The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

The Ladies' M~lssionary sosiety Of the
Aztec church is sending out e~iraplara 70
churches abroad, asking for money 20
assist 10 the laudsble object Of building
a manae. A hsarty response lie hoped
for to this appeal.
Water 10 the Aztso town ditch has not
been turued of this spring. There we're
no heavy rains or floods during the win.
ter to wear out the banks or al the
ditch with sand, aud it 10 probable no
cleaning will be necessary.
Judge r " Force, formerly editor OF
the Durango Democrat, has been look
log over San Juan county. Judge Force
wasin Aates as district clerk at tho arst
session Of court held in the county.
This is his irst visit siaee, aud be ia
agroeablI surprised al the marvellous
progress cur county has made in the
interval.
We AANN ~ulauVVNiuA y eNAu PaheN"@
ior I'll the lille the Gssh is heir to. Use
Horseshoe" Or Pride Of America" aour
made by the Durango Milling 4 Eie.
vstsr Co. and you will fad your digos-
non inPr0vsd; it brightens the eye,
swsessbs the breath, cures that tired
feeling" and prevents the pants from
begging At the knees.
l. Lazarus, the Durango olothisr, hav
ing just rsturRed from a purchasing
tour OF the eastern markets, takes ooos-
sion to tell the readers Of The INDEX in
90 advertise nent elsewhere Of the bar.
gains he has to oaer them 10 clothing
and furnishings, boots and shoes, etc.
He carries q big stock and his store 10
headquarters tor bargains.
Aztec wants more people, more
business houses, more residence build
ings, and it offers the best indueemsn ats
possible to those who Eish 10 invest aud
locate. Come to Azteo, IL you want 70
get in on the ground floor, ye reservation
boomers. This is the proper place. In
two years tune lots here will cost you
many times what they do today ana
then be cheap, too.
The local Board Of Immigration held
an adjourned meeting 10 Aztec last Sat-
urday, at which the finance committee
reported a liberal response to the request
for subscriptions 10 aid 10 advertising
this section. Several thousand copies Of
a folder descriptive of Aztec and San
Juan county are being printed Another
meeting will be held tomorrow (Satur-
day. The enterprise displayed by our
citizens il pushiRg this matter is we'll
worthy Of the highest eommendation.
Attorneys Q. T. and 8. G. Morgan of
Durango have con piled and the Du.
range Democrat has exeouted valuable
reference work for these interested in
settlement on the Ute reservation. A
map Of tho reserve, drawn by E. w
Greenfield, showing the Indian allot.
msnts, the surveyed and unsurveyec
lands, the rivers and roads, accompanies
the book. The whole affair is neatly
printed and arranged and is thoroughly
reliable in its information. The price il
81, and the book eau be obtained at tn,
Democrat Office in Durango.
Fred Booker has purchased the Ate,
Hardware store, E. d. Sharp retiring
Mr.. Bunker will increase the stock YER,
largely and meet the wants aud require
menIs Of his patrons at all times. Ill
will also add some lines properly belong
ing TO the business. This store has en-
joyed a hourishing trade right alonl
and under Mr.. Buuker's management WI
predict that its patronage Will be ia
creased materially. Fred hsC alarg,
acquaintance aud a wide business ex-
perienes and our town Is to be- congrat.
ulatSd that he has again engaged II
business here.
J.. L. Preston Of Flora Vista appeared
before Justice Walters this morning anc
sWOre out a warrant fer the arrest Of 10,
S~tonebergSr, charged with o-ompoundinl
\ felony. Joe Stoneborger Is the las
who WAS laid up several weeks last win
ter ne the result Of a disagreement ano
subsequent scrap" with Bill Teter
He WAS about to got away, folks think
and deprive the prosecution OF his ser
vices rs a witness when Teter's ,tria
comes up at the next term Of court
hence the arrest. He was placed undo
500 bonds by Justice Walters to appea
at the aeEt session Of the grand jury.