The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-08-25
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Remember the dance Monday night.
Chester Dooly was in Durango Tues
day.
Boone g. Vaughan was up from Farm.
ington Wednesday.
DIR, Clayton visited Pennington aud
Ia Plata this week.
Euriques Mares will open a saloon at
Largo about September l.
Ed Wise and G. G. Pinkney are on the
grand jury list at Santa Fe.
J.. W. Right and A. Woodward Of
Pennington we're in town Monday.
Mr.. a2d Mrs. r. G. Prewitt and son of
Pennington visited friends ia Aztec
Monday.
G.. s. Boyd's new buildiugi Is completed
and is a beauty, with nicely painted
front and elegant finish.
Miss Maud Waring is in durango this
week. attending the sessions OF the
teachers institute.
Miss Bertha Brewer returned home
Wednesday from an extended visit in
Pagosa Springs and other points north.
A dance under the management Of
Frank Baker will be given at Lobats's
hall MONDAY night Fine music, elegant
supper and every u invited.
Frank Baker is moving his Arcade
saloon into the Green Front" building,
opposite The INDEX office. today. 1t
viii be a handsome place Of business
Rev. L. r. Smith OF Bayfield, will
preach at Flora Vista Sunday morning
and evening. Rev. VIM. Eadie is attend
ing the camp meeting at Pine River this
week.
John A. Koontz sustained a serious in.
jury this week by being thrown from his
cart. One rib was broken and he was
injured severely, but we are glad to
report that he is now recovering.
A man named John Shields is in the
county bastile, charged with the theft Of
a saddle horse owned by A. Y. Miller Of
Pennington. The horse WAS stolen
Sunday and Constable Boone Vaughan
srregted Shields 4 Gov miles er9m Du.
range MonGay. and Tuesday Justice
Starr OF Pennington bound him over 70
n district court.
John d. Finley left Monday morning
for Durango, where he has secured a
responsible position with The Famous
dry goods and clothing house. He is a
very capable and efficient salesman and
~eaeektRs-Rf9st popular young msn-fn
the county, and a host Of friends JON ia
wishing him every success in his new
location.
The Denver Post mentions the promo.
ton Of W. p. Dale, son Of ID. p. Dale Of
the La Plata, to a new position which
the ID. d r. G., as follows: Nv. p. Dale.
one OF the most popular conductors Of
the Denver Il Rio Grande railroad, has
received the appointment Of terminal
superintendent at Grand Junction. His
duties cover the superintendency OF the
Denver & Rio Grande, Colorado Midland.
Rio Grande Western and the narrow
gauge system Of railroad going south.
NJ. Dale has baen a resident OF Glen
wood for some time past, and his family
will continue to reside here"
Mr.. +. Edwards Of Telluride, Colo. a
very intelligent and progressive minig
man OF that busting camp, was in Aztec
several days this week. looking ever the
country as a feld for investment and
has concluded arrangements to purchase
a portion II not all the L-ORgenbaugh
ranch north Of town. He returned to
Telluride Tuesday, to make a favorable
report to many of his business and per-
sonal friends there. who have been con.
sidering a location in this section. Nj.
Edwards expects toiimproye his lately
purchased realty and ere many years
this now uncultivated chunk Of pri-
meval desert will bloom and blossom as
the rose. May we have Iaore such men
as Mr.. Edwards, aud many morel