The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15
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Beats everything how business keeps
up.
Villman has a nobby line Of toilet
soaps.
H.H Bardin of La Plata was in town
Saturday.
J.. H. Earle was over from La Plata
Wednesday.
Slippers. chinaware and Xmas cards
at Brewers,
A. Woodward Of Pennington was in
town this week.
J,K. P. Pipkin Of Fruitland was on
our streets Monday.
Oranges, nuts, figs, dates and layer
raisins at Brewers.
-. NJ. Randalrs business house is rap.
idly nearing completion.
Dolls, toys and three. piece table sets
for the little folks at Brewers.
Burr Knickerbocker is reported con.
siderably better at this writing.
Cough remedies hat have stood the
test for years at the Drug Store.
The stationery department Of the Drug
Store is more complete than ever.
Geo. X, Griffin and Joe Hatch were up
from the lower valley Wednesday.
The pacing. trotting race takes place
in Aztec next Wednesday, the Goth.
Mr.. Kahn, representing a liquor house
of st. Joseph, Mo-, is in the county this
week.
Sheriff Dodson made a trip to West
water and vicinity this week on legal
business.
l<Miss Bessie Timberlake aud Val.
Finch we're married last Wednesday at
Bloomfield.
Joe Dale of La Plata and Hans Aspaas
Of Fort Lewis were guests of the Home
hotel Tuesday night.
Miss Bertha Brewer has returned from
the mountains to spend the holidays
with her folks in Aztec.
Make your wife a present Of one Of
I ,lse. elegant carving sets for sale attE
Aztec Hardw ware store.
Fred Lenfestey went out to the Wall
ing Brett store on the reservation We'd
nesday to take an invoice Of stock.
W. S. Dalton spent several days in
vestigating the merits Of the new placer
diggings on the San qua this week.
Christian J. Snyder made final proof
before Probate Clerk Stafford Saturday
on his homestead clam near Largo.
DR.. j.. j.. Risk has rented the Piuyan
place near Aztec for the winter and en-
tered into possession with his family.
The Baker boys returned this week
from the Mancos, the snow having
caused a partial shut down of the mills
there.
Baptist services will be held by Elder
j.. s. Henry at Center Point Saturday at
Up. m, and at Aztec Sunday at Il a. IN.
and Z p. m.
- E. f. Spinner, the Largo merchant,
made the county seat "a visit Sunday ard
was duly surprised at the improvements
observable.
When you need anything in the jew
elry line, watches, clocks, etc, go to
Zeller in Durango. See his offer in
another column.
Our farmers should read S. E. Koontz's
excellent article on wheat growing,
printed in this issue. There's money in
wheat in this county.
Frank Phelps aud family returned
from Pagosa junction this week, and
Mr., Phelps has again taken possession
Of the Jarvis hotel.
THREE degrees above zero is the coolest
record obtained at the experimental sta
ton thus far this winter. That wac reg
istered two weeks ago.
A delegation of Pennington folke,
among whom were John w. Brown, e. S.
Whitehead and George Griffin, came up
from Harrington today.
- q. w. Mccoy this week purchased tho
dwelling house aud lot in Aztec owned
10y a. b. Brown, located between the
p~ostofice and The INDEX building.
Preparations for the entertainment to
DO given a week from Saturday for the
benefit Of the school are actively under
way and a large patronage is assured.
The report last week to the effect that
a Mr.. Caufman had purchased the Ar
code saloon was slightly premature, he
having failed to comply with his con
tract.
Jumes A. Laughren and Thomas Ar
rington, Jr., were 10 town Wednesday
night, returning from Durango. Mr.
Laughren has traded his livery stable
at Pennington TO parties from Utah.
The placers on the San Juan are being
worked by a couple d prospectors. WHO
propose to sink a shaft 10 the river 10
strike the gravel bed. John Hardy 10
Gated the placers about a month ago.
The Lower Animas Ditch company
held its annual election Of officers Do
Aztec Monday. Joe Howe was eleclod
major aemo era Price Waltorsi G ~.
Henderson and George Rathien, com
m%ieaionefs,