The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-03

raska, arrived yesterday from Durango
and proceeded 90 to Ia Plata. where
she viii visit with relatives 10 the fanny
Of Mr.. Harlan.
w. 8. Dalton has gone 20 durango
for lumber for a new business house
which be will al once proceed to build
on a lot on Main street recently pur
chased by him
VIM, Bluck, Of Flora Vista, having
recently disposed Of his big ranch IN
Washington state, has conferred ali his
interests ia the Animas valley. San
Juan county leads thep>ali.
Aztec people have been on many a
fishing ADD outing trip Of late, San
Juan river seems to attract the meet Of
the "over-Sunday" pleasure seekers.
The catch Of fish has been unusually
large.
j. r. Williams went TO Durango yes
terday, where he will take the train for
his cd home in Arkansas, expecting to
pay a two monthe' visit to the old scenes
from which he has beeu absent twenty
fvesears.
"A convoy OF Navajo freight teams and
wagons came down the road Wednesday
loaded from durango with stuff for the
Chaco trading posts, There we're about
eight wagons, thirty ~hronchos, a dozen
Nayaios aud n Papoose on board.
The Durango Herald says: Frank
NJ. Pierce arrived from Pennington last
evening, accompanied by his wife and
family. They will spend a few days in
this place and may go to the mountains
for q short vacation"
A good deal Of annoyance has been
caused at church lately by talking, whis-
pering and such conduct on the part Of
some Of the younger generation. If it
is not stopped suddenly it is likely there
will be some arrests made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Fields returned
last week from their trip to the noun.
tains. Chills and fever overlook Roe
and ruined his enjoyment of the trip to
some extent. He is rapidly recovering
his usual good health since his return.
The Durango Herald placed a linotype
machine in it's composing rooms this
week and the improvement in the paper
is marked, The Democrat will follow
suit in a few days and then both the
Durango dailies will shine as never
before,
A meeting will be held at Aztec on
Saturday afternoon, August II, for the
purpose OF organizing a branch OF the
Woman's Relief Corps. auxiliary to
the Grand Army Of the Republic, and
also to consider plans for the organiza-
ton Of a camp of the Sons Of Veterans
All interested parties are urged t.
, attend.
The fair at Durango this fall will be-
the greatest event Of the kind ever hello
I in Southern Colorado. An organization
to be known as the "~Colorado-Nev
Mexico Fair Association" has beer
I effected and a board Of directors chosen
and about $4,000 has been raised 10
this years exhibit. The date and list o
premiums will soon be announced.
Business with the stage line is brisl
enough to suit even its proprietort
n Fruits and butter and vegetables go III
and ice and beer and other luxurie
come down, while passengers go in boil
{, directions, and the teams are all Of tn
a "go lively" kind, Careful attention t
it has built up a good business on tn
# Durango-Aztec sFarmingtoR route.
as The affairs Of the normal school ar
pear to be prospecting. Mr.. Gromme
II has received word from Prof. Spencer
20 the effect that he will be on hand SON
days prior to the opening Of the teri
4, and is eager to commence the work. TIL
propriety Of a liberal support and Ell
enlargement Of the normal school al
pears to be apparent to all and grow
" more so as the direct benefits of the il
ns stitutIon come to be more fully unde
stood by our citizens.
Hon. M. @. de Baca, te~rritorial sups
Us intendent of public instruction, arrive
from Santa Fe yesterday evening. Tn
is his first trip to San Juan, and he
at including in his present trip all IL
northern counties, in compliance wit
b. the law directing the superintendent
m visit the various sections. Mr.. de BaS
/. expresses himself highly pleased wit
the great progress observable in Sa
Juan county, and is especially delighte
" to see the large amour of water OF
streams carry m this drouthy season. 3"
We had the Animaa river in Ssnta Fe
n he said, lit would be the greatrst eli
in the southwest" He compliments
" San Juan county also on the efforts b,
people arc making for better educ
IN tionsl facilities
" One Prudencio Truiillo was brougl
to over from Largo precinct Monday an
inearcerated 10 jail on a commnmer
10 from the justice OF the peace. to ava
the action Of the grand jury, the priI
re- oner not being able to give bonds. tn
crime charged is a horrible one. the VII
"a tim being a 9year-ol d child, the daughtl
Of Josefta Manzanares, Of the upper Sa
"a Juan, aud the assault alleged %occurrin
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