The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-22
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Sunday.
Ed Thomas was over from La Plata
Saturday.
Patronize the entertainment tomorrow
Saturday night.
Gold pens repointed. First class work.
E. N. Beach, Flora Vista.
There are rumors Of a wedding at
Flora Vista muy pronto.
W. II. Williams has sixty tons OF hay
for sale. 4 mile below town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. McDermott of
La Plata we're in Aztec yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hubbard were
over from the San Juan Monday.
c. E. Starr of the Times was up from
Pennington the FIRST OF the week.
A. NJ. Hubbard aud Will Lcnfestey
were in Durango early in the week.
Chas. Mccoy returned today from an
extended visit with friends in the east.
The next year will be the most pros
porous 10 the history Of San Juan
county.
Mrs. r. @. Prewitt Of Pennington
visited Mrs. W H. Williams in Aztec
this week.
Elder J. S. Henry will hold services at
Flora Vista Sunday at II d. m, and at
Aztec at 7 p. IN.
Mr. Morgan Of the firm of Wood Il
Morgan, Durango liverymen. was an
Aztec visitor Monday.
Price Walters and G. W Mccoy at.
tended the Masonic lodge session at
Pennington Saturday night.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Swires, of
Bloomfield, Saturday, Dec. l6, a girl.
Everybody progressing favorably.
John Farmer has rented "a 40 acre
tract at the experimental station for the
next year aud will put it ih crop.
Walling & Brett, the Indian traders.
have dissolved partnership, Geo. Brett
retiring and J.. P. walling continuing
the business.
A dance and supper will be given at
the Center school house on the La Plata
on Friday evening, December %. Every
body invited.
When you need anything in the jew
elry line, watches, clocks, ETC., go to
Zeller in Durango. See his offer in
another column.
County Commissioners Arlington re.
turned from Denver this week. where be
spent a couple Of weeks receiving treat
menr for HE eyes.
Clint Bowman. of Silverton, was q
guest OF the Home hotel Sunday night
He brought down a bunch of horses to
winter near Pennington.
The wife OF J. P. Martin of Largo was
arrested by Sheriff Dodson aud brought
to Aztec TODAY. The charge against her
is arson, and is sworn to by her hus.
band.
u Judge Pendleton has just completed a
barn on his lots ia the south end OF
town. He expects to improve the prop.
erty by the erection OF a neat residence
before spring.
OMiss Eva Henderson and Mr.. Will
Smith OF La Plata we're married this
week. and a g~ood-natured charivari party
greeted them at their home west OF the
river Thursday night.
The race between @. s. Boyd's pacing
mare Dolly" and Will Lenfestey's trot-
ting mare Bird" was won by the latter.
The PAGER was to give the other animal
400 feet in the mile, but was Gully able
to beat her 80 feet. Quite a large crowd
was present.
IDGeo. W. Wakefield, formerly Of Albu-
querque, closed a deal this week for the
purchase OF the Tucker ranch north Of
town, adjoining A. II. Cummings place.
The ranch contains 100 acres and the
price paid was 5000. It is considered
one Of the choicest bargains in the
valley.
Griffin & jackson, the Pennington ga
loon men. have purchased the Aztec
saloon formerly owned by Chas. Schra-
der, and announce that they will make
many improvements in the establish
ment. Both Jolly good fellows and thor
ough buainess men, they will doubtless
secure a fair share OF the business. Mr..
Griffin lie at present in charge.
Prof. Chaa. A. Kefer, who was one OF
the guiding spirits at the farmers insti-
tute here last month, has recently ten
dered his resignation al professor Of
agriculture and horticulture 10 the agri
cultural college Of New Mexico, to accept
the proiessorship Of horticulture 10 the
University Of Tennessee at Knoxville
comfortable and lucrative position.
The Durango Democrat says "Thers
never has been q season in this section
30 favorable to fruit, the buds entered
be winter 10 splendid condition, per-
'sctly ripe aud thoroughly matured, AND
foything like a favorable spring anc
~ re oflaio iuata rih insure a heayl
aiiiani AID another prosperous aeasoI
H. fho Farmington-Azto sections.