
Rev. Wm. Badis officiating. The de-
Osasod was \ Of the moSt ostinsble o
women, and her death is q sad blow to
her family and friends. The borsavod
husband has the deepest sympathy Of
the community.
Parties abroad are nov arranging to
bore for oil at Pennington. John Hub
bard iS in correspondence with mon
who have the means t prosocuts q
search for tho fluid, and the chances arc
that ere loHg the matter Of the prsSenc,
Of oil underlying Ban Juan valleys will
DO deanitsly tested at a point near the
QUESTION city. There lie only one result
il the experiment is made scientifically
and thOrOughly-thO "ilS" will be en-
sOuntSrOd.
PoytOn Skidmors has engaged o
Leonard Boat. ths house GA the ole
Pete Diehl ranch preparatory to Seour
ing . permanent location in this valley
Ar. skidmSrs, IL will OS rscallsd, let
for Oklahoma this spring with the ider
that he might remain there. bat b.
was unable to And anything as good a
San Juan county offers, and returnOC
last week to durango. He is 4 upl6ndic
citizen and We are more than glad t,
"WOleome him home"
N Peter Kniskerbocker's ranch north o.
AStec was sold this week to G. W. Lam.
bSraon Of DssdWood. s. D. The rancR
comprises 100 aOrOS. nearly AL improved
and it sold for Sl7O0. Mr.. LGmborson il
. farmer ahd stOckgroWsr and bscan,
weary OF the rigorous winters OF soutL
I'akOta, coming TO San Juan county
short time ago. He will stock the rAnct
with thoroughbred eHttlO, Improve il
extensively and make il his place Of res
idSncS. We take pleasure on behalf o
eur people in extending him = WOlSomo
70 u valley.
The sale Of portion of ". N. KiFhtI
Sunhyside orchards at Farmington
mOLtion Of which was made last week
has bSen contaminated. R. T. Thurb6.
Of Richisld aud J. a. Fullmsr Of Cirsle
willie, Utah, being the purchasers. The,
got 1853 asrss. at a cost OF $500, NJ
Right retaining his hone residence an,
400 acres Of lald, partly orchard. Tn
sale was made by J. Q. Hubbard
Asssrs. Thurber and Fullmsr are vol
to do and the expectation il that tho,
will induee many Of their Utah neigh
bOrs 70 locate 10 this county.
The sass Of Sarah A. Dunlap VI. Al
Graves, g. A. Tinker aud Robert Bu
chahun, aSsumpsit on contract a
teacher, wa heard before Justice of th,
Poaco Walters in Aztec Tuesday. Tn.
defendants we're school directors Il
District No. 10, and last fall omploys,
Mrs. Dunlap TO teach, but in the tanRl
that arOss over the question Of the cos
sOlidatiOn Of Districts 10 and u in th.
upper part Of the county. we're in doub
as TO their power or obligation t. Do.
the teachers salary from fuDds Of Disi
riot 10. judgment was rendered III
plaintiff in the sum Of ols.75 and sosts.
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