The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-05-26

A campaign for a beet sugar factory
Tor Durango is being conducted by The
Democrat. Quite the oaper. Beet sugar
will beat mines, mills and meet every
thing else as "a agency for the develop
ment OF any section where the product 10
aa large aa ia this climate. Every en-
enlargement should be extended the
promoters Of the proposition.
Chairman Arlington requests US to
state that The regular mectiuR Of the
county commissioner sitting ne d board
uf equalization on the first MONDAY in
Juue, will be held this year on June %.
This lie % account Of The long delay in
the ARRIVAL Of tax schedules from Santa
Fe, preventing the assessor from com
pleiing bis work at the regular time.
This from the court notes ia tho New
Mexican Of last Saturday: Granville
Pendleton. Of Aztec. this morning filed
papers in the suit Of Foster Blackjack
We. d. j. Craig, the plaintiff asking for
a. injunction against Craig resiraining
ntm FROM diverting the water - the
Echo ditch. Attorney Formulation also
lied a suit for Nestor Martinez Vs..
Franklin 4. Amiot. The dispute is over
a small plot Of ground 10 San Juan
county"
Yesterdays Democrat said: "A quiet
wedding took place in the parlor At the
Strster hotel last night. Miss Fannie
". Rome Of W%urrensburg, Mo, was
uni ed 10 murriage to James P. Oden-
Kirk Of Cedar Hill, N. M. The wedding
Was attended by only a few friends Of
he groom. Rev. G. II. Miller performed
the ceremony about 9 O'clock. The
happy couple depart this morning for
CedUr Hill. where they will make their
nome TIE INDEX extends congratula.
tIons and best wishes.
n. Mcfarland aud family and Joe
Vauderweile Of Atchison, Kansas, aud
=. A. Williams Of CaIskill, N. NJ, are
among the recent arrivals 10 the valley.
They are now stopping with the families
of George Williams sud Frank Akers,
north Of Aztec. Mr.. Mcfarland is the
father Of MIS-. George Williams. Q. A.
Williams is the father OF George Viii.
Hams aud Mrs. Frank Akers, aud was
mere last summer He expects his fam
lily TO arrive soou. All are highly pleased
with the soun!ry aud likely to locate,
E. d. Sharp has associated himself
with NJ. a. BraehyOgel & Co., the we'll
known Durango grocery aud commission
iru, aud will %hsucsfOrth be found al
that establishment. II is with sincere
regret thai the psople Of Aztec uOte the
departure ui Mr.. aud Mrs. Sharp. They
are amoug the most useful aud respected
c~itizeus Of The community aud ali CIRCLES
will wish lhem every suece, aud hal pi-
ness la theIr uew hume. Dim will add
largely to the already wide t,ade with
uuf people eniuyr ii by the drm with
which he is now identified.
Capt. W. Ii. W. james, OF the Twenty
fourth U. s. Infantry, who was we'll
knoEn 10 Aztec, died in San Francisco
Oh tue Attn lust. be WAS Gu route to tue
philippines expecting to engage in
"a service, and while engaged iu his
lIties incident to getting his company
% bUard the transports, contracted a
cold, which rapidly developed into pneu
mOnia, death ensuing within a shorl
time. Fbe captains last visit to Aztec
WAS made a year ago, when he recruited
a large squad fUrR iUsevslt's rough riders
he was hen on duty at Santa To az
inspector Of the National Guard.