The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-07-21
LOCAL.



f. S. Trew is in Durango on a business
mission.
Mrs. J. @. Dodson is visiting on the
La Plata.
Jimmy Jarvis made a trip to Farming
ton this week.
Charley Boyd has recovered from his
recent accident.
NJ DR.. and Mrs. p. G. Condit left this
morning for a brief visit to Durango.
Lester Hildebrand and Mark Elvidge
made the Durango trip first Of the week.
Y Hon. A. d. Mcintosh and Jas. Kim
ball Of Cedar Hill we're in Gown Monday.
John T. Green's family have moved
into their handsome new residence in
town.
Mrs. ]. f. Bell aud one of her little
girls have been on the sick list this
week.
r. A. Fisher, formerly merchant OF
Largo, has ordered The INDEX sent to
his address at Eagle Grove, Iowa.
miss Maud Warning returned home
Wednesday from a weeks visit with
friends in Pennington.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hubbard was baptized and
received into the Presbyterian church
at Flora Vista Friday last.
"a. H. and H. L. Dunning with their
families have gene to Pagosa Springs
for a few weeks pleasure trip.
The Coolidge Noel land contest
brought many people from the lower
San Juan valley into Aztec this week.
o. F. Boyle of Durango was in Aztec
this week, attending to details connected
with his manifold interests in the
county.
deputy Sheriff Thompson and E. N.
Webb Of Durango we're in town Satur-
day, looking for the latter's clipping
daughter.
HAHume in the town ditch across the
Howe arroyo washed out a day OF
two ago and water hauling IS once more
in style.
Mrs A. Deane and Mrs. =. V. Hartley
Of Pennington we're ~traLsaeting business
with County Treasurer McHenry We'd
nesday.
Frank Baker hae become the sole
owner Of the Arcade saloon. He has a
neatly appointed place and invites his
friends to call.
The recent rain vas heaviest on the
San Juan. Largo canon was running
pretty high and the mail carrier had to
ford the river, Wednesday.
The Albuquerque Journal Democrat
remarks: ''rhere has been a good deal
Of rain, but the Rio Grande looks as if it
hadn't been out in any of it"
Masters Harold and Maine Perkins,
sons Of Register F. c. Perkins of the
Durango land Office, are visiting with
Mrs. e. r. Sizer Of Flora Vista.
j. f. Nanzanares bought himself a
bright, bran new wagon at the hardware
store Tuesday and without any further
ado started it of through the mud for
Darango. Red paint defled!
y Peyton skidmore is making arrange
ments to build a two-story frame dwell
ing on his recently purchased ranch
north Of town. 1t will be one Of the
prettiest residences in the valley.
A letter from Dan Sullivan states that
he is now At Mineral Wells, Texas, hav-
ing gone there from the Arkansas Hot
Springs, where the baths we're not
effective in relieving his rheumatism.
From the Durango Wage Garner;
Frank Blackmer writes to learn when
the next circus will come. He wants to
let all the ~neighbors know. The Herald
or Democrat should write Frank at Ce-
dar Hill"
c. NJ. Elliot, Of Mancosi Wood a.
Morgan's successor ne proprietor OF the
Durango stage line, took charge Monday
morning. He has some new and com-
Portable rigs on the line, and will reside
at Durango.
AWm. Hotz and family, accompanied by
Lee Reynolds, arrived Sunday evening
from Catskill, N. NJ, to look over the
valley with a view to locating. They ara
old friends Of Henry Akers OF this vicin.
ity, at whose home they are stopping.
The precipitation during Mondays
and Tuesdays rain as recorded at the
experimental station at Aztec was O.ss
inches. The bert Of it was that the fall
was 80 steady and gentle that the water
to a great extent soaked into the ground.
The statement Of the county's finances
published in this issue makes a latter-
ing showing Of the condition Of the treas
ury. The necessarily heavy expenses
OF the past six months have all been
met and the county has none yet on
hand. with the various funds well taken
care Of.
Mrs. A. ID. Coolidge aud Her sister,
Miss Hyde, Mrs. T. @. Bryan, Miss Villa
Burnham and Miss Viola Smith aceon-
panied by Measrs. "A. ID. Coolidge and
Cyril j. Col'yer, we're among the mUfe
prominent folk from the lower valley
who atteodgd the hearing oi the Cool
idge and Noel contest ouse DO Aztec thip
week.